Friday, January 30, 2015

From the Songbook of Johnny Blodgett "Born Again Christian"

One of the favorite songs that God has blessed me with

"Born Again Christian"

copyright 1994

words and music

John Blodgett




(Revelation 20:12-15)
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works .13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
When we stand in Glory, before his great throne,
The books will be opened and he'll call his own,
Before the host of heaven, he'll call my name,
Washed in his blood, I'm saved from the flames.
                                                                                                                  
And I'm walkin, I'm walkin in the light of the lamb,
From now until glory, in God's grace I stand,
I've turned my life over into his hands,
A born again Christian, that's what I am.
(John 3: 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.)
The pathway to heaven in narrow and rough,
But the promise of Glory is more than enough,
To keep me from turning to left or to right,
To lift me and keep me steadfast in the light.
                                      (refrain)
In only a moment, I'll be called away,
At home in the kingdom to spend all my days,
With ten thousand angels I'll sing his praise,
Forever and always in ten thousand ways.
                                      (refrain)
A born again Christian, that's what I am.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

This is "Keep on Keepin on" It is real life




"Keep on Keepin on"
copyright - 1995 Johnny Blodgett music co.
Johnny Blodgett composer

Ain't no reason why to, give another try
everything that I do works out wrong.
No one ever wants to
listen to and old vagabond

I use to think that one day, there would be a fun way
when all is said and done say "wasn't that a ball"
after all these years,
I guess is don't matter at all.

(refrain....)
          But I know, I'll keep on keepin on.
          yes I know, I'll keep on keepin on.
          When my back's against the wall
          I know I'll give my all.
          I know I'll keep on keepin on

I guess I've lost my mind to the hoops I had to climb through
Haven't got a dime to - pay the fiddler's due.
If there was any other way, I don't have a clue

Damn this situation, confusion and frustration,
what in thunderation is left for me to try,
please forgive me now - if I just lay down and cry

(refrain....)
          But I know, I'll keep on keepin on.
          yes I know, I'll keep on keepin on.
          When my back's against the wall
          I know I'll give my all.
          I know I'll keep on keepin on

          When my back's against the wall
          I know I'll give my all. 
          I know I'll keep on keepin on. 


Adam lived 950 years. Can you imagine? If we take the last 10 percent of a person's life for old age, even though he enjoyed 860 years in pretty good shape, probably the last 90 years he was dealing with all these aches and pains, hearing loss, memory loss, vision loss. Problems getting around and watching your diet. At least he didn't have to worry about steroids in his meat and chemicals in his vegetables.
Even so, as he aged he would have had his children, his children's children, his children's children's children, up to about 9 generations, available to lend a hand if he needed help.
I guess these are the things we think about when we get to that last 10%.

Monday, January 19, 2015

"God's gonna get ya fer dat" Working on saving a video down to a size that can be posted on here. In the meantime, I am posting the song lyrics and thoughts. I was able to copyright the song with the U.S. Copyright office. Easier to do online but costing more than the last time. Ha, let's see, that's about twenty years ago.
Here are the lyrics.

God's gonna get ya fer dat, yeah
God's gonna get Ya fer that.
From the beginnin, ya knew that you was sinnin.
And God's gonna get ya fer that.

There wasn't any pardon with Adam in the garden.
And Eve should have left that fruit alone.
along comes the devil, tells her she could take a nibble, 
Then out of the garden they was thrown.

Now down through the ages, all through the bible's pages
You'd think we could have learned a thing or two,
Genesis to revelation, giving in to the temptation,
Why do we do the things we do

Paul said "The things that I would do, those things I do not,
and the things that I would not do, those things I do.

God's gonna get ya fer dat, yeah
God's gonna get Ya fer that.
From the beginnin, ya knew that you was sinnin.
And God's gonna get ya fer that.

Ya really gotta wonder what caused David's eyes to wonder,
over to his pretty neighbor's patio.
Cause the troubles that it brought him
And the lessons that it taught him, were not a very easy way to go.

Paul said "The things that I would do, those things I do not,
The things that I would not do, those things I do.

God's gonna get ya fer dat, yeah
God's gonna get Ya fer that.
From the beginnin, ya knew that you was sinnin.
And God's gonna get ya fer that.

Nebachadneser thought he was quite a treasure,
Saying "look at all the wonders I have done.
With his arrogance and pride, spent seven years outside.
For certain sure that was not a lot of fun. 

God's gonna get ya fer dat, yeah
God's gonna get Ya fer that.
From the beginnin, ya knew that you was sinnin.
And God's gonna get ya fer that.

He walked around on all fours for seven years
and his hair looked like some kinda chia pet
and his finger nails were like wendy's curly fries..
oooh couldn't even scratch himself


Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden messed up. In Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden,
God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 
---------David, a man after God's own heart should have gone out to battle that day. Then he wouldn't have caught a glimps of the beautiful Bathsheba. 2 Samuel 11 - And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.---------And of the four kingdoms spoken of by Daniel the prophet. The greatest is the
kingdom of Nebachednezer. And god blessed his kingdom but the king got lifted up with pride and god was not pleased. Daniel 4:30-31 - 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.





It should noted here that even though there were some very grievous sins here, and that there are serious consequences for those sins, God still loves us and he did not cut us off, but has promised mercy to any who will receive it, repent of that sin and put their trust and faith in his son Jesus Christ. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. But to those who will receive it, we are redeemed by the blood that He shed for us on the cross at Calvary. He will chastise those he loves. 

Saturday, January 17, 2015

In the weeks ahead I plan to post some of the music that God has blessed me with. I expect to put it on this blog and on You-Tube. You would find any of the recordings I have done in the past if you look for orrinson1.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=orrinson1




Thursday, January 8, 2015

Looking back it seems I left off posting my pictures of the 2012 route 66 trip. Adding a few now from Williams, AZ and up to the Grand Canyon.
 Now that's a cactus!




Great tin ceiling




  
 
  
People live down there
I enlarged the Mather Monument so you can read it.
 Then there is the meteor
 Been there seen it. It's a drive to get there and glad 
I went. Don't need to see it again
 It is a big whole


Thursday, January 1, 2015

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

2015

Last year around this time, I wouldn't have given too much hope about being here today. 
Blessed to be able to wish all my friends and family a very Happy and Blessed new year. I realize that I go on a lot about Jesus and God and I know that some people find that offensive or maybe they just don't care to hear it. I am truly sorry about that because I know it means they don't understand and that means they don't know a living God, Jesus Christ, my Lord and savior. The Glory and the lifter of my head. I wake every morning now with thanksgiving in my heart and I get through the day with a voice and song of praise. 
I have to consider the way I feel today a miracle. In 1995 my back was so bad that I tried to get away from construction because I didn't believe it would let me keep going. When doctors look at x-rays or an MRI, one doctor remarked, "your back is shot". I suppose a person could just give in and forget it, but we have to keep going. I finally was able to retire and limit all the heavy work, and over time the pain lessens if your careful and the limitations are something you get use to and you just keep going. I have to believe that God supplies all my needs according to his riches in glory. If I seek his wisdom in decisions that I make, it seems that problems and things just work themselves out. It is not something that I can even explain. Whatever investments or Social Security or pensions that played out and allows me to stay ahead of the tax man and the collectors, I give God the glory. 
On June 24th, 2013 I was calling 911 and an emergency vehicle picked me up and delivered me to the emergency room at Sherman  Hospital and Dr.s Park and Hasan. They cleared a totally blocked aortic artery. (proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery of the heart) It was 45 minutes from phone call to the clearing and a stent in that artery and another on the right side. That 45 minutes cost me, in that I have a great deal of damage in the left ventricle of my heart and an area of the heart that is just not working anymore. Then there is a period of rehabilitation and change in diet. I went from 220 pounds to 160 pounds. After about three months, I was feeling some better and I think I was burning up a lot of residual strength and muscle as I was exercising every day and doing all it took to keep going. During this time trusting in God made a great deal of difference in my demeanor and gave me renewed strength every day, as I believe that whatever happened was in his hands. All the exercise, diet, a back that is full of arthritis and a lifetime of wear and tear on old injuries in knees, neck and ankle, made it difficult to keep going every day. 
When I quote the scripture from Roman's 8:28 that all things work together for good, it has a different kind of meaning each day. Finding a right prescription program that works together. Finding the right exercise program that doesn't hurt and actually helps. Developing I right attitude to keep it all together. It sounds a little crazy to some but these things work for me.
1. I am able to sleep 6+ hours a night. I usually thank God each morning before I rise.
2. I hurt, so I have to get up and get going. Take my pills and have breakfast. 
3. I take it easy, take care of business and social connections. Prayer time often and praise with guitar and songs of praise. (The fact that I like to sing has kept me mindful of being able to keep my lungs clear and strong. That alone probably made a huge difference in my recovery.)
4. It hurts to sit due to a bent tailbone and a boney butt. So I get up and keep moving.
5. Get out to the restaurant for a cup of d-caf and time with a friend or whoever will visit.
6. Take care of shopping and lunch through the middle of the day or go to the walking track.
7.  My back begins to get painful and I find that going to the gym and getting on a treadmill helps this. Usually run into someone who wants to visit. God generally leads me to someone who is either a blessing to me or I can be a blessing to them. The aerobics renews strength. Getting my heart rate up and blood pressure up. The medicine keeps the blood pressure low, so it makes me feel more normal when I can push it up. 
8. Usually home by 5 pm and take time to fix dinner. Take my pills and just keep moving until it's time for bed. Maybe laundry or a little housekeeping. 

What I am saying is that all these things work together for good. Can't sit and watch TV anymore so I spend a lot of time listening to Christian radio broadcasting (Truth for Life with Alistaire Begg, Turning Point with David Jeremiah, Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, Dr. Charles Stanley, Chuck Swindal J. Vernon McGee and thru the bible and others or sometimes I just let the computer or smart phone read the scripture to me or just read it myself). I might tune in to some internet channel like Pandora with Gospel artists and music that I like. I enjoy this so much that even though I can sit and watch a bit of tv, it's just not that important so I can feel ok about stopping the cable and saving 80 to a hundred a month. That's a thousand dollars a year. 

I am told that my holding on to faith and my recovery has been inspirational for many. I hope that is so. It does make me feel a little self conscious putting so much about myself out there. 
Here are a couple of pictures of the Good the Bad and the Ugly.
The process of a year and a half working towards recovery.