Can you think of a better way to live life? Certainly less stressful if you can go from day to day that way. The 2nd day of this month I had yet another cancer surgery...bladder cancer this time. Had one tumor that the surgeon removed and carterized. He sez their will be more, and they will be cancerous. But for this day their is no tumors (that I know of) and God is Great. Helps when you have a pretty good urologist also.....if you have urinary tract problems. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and please a sober New Year's Eve. With love.....ochoco

Happy Birthday Larry. To those that may not know who Larry was, he was my brother, four years younger than myself. Today he should have been 63 years old. Larry deeply depressed after his divorce, on Christmas Eve 1986 went out into his garage, got into his pickup started the engine. Listening to a tape placed into his stereo system, he went to sleep...for the last time here on earth. Hearing the news of this, sent me into an 8 month long drunk. On Christmas Day 1987 I awakened a broken man. I felt like this could very well be my last day here on earth. I had a meeting to attend that day, so while shaving and looking at myself in the mirror, I seen a shell of a man that once was in there. After breaking down and crying, I looked at myself in the mirror again, this time I said "Father if this is the way I am to go through this day...I will, but if not I need you to jump start me, and send me on down the road. I went through the rest of the day and evening with ease, and the deep depression I had been feeling left me and never...(Praise God)..returned. I don't drink anymore, or smoke, and 20 years later I love my brother as much as ever, and my Father in Heaven even more. Have a wonderful day,Happy Birthday Larry, and thank you Father

In "My House" lives a young and an old dog....no I am not talking about my wife and I. In this case and old female poodle (about 14 years now) and a months old cross Maltese and Yorkshire. The latter is named Samson. In the morning when he hears that the wife and I are beginning to wake he will jump up on the bed and help us to wake up by licking our faces and floping all over the bed and us to. This morning when my wife thought he was through with his wake up call, she began her morning prayer, but Samson was not finished with his wake up call, and he went straight for wife's face. This behavior and her communication with her God was not mixing together very well. The more she attempted to push him away the more he felt like she wanted to play. She finally put her Father in Heaven on pause and asked me to please do something with this over zealous kid. So OK it was done and she apologized for the interuption. Our Father is a forgiving God....right? You all have a great weekend....ochoco

Good morning, this is the way it has gone so far....up at 505 AM...dog outside....coffee pot on....out the front door for the newspaper....back to easy chair....enjoyed newspaper and fresh coffee. Now I am here talking with you. Listening to the Mocking Bird just outside my front door makes me fully aware of just how close our Lord is to us all. Thank you Father for this creature, and mostly this morning I thank you for You. God Bless my friends and family....ochoco.

Remember that song? In life is that also true? How about Mt. Everest? How about stage 4 cancer, high enough yet? You know, we may think there is something out there that we just cannot get over or around, but I believe the Master when he said,"I will never leave you nor will I forsake you." Now how high is all of that....not very! I have to remind myself of the power of our Lord when those difficulties find their way into my pathway. I tend to stress over the little things knowing that the Father has the big things covered. But he also has the little things covered as well.....love ya all....ochoco