Freely

In a world where it seems where you can't get something for nothing, you can give something for nothing. There are plenty of opportunities to you, if you choose to participate. Giving is a matter of the heart. Giving unconditionally is a greater matter of the heart.

Here is an article about our troops in Iraq. The activities of the US Armed Forces are not all bad. They are allowing people an opportunity to grow. Take a look at this story. Sure its only about musical instruments in a community. But what is life without music? Help Army 'Team Nomad' Bring Music Back to Kurdish Kids. After you read this article look at the other opportunities you have to give support to these teams of American troops.

Pick one if you'd like. Thank God for His work through others.

What Makes 'Em Tick?

Sitting here this evening watching out the window. It has rained most of the afternoon. The rain was pretty hard and everything is soaked. Banger...she is outside. By herself. After standing around for a few minutes she found some rock or something that she began throwing up into the air catching it and running. She literally looked like a streak of strawberry going by. We have a hole in our backyard. It used to house a trampoline. Its four feet deep and sixteen feet in diameter. She runs around that hole like she is really going somewhere. Ears laid back flat ! i guess that is for the aero-dynmics. Uh oh. That rock or something...is now a red, red rose. She picks the roses....LOL you can't help but laugh while you watch and wonder, what makes her tick. She is a banger, that is for sure or...fur shur.

Today was administrative assistant day. I actually work at a place where the managers, every one of them, takes time out to acknowledge the admin. assts and other support staff that work there. It starts with devo/staff and ends with lunch out at their expense. It makes you feel good...appreciated. It really is wonderful that the "big" boss, the biggest one of all is truly "our" boss.

Thanks to my fav blog's playlist, I am just soaking up the last minutes of today's daylight to the music of David Crowder. What a wonderful musician. If you have never heard of him or heard him, take a few to check out his music. He praises our God from the heart....Perfect music for a trip to the thought dock even. He does make everything glorious. This year the green green grass is simply amazing and beautiful.

Well, I guess it is time to get the mud-dawg.

Enjoy the night.

geo

At Other's Expense

We hear so much (and it seems even more so nowdays) about how this country is moving ever so quickly towards socialism. It's been coming for a long time now and as we near the gates it begins to stink with fear.

Latest from the prez ~ take advantage of the "new" tax credits. ugh. my timing is off. it always has been. i used all my money to dump the debt it took me 30+ years to get into ~ all while working!

i know some that bought their first house as "HUD Repos", others, that bought "Bank Repos" all of which are translated today to the polictically-correct, "foreclosures". i never had money at the time when the market was bad enough for others for me to profit from their losses. the majority of those people i know that bought these homes were able to captapult themselves into good solid home-ownership and made good for themselves in other areas. they worked to keep what they gained.

over the years, others bought their homes 'when the time was right'. money was good, perhaps boosted by an inheritance or gifts from others. but they continued to work to keep what they have gained.

and others have taken advantage of government subsidies that are meant to boost today's economy. it is up to them to continue to work to make good of what the gov. helped them with.

the thing here is most of the working class society works to support their habits; their families, their play. very few are able to plop down a lump of money to acquire their home on their own.

be careful when you cry "well so and so got their house from from gov. incentives, or repossessions, or ......" when it comes to homes, getting that "first start" more often than not, comes with help from others, not "off the backs of the slave".

THIS Burns My Biscuit

I came across this article http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Nearly-half-of-US-households-apf-1105567323.html?x=0 as i was getting ready to sign off this morning. after reading it, i needed to rant.

let it be known I PAID TAXES THIS YEAR ~~~ AS I HAVE EVERY YEAR FOR OVER 30!!!! propaganda bullpucky.

what is really irritating is that i reduced my debt by over MM thousand dollars and managed to pay cash for everything last year and was rewarded with getting stuck like a bleeding pig.

over and out.....

Cow-a-Banger!

not to be confused with cowabunga. lol

this weekend, after services on Sunday, we went to madera for dinner with family, and on to North Fork for a sleep over at my sis and bro-in-law's. of course, we took banger. old people do that you know, take their little doggie everywhere. and everywhere banger goes, well, she is just a hit. she is so cute, you know. so when she got to aunt c's house, where she is called the princess, we took her out, (her daddy did) in the rain to go pee-pee. after two or three minutes, the two of them came back in. it was wet and it was cold out there! no pee-pee. a little later i took her out ~ with an umbrella and after a little stroll through the yard, she peed. yay. then we went in. and she pooped. i dont think she is aunt c's favorite any more LOL at least it wasnt gooshy poo. but this morning, it was i who got up to let her out.

it was beautiful! trees, ground, and even the sky covered in white. the biggest snow flakes i have ever seen, seriously falling silently to the ground. God's handiwork in process. and an absolute treat for each of us as we sat there watching. it didn't last long, turning to a light rain, melting the snow within a few hours. then blue skies. cold though. real cold. long about the time we left, there was a huge storm that blew through, bringing heavy rain and hail. out on the valley floor, big puffy white clouds to share the road with us as we traveled south.

but before we left my darling precious princess banger spotted the cows. (range cattle) she just had to have one! so she put on her leash and went running outside. barking and growling, warning them not to come any further. its probably a good thing they didn't, they would have kicked her to the other side of the football field. she didn't get to bring one home. but i don't think they will be back anytime soon. she has a pretty good bark......

great weekend. time shared with family and friends and my cow-a-banger dog.

whatcha been up to?

went to the Rock n Worship Road Show last wednesday. mercy me, david crowder, francesca battistelli, and more...was great. more sound in my head in one evening than in 30 years. for $10...it can't be beat. grandfathers! send your grand children a check to attend! http://therockandworshiproadshow.com/

super-walmart a new one. nice. if it stay this way, i might go back. i am hopin the "others" will stay in their new one over on the other side of the freeway...they already trashed theirs.

banger got a bath. she has discovered "diggin". mud up to her elbows. her feet and snout are no long white. cooper showed her how. now he just stands and watches.....trouble is brewing.

rain tomorrow...but supposedly in the evening. spring has sprung, the flowers are a-bloomin'. perfect places for hiding eggs.

The Greatest Gift

Holy Week. Starting off remembering "The Last Supper", Christ's "mandate" on Maundy Thursday. We are not only reminded He instituted the meal of His body and blood, but that during that meal, He stopped to was their feet ~ to serve them. He came not to be served but to serve. Following Him, we should do the same towards others.
Tonight, we move to Good Friday. "It is finished," He cried out to His Father. The curtain between us was torn and we are forever reconciled to Him.
Sunday, Easter. He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Our new life in Him. Our new life through Him.
What a mighty, awesome, God is He! Praise Him from the highest!