July 12th, 2012
Until John F. Kennedy was sworn in on January 1961 – without a hat for the first time as a President, men wore hats all the time. It was the American way since the founding of the country. In the 1700’s we had the famous tri-cornered hats of the first Patriots.American hats evolved from that to stove-tops to what President Teddy Roosevelt (right) wore as a Rough Rider…to the famed cowboys; the gangster Al Capone era, until the dapper 1940’s and 1950’s. Over the decade of the 1960’s, gradually, hat usage faded away and many hat-cleaning small business went with it.
The funky leather hats of hippies in the 1960’s-70’s were a hit for a while, as was Gilligan’s bucket hit from the hit TV show – “Gilligan’s Island”.
However, women kept up the tradition for many years…up to this day, in some quarters. Church became the last bastion of hat-wearing and especially some of the older women in African American churches. There is something really dignified about a 1950’s looking hat and gloves holding a bible, rather than some of the sights of modern churches with women in flipflops and capris!
Hat societies are making a comeback. The Red Hat Society is still the most well-known one. Founded in 1998, there are over 50,000 chapters of this ladies, who are usually over 50 years of age, and get together for soirees and good works in the community!
The funky leather hats of hippies in the 1960’s-70’s were a hit for a while, as was Gilligan’s bucket hit from the hit TV show – “Gilligan’s Island”.
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July 12th, 2012
DAY 1 OF 30
Dear God,Two imperfect people cannot make a perfect relationship. This morning we humble ourselves and pray and invite You Lord God into our marriage relationship. We can’t do this alone. We invite You to be the centre of our marriage and to get “all up in our buisness”.
Every aspect of our lives with our spouse I pray that you meet us there… in those moments. I pray the Holy Spirit guide us in our words and in our actions and in all things in the day to day life of our marriage. We can’t be the spouse You called us to be alone and our spouse can’t be the person You called them to be and that we want them to be if we aren’t united in You.The word of God says that you will give us the desires of our hearts. Lord God we pray that you give us the desires of our hearts for our marriage. “A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back to back and conquer. Three are even better for a triple braided cord is NOT easily broken.” In the mighty name of Jesus Christ we pray, ask and Lord God we receive all these things!
DAY TWO:
We prayed and invited you into our marriage relationship. Although you Lord God are perfect we are not. We have said and done hurtful things to our spouse in the past and our spouses have said and done hurtful things to us in the past Lord God. We don’t want anything to get in the way of Your best for our marriage and our lives Lord God. Today we lay our hurts at your feet. We release our offence, our resentment, our expectations, and our disappointments to You Lord God. People that we are close to hurt us the most so even small things can turn into big mountains.
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