CANCELLED!

TV is not a major part of my life; not anymore. Most shows are not worth my precious time. BUT WHEN THEY CANCEL SHOWS I LIKE I MAY AS WELL DUMP THE TV IN THE TRASH!

The few I have watched outside of NCIS have all been given the boot. And of course NCIS has a cliffhanger that could possibly force us to wait until the fall for the conclusion. NCIS is a date night for my husband and me as it is one of the few shows we both enjoy. The good news is “Person of Interest” has been renewed.

He loves “Swamp People, Antiques Roadshow, Survivor and what’s that show about the fishermen? Oh, yea, “Deadliest Catch.” Somehow swampy water and dead fish aren’t my idea of a good love story.

As of last night, the John Grisham show, “The Firm” has been cancelled. I love John Grisham. What is wrong with those people?

The truth? Our secular culture feeds on garbage. Yes. “Feed me trash, debris, filth, and the dregs of TV refuse.” No wonder the masses live on edge. No wonder the multitude of human beings are a wreck. You are what you watch!

Get your head out of the dirty mud and watch Hallmark Channel. You can cry, laugh, oooohhhhh and awwwww…..and feel squeaky clean while doing it.

Bad TV has a few good points.

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Time is released for me to be productive.

Time is given to beat my husband in rummy.

Time to blog more.

Especially; time freed up for God….

Apparently the days of “Andy and Barney” are too “positive” for the media today. Positive doesn’t sell in these days of rubbish. Ratings, Ratings and more ratings; again it is all about greed feeding pockets of many who already have more than most.

We live in an overloaded entertainment society. Only the entertainment has drizzled into a pot of mush over the years. And we were not born to be entertained. The devil made his grand entrance into the networks and spilled his corruption. Sad to say as in so many areas of our lives we fell for it, hook, line and sinker.

Movies and TV are temptations laid out to disengage us from God. So what is one more distraction? Add them to the daily news and we stuff our souls with lecherous carnality straight from Hell.

Sorry, but I can’t swallow any of today’s comedies. Give me Dick Van Dyke any day.

If you think for one minute the devil isn’t working overtime in the media industry of Hollywood, you need a “restart” button.

Maybe….bad TV isn’t so bad after all. Maybe it’s my way of defeating the enemy at his own game by boycotting his immoral and shameless influence.

Want to join me for some Hallmark?

http://media4lifeministries.com/2012/05/13/thank-you-jesus/

http://goldenbible.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/keeping-focus/

http://highlyfavored74.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/are-we-spiritually-growing/

http://lifeofafemalebiblewarrior.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/another-perfect-stranger/

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Newsbusters of Jilted Contemplation

My weekend was busy so I tried catching up on the news.

Mistake.

Surfing the net the following are hot topics;

Unmarried Jessica Simpson has her baby.

Jilted Dentist extracts teeth of ex-boyfriend.

The Dutch don’t want to sell marijuana to tourists.

And of course the “occupiers” took another day off.

Who could doubt the significance of the above Newsbusters?

The less significant are:

While the “occupiers” took a day off, many were standing in the un-employment lines.

One year ago, Our Navy Seals ended the life of the worst terrorist.

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Mark Zuckerburg comes up with idea to help eliminate the critical shortage of organs for patients desperately in need of life-saving transplants.

The President makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan setting in motion the end of the war.

Ugh….

I don’t think I missed much.  Sadly.

Reading headlines from online newspapers, venues of journalism or so-called journalism, nothing is surprising.

Not too happy with Jessica Simpson.

The jilted dentist lost her license to practice dentistry now. Ummm…I guess her ex is looking for dentures a little sooner than he thought!

And I can’t understand why the Dutch don’t want to sell marijuana to tourists? I would be offended if I went there and they labeled me a tourist.

I wonder how many “occupiers” who had a job yesterday and protested will have a job tomorrow. Did their employers give them the day off? Do they get paid anyway? If so I want a job like that. Only I want protest against capitalism, I will protest why facebook wants a timeline. Just for the record I never got it!

The Navy Seals who killed the world’s worst terrorist are heroes. Like the rest of the military who sacrifice 24/7 a life most could never live. Or the missionaries who forsake family and friends to serve God in other countries under who knows what kind of living conditions. Or the many who preach the gospel in the most dangerous places on earth.

Mark Zuckerburg….you may not know it, but God is using you.

And the President goes to Afghanistan. Did he take 2 Billion dollars they want from us with him? And if he gave them our hard-earned money what are they using it for?

He announces he is working directly with the Taliban. What? Tell me he doesn’t really believe terrorists are peace seeking thugs? We don’t negotiate with terrorists.

BTW: The President keeps telling people he’s bringing all the troops home. The AFB here keeps deploying my tenants or moving my property owners who will be deployed.

Nice news? Good news? Our mindset knows only evil as journalists continue to report the “bad and the ugly.”  The fallout of the John Edwards trial, the Ohio bridge bomb and the suicide of an NFL player shine on the covers of the front page. And the beat goes on….

And once again facebook comes to the rescue of a dying veteran who wanted his ticket refunded from “Spirit Airlines.” The despicable act has waged a boycott war of the airline in support of this kind man who can’t fly to see his daughter now due to his declining health.

Life is tough enough without a daily bashing from journalists and news media whose joint effort is to promote anguish, calamity and tribulation.

My guess is they don’t read the Bible. Ratings trump anything worthwhile to the point of exceeding the limits of drudgery and wretchedness.

1 Timothy 4: 4 “For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.”

The news is categorized as the same as vile music, detestable movies and shameful TV.

So just turn it off and soak in some peace.  You know, like “Peace Brother.”   lol

http://samuelatgilgal.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/growing-up/

http://thewayeverlasting.com/2012/05/02/quote-toward/

http://theriverministries.net/2012/05/01/spiritual-wrestling-and-the-armor-of-god-part-2/

http://goldenbible.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/slavery/

http://birdmartin.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/bird-almost-gets-hustled-today/

 

 

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Simple Seeds

Small actions can produce large results.

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Here are a few:

Key: Opens doors, cars, bank vaults

Punch a few buttons turns on a TV, the stove or oven, your pc, phone, elevator

Plant a seed: get a plant, vegetables a tree or even a baby

Nails hold houses and buildings together

Light switch turns lights on that can light a whole room

Faucet turns the water on

Small instruments can produce large amounts of productivity.

Small instructions can alter the course of history.

Small instructions can lead to public rewards.

Small instructions are what Jesus gave to get a big ending.

Think about it: Jesus told the men to pour water into the water pots at a wedding. It produced the wine they needed and evidently tasted pretty good!

Jesus took a few loaves of bread and some fish and fed 5000 people. I’ve always wondered if the bread and fish were automatically cooked when they passed it around.

Jesus told the paralyzed man by the pool to get up and walk. I would’ve kissed Jesus and run!

Remember the fishermen who fished and fished and couldn’t catch anything? Jesus just happened to be walking by and told them to cast the net on the other side. They went home happy and full.

What did Jesus really want? To show off? To bring attention to himself? To prove he could fish and cook?  Noooooo………

He was asking for obedience. Jesus wants obedience.

Why? To control us? To teach us how to fish and cook? To show everybody a good time at the wedding? I don’t think so.

Actually I don’t remember anywhere in the Bible that states Jesus actually cooked. He must have spent a lot of time at Mary and Martha’s house. Martha gives the impression she attended cooking school.

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Now that I think about it when did Jesus have time to cook? I guess that’s another story.

Oh, the question again is why does Jesus want us to be obedient to him?

Could it be he knows what is best? He knew he could make better wine than anyone? He had his own fishing show?  Maybe he had lessons from Paula Deen on how to fry chicken.

Jesus wants a willing heart. Not a fancy cook or a world class fisherman.

Willingness to obey God brings about miracles.

The simple can produce the supernatural.

So what does this mean? It doesn’t take something great to produce a great miracle or harvest.

God doesn’t look through rose colored small glasses at us. HE SEES BIG.

If you think one person doesn’t make a difference, think again.

Have you ever heard of Mordecai Ham? As a Baptist Evangelist, in 1934 he went to Charlotte, NC to preach at a revival. At one of the meetings was a young man who was greatly influenced by his teachings. The young man became a Christian during this revival. Most people have never heard of Mordecai Ham and I am sure he had no idea of the harvest that would result from this one man’s conversion.

That man is Dr. Billy Graham.http://justmyfaithtalking.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/created-or-creative-in-christ/

http://samuelatgilgal.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/faith-in-not-having-faith/

http://thewayeverlasting.com/2012/03/17/still-the-best/

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It Has Come to my Attention

Lately:

I just found a complete list of the meanings of Emoticons ;-,

In one week’s time the birds devoured all the bird seed in our feeder.  ~O~

Believing in God‘s word is continuous. O/

WordPress has some issues.:-X

I am thankful to be here one more day to promote the Gospel of Christ O/

Nurses are now being taught a new way to give you a shot.—-|}

I receive daily a renewed Spirit within me O/

My email was comprised. :-Z

I am one step closer to understanding the healing power of God and his words O/

My taste buds reconfirmed how much I do not like raspberries. =

Spring is truly around the corner 

God is showing the beauty of his creation by the trees and flowers that are blooming.

The fish tank needs cleaning.:-/

God remains the same and is doing mighty miracles. )

I now prefer Greek Yogurt over ice cream.

Things are never nearly as bad as they first appear to be. :-))

Some people still don’t get it 

“Person of Interest” is one of the two shows I watch regularly on TV:-O

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The November elections will prove to be other than what we see O/

God is shaking things up all over  \w/^^,\w

People are not always what they appear to be at first  :-/

Thank God he is always what he appears to be  >-

http://thewayeverlasting.com/2012/03/08/question-renewing-my-what/

http://goldenbible.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-big-three-tools-of-the-christian/

http://samuelatgilgal.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/treason-from-within/

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Imagine….if Jesus walked in…

A wonderful fellow blogger wrote me a note the other day after my Super Bowl post. Evidently I am not the only one imagining Jesus showing up for halftime. Her words were: I have often arranged moments in my mind that I wished Jesus would appear – like at the State of the Union Address right after the President came in…or what about just coming into a classroom on Sunday morning?

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Please enlighten yourself by visiting her blog at: http://anutsnotes.wordpress.com.

Thinking I would use what we both wrote as fun and creative and in a sense of reality, entrances for Jesus to arrive here are some extra’s I came up with:

YES, I can see it now. The yelling of the crowd only to be silenced by a huge white horse bursting through the side doors of the stadium. The horse, glistening, carrying the Savior on his back, runs like the wind leaving many a mouth wide opened in shock….

In the halls of Congress, all are gathered to hear his voice. His beginning words are shattered as the doors fly open. Everyone turns around and the gavel falls as Jesus steps into the room. And you are frozen; you can’t move wondering if he knows what you did last night…

The entourage arrives in Charlotte. Streets are shut down. Businesses have closed. Police and Secret Service Agents line the area like bees on a honeycomb. Inside, delegates, admirers and people of all walks of life jumping up and down in excitement. All of a sudden there is a loud boom! It breaks the sound barrier. His white horse appears on stage. It is not what anyone expected. And they all fall down in repentance….

Candidates, one by one enter through the side door. The in-fighting is over. Tampa Bay in Florida has never had so many visitors. Finally, a nominee steps out from behind the curtain but it is not Mitt Romney. The white horse rears back on his hind legs as the Rider’s sword shows forth his strength. And you could hear a pin drop….as the droves of onlookers slowly fall….

The Red Carpet lines the street. Camera flashes blind your eyes. Million dollar dresses, suits and jewels stroll inside to find seats splashed with their names on them. Host Ellen DeGeneres speaks and the crowd roars with laughter. Then, she is held speechless.  The light was so bright at the back door she couldn’t see. Humbly he shares a smile. Movie directors, TV stars, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart and Michael Moore are the first to fall.

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The country of Ethiopia is one of the poorest nations in the world. 82 million inhabitants of this country are located in this area of the  Horn of Africa and is one of 3 of the world’s major Abrahamic religions.

In a small church with dirt floors,  the heat is unbearable. No windows or fans, the congregation ignores the sweat rolling down their rugged  faces as they sing and praise God. Their shoeless feet and torn clothing resemble the poverty they endure and yet they thank God for all they have. Waking each day to a world of hopelessness, their hearts are warmed by the embrace of God’s love.

Smiles and laughter fill the room while the Pastor stands behind a make-believe pulpit. There is no piano, organ or drums. Just a choir of angelic beings singing A cappella to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Frazzled Bibles are held as if holding a block of gold. The few in existence are ripped and lacking pages, but treated with nothing but respect. Educated congregants read to those who aren’t. Flowing words of wisdom and knowledge add to music revealing their connected souls.

Stopping to pray, the chapel is filled with the wind of the Holy Spirit, blowing as if bringing a much-needed visitor.

Quietly, and humbly, a man in a white cloak, sandals on his feet, long hair and beard, appears out of no where at the only door to the church.

He says nothing. But the followers immediately know his presence; they have felt it so many times before. Without looking back, they know he has arrived.

Before he even makes a move to the front, the congregation is on their knees thanking God he has finally sent the King. As he strolls by the broken pews, and run down chairs, he spreads his hands amongst the crowd and says, “It is finished.”

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Changing Tunes….

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I have been thinking lately. That can be scary my husband says but that is not the point.

It has come to my simple mind that many have the idea of becoming one with Christ, one who asks for  forgiveness to follow Jesus and accepting his gift of salvation leads to a dull, boring, mediocre existence. Years ago I did. And I understand why.

Going to church was given a bad rap from having to dress a certain way, look a certain way and hearing “hell fire and you know what” being preached. Not that those are not very important issues because they are, but could have been taught differently? Does that make sense?

There were preachers I heard at times as a child that scared me to death. Others made it easy to nap. I am not knocking preachers! I have 2 in my family who I adore and admire!

Allow me to say that maybe it wasn’t always the preachers undoing: it may have been me. Maybe it was because I didn’t want to hear what they were preaching…..anybody out there? Are you with me? Just checking.

Like so many others I didn’t like what they had to say because I didn’t want to have to change. Fun was the name of my game and following Jesus was not fun…..or so I thought. It ain’t always easy, in fact it is often hard, but considering the alternative? Well I’ m sure you can figure that one out.

This has led to the great misunderstanding about Jesus and the lie we have been told of what Jesus expects from us.

He wants to give, not take away. (John 10:10)
He wants us to love each other and our enemies. (Matthew 5:44)
He wants us to give out of a giving heart, not to be forced to. (Proverbs 3:9)
He wants us to learn his wisdom and knowledge. Doing so teaches you right verses wrong. (Proverbs 2:9-10)
He wants us healthy. (3 John 2, Isaiah 53:5, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 15:36, Mark 16:18)
He wants us prosperous and successful. (Proverbs 3:10)
He wants to save us more than anything. (John 3:16, Romans 6:23, Romans 3:10)

God wants to be close to us in every way. He is interested in every part of our lives from the food we eat, to the friends we have to picking out our mates. Believe me if you don’t let God pick out your husband/wife you will wish you had.

We are flooded with entertainment, books, movies, television, music, vacations; etc. Not all are bad or wrong. We are under the impression God wants to rip those things away from us. The enemy has come at us with every possible maneuver to keep us busy so we won’t get close to God and anything that takes us away from God is hurting us.

The truth of what happens when you come to a heart felt knowledge of the Lord is your desires become his desires. You are changed within and what seemed important, exciting or fun before  can often become a lot less desirable. That is not to say they are all wrong or bad! It is to say your desire has changed to what is important, exciting and fun for God.

Inserting here the valid injustice that God has been given as a bad rap for being God. Yet he is more creative, humorous, fun and a lot move loving than anyone I know!

Once you have a personal, close relationship with him, he will show you his expectations of you. His expectations may differ from one person to the next, depending on his goals for each one so that is between you and him. You can rest assured though, he will only want his best for you.

Finally more than anything, God wants you saved. Jesus died and rose for each one of us because his blood shed on the cross was the only way it could be done.  He paid more than we will ever know for our sins. You know when I first realized this? In 1986 watching the movie “The Ten Commandments” with Charlton Heston. It wasn’t  in church, or Sunday School. It was a movie on TV.

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So to help you further understand why God wants you saved, please go to the following link,
“What happened, Jesus Happened.”

His explanation tells it like it is people!

http://thewayeverlasting.com/2012/02/03what-happened-jesus-happened.

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State of the Union, What?

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The time of year has arrived. The moment is almost here. The House will be all a buzz seating Congress, the Senate and maybe the Supreme Court. Handshakes everywhere. Smiles. Waving across the aisles. Did I say across the aisles?

Yes. The State of the Union Address is tonight. Will you be watching? Of course you know NCIS Los Angeles won’t be airing due to this wonderful occasion. Or is it?

I can’t or don’t even want to answer my own question. Our State of the Union is in the biggest mess I have ever known in all my years on this earth.

We have a President who wants Socialized Medicine and rammed “Obamacare” down our throats with the help of you know who and you know who.

We have a President who wants to raise the debt ceiling again to spend money we don’t have. Oh that is to give more to welfare and that program needs it so more people can get the kind of alcohol and cigarettes they want.

We have a President, who according to his top Senior Aide this morning will not discuss his turning down the Canada-Texas Oil pipeline even though it would create thousands of jobs.  Instead he will discuss environmental issues.

This same Senior White House Aide, Valerie Jarrett made it clear President Obama would speak on equality for all including financial. I wonder if that means that those of us paying for those 49 million on welfare will get our fair share back? Is that equal? If we are paying high dollars for taxes for people who don’t want to work how can that be fair? She thinks it is so. After all she reiterated the wealthy will or should be paying a lot more than they are. Is that fair?

I wonder what  Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey think about that. We know what Warren Buffett thinks. Maybe she should call Donald Trump and ask him for a donation. No, I am sure he would hang up on her. Or worse. She really should ask Oprah for a donation since she endorsed him. Isn’t she wealthy?

Ms. Jarrett spoke that the President would issue statements on the Economic Recovery and how many jobs have been created under his administration. When has that happened? Did I miss that one? His calculator must not be working correctly.

The President is planning to focus on fairness.Where? In  Cuba? Iran? Venezuela? Oh, excuse me. Those countries are run by dictators. I am so glad I live in the USA. The Land of the Free.

Freedom of Speech (Occupy Wall Street) Freedom of Religion (no more nativity scenes, crosses or Christian symbols on government property) Freedom of Entrepreneurship (Spread the Wealth after you have worked your whole life you must give it all to the government.)  Freedom to have your own healthcare, choose your own doctors, and clinics. (Obamacare) Freedom to decide if you want to buy healthcare or be forced to even if you don’t have a job or can’t afford it?

Is all that fair? Is that America? Oh, excuse me again. I must have my facts wrong. That can’t be America. That is what happens in a dictatorship.

Let me say here that I respect the Office of the President. The Bible teaches us to respect those in authority. It is when that authority forces us to choose between them and God that we are to choose God. For more information and some of the best Biblical teachings on “What does the Bible say about Government?” please go to GotQuestions.org

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America, Hang On to God!

“Good Mornin! Good Mornin!” oh please.

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I am not a morning person. Never have been. Don’t want to be. Joyce Meyer says we need to be. She isn’t a morning person either she says, but is working  on it. Earlier she gave some good ways to start the day. Sometimes I wish she was wrong.

She speaks of how Dave, her husband wakes up. “Good morning! It’s a great day!” Sounds like my husband. I’d like to slap them both upside the head.

Getting up has always been difficult for me but I never let it get in the way of my responsibilities. Most of it is my attitude of “oh great, another day.“  I really want to change that.

Joyce Meyer said to go into the bathroom when you first get up, stretch and look into the mirror at that person you don’t know and say,

“Something good is going to happen to me today” or “This is the day the Lord has made and I will be glad in it.” yea, right after about 3 cups of java.

She says to even smile while we do this? oh, give me a break lady! My smile machine is wired to show up around 10 A.M. Even then it is an effort to hit the “on” button.

Then she continued this drill of “Miss Morning Sunshine” by speaking God‘s happy words like “a cheerful look brings joy to the heart!“  She must not know what I look like without my makeup or my hair combed.

Her idea of being bright and cheery by 8AM is going to be a real test for me. Maybe I could act like I didn’t see that particular program of hers. That way I can continue to get up grumpy and not feel guilty about it.

So what did God just show me? Proverbs 24:33-34 which says,

“A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man. “

In other words,  get up. Get moving and do it with a smile. Oh, Please God don’t make me do this!

Most of my life I have gotten up before God. Between work and school it was at least 6 A.M. Now that I work at home I want to be lazy in the morning! I deserve that don’t I? As far as I am concerned speaking before 8 A.M. should be outlawed.

Now Mrs. Meyer didn’t say we have to do this. Of course she adds that she wants to get ahead of the devil before he does; I guess that means he gets up earlier than the rest of us? So now I am going to have to do this because I don’t want him around at all.  She called him “grumpy” all day long.

Her point in this lesson of ruining my life is that God has given us the authority to kick the devil out early in our day so we don’t wake up like him. I don’t even want to think about what he must look like first thing in the morning.

She did say this is a work in progress for her but she has found it makes a major difference in the rest of her day. She must not suffer from allergies and have to take Benadryl. You know the antihistamine that makes you feel like you have a hangover the next day?

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Ok, now I have to explain one of the few hangovers in my life. I do not drink now. In college, my roommate and I were invited to a very formal, posh wedding. They served the best dry Champagne; only I didn’t think that the next two days after drinking 8 glasses of it.

Anyway, getting up with Benadryl or Lodrane or Zrtec in my system is hard enough. Initiating a “happy” conversation with the Creator of the Universe is another.

Maybe what Joyce Meyer is telling us is that by using the “Sword of the Spirit” as soon as our feet hit the ground, our day will be better. Showing the enemy the door before we get there will kick him out-of-the-way for us to reach our goals completely without his annoying aggravations and unsightly interruptions.

Or maybe standing in front of the mirror first thing in the morning is enough to scare him off!  l0l!

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A Wayward Docile Ape

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Wednesday nights a show called “Harry’s Law” comes on. Kathy Bates is Harry; a liberal lawyer who gets caught up in some rather unusual cases.

The show at times uses  it’s platform for a left biased theme.  What? In Hollywood? NO. They wouldn’t dare.

Anyway, the show last night had Harry and her partner defending a woman who had an ape living in her house. The ape, “Winty” had escaped from the zoo and wondered into her yard. She had read about Winty and knew he was very docile. She and Winty became friends. He was born  in captivity so was unable to protect himself. The woman did not want the ape taken back to the zoo. She wanted the court to award the right to adopt Winty and then place him in an ape sanctuary.

Winty wasn’t your average ape. He communicated through Sign Language, used an IPad and the toilet.

OK, let’s stop right there. Adopt an ape? Is that like our cat we adopted? She is a bit smaller.

Now I am all for taking care of our animals, tame or wild. I love animals.  They are God‘s creations just like we are, but they are not human.

I also agree in this particular case since the ape had been born in captivity to be placed in a sanctuary. Ape’s are social and this one had no other ape to be sociable with his whole life.  Most creatures need affection, attention and to be loved. Even apes.

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An example: Our cat Maxi was feral. She is almost 10 now. She was a year old when we found her and not tame. It took two years for her to ever get on my lap. Now she sleeps with us, sits with us and eats our food. She responded to the love we gave her from the beginning. I will interject here that she is the “queen” of the house and she knows it. She is not quite so unconditional with her love; in fact it is usually on her terms. But she sure knows how to get it from us!

The truth is if a wayward docile ape wondered in my yard I would most likely want to keep it.  The neighbors might have something to say about it but we don’t really care what they think.

I wasn’t the sitting Judge on this case who thought this was utterly ridiculous that a human wanted to adopt an ape. Of course the Lawyer for the zoo argued anyone could then adopt any wild creature.  He had a point, but the zoo owned the ape and wanted him back. Harry argued the ape was caged up, laughed at and seen as a circus animal. She has a point.

But it became obvious what Harry really thought.

“As I gazed into Winty’s eyes I could see real emotion. Intelligence. Sadness. Love. Affection. Arms, legs, fingers.  Real human being qualities.”

OK! I did not come from an ape!

Our cat has real emotion. Some intelligence. Sadness. Conditional love. Some affection. 4 legs and paws. Some real human qualities but she is not a human. Well maybe she thinks she is at times.

My point is we, people came from the Creator. There is no where in the Bible that I can recall we evolved from apes or any other animal.

Genesis 2:7 explains it. “The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Not an ape.

Maybe I should send Kathy Bates a Bible.

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Sludge, Red Tape and Black Gold

Didn’t  think I would ever see it again. It was gone for sure. Lost in a sea of sludge and red tape. Here it is a few days before Christmas and it was like it came early.

Nope it was not Santa. No it was not my phone I have been waiting for ever for. No, it was not a new laptop I would like to have.

It was gas at $2.98 a gallon. It reminded me of when Jed Clampett discovered oil on his property:

Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed
And then one day, he was shootin' at some food
And up through the ground come a bubblin' crude
Oil, that is, black gold, Texas tea

Well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire
Kin folk said, Jed, move away from there
Said, Californy is the place you oughta be
So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
Hills, that is, swimmin' pools, movie stars

Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality
Hillbilly, that is, set a spell, take your shoes off

Y'all come back now, hear?

On my trip to see my family there it was. I saw it for $2.98, $2.99, 3.03 and 3.05 in one town. I filled my car up at $2.98 cents a gallon. I felt like Jed Clampett; I had found my black gold.

I called my dad and told him how good it made me feel. For the first time in two years it was below $3.00 a gallon and I wanted to cry. Pumping the so-called cheap gas into my little PT Cruiser I could feel myself wanting to weep for joy.

It is a sad state when I applaud gas prices below $3.00 a gallon. The thoughts crossed my ethereal mind of how I was not lining the pockets of the big oil companies or the speculators. The over whelming excitement within my soul that maybe, just maybe their Bahama Cruise might be canceled due to lower gas prices was worth the trip.

This is certainly an unexpected treat right before Christmas. Considering the last 2 years the price of gas has hovered between $3.50 and almost $4.o0 a gallon where I live, it was a nice present. Not sure who this gift is from but I will surely accept it.

It almost seems absurd to be elated for gas prices to be under $3.00. I can remember when they were well below $1.00. We never thought about buying gas. Now, I play a game of checking the gas station marquis to find out how much I am donating to the Arab world and their extravagant lifestyles.

It is a blessing for those around me and you who are reading this that I am a Christian. The Soap Box of this Gasoline War runs long in my house.  The good news is I know that being a Child of God, no matter what the price of gas is or anything else for that matter, God will take care of me.

Philippians 4:19 says, “And my God shall supply all my needs according to his riches in Jesus Christ.”  In other words God is not concerned with the economy on earth. His riches come from Heaven and are infinite.

Anyway, I will take the few extra dollars I saved and put it to good use. I’ll use it to send Jed Clampett to the White House so he can become the new “Oil Czar.”

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