HAPPY NEW YEAR
Somewhere in the world you'll soon hear, 5 - 4 - 3- 2 - 1 - - -
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
After all that has happened, 2011 is about to fade into the annals of history.
How did you fare? Was 2011 a good year for you? Maybe so-so, or as it was for
many folks, a horrible year.
If it was good, God bless you. Keep the memories close to your heart.
Terrible weather conditions caused heartache for multitudes around the globe, and especially here in our area of the world.
War and pestilence caused problems for scores more.
Now is the time to look forward, persevere, put one foot in front of the other and plod ahead.
I know you've heard all the old adages, "There's a light at the end of the tunnel"," Every cloud has a silver lining", "When a door closes God opens a window". I'm sure you would like to bop the next person that recites one to you and tell them, "Walk a mile in my shoes."
I'm sorry if your 2011 was a year of despair. It's time to make a list. Yes, a list of what you want to accomplish in 2012. Perhaps you won't be able to do everything on it, but being successful in doing some of the list will make you feel good.
My prayerful wish, for all of you who read this blog is, I hope you and your loved ones have a peaceful, healthy, prosperous, warm and comforting 2012.
Since it is a Leap Year we will have 366 days to celebrate life, love, and happiness.
God bless one and all.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011 we celebrate the birth of the Light of the world.
Many who dwell in darkness fear this Light, that shines so bright.
They do all in their power to extinguish it, alas, but in vain, for it will burn brightly for all eternity.
This Christmas season, give up the darkness, look up, follow the Light.
"For unto you is born this day in the town of Bethlehem a Saviour, and his name is Jesus." The angel that appeared to the shepherds, abiding in the fields that night so long ago, told them to "Fear not, and follow the Star to Bethlehem."
He can be your Saviour too. All you have to do is accept the gift He offers, the gift of Salvation, and then bask in the Light of Newness of Life.
God bless you and Merry Christmas from our home to yours.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
70th ANNIVERSARY
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 is the 70th anniversary of a tragic day in American history.
It is the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
I confess I don't recall it as I wasn't born yet.
Often, in later years I've thought about, but never asked, how my parents must have felt on that day.
They were about to welcome their first child two months later. I'm sure they were uneasy, not knowing what would happen in the coming months or years.
It became a time of cohesiveness. Americans stood shoulder to shoulder to fight an enemy that would dare to harm the homeland.
Young men by the thousands, enlisted in the military. Women went to work in factories to build the ships and supplies needed to fight two theaters of war. Brave women pilots took to the air to ferry supplies
Many items were rationed. There were blackouts in the neighborhoods.
America stood as one nation, and yes, under God, for in those times people turned to God. They knew not what would happen and trusted Him, that His will would prevail.
America lost thousands of her young men and women in World War II. The prime of her population gone, yet she went forth and persevered.
Many years later, I had the privilege of visiting the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It was a solemn experience. As I looked over the railing I saw small bubbles of oil spurting through the water.
What an eerie feeling, that 46 years later oil still seeped from the graves of our brave warriors. No doubt it continues today.
One has to wonder what this country learned from that "day in infamy", as President Roosevelt called it.
Have we learned to be prepared? For there is always an enemy lurking about ready to pounce at any time.
September 11, 2001 is a grim reminder of it. Again, the nation came together, and filled the churches once more. However, it didn't last long and it is becoming a distant memory to many.
We must never forget what so many sacrificed and continue to do until this day, to protect our homeland and our rights and way of life.
But yet, so many are willing to throw away the many rights we have taken for granted.
If you don't believe it, look around and see how God has been taken out of our lives, especially at this time of year when we celebrate Jesus' birth.
Tomorrow, stop, take a moment and say a prayer, thanking God for those who willing went forward and said, "I will go, I will stand shoulder to shoulder with my brother to fight the enemy that wants to destroy my country, whether it be from within her borders or outside."
The next time you see someone in the military, thank them for their service and watch the humble smile that appears on their face. Especially, thank a WW II vet. Sadly we are losing many of them everyday.
May God continue to bless America.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 is the 70th anniversary of a tragic day in American history.
It is the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
I confess I don't recall it as I wasn't born yet.
Often, in later years I've thought about, but never asked, how my parents must have felt on that day.
They were about to welcome their first child two months later. I'm sure they were uneasy, not knowing what would happen in the coming months or years.
It became a time of cohesiveness. Americans stood shoulder to shoulder to fight an enemy that would dare to harm the homeland.
Young men by the thousands, enlisted in the military. Women went to work in factories to build the ships and supplies needed to fight two theaters of war. Brave women pilots took to the air to ferry supplies
Many items were rationed. There were blackouts in the neighborhoods.
America stood as one nation, and yes, under God, for in those times people turned to God. They knew not what would happen and trusted Him, that His will would prevail.
America lost thousands of her young men and women in World War II. The prime of her population gone, yet she went forth and persevered.
Many years later, I had the privilege of visiting the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It was a solemn experience. As I looked over the railing I saw small bubbles of oil spurting through the water.
What an eerie feeling, that 46 years later oil still seeped from the graves of our brave warriors. No doubt it continues today.
One has to wonder what this country learned from that "day in infamy", as President Roosevelt called it.
Have we learned to be prepared? For there is always an enemy lurking about ready to pounce at any time.
September 11, 2001 is a grim reminder of it. Again, the nation came together, and filled the churches once more. However, it didn't last long and it is becoming a distant memory to many.
We must never forget what so many sacrificed and continue to do until this day, to protect our homeland and our rights and way of life.
But yet, so many are willing to throw away the many rights we have taken for granted.
If you don't believe it, look around and see how God has been taken out of our lives, especially at this time of year when we celebrate Jesus' birth.
Tomorrow, stop, take a moment and say a prayer, thanking God for those who willing went forward and said, "I will go, I will stand shoulder to shoulder with my brother to fight the enemy that wants to destroy my country, whether it be from within her borders or outside."
The next time you see someone in the military, thank them for their service and watch the humble smile that appears on their face. Especially, thank a WW II vet. Sadly we are losing many of them everyday.
May God continue to bless America.
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