Where did the time go???

As the expression goes..."time flies when you are having fun" ... and I say "and sometimes even when your not!". Either way...whether these are fun times for you or not...can you believe it is almost November?? Only 6 days until Neewollah...(Halloween if you can't read backwards!). Our last 5th quarter of the season at church and the nearing of the end of the year. I just can't believe it. Lots of things have gone on this past year, some good, some not so good, but it is still really hard to believe the year is almost up and then we'll be writing 2009!

I must say,though, I'm REALLY ready for elections to be done. I early voted today, and I hope you have or will do the same. If not, then go on election day...exercise your right! Speak up, America!! I just get so frustrated with all of the political ads and signs -- mostly all of the negativity that goes along with election season. There is way too much mud slinging in every election, not just in the Presidential campaign. Can anyone take a stand for what the believe, their goals, their opinions, and just campaign on their strong points and not dance around, tossing mud and picking apart their oponent? It's ridiculous. It seems as though they spend way too much time slinging mud, and down playing their oponent that they end up not answering the question to defent their stand on things. I think "election season" as I like to refer to it gets worse about this every year.

I think that a lot of people will stick to being "Republican" or "Democrat" just b/c they have always been that way, b/c their family before them were that way. Do you ever think it might be better to not be such a stickler for the party, but more pay attention to the person and what they stand for? I do! I don't think you can just say "I'm Republican" or "I'm Democrat" anymore. I think we are way past that. I'm not a real political person, but I think it is time that we look at people and their values and opinions and their backgrounds and things that are important and not what party they are on! Again--my opinion and you get what you pay for! LOL

I do believe however, that it is our constitutional right to be able to vote and it is a privilege to live in this wonderful country and have this right, privilege and freedom, and I think that it is important for each and every American to register and exercise their right to vote! It's important! If there was an election for the favorite football or baseball team, you'd be sure to vote and that's just sports. This is important, so PLEASE, vote! If you don't vote you don't have the right to gripe when you don't like the outcome!

I believe you have until 10/31 to early vote and if you miss that...go on Election day, November 4!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Are there spies among us?

Normally when we think about a spy, we think about someone gathering intelligence on someone, without their knowledge, possibly even a James Bond movie. But do you ever really get the feeling someone is watching you? Maybe you hear that someone has noticed something about you that you never thought they would? It's pretty weird. I recently found out someone had found out something about me (that I have a facebook account) and that they were assuming I had some crazy thing, as if it was something bad... Whatever! Think what you want about that, but it makes me think about how we act, how people portray us by our actions.

As a Christian we are to live a life resembling Christ. Do we do that? Do I do that? I, of course, would love to answer for myself at least, YES, but sadly on a lot of days in a lot of situations, I'm quite sure that I don't. I do try really hard to let the light of Christ shine through me into this dark world, but I know that many times I am not successful. Are you? Do people know when they look at you that you, watch what you do or hear what you say, that you have Jesus in your life? Does your light shine? Sadly, mine at many times is dim, as if hid under that darn lamp stand. Why? Life. Struggles. People around me. Sin. A lack of focus.

This is something that I've been really trying to work on. For those who know me, you know that I'm going through some struggles right now and have difficulty with some things. Through it all, I KNOW that God loves me and He is on His throne and is in control of all things. I need to focus on that and not myself and truly let others see Jesus in me. What will you choose to do? I pray that you will decide that for you. Let's work hard at making this world a brighter place--bringing a much needed Light into the world of darkness. As the good old hymn says, "let others see Jesus in you".

At our revival this spring the pastor was talking about our focus. He said something to the effect of keeping our eye on the cross at all times. If we do, our path will be straight. If we take our eyes off the cross, our path will be crooked. ... Wouldn't the straight path be lighted and the crooked one not? It's a matter of focus... Where are you looking?