Technology and a Cause

I am not the most consistent blogger or person for that matter.  I had a whole list of things to accomplish today, but that went downhill rather quickly.  Now at the request of someone who has created a video addressing the all important issue of abortion I write again.  This issue has been near and dear to my heart and in times past, I have had the privilege to attend Rose Days speaking up for this issue to my state congressmen.

I have seen Campus billboard projects and more.  But I have never seen such a succinct video with parallels to history that can change a person's opinion 180 degrees.  This one does, and you should check it out.

For me this video strengthens my stance on the issue and for the many unborn lives, it spurs me to action.  So if this one blog post is my one success today, I will celebrate this opportunity to speak up for the millions of lives that were taken and are being taken.  I will be their voice.

Thanksgiving Thanks and Christmas Cheer

I had an excellent Thanksgiving.  My brother, a good friend and I headed out to hit up Golden Corral at about noon.  We perused the parking lot and found it packed with cars and the line out the door in the cold air.  The boys quickly vetoed the wait, so we went in search for our thanksgiving dinner.  We ended up at IHOP and had ourselves a nice meal.  We finished it off with sparkling grapejuice and cupcakes at home made ourselves comfortable and watched Elf.  It was an awesome day just to sit back and relax.

I am thankful for so many things in my life.  Here are a few:  my family, my church family, my Stars at work,  my health, and my relationship with Christ.  I hope you had wonderful thanksgivings as well.

Now the Christmas seasons is upon us.  It is full of busy schedules, celebrations, and gift giving.  Most of all it gives us a chance to celebrate the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ who would become the Savior of the world by sacrificing himself, so we could fellowship with Him.  That is worth celebrating.

I will try to get my blogging rythmn back soon.  Have a blessed Christmas, and remember if there was no Easter there would be no need for Christmas.

WOW What a Week

Sorry it has taken me so long to post.  So much has happened and it is tough to carve out those moments to get on.  I had an amazing Birthday weekend.  I ran the City on a Hill 5K and made my best time of 35 minutes 34 seconds.  It was amazing.  My number was 313 which 13 was my birthday and the day of the race and something I found to be kind of cool.  My brother figured the odds to be less than 1/5th of a chance to have both a 1 and 3 in my number and I had both.

IHOP was next on the agenda and a day of shopping with my mom and aunt who was visiting from out of town.  My parents surprised me with flowers on Monday at work which I got to enjoy all week. I got busy and did not make time for any Our Daily Bread THOTs.

Memories to look back on would be previous birthday weekends.  I have had so many Bowling Parties I have lost count.  One of my best birthday memories was my 13th birthday.  I had a sleepover at my church.  We had homemade pizza and a cake mix cake that looked like a smiley-face.  My classmates from school and church attended.  We played games and didn't sleep much.  It was awesome.

This birthday didn't feel like a birthday really.  Partly because I count down in May, so I pretty much feel like I have already aged before my birthday.  I think the flowers are what made it feel most like a birthday and I love my parents for it.  They are the best.

This week I will do my best to get back on track for each day. 

THOTful Thursday

First off, Happy Veteran's day to all the military.  Thank you for your sacrifice.  We would not be able to be free without men and women willing to sacrifice their lives for our freedom.  THANKS!

The thought today was of selfless love.  I have listened to KLOVE recently and have been surrounded by love songs.  They absolutely amaze me.  One of my favorites is More Like Falling in Love by Jason Gray.  I hope I can live up to the message.  God is first, the rest will fall into place.

Tuesday Thankfuls/Wow Wednesday

I am thankful for spare keys to my car.  I recently purchased a new car and knew I was going to need a spare key at some point.  I got one about a week ago.  Yesterday was the day; I left them in the cup holder.  It could have been so much worse without that extra key.

My Wow God moment is realizing the sacrifice that was paid for me to enjoy the freedoms I possess.  God blessed me with a free country, but that freedom didn't come without a price.  Remember to thank a Vet tommorow.

M.A.D. Monday

"Everyone was filled with Joy"

Well, I tried to come up with something simple to do today and was at a loss.  I was thinking of the little things such as smiling and giving away hugs as a way to make a difference.  I wanted to consciously smile at at least 5 people.  Smiling is fairly easy for me to do, but the hard part is to consciously smile.  I think I succeeded with about 2 people.  I think I will resort to my book and search for more ideas.  Remember details matter and that is what most people will remember most.  It's the thought that counts more than the act rendered.  In the end you are blessed by blessing others.  Remember to smile. A smile improves your face value.

Flashback Friday

Hello again,  I have come up with a new alliteration for Friday as of right now, Flashback Friday.  I will take a moment and share a memory of something cool, fun, good, etc. and so forth from the past.  This alliteration evolved from my work's Wayback day today where we dressed through the decades. I sported my mom's poodle skirt from "way back in the day."  It was fun and all the kids loved it. 

So my flashback Friday moment today is remembering family times.  I don't have one story in particular but I will start to flashback and pick out the right stories to tell.  I am always open for stories of your own and look forward to hearing them.