In an attempt to express myself more personally (since I've had complaints ) I wrote something that I was going to post by itself. The more I thought about it though, I thought the words needed a setting that revealed m…

Death-- If you're a Christian, it's supposed to be, in theory, easier to deal with, because you have an eternal security, backed with an eternal promise. Coming from an Almighty God, that you love and trust--well, the s…

My Dad is in many ways, my living inspiration. Born in 1936, his family still suffering from the ravages of the great depression, he left home at 13 to support himself. With only an 8th grade education, he worked dif…

*update* The WHO has announced its intentions to go to full scale alert declaring a 6, meaning that a "global pandemic is on the way". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032188.stm I'll post more on this shortly. …

*re-post* Today is Memorial Day. I wanted to say thank you, but there are few posts that mean as much to me as this one. I found a blogspot today that moved me to tears. There are few things more honoring and hum…