3 Jun 2021 – Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

Deuteronomy 1:19 -25 provides the procedural details about the mission.
Fear and discouragement was sounded throughout this account.
The tribal representation did not include the tribe of Levi’s. (Le-Vee)
The Levi’s were the priests.
Instead it included Joseph’s tribe being divided into 2 for his sons Ephraim and Manasseh.
In Numbers 13:16 – Jesus is Greek for Joshua.
They had set up camp in the wilderness of Paran in Kadesh Barnea – 50 miles south of the Promised Land.
12 men sent into the Promised land – spent 40 days gathering samples of local crops.
Both good and bad news reported which divides the people
Spying was a popular military tactic of the day.
The spies traveled 275 miles north to the territory west of the Jordan River.

The first area they explored was Negev – Very dry
Further north was Canaan – Much more fertile – Ideal for milk producing sheep and goats. The flowers and plants produced pollen for the bees to turn into honey.
This was 2 years after leaving Egypt. They had found the Promised Land but continued to be fearful. Lack of faith.
For their lack of faith, they had to wander one year for each day they had gone on the mission. 40 years.
They didn’t believe they could go against the giants.
The Nephilim were mentioned one other time in the Bible. Genesis 6:4 – Those Nephilim died during the Great Flood.
We need to have Caleb’s faith. (Numbers 13:30)

³⁰But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.”
Numbers 13:30

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Be blessed with this reading.

Traci

The 90’s . . . Teenaged me and then young adult me . . . A time where I began to know the real me. The fashions of the 90s . . . Some need to stay while others just need to go.

There used to be this one clothing store in the middle of downtown Dayton that I used to go and explore. I think I bought a piece or two from that store. So what was I looking for when I shopped at that store? Stirrup pants and body suits. Yes, you read that right pants with a strap at the bottom of your foot which is a disaster waiting to happen. You could have been de-pantsed just by bending down incorrectly. And I bought pants that would do that naturally for me. What was I thinking?

Then there was the body suit. So not only did I have a piece of fabric under my foot, I also buttoned up my shirt in an unmentionable area. This time wedgies were enviable. So I could lose my pants bending over and I would have a wedgie. And I chose to wear these outfits. Twenty year old Traci, what were you thinking?

I also wore overalls. My aunt sent me this cute overall shorts that I wore while on the Disney College Program. To this day, I don’t know what happened to them after I got home. I probably wore them but when I moved away from home, they got lost. Even if I found them, I could only get my big toe into them. I was much smaller then.

The last piece of 90s trend that I wore was the choker. Why did we think we needed to put this piece of jewelry on our neck to emphasize an area that is not always flattering. Think double chin anyone. Okay, to be truthful, some chokers can be cute, so I would wear them now if I had a choker to wear.