Good afternoon kids. Hope you enjoyed your day in the snow. Facebook and Instagram were filled with kids and adults enjoying the annual snow in the Shoals. Me? Nah, I hate the stuff, wouldn't bother me if I never saw snow again the rest of my life. But that's a blog for another day.
M taught English and French for 38 years in Arkansas. Back in October, a nephew of ours married a girl from Guatemala he met on a mission trip. M went to the wedding and is now learning Spanish online. I'm just glad she didn't go to Japan or Korea or India. Anyway, while she is practicing Espanol, I thought I would jot down some random thoughts that have been flowing through my head the past couple of days.
- M and I are heading to Hilton Head on Monday. I truly believe this will be the last week on this earth for some shrimp, grouper, snow crabs and redfish. Oh well, someone has to eat them.
- Speaking of food, it is the middle of January, which means we will be planting collards within two months. That makes me happy.
- I still dont like Ohio State and Notre Dame. Why isn't Alabama and Georgia as God intended
- I am a huge baseball fan, and I know a lot about baseball. But I truly cannot understand what my St. Louis Cardinals are doing this winter, I'm afraid they don't either.
- I am contemplating writing a blog on how some of my beliefs have changed over the years regarding the C of C. Some are very subtle differences, some are not. I am so tired of "tradition," and "that's the way we've always done it." Christ didn't think that way, why should we? Anyway, pray for me.
- I really miss Imo's pizza and Jack-in-the-Box tacos
- As I sit in our library, with a window facing northwest, I see abundant blue sky. Why is it I can't get Sweet Home Alabama out of my head
- I don't know if there is a term for it, but for most of my life, my best friends have been girls. Even in grade school. Right now, of the five or six people I am closest to, only two are guys. Go figure
- Only 30 days until pitchers and catchers report
- I probably didn't appreciate Jimmy Carter as much as I should have. He was a good man
- For the life of me, I cannot stand our incoming president. I don't think he is fit to be president. But it is obvious, I'm in the minority
- This is the third day in a row I've written a blog. I really love to write, it is easy, I can be creative, or irreverent, or just plain goofy. Doesn't matter, I just love to write. I really need to write a book.
- I spend most of my radio time listening to classic rock. Do you ever listen to the lyrics? Granted, some are obscene, but some are just brilliant and really hit home.
- Speaking of music and lyrics, one hymn we sing in worship, When Peace Like a River, has a line or two in the second verse that just gives me chills, and I'll be honest, sometimes I tear up. "My sin, O the bliss of this glorious thought, my sin, not in part, but the whole. Is nailed to the Cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! O my soul!" See, the waterworks are on again
- I don't have much of an inquisitive mind. Even though I worked for aa newspaper for 15 years, I'm just not that curious. My mother, will sometimes ask, "is so-and-so married or divorced? Do you think John Doe is gay? Do you think John Q. Public has lost it?" I just stare in disbelief. Those questions never cross my mind. I really don't care
- I think my life has been one continuous blessing. Even with dropping out of college and having a divorce on my resume, I have been blessed. I give God all the credit
- Speaking of our Heavenly Father, isn't incredible just how much he loves us and doesn't want us to fail. Blows me away
- My younger son Clayton and his wife Mimi live just outside San Francisco. Every time I see the fire on television, I am grateful they are not in Los Angeles
- I know the Internet can be one giant cesspool, but there are some things I am grateful for. For instance, Facebook has allowed me to reconnect with a number of friends that I went to church with growing up it has been fun to reconnect with them.
Those are my random thoughts. Please don't ever try to follow my train of thought, you'll be derailed.
Have a great rest of your weekend, be kind to each other
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