Wednesday Words

Search my heart Lord, explore my innermost thoughts know me as only You can. Then speak to me of what I need to do to follow in the image of my Lord and Saviour. An awesome sunrise, an awesome thought an awesome Lord.

Tuesday Words

What a beautiful combination of flowers and plants - just part of the plantings along the walk way at the Boticanical Gardens on the big island of Hawaii. Man can do the planting and arranging but what we often forget is that God provides the seed and process by which we find the end product. To look upon this beauty is to appreciate what man can do when availing himself of God's gifts.

Monday Words

View from the deck of the Dragon Fly Cottage in Eureka Springs Arkansas. A nice quiet place to celebrate an anniversary.

Friday Quote

"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible."

George Burns

Thursday Words

Spring is in the air, my sinus cavities are running a three minute mile as things begin to green up. A good sign in these times of trial that God is still in control - so be of good cheer - and with all that is occurring in the world - watch! For His day is coming.

Wednesday Words

Humming Bird, Humming Bird fly away home. When you comin' home little buddy?

Tuesday Words

What a day.

Monday Words

The Great Smoky Mountains in late summer - a lovely place to visit and contemplate the Master's creation of beauty and life itself.

Friday Quote

"I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue; - no good in bed, but fine against a wall."

Eleanor Roosevelt

Thursday Words

We had a little snow on February 9, 20ll. Over eight inches in our driveway ------ aha isn't global warming great ------- temps in the single digits at night ------ what do you think of that Al Gore?

Wednesday Words

Sunrise or sunset? Does it really matter? God's beauty shown through His creation is awsome to the mind and spirit of the believer.

Tuesday Words

Scenes from paradise. As a young marine Lance/Cpl. I was stationed in Kaneoe Bay for 18 months. That early in my service I did not receive an accompanied tour (if the Corps had wanted me to have a wife they would have issued me one I was told repeatedly at boot camp) so it took us several months to pay my wife's airfare to join me. It was the most enjoyable tour we had, many growing experiences and many good friends. I learned to be a good marine there as well as I hope a good husband and man.

Monday Words

In the Caribbean life is lived at a pace that is to be envied. Often I think the things that we strive to obtain in a lifetime would be better not to be our goals but rather the happy go lucky attitude that make a person accept the things he can't change and concern oneself with making that which is doable done to the best of one's ability. As they say in Jamica, "No problum mon!"

Friday Quote

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, "Lillian, you should have remained a virgin".

Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

Thursday Words

Soon and very soon my bride and I will be celebrating 48 years of marriage. Wow the time has flown and through the good, the bad and the ugly if I had to do it all over again ----- well it would happen. As my best man and brother-in-law RC said as we were entering the sanctuary, "Son you are about to tie a knot with your tongue you will never untie with your teeth!" To RC, now with the Heavenly Father, I say, "Who would want too!"

Wednesday Words

Hero's come in many shapes and sizes. Some are hero's just by being at the wrong place at the right time. No one would argue that those who were killed, injured or fought at the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor are hero's, or that those wounded there did not deserve to receive the Purple Heart Medal.

Fast forward to today and the surprise attack at Fort Hood by a crazed Muslim Terrorist. Those killed and wounded are hero's in the war against terror just as if they were killed or wounded at Pear Harbor, D-Day Landing or Afghanistan.

Because those in congress will not call the shooter at Ft. Hood who shouted "Allah Akbar" as he slaughtered a terrorist but a deranged killer, out of political correctness and fear of offending Muslim's. These brave soldiers will not be awarded Purple Hearts.

The attacks that have put us at war on terrorism were conducted by Muslims!!! Not Nazi's, not Jews, and not Christians but Muslims. Grow some balls congress and join the war and let these American Hero's have their medal.

Tuesday Words

Paradise in the Pacific - Hawaii. How I wish we could spend all our retirement years there; running barefoot in the sand, soakin up the sun and drinking tiney bubbles. I must quite or I will remember that Uncle Sam still owe's me an enlistment tour there for over thirty some years --- ahhh life is good!

Monday Words

In the Caribbean where the sun shines daily on the mountain tops. Where the people are simple and pleasant for the most part. Where chickens wander in the streets. Where tourists look like vacationers and where Christmas trees are decorated year round.

Friday Quote

Unfortunately, we are too inclined to talk of man as it would be desirable for him to be rather than he really is. True education can proceed only from naked reality, not from any ideal illusion about man, however attractive.

--Carl Jung

Thursday Words

Bill Clinton's saxophone on the Holland American ship Oosterdamn in route to Hawaii. Wow!!! No matter where you go or what you do you can't get away from them. No wonder politicians think they are more than public servants.

Wednesday Words

The Thorncrown Chapel at Eureka Springs, what a lovely peaceful place. One of my favorite places to visit, sit, meditate, pray or just hold my wife's hand.

Tuesday Words

Disney On Ice - what a marvelous diversion that was on last year's spring visit by our daughter and grand-daughter. Never mind it cost too much the look on the child's face was worth every penny, even the over priced snow cone which she would not share with me.

It got me thinking (I know some think that is rare and very dangerous but I do it anyway) I have a flag rolled up and standing against the wall in my man hole. I proudly display it on my front porch on appropriate holidays. I recently started as part of my morning devotional facing that flag, placing my hand over my heart and repeating the words "I pledge allegiance to the FLAG of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands. One nation, under GOD, indivisible with liberty and justice for all."

I was just wondering, "Does anyone know where that REPUBLIC went?"