Friday December 19, 2014

// December 15th, 2014 // Daily News

Lower lobster catch in 2014 means higher price

Lobster fishermen say the 2014 season appears to have resulted in a lower catch than the previous two years. That would mean slightly higher prices for consumers.
But lobstermen say this was still a productive year. Maine’s lobster fishery topped 125 million pounds in 2012 and 2013. The 2012 catch of more than 127.2 million pounds was a record according to state data that go back to 1880.
Fishermen say this year’s catch was robust, but they don’t expect to touch those numbers. The state will provide 2014 data next year.
The season typically picks up after the bulk of lobsters shed shells and reach legal catch size. Fishermen say this year the shed happened in July, slightly later than in 2012 and 2013.

Today’s Inspiration

Make It Personal

by Joyce Meyer – posted December 15, 2014

You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.
—John 15:14

In today’s verse, Jesus tells us we are His friends if we obey Him. In the following verse, He says He no longer calls us His servants, but His friends. Clearly, He wants a personal relationship with us and He wants us to get personal with Him. He proves this by the fact that He lives in us. How much more personal can anyone get than to live inside another person?

If God had wanted a distant, businesslike, professional relationship with us, He would have lived far away. He might have visited occasionally, but He certainly would not have come to take up permanent residence in the same house with us. When Jesus died on the cross, He opened up a way for us to get personal with Almighty God. What an awesome thought!

Just think about it: God is our personal friend! If we know someone important, we love to have an opportunity to say, “Oh, yes, that person is a friend of mine. I go to his house all the time. We visit with one another often.” We can say the same about God if we do our part to fellowship with Him, listen to His voice and obey what He says, and stay in His presence every day.

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