Croc Found in Iowa River.......

Below is a picture of a croc found in a river near Conesville, Iowa.....

Hey!  At least I didn't use the one about their state tree being the telephone pole.....

Never Underestimate a Turkey......

I've been reading President George W. Bush's book, "Decision Points", and ran across an interesting story this week.

President Bush had invited the Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah, to his ranch in Crawford, TX, for some Middle East peace discussions.  They were not going well at all.  In fact, the Prince was about to abruptly leave for home.  The President wisely asked him if he would like to see his ranch before he left, (knowing the Prince loved his own farm).

As they reached a remote part of the property, a lone hen turkey was standing in the road.  They stopped the truck, but the bird stayed put...... and would NOT move.  How frustrating and embarrassing.

"What is that?" the crown prince asked.  The president told him it was a turkey, saying "Benjamin Franklin loved the turkey so much he wanted it to be America's national bird."

Suddenly the president felt the crown prince's hand grab his arm.  "My brother", he said, "it is a sign from Allah.  This is a good omen."............... The talks continued as planned, with any tensions melting away.  For the rest of President Bush's presidency, his relationship with the crown prince was extremely close.

Let's keep an eye out for "turkey's" in our path today.  We don't know if it's that stubborn person that frustrates us at work, the person that always seems to be a hinderance to what we see as progress, or just that embarrassing situation that we'd rather not have fallen into......

There could be a divine reason or purpose that God is creating to sharpen your character, slow you down to line up with HIS timing,  or test your faith to show what He can do through an unlikely circumstance.  Let's look for our "turkey's",  thank God for them and embrace them today. 

If you don't cross the "t" or dot the "i", how do you know which one it is......

I was driving home from church yesterday and we pulled up to a red light and stopped behind a Honda SUV.  I said to my wife, "I would HAVE to fix that. That would drive me crazy!"  She looked up and said, "fix what?"  I said, "the word HONDA on that SUV...." She said, "I don't even see HONDA anywhere...."
The metal wheel cover had the large letters HONDA on it, and it was crooked!  Come on!  Would that bother you?  I mean, how tough would it be to just spin that piece a little bit clockwise?  There, now I feel better.

Okay, how about when somebody on facebook sends you an invitation for an event and asks if you're attending?  Don't you feel an obligation to respond, even if they live 1,000 miles away and really didn't MEAN you?  Come on... if you don't respond that little red number in the upper left corner is going to keep driving you crazy.  It glares at you saying, "Here's something not done!  Nanny nanny boo boo!"  Just respond and be done with it.  That's what I do.  Now, I really feel better.

I could go on....... but you get my drift. How you handle the details in your life tells people a lot about you.  (I haven't decided what yet.) 

Church Gossip

Mildred, the church gossiper and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business.
Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.  She made a mistake, however, when she accused Henry, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon.  (It had broken down and he was after a tow truck).
She emphatically told Henry and several others that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.
Henry, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned and walked away.  He didn't explain, defend, or deny.  He said nothing.  Later that evening, Henry quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's house..... walked home.... and left it there all night.
You gotta love Henry!

No way would I take a FULL year sabbatical....... that's just plain lazy!

Okay, I know it's real close.... man, where has a year gone!

Anyway, I'm back by popular demand......  Okay, popular request....... Okay, it wasn't really popular either.... and it wasn't actually a request.  Somebody just asked me what the name of my blog was....

Hey, that's enough for me.  I knew deep down they were a dry and thirsty soul, looking for some refreshment that could only be quenched by my fountain of thoughts........ okay, trickle.

I hope to be more frequent, with shorter entries that are quick to read.... if I can.  I know you're busy.  Plus I'm getting older and can't keep one train of thought too long anymore.....

I guess I'm done.  Not much of a splash after ALMOST a year.  But I look forward to connecting again.
God bless.

Sabbatical from Blog

If you're reading this post, I want to take some time to thank you for following my blog.  It has been fun to write, when I have the time and can make the effort to get it done......

My schedule over the next 2-3 months is REALLY hectic.  So, I'm going to be taking a break from posting for a few months.  (I know, you're saying "what have you BEEN doing this year...)

I just don't want people to keep checking the blog to find I haven't posted.  So, I'll try and let people know when I start back up again........

Thanks again for your interest and support of little old me...
God bless.

Rarely Is Anything Perfect

I know it's been a long time since I've blogged.... sorry about that.  It seems like when I have some time to do it, I can't think of anything that I think would be interesting enough to read.  Then I thought about it for a second and realized.... hey, that's never stopped me before! Why let it stop me now!  So, here I am, late on a Friday night, just "letting it fly"!

Here's my thought for the day -- Rarely is anything perfect.... everything seems to have it's pro's and con's.  Take spring for instance.  I love spring when the weather warms up, but still keeps that low humidity.  I love the various bursts of colorful flowers that really pop when the sun shines on them.  I love getting some color back into my face from the sun, and hitting the beach.  I don't love tax season.  I don't love all the pollen in the air.  I don't love the bugs coming back to bite and fly in the house.....

You get my point.  Spring is great, but only if you focus on the good stuff, not the bad.

Isn't that the way life is for us... Think about it for a minute.  Our marriage, our job, our cars, our house, our neighborhood, our children, our friends, our church.... need I go on.  I'm sure you can quickly start thinking about both pros and cons for each thing I listed.

Like I said, rarely is anything perfect...... so let's do our best to focus on the pros of life and not the cons.  That will be the best we can do to try and create as perfect a world as possible too live in.

I guess that was somewhat philosophical for me.... still shallow, but something to think about.  And that about drained me... I'm going to bed.