I have to believe that our Father in Heaven has a special place for those who have given their all for their countries. Not just American soldiers, but the soldiers of the world who died in an effort to make this world a better place for all of us. On this Memorial Day I realize more than those previous, what a privilege it is to live in this great country. Made possible by the many, and certainly by our War Dead. To them I am most grateful, to their "loved ones" whose members will leave a terrible void in their lives and their families lives, I am deeply sorry forever for your terrible loss. And I pray this day that those who gave their all for their countries have a special place in that big celebration in the sky. Thank you precious Father.

that would be the stranger you just passed in the night. Those that have left tracks on our hearts sometimes are not traceble for ever either. Have you ever wished you could go back in time and erase some of or all of the tracks you have left behind? I'm sure that most of us would sweep away a few of those traces. But you know, its all of those tracks that make up who we are today. Without bad their can be no good. Without sadness--no joy. Without hate no love. Hmmmm what was it I just said about hate and love? Do opposites attract? Sometimes but not always. Does one melt and the other freeze? Are they opposites? One would have to think so. But in the land of forever does any of this make one ounce of difference? Maybe, maybe not! So then, how are we to find our way without divine guidance? Personally I don't think it can be done. One might retrace his or her own tracks, but just as soon as you turned to go the other way again once again you would be lost. "For I am the light and the way." "Lean not unto thine own understanding of things."----and the best of all--"my sheep know my voice and they shall follow." You see, once you are hooked up with the Divine One you are just hooked up!

I probably will step on some toes with this one, but thats ok. We all see things through different filters. Each one of us is headed for the same place--eternity. Because we all see things through different filters, we therefore are not all going to travel the same pathways to get there. And since our Lord is the "Father of all knowledge" those things that I know and understand are because he has given me the understanding. There are many things about my Father that I just don't understand, but if it were his wishes I would be blessed with the understanding. I believe that discrimination in any form towards any individual is a gross violation of our Father's wishes. If there is a knock at my door and there is a person or persons there hungry, it is not my place to ask (before I invite them in to my table)what church they attend, what color they are, what part of the world they are from, or what their sexual orientation is. I know this, if it were not for his grace, I would be on the other side of the door. Thank you Father for your wonderful love, for your many blessings, for your grace and your mercy. Amen

if its the last thing I ever do. Not a chance! You cannot out do the doer. You cannot out love, out give, or out anything else you can think of, when it comes to the Father. He happily to report, has you covered. What a sense of wellness, peacefulness, happiness, serenity, and all those other positive feelings one can have, when you finally realize that he is indeed a God of his word. I love you my child, where ever you go, what ever you do know this, that you are special, and that I do now and will forever love you.

At nineteen years old, still at home and in school, I was awakened one night by some strange force. I was sleeping on my back, and when I awoke, I seen this pretty good size ghost like figure circleing the room at the ceiling level. The room was abnormally cold, and the drapes at the windows were blowing around as if the windows were open. Yet the windows were closed, and this was during the summer months. I had not been awake but a few moments, when the drapes ceased their moving around, and then the room temperature shot right back up to the normal level for that time of the year. I was somewhat puzzled and shaken by the experience, but also felt very peaceful and was able to go right back to sleep. That was almost a half century ago. And to this day I have not experienced anything like it since. What was it? You tell me. But my life after that experience seemed to take on a different meaning. I will get into that at another time. Have a great and prosperous day.