This is it....

I think I'll take a blogging sabbatical. I think a lot of this interaction...which was minimal here...true...has moved to FB...which is also getting tiresome...the next big thing is always just around the corner... :-)

In conclusion...

We don't belong in Afghanistan, or Iraq.
Everyone in the country does not deserve, or need to own a gun.
Decent health care should be a right, not a privilege.
No law abiding citizen should be discriminated against, or marginalized.
Jesus was a socialist...(If you don't believe that, read Acts.)
And at the end of it all...God always wins...


Bye for now.

Is Cleanliness Next to Godliness?? And the Healthcare Bill....

It's Martin Luther King weekend...so I get Monday off. I plan to help my niece move...maybe, that is. I'm assuming she'll still do the move this weekend. Today her dog got hit by a car, and they had it's leg amputated. Then her daughter (age 7) came down with the flu. I feel for her.

I am praying for, and plan to direct my giving to the efforts in Haiti. That must be a living hell. There is no real rule of law. The situation could turn impossible without God's intervention.

Pat Robertson's comments were totally out of line. He is an example of a Christian leader with no accountability. It's sad...
God will judge the world...we know that. Sin is sin...we know that. To single out this failed society, and connect the failure to a 200 year old event, (which as far as I know isn't even documented very well, if at all) and then condemn them is offensive.

My little sheltered corner of the world (for now) has been pretty good. We got a lot done around the house today. (ie cleaning, shopping...) I'm getting along with my daughter after a good (although brief) talk....now it's my oldest closing off...Ugh...
I've had some good workouts...The football games ended to my satisfaction, which really just means Minnesota won...that's who I'm pulling for this year...(Sean, woo!)

I got to visit and catch up with a friend Friday night. Brian and I went to the same church a number of years ago. We both love wine, and used to get together with a group and drink the stuff semi regularly. (Sean set up the wine tastings...thanks for that buddy :-)
So we got together and had some wine and good conversation.

Brian lives in a beautiful home on a hill with beautiful views of the city...it is is the cleanest place I have been in a very long time. Afterwords, I came home to my dirty house and announced we had to fix things up. I explained to Sydney how I would be embarrassed to have them over (Yes...I already invited them over for next visit...but I think we're going out :-).

The truth is, we painted and decorated every room in the house about 5-9 years ago, and it's time to get after it again. We have holes in walls (thanks Max). The wood floors are worn out (2 Great Danes). And the carpeting...don't ask. Hey, you have to live somewhere! Right!?! Yes, I am making excuses... :-)

The only problem is the budget. We have one kid, and will soon have two kids in college. Eventually we'll have three in college. I also will have three teenage drivers with in 6 months...Hmmm...So, paying for home improvement on top of all that?
Hey, painted concrete floors are in style...!

So is cleanliness next to Godliness? Hmmm...Only on a ritualistic level...in my opinion. :-) What do you think...?
Anyhow, we have some work to do around here.

OK, if I lived in Massachusetts, I would vote for the Republican, Scott Brown just to kill the health bill in the Senate. They accomplished nothing with this bill as far as I can tell...Except I won't be denied coverage. Of course, I may not be able to afford the cost! But I wont be denied...which is BS...so is making it a legal obligation for me to buy insurance....and they estimate with this bill my health costs will probably go UP...the whole process looks corrupt frankly.

The funy thnig abuot speling.....and reading...?

Accdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

This has been circulating on FB...in actuality only 55% of all people can read it...I could, can you?
I wonder if that 55% also don't pay special attention to spelling?

And what does it say about dyslexia? We have dyslexia in my family. (Immediate and extended)

Yeah...I'm fishing here.

Know your heart....I was just thinking about this so...why not blog it..... :-)

Years ago I was trying to make a major life decision. It had to do with work if I remember correctly. I had analyzed the situation into oblivion. To me everything is connected somehow spiritually, which can tend to complicate my thinking at times, and simplify it at others. This time it complicated it; so I didn't know what to do. That said, someone I know suggested I speak to a highly respected church elder in town about my situation. I thought that would be perfect. Maybe they would give me the spiritual wisdom I was trying to find.

We spoke by phone. I never met the man, and don't remember his name. But I do remember the conversation. I started by explaining my situation, and circumstances. I gave him my take on how things stacked up spiritually (trusting God, His leading, the future). His reply surprised me. All he said was, "At the end of the day, you will follow your heart. Whatever is there will determine what you decide." This sounded terribly simple, and frankly nonspiritual to me at first. However, after I thought about it awhile...I concluded he was right. And I made the change I was considering.

I know all the "the heart is deceitful" verses; however, there is also this, which is what he was referring to...I think. Pr 3:5-6; 4:23-27... and Ps 37:4.

Since this talk I have tried to "know my heart"...or maybe better said, I try to consider "where my (your???) heart is at". It's hard to know!...but still it's worth considering...when working things out.