Today I've been thinking about death.  Alot.  Seems to be a normal thing to do when one near you dies. Someone said that it is not death but dying which is terrible.  Do you think that's right?  I think death is pretty terrible for those left behind.  Death is separation and separation is not pleasant.  I got a call this morning from my new dear friend Agnes.  We've only known each other a handful of months but we're pretty close.  Today, she called me ...

My son turns 25 today!   So for the next three weeks or so I have two 25 year olds since my first and middle son were born 11 months apart.   Happy Birthday Brian.     Glad to see you made it to 25 in one piece.  From my POV you've made it thru the most difficult 10 years.  These last 10 years of decision making have been so pivotal in where you are today.   In some ways, I can breathe a sigh of relief but as a mom I will never stop ...

Random acts of kindness goes a long way.  Have you ever taken the opportunity to show a complete stranger a little kindness out of the blue watching the surprised look on their face?  I have but not enough.  There are many times when I have the opportunity to give to a cause or to an individual I know well who may be hurting or needy but just to give to a complete stanger hasn't presented itself to me very often.  I mean I've done the free car washes...

I believe that we are not fighting against flesh and blood but against the darkness, principalities and spiritual powers who use humans to accomplish their plans.  I believe there is a battle going on between the light and the dark and as a Christian I am to be prepared for this battle called life.  I see and hear these battles daily as they are all around us.  Here is just an example of something that happened Friday.  STATE College, Pennsylvania - A man w...

In the book of Romans it says that the invisible things of God can be clearly seen in His creation.  So those who say they can't see or don't believe are without excuse according to scripture.  From time to time I read or hear that those who consider themselves as intellectuals would never consider coming to a belief in God.  Never mind even thinking for a nano second in the belief that God would manifest himself in the person of Christ.  How ridiculous to believ...

Government speech?  Individual speech?  I guess now there is a difference according to the Supreme Court in their latest ruling.  I just thought the government was made up of individuals.  The City Council in Fredricksburg, VA adopted a policy in 2005 prohibiting the use of Jesus' name being lifted up in prayer.  The council opens  their sessions in prayer asking those who are invited to do so to refrain from using the name of Christ in these prayers.&n...

My husband just sent me this email he got at work.  He usually isn't one to forward emails but he must have liked this one to send along.  Short but sweet.    an e-mail from Ireland    An email from Ireland to all of their brethren in the States...a point to ponder despite your political affiliation: 'We, in Ireland, can't figure out why you people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States. On one side, you ...

The Republican Fisherman   A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost.  She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below.   She shouted to him, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'   The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, 'You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level.  ...

The Republican Fisherman   A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost.  She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below.   She shouted to him, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'   The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, 'You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level.  ...

August 1942. Piotrkow , Poland . The sky was gloomy that morning as we waited anxiously. All the men, women and children of Piotrkow's Jewish ghetto had been herded into a square. Word had gotten around that we were being moved. My father had only recently died from typhus, which had run   rampant through the crowded ghetto. My greatest fear was that our family would be separated. "Whatever you do," Isidore, my eldest brother, ...

Well it's July and the hot weather is here and I still like living here.   Many back home said, "wait until the summer" thinking I'd hightail it right back after some oppresive steamy weather.  Nope.  Loving every bit of it.  Well maybe I wouldn't if I was a roof worker or landscaper but since I don't have to do these sorts of jobs the heat really doesn't bother me much.  Actually we've been watching the weather back home and they've had some days hotter than ...

  What is going on?  Why the big push?  Is it any wonder people are so tired of this?  Here's the latest in So. Carolina. The majority of South Carolina residents are upset over an advertising campaign to attract homosexual tourists. The ad campaign was run in London for several cities. South Carolina was the only state with a role, and their ad said "South Carolina is so gay."   Oran Smith of the Palmetto Family Council notes those who heard t...

A few months ago I wrote about California outlawing homeschooling and the scrambling that went on after that bomb hit the public square.  This decision which I believe has been rescinded or at least stayed for a period of time reminded me about another case in 1983 not to mention Hitler's outlawing homeschooling in, I believe, 1938.  Back in 1983 homeschooling was outlawed in about 45 states because it was mandated that the parents would have to have a four year teaching certific...

Ok, I know this isn't like my usual blog entry but thought what the heck.....I'll go out on a limb and ask the question.    If you had to give up sex or hot water for a week which would you give up?  

A question was asked by a TV reporter who was preparing for a prime-time TV program to a Christian Pastor/Author.  He said "The mood of the country is changing; people realize that we must go back to teaching moral values."  So he asked "How can we return to teaching traditional values without violating the first amendment that separates religion and politics?"  This reporter had talked to NEA officials who confided in him that they were deeply concerned with what's g...