Daily Journal Continued March 6,1998, By-William Thomas Thompson Dear Lord,give me the will power to stay on tract eating. I am what I eat. I feel like what I eat. What I eat is what I am. If I eat Junk,I feel junky. The question is what is junk? What is good food? Very few have gardens today and the canning process is not my ideal diet. I think fresh vegetables are best eaten raw in most cases,Asparagus is the best taste for me. Its always cooked or canned. I prefer the taste of it canned. I am sure it loses a lot in the cooking process. The real issue is,can we (I) conquer this beast of hunger,or will it rule us(me).Can I resist temptat- ion to eat any food whatsoever that is not in complete agreement with my body. It is so hard to resist even a smell of wrong food. Reveal to us Dear Lord who we are I pray and may we understand. We go home today. I did not bring any art here. I wanted a rest and to mediate on the subject I am painting now of the Garden of Eden and think and study on the subject I plan to paint about the Holocaust for Las Vegas. It paid off I believe,I like to know all possible about a subject before I try to narrate it in art pict- ings. Sometimes I just think it and it seems to appear on canvas. With millions of stories untold on the Holocaust,At first I felt I could not do this but have now gotten the vision and the feel for it to paint it with power and truth. When you apply prophecy to this even if the vision is dim,great things happen. We are the children of God. We are the children of Israel. Abraham is our father,so is Jacob.God is our Father,we are created in his image. 2Chronicles2-2"But who is able to build Him an house,seeing" We went to Outlet Park on hwy. 501 just West of the Intracoastal Waterway bridge where the famous Waccamaw Pottery began about 20 years ago and we during their early years supplied them with silk flowers and Christmasdecorations until they soldout to the Arabs. The highway 501 is now named after George Bishop. I have heard that George died recently with cancer,he had a son,George Jr.that now runs things or did. The Bishops owned Waccamaw Brick Company on the waterway. We purchased brick for our big house here on the hill of a beautiful design called Old Charleston. It was a multi color including red clay. The brick factory is torn down now but Bishop's office remains,its on the North West side of 501 while the pottery Outlet Park is on the SouthWest side. The big land owner here was Greg Wald who died about the time the Pottery was sold to the Kuwaities that own Georgetown Steal. I hear now that Greg Wald Jr.has died also. The land was recently sold. The mood seems to be depressed here with many empty stores. Fantasy Harbor behind the Outlet Park is a group of theaters. The Grand Strand is becoming a show place that begin with Carolina Opera. Golf is now the great success at the beach in every way. "the Heaven and Heaven of Heavens cannot contain Him?" After 5 hours of heavy Friday traffic,we have arrived home. There is no place like home. I will try and get back on my new routine of scripture. I like my old Bible to quote. I donot take it with me anymore because it is falling apart. It has been around the world and many places over the years it has served me. Tomorrow I will continue the Scriptures from Matthew and John that deal with the Jews. I am making great progress on the Garden of Eden paint- ings. Dear Lord,lead me in right to paint the Word of God. Amen.