Saturday Bloggings

Mike is working on the shower, Christmas music playing in the background. The Christmas CD for this year is Trans-Siberian Orchestra "The Lost Christmas Eve". We especially like "Christmas Canon Rock". I have been trying to clean up some. Got our first Christmas Card from Uncle Russell. I thought that was sweet as Aunt Cynthia used to be our first card. I'm not quite sure where to put Christmas decorations this year with the house renovation still going on. Do I put the Christmas tree up in the living room next to the bathtub where we take baths? I did put our outside lights up yesterday in beautiful weather, jeans and t-shirt warm.

I found this website today. It is from the Church Isla and James go to and we will probably start going to also. We have only been once but I really liked it.
http://www.fpctup.org

Also some sad news for us Sign Folks. As some of you know I am a member of a website that a lot of people that own and work in Sign Shops use. We swap files and talk about work issues. When Carrie died I received a lot of support from these people. That is where the car tags came from for the Coffee House. People sent them from all over America. Well one of our Sign Buddies died of cancer leaving a wife and son. Here is memorial to him set up by the board.
http://216.12.201.158/mgbless/index.htm
Also here is one of his posts, at this point he knew he was dying and wasn't supposed to make it till Christmas.

"well, with huntin season comin on and with the wife gone overnight visitin and the boy stayin with one of his buds i decided to take a stroll and see if i needed to make any preparations for the comin seasons.arkansas my friends i tell ya is blessed with a diversity of landscapes and wildlife that i've feel cannot be found anywhere else.i have been feeling old of late with long hours and several slight injuries, a twinge of sadness had made it's way into my demeanor and i knew that it was time for some quiet meditation.a cooling breeze wafed through tree tops accompanied me as well as my faithful dog.i made my way down old loggin roads through thickets and stickers, spider webs and gnarled wood piles to a spot where a grandad of an oak tree shades a small stream that runs swift but quiet.i sat and rested my head against the tree and my arm across the neck of my dog who layed across my lap ( hard to get a lab in your lap).i thought of the coming season as i watched the birds chase grasshoppers throught the brush, but couldn't savor the moment.i closed my eyes and spoke with God and felt His calm reassurance of Him being always with me.i drifted through daydreams of what was and is and how i wished it could be, smiling at the pleasant ones and grunting at the painful ones.life has its twists and turns, but generally we can refrain from accidents if we don't live it too fast. as an adult decisions tend to became ankle weights that can drag us to a standstill. i needed this moment away from technology, the constant noise of thinking on things that had no bearing on the day, the things that loom so large so often turn out to be so small when taken for what they are. but it is hard to see that when one feels they are up against the wall. but generally speaking, walls have doors and windows so one can come and go as they please. the can be made to keep things out as well as to keep things in.so as i sat, i knew there were deer watching me. waiting for me to leave so they could come for their evening drink. i knew there were squirell wanting me to get on so they could come to the grandad oak and snatch a few of his acorns.so i rose and made my way slowly the long way, wanting to savor and taste everything the woods were offering. i picked muscadines for dessert after supper and tossed a stick for my dog to enjoy.for everything there is a reason, and a reason behind everything, this was my moment to rediscover that. it was enjoyable and refreshing.i hope and pray that we all can find a moment for reflections on directions and resume a good path that is particularly our own.

mgbless

appendage: now i did spend time later removing ticks. ahh well, the good with the bad.life is grand. "

Michael also told me he would do me a favor. He knew about Carrie's death and all about the Coffee House and knew that she died without us being able to say Goodbye so he said if it was possible he would find her and tell her how much we miss her and what is going on. I know some of you may think this is crazy but I find comfort in it.