Mount Scott

03/08/2024

WEEKEND REMINDER: Clocks will “spring forward” one hour at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 10, 2024: Daylight saving time 2024 in Oklahoma will begin at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Be sure to set your clocks forward one hour as well as change batteries in weather radios and smoke detectors.

Daylight Savings Time is hours away, and here's what you need to know, no matter what your age nor what you've been up to:

It's time to change the clocks

Daylight Saving Time 2024 begins Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. Most mobile phones, smart or otherwise, TVs and computers (desktops, laptops and tablets) will change automatically, but it won't hurt to check on Sunday morning to make sure they did. Other timepieces - such as watches, tall clocks, clocks in bell towers, kitchen appliances with clocks, alarm clocks and your car's clock - will wait for you to change them, so setting them ahead one hour March 9, 2024 before you go to bad will get them on the right time come tomorrow.

Where is Daylight Savings Time observed?

The time change takes place across the U.S. except in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Arizona (but not the Navajo Indian Reservation, which does observe Daylight Saving Time).

How long does Daylight Saving Time last?

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended the period for Daylight Saving Time by four or five weeks annually, depending on the calendar. It changed the beginning of Daylight Saving Time from the first Sunday of April to the second Sunday of March, and the end of DST from the last Sunday in October to the first Sunday in November.

Happy 17th anniversary, longer Daylight Saving Time

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 went into effect in 2007, which was the first year the longer Daylight Saving Time period was observed.

More to do:

Though it was better spaced when Daylight Saving Time was closer to six months long than eight, changing the clocks is still a good time to change the batteries in your smoke / CO detectors. Fire safety officials recommend changing those batteries at least once a year and replacing the detectors every 10 years, even if they're hard-wired. Make it so.

When do we "fall back" and restore clocks to Standard Time?

The first Monday in November this year which happens to be November 1, 2024, and we'll return to Standard Time at 2 a.m. on that day. So if you want to watch all the devices you have automatically change themselves back to Standard Time, set your alarm clock for Nov. 1 at 1:59 a.m. - and while you're up, change all your watches and clocks that won't change themselves ... or just enjoy your extra hour of sleep, let the devices that change themselves do their thing, and turn everything else back one hour before you go to bed.

Note: Remember to be sure to set your clocks forward one hour as well as change batteries in weather radios and smoke detectors.

02/10/2024

This photo was taken on Mount Scott

Gentlemen, Here’s an opportunity to deliver a star, from the sky, this gift is one she will remember for a lifetime.

• 𝙈𝙤𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙙.

The naturally occurring mineral moissanite was discovered by Henri Moissan while examining rock samples from a meteor crater located in Canyon Diablo, Arizona. Henri mistakenly identified moissanite as a diamond, but later he correctly identified the crystals as silicon carbide. This mineral form of silicon carbide was named “Moissanite” in honor of Henri, later on in his life.

While moissanite is a naturally occurring material, it is incredibly rare to find. In 1998, the lab creation of moissanite was perfected through a sophisticated, scientific process and then offered widely to the consumer market.

This is a great gift idea that won’t break the bank and it won’t bruise the pocketbook.

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02/10/2024

Oklahoma's Mount Scott is the perfect place to watch day turn into night. As the sun sets low on the rocky western horizon, the sky struggles to retain its glow. Finally it relents, and darkness overtakes and yields to nighttime.

Nighttime is the time of dreams, and we all would prefer sweet ones. But no matter how sweet or fearful our dreams of the night are, they eventually fade as we go through the next day.

Daytime is also a time of dreams, and these are the dreams that get us into trouble.

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways," declares the LORD." Isaiah 55:8.

Do you know that God loves you and that He has dreams for you? Sometimes we forget that.

We make our dreams, and the pursuit of them, the focus of our lives. These daytime dreams can be dreams for the perfect mate, the perfect job, lots of money, a gorgeous home, or a life of unlimited travel.

But our daytime dreams can also be based on Scripture: God-honoring children who seldom make bad decisions, fruitful ministries that change lives, a godly marriage that's a role model for others, enough money to be able to give generously to ministries, a job that's more like a mission field.

And when those dreams and our pursuit of them blows apart, we're left wondering. What kind of God is this who would let my godly dreams die? This is where we get into trouble.

Because God has dreams for you and me too, and they are dreams that are hard to grasp hold of - until our own dreams die. Even our good dreams, however biblical and godly they may be, can get in the way of what God has dreamed for us.

Sometimes it's not the dream itself, but the priority we have placed on it, that becomes the problem. We become so busy with working towards these dreams that we leave little room for God.

In this journey called life, let's not be surprised when some of our most godly, noble and cherished dreams shatter. God is doing something bigger and better than we could ever imagine, and sometimes He has to move us, and our dreams, out of the way.

Take It Further: What dream are you pursuing at this point in your life? Marriage? Climbing the corporate ladder? Children? Travel? Financial independence? Ministry? Retirement? These are all good dreams, but are they God’s dream for you? Don’t be surprised at the way God works to fulfill His dream for your life. He might even move your dream out of the way to make room for His.