Christmas is coming

Only a few more days until Christmas. One of my favorite holidays of the year. It seems like every year I think about the Messianic prophecies at this time. This year, Genesis 3:15 has really jumped out at me.

"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."

This verse is so full of what was to come. The woman's seed - prophesied later that a virgin would bear a son. Enmity is surely there between Christianity and non-Christianity. The devil bruised Christ's heel in the crucifixion, but in the resurrection, Christ bruised his head!!! Victory over sin and death is ours. And this verse tells about all of it!

Here he is...

Okay, I finally got a photo taken. Here he is:

He's home!

Our son got home on Friday afternoon. We weren't expecting him until later in the day, so it was a nice surprise!!!

I had texted him to ask what was happening as far as his flight was concerned. At 11:30 a.m. he texted back that he was "on flight, taxiing, gotta go." I excitedly called my hubby, and we calculated that he would be home by 5:00!! Wonderful!

But...I pulled into my driveway at just a little after 1:30 p.m. - and THERE HE STOOD!!!!! Wow! He had texted me as they were pulling into the airport, not as they were leaving!

He had already arranged with his recruiter to pick him up.

Our family has always enjoyed surprises. My husband is constantly thinking of things to do to surprise me. I guess it's rubbed off on our son!! =D

He'll be home for a couple of months. We are so glad he's here...

A Loss

Sad news this week. The 18 year old son of friends of ours was killed in a head on collision. I used to babysit him and his siblings when the family first moved to our area. It doesn't seem that long ago, but it's been a lot of years!

One evening a couple of years back, my hubby and I stopped at a local fast food place - and there he was, working! I was surprised! I told him he surely couldn't be old enough to be employed. He grinned...


My heart breaks for our friends. The death of a loved one is never easy. As Christians, we know we will see them again, and that is wonderful. But there is still grief. And to lose a child. I can't even begin to imagine the hurt!

My son is on his way home. He's been gone since the end of April. We got to see him at the end of June for a couple of days. But now he's heading home.

My arms ache with the need to hug my son...



Please pray for my friends.

McCain speaks about Obama's tax plan

http://video.newsmax.com/?assetId=V3274509

I don't have wealth to spread around - do you? Socialism is not healthy for any country.

Obama will redistribute your wealth...

Barack Obama wants to spread the money around. Interesting video...

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3151910&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/

Obama and Ayers...what says the FBI?

So many people, Barack Obama included, are trying to say that Obama's friendship with William Ayers isn't important. But I beg to differ. Many of his alliances are questionable, to say the very least. But Ayers was a terrorist, against America, who remains unrepentant. Ronald Kessler has written an interesting article about the anger of some former FBI agents. Here is an excerpt:

"Noel noted that Ayers was a directing force of the Weather Underground. His wife-to-be, Bernardine, headed that organization.

“They were a violent, violent, anti-government, domestic terrorist organization,” Noel said. “Obama has not only associated with those people, he continued associating with racist people like his minister Jeremiah Wright over a period of 20 years. I don’t think that’s by happenstance. It’s just amazing to me. The American people are being led by the nose by people who say this isn’t important.”

Read more at http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/fbi_obama_ayers_/2008/10/14/140252.html

Obama claims Ayers is just a neighbor. But the facts show differently. Obama's alliances alone point to the fact that he will be a dangerous president. But many Americans aren't looking beyond his media-created superstardom. Sad.

Dear Mr. Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8

Infanticide

When I was expecting my son 21 years ago, I was extremely ill. The illness was pregnancy related. I was told that the only way to avoid it was abortion. Well, thank God I didn't have an abortion. My son is 21 years old and healthy today...and sometimes I think of the doctor mentioning abortion to me and I just cringe that he could even recommend it. That is one of the reasons this video is so horrific. It will be hard to watch, but please watch it to the end. If there were no other reason to vote for McCain than to keep Obama out of the White House, this would be sufficient.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdbYjmbFzo

A few pictures...

I got to talk to my son last night and wish him happy birthday. It was good to hear from him. They had just finished playing the first football game of the season. His team won. He said he didn't know if they were good or if the other team was just bad. They'll see on Wednesday when they play again. He had a test Friday...we had talked about it, and he was kind of concerned. Classes are getting harder as they go. BUT! He was one of only 6 in the class that got 100%! That's my boy, er, man!!!

I thought I'd post a few more pics (okay, Leiann =D).

This one was taken in Ohio in Sept, 1997. Josh had just turned 10. We were at a family reunion. Beautiful day. And both of my guys look so young....

In 2002, my parents came to visit in their motor home. They brought my nephew with them. Here is my son with my dad and my nephew. See what my nephew has? Toy soldiers? They were my son's...yep, even then...

It's my two guys again in this last photo. This was taken in Oct., 2005. Aren't they handsome? =D

Happy Birthday, Son

Twenty-one years ago my husband and I welcomed our son into the world. After almost 9 months of hard pregnancy, I held in my arms the precious baby boy that God gave us. Such a skinny thing! He weighed just over 4 pounds at birth and was 18 inches long. He looked longer because he was so skinny. Someone commented that he at least got my nose, but the rest of him was his dad (and still is!).

Happy birthday, son!

Just a little over two months...

I'm getting excited now...my son will be done with this phase of his training in early Nov. and will be coming home. I can't wait!

This is great!

I don't know who authored this, but it is so good, I have to post it here. It is great, and mirrors my thoughts exactly...and I'm sure many other Americans feel this way, too! Credited to an angry NJ housewife, name unknown:

'Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001? Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they? And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was 'desecrated' when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?...Well, I don't. I don't care at all.

I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11. I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for chopping off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat. I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques. I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.

In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care. When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don't care. When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don't care. When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed 'special' food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care. And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled 'Koran' and other times 'Quran.' Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you guessed it-I don't care!!

If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends. Sooner or later, it'll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior! If you don't agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country!

And may I add: 'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem' -- Ronald Reagan I have another quote that I would like to add AND.......I hope you forward all this. 'If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under' Also by.. Ronald Reagan.

One last thought for the day: In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.'

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.

One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON, AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM.

This video is hilarious!

The messianic fervor surrounding Obama is presented quite well in this video!

http://www.johnmccain.com/videolanding/theone.htm

Always a mommy....

I found out this morning that my son has a severe upper respiratory infection, possibly pneumonia. And of course, the mommy in me instantly got worried. He is on medication and being taken care of, but of course not as well as I can do! =D

I don't know if mothers ever get over the desire to make their kids all better. I am really thankful that our Heavenly Father hears our prayers and watches over our children even as they leave the nest...

Flip-Flopper Extroadinaire

Interesting video - a must see for everyone...

http://www.johnmccain.com/videolanding/documentary.htm

When I think about the people who believe this man will be good for this country...who needs a president who changes his mind so much. It's not just the war. He sways with the wind. Scary.

Proud of my Soldier

On June 27, our son graduated from Basic Training in the National Guard. We got to spend 2 days with him. The day before graduation is Family Day. There was a demonstration, and then the batallion marched onto the field, through a wall of smoke. Boy, was it a thrill to see the colors coming through the smoke, and then to see the soldiers - approx. 900 of them!! When we were allowed to stream onto the field to get our soldier, it took us a while because there were so many people there. But, sad to say, there were some soldiers whose families were not able to be there. My heart hurt for those young men and women.

We enjoyed our day on the base with our son. He wasn't allowed to leave the base on Family Day, but it was good just to be with him. He enjoyed his first sub in 10 weeks.

The next day was graduation. At the end of it, the batallion does a pass review. That was just really something to see. All of those soldiers marching in step together...and my son amongst them. Wow.

He got an off base pass for the night and was able to come back to our hotel with us. Another day and and evening with him - we truly were grateful. He had to be back by 5:00 a.m., so we dropped him off and said good-bye. His hello hug the day before and his good-bye hug that morning were pretty strong ones! He flew out that day for continued training. Should be home in time for Thanksgiving.

I miss my boy. And now he is gone - my boy has become a man. My prayer for him is that he will put God first in his life, and allow God to lead in the direction He wants him to go. And that he will be the best soldier he can be. Goodness, but I'm proud of him.

My Soldier

Video Portrait of Obama

The office of the President of the United States is an important one. We are heading into a long season of campaigning by the two presumptive nominees. They both have problems. McCain is not as conservative as I or many others would like. But what about the alternative? Barack Obama has seemed to incite almost hysterical followers, claiming hope and change. Yes, I do believe he will bring change to America, but not the kind his followers think he means! I found this vidoe very interesting. Do we really want Barack Obama in the White House? Not me!

http://www.eyeblast.tv/Public/Video.aspx?rsrcID=2036

A father/daughter team has come out with a music video thanking soldiers for their sacrifice, titled "My Thanks is Not Enough." It is a wonderful song. Find it here:
http://brooksmonk.com/videos

I don't think you'll be able to listen to it without at least choking up. And truly, our thanks are not enough!

In Memory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervaMPt4Ha0

Thank you, veterans. You are greatly appreciated.

New CD from wonderful singer

Diana Gonzalez is a friend of mine, and a member at the same church. God has given her a talent and a love for singing His praises. She has just completed a CD entitled "His Love is the Theme of My Song."

Find it at http://diana-gonzalez.com/ and go to news and/or products.

It definitely will be worth the purchase price!!