And now it's time

I know some people who are insanely critical of the fact I don't watch news. I keep up from time to time on brief radio broadcast and perhaps local news from time to time and catch up on the internet if I really want to know what;s going on but quite frankly, I couldn't give a rip. All I want to do at the end of the day is relax, watch old series or movies on TV, read a good book and sleep. My friends think that obtuse, but I am a free citizen last time I checked. So what should it matter to anyone how I lead my life. Thank God He loves me for who I am and not some image I am supposed to be.

And Here's to you!!!

A toast to those who made it through yet another work week. A toast to you who have grimaced and toiled and been asked to do just one more thing. A toast to those who had emergencies crop up when the tightness of a schedule didn't compensate for that. A toast to those multitasking successfully even if it meant disappointing some and making others angry. A toast to those with enough heart to say yes even if your brain says no. A toast!! May you be blessed always!!

Mother's Day

Mother is 94. That encompasses the Spanish Civil War (no that was not her household growing up), World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, two Gulf Wars, the 9/11 incident, the Murrah building disaster, Charles Manson, Albert de Salvo, numerous presidents both good and bad. It's not hard to see that in this world of negativism, in this world that seems always to be at war for the better part of 94 years and in fact probably for the better part of the existence of man, it;s quite easy to get caught up in it. God gives us the strength and the power to rise above those clouds and see His light, but it is our choice to use that in order to lift ourselves out of the negativism into the positive state of His love and grace and glory. May God bless us all in this effort.

Laughing all the way

Laughter and joy and peace are definitely the best medicine to any situation. Quiet and calming is best medicine. Not abuse and not violence, not being mean. God expects us to peacemakers. Many times, that's our first instinct: to hit back. I pray we learn to love,