Tag Archives: Opinion

Yip! I’m the Winner of another Crazy Award!

Posted on by
22

I was recently nominated for the Liebster award by the fabulous    Drusilla Mott. 

Now there are requirements to gain this prestigious award, but if you’re like me you’re wondering what the blink does Liebster mean? Does it stand for Lie your Blog-ster off! Maybe it’s a lobster blog with a twisted sense of love. Or how about Lie under the staircase and blog — like a secret society. Most of my blogging buddies love Jesus, so what Liebster should mean is – The Lord Is Established, Born in a Stable, To give Everlasting Redemption. (My Christmas theme in keeping with the holidays.)

The tinsel tossing requirements are as follows: Thank the person who nominated me and provide a link — see Dru above. Post a copy of the rewarding stamp. Nominate 5 people who have less than 200 followers and deserve Recognition and Praise — see list below. Oh, and let my five awesome choices in on the big holiday secret.

1. Jen @jennthezookeeper.wordpress.com because she makes me laugh with my grandsons’ antics. (I’m also proud of my daughter’s blog being picked up by the local newspaper for a weekly article!) :)

2. WATW @thewomanatthewell.wordpress.com because she has a pure heart and writes prayerfully to Jesus.

3. Bill @iwasthinkingdotme.wordpress.com because he has a warm & country goodness about his blog.

4. Naphtali @craigmotor.wordpress.com because she takes God out of the box with style & flare.

5. Isaiah @myhmmmcollection.wordpress.com because she has beautiful hmmm lessons about life with Christ.

There are many more whom I enjoy blogging with, but alas, I can only choose five. Besides, most have already acquired the impressive Liebster ornament.

My rendition of the Liebster Award in Christmas Style!
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Is 7:14

   

Mama Minnie

Posted on by
11

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, we stayed with Steve’s beautiful mother Minnie. She’s a spry, petite, bouncing eighty-one year old who could easily run circles around her son. She has a lovely disposition and a very pleasant personality.

While in Mississippi, Steve told his mother that my mashed potatoes were not as creamy as hers. (I hate to say this, but could mix the potatoes into the next county and they wouldn’t be as good as hers.) After a brief discussion, they decided I needed a mixer.

An excited Minnie leaped to the task as if the  thought of her son eating lumps was more than she could bear. She hurried to the kitchen closet declaring that she owned four of the said items.

When she retrieved the mixer, I pointed a the large quantities of grocery sacks strung from the floor to the ceiling and teasingly replied, “Do you have enough sacks?”

Minnie explained, “I use them to line the trashcans.”

I laughed, “I don’t need any of those.”

Minnie smiled and yanked a sack from the closet, “You’re getting one for that,” and proceeded to put potatoes along with a new mixer into the sack.

Well, I’m here to tell you that I used my new mixer and discovered that I could whip the potatoes into the next state, and they still wouldn’t be as good as Mama Minnie’s!

For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knee. As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.   Is. 66:12 & 13

Soaring Photography

Posted on by
12

My magazine photo

Recently, one of my photos was published in a soaring magazine. I should be excited, but I’m not. In short, they misrepresented my photo.  They implied the pilot was in a contest and landed out; meaning, he missed the strip and the prize altogether.

Here’s the real story: It was a leisurely hot afternoon with no contest rules in sight. Scott was snuggled in his v-tail glider, and I was aloft, hanging out of a Cessna 172 window, taking photographs. After a spectacular shoot, Scott, on final, lined up on 4,000 ft., hard surfaced runway, while I happily clicked away. I know you can’t see the runway, but I can assure you that it’s there.

I’ve submitted almost 75 pictures to the soaring magazine and that’s the one they chose. So I’ve decide to share some fun flying photos with you. See below, but only if your fascinated with soaring.

Scott in a Schempp-Hirth SHK

Jim in a Standard Cirrus

George in a Phoebus A

Steve H. in a 126

Stephen M. in a Ventus 2b

Erik in a 126 glider

Catch the Train

Posted on by
3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you standing on the platform watching the train to Heaven race past you? Here is your boarding pass: Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Yes, it’s that easy.

Now, once on board, it’s important that you stay in the railroad car, while seeking a personal relationship with God. I can assure you the rewards will far outweigh any hindrances you might feel. Now the requirements for a successful ride will vary greatly on which of the three compartments you choose.

The Coasters: These are the people that are lounging in, on, or around the caboose. Some are downright dangling from the windows and others are grasping tightly to the end of the train flapping in the wind. The coasters do not want to do anything outside of the basic requirements. In the end, they just want to coast through the Heavenly gates.

The Carriers:  These are the good people, riding in the middle compartments, who are willing to roll up their sleeves: pray to God, go to church, tend functions, comfort the sick, and help the needy. The carriers don’t want to get muddled up with the gifts of God or stand around the spiritual fire for fear of getting hot. They want a safe, well traveled train ride to Heaven.

The Steam Seekers: These are the people who hunger to be in the engine room where the spiritual temps are way up. Occasionally, they’re called the “The Jesus Freaks” because they no longer fit into the world as we know it. The steam seekers want the Fire, the Holy Ghost, the Power, the Gifts, and the final Crown. When the seekers reach the gates of Heaven, they want to hear God say, “Well done, my child.”

And Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.    John 14:6