Happy Halloween

Meet Sassie!

Sassie Is A New Edition To The Household. Sassie Is A Three Year Old Pug. She Is So Sweet And Lovable. I Wanted To Share The Announcement With My Blog Readers.

If Dog's Could Talk....

Dogs Are Great! Don't You Think So? I Have Had Dogs Throughout My Life. I Believe Dogs Are Very Therapeutic. If You Are Having A Bad Day Your Dog Will Try To Convince You Otherwise. Which Is Good. No, I Mean That's Great! I Believe Dog's Are One Of God's Greatest Creations.
They Are Loyal And Give Unconditional Love.
I Could Never Understand Why Someone Would Tie Up A Dog To His House Or A Tree. To Me That Is No Better Than Slavery. If Dogs Could Talk I'm Sure They Would Say Please Don't Tie Me Up. Don't Keep Me From Running Around, Jumping And Having Fun. Play With Me And Be My Friend. Don't Put Me In A Cage. A Cage Represents Bad Behavior. A Cage Is Just A Convenience For The Owner.
Show Me Love And I Will Repay You With A Promise Of Loyalty And Friendship. Alaya Is Billie's Miniature Yorkshire Terrier. She's A Good Dog. We Don't Have Her For Protection. She Only Weighs 3 Pounds. Actually She Is Billie's Best Friend. Alaya Has Never Abandoned Billie. Alaya Sensed Billie Needed A 24/7 Friend.
I Can't Imagine Tying Up Alaya Outside In The Cold Temperatures Taking Away Her Freedom To Roam.
If You Own A Dog, Please Love It And Show It Love And Respect. Treat It As You Want To Be Treated. I Thank The Lord For His Creations.

In A Perfect World.......

In A Perfect World Love Would Prevail Above Anything. Life Would Begin With God's Blessing. Kindness And Goodness Would Be All We Know. There Would Be No Poverty, No Sickness, No Death. Just An Everlasting Wonderland Of Perfection.
Growing Up In Danville Illinois Was Satisfying. By That I Mean Life Was Simpler. A Small Midwestern Town In America's Heartland. A Town Eager To Be Recognized As A Place Where Abraham Lincoln Practiced Law Before Becoming Our Country's 16th President. A Town That Rolled Out The Red Carpet For Not One, Not Two, But Many On Screen Celebrities Who Called Danville Their Home.
Growing Up In Danville Gave You Values And Self Respect. Miles Away From The Hustle And Bustle Of Big City Life, Danville Was The Perfect Place To Raise Your Children.
I Was The Second Child Born To A Young Couple Who Promised God They Would Provide Love And Guidance. Two Were Born After Me And Yet The Family Was Not Complete. Mom And Dad Became Foster Parents To Children Who Needed A Home With Love And Stability. Being Raised In A Large Family Gave Me Lessons In Life. Lessons That Can't Be Taught From A Book. First And For Most God Was And Always Has Been The Center Of My Life. I May Not Be The Bible Thumping Fanatic, Yet God Knows My Heart.
Life Has Taken My Life In Many Directions. None I Would Consider In Travel, However In The People I Have Met A Long The Way. Very Interesting People. I Had The Pleasure In Meeting The Most Simplest Human Beings On Earth And Felt Blessed By It. Their Story, Their Way Of Life. The People The Bible Spoke Of. People Who Lived The Life Of Poverty. My Father Was Raised In Poverty. The Son Of A Preacher Who Didn't Know Life With Electricity In His Younger Years. Back Then As Well As Today The Economy Has Crippled Our Nation, The Land Of The Free. Healthcare Had Taken A Backseat In The Mightiest Nation On Earth. Whether It Be The Pharmaceutical, The Insurance Companies, Or The Doctors, Maybe A Combination Of All. Children's Teeth Rot Because Dental Care Was Not Available To Them. The Sick Could Not Afford Their Medicine And Keep The Power On Too. People Die Everyday In This Country Of Ours. They Die From Afflictions, Or Illnesses That Could Be Cured. Greed Is Placing A $100.00 Per Pill Ordered By Your Doctor. A Pill That May Have Cost 3 Cents To Manufacture.
In A Perfect World We Could Have More Love And Compassion Toward Our Fellow Man. Less Judgement And More Peace With Our Brother.
A Better Understanding For Those Who Suffer From Depression. A Comforting And Assuring Word For Those Who May Be Contemplating Suicide.
In A Perfect World I Would Have My Son Alive And Well And Enjoying Life To The Fullest.
In A Perfect World.......

If My Memory Serves Me Correctly, The Junk Drawer Was Located Between The Refrigerator And The Stove. I Believe It Was Either The Second Or Third Drawer From The Top.
If You Hollered "Where's The Screwdriver?" Most Likely Someone Would Holler Back, Look In The Junk Drawer. Oh How I Miss That Drawer. We Don't Have One Here, But We Should.
You Could Find Almost Anything In There. I Never Questioned How It Got There. It Was Likely That Is Where I Would Find It. You Would Think I Would Have Created One Just Like It When I Lived On Franklin Street.
To Be Quite Honest About It I Have Always Left The Kitchen Alone. That Was Always Billie's Territory. Maybe I Will Create One For My Man Cave....

Our Friend Barnee

I stood by your bed last night,
I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying,
You found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly
as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you,
I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast,
I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times,
your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today,
Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels,
I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today,
You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you,
that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house,
as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you,
I smiled and said " it's me."

You looked so very tired,
and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know,
that I was standing there.

It's possible for me,
to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty,
"I never went away."

You sat there very quietly,
then smiled, I think you knew...
In the stillness of that evening,
I was very close to you.

The day is over...
I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless,
I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you
to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you
and we'll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you,
there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...
then come home to be with me.

You May Not Like It Today But You Will Love It Tomorrow. I Can Remember As A Youngster My Mother Would Always Be There With Her Camera. It Was Either Still Photo's Or On Special Occasions Her Movie Camera. Now Don't Get It Confused With Today's Video Camera's. Back In The Day It Was Black And White With No Sound.
It Seemed Such A Pain To Have That Camera Flash Or Those Bright Lights For The Video In Your Face. Today I Am So Thankful She Did That. Unfortunately We See Very Little Of Mom. Even Though At Times Others Would Volunteer To Take The Video So She Could Be A Part Of It. It's The Same Way With Me When Beckie And Bobby Were Growing Up. I Was Always Behind The Camera. However You Could Hear My Voice Make Comments Or Laugh At What Was Being Video'd At That Particular Moment.
Now Let Me Ask You Something. Is That Quarrel You Are Presently Having Important Enough Today You Won't Regret It Tomorrow? Now Only You Can Answer That Question. Not Me Or Anyone Else. I Confess I Have A Couple People Who I Have Told To Go Fly A Kite. Well, Actually I Used Other Words But For Blog Purposes I Choose These Words. Will I Regret It Later? The Answer Is No.
As I Grow Older I Must Be Wiser Than In Years Past. Sure I May Have Gotten Ticked At Something They Said Or Did. Then I Asked Myself If It Was Important Enough To Harbor A Grudge Against Them? I Forgave Them Secretly Even Though They Didn't Ask For Forgiveness. Apologies Are Not As Important To Me As Forgiveness.
This Blog Is Not Aimed At Any One Particular Person. If You See Yourself In It Then Maybe You Should Ask Yourself The Question. Will Your Anger Toward Another Be As Vivid Tomorrow As It Is Today? Will It Matter One Way Or Another? Only You Can Decide. If You Are At Peace With Who You Surround Yourself In Life Then So Be It.
I Try Not To Pass Judgement Onto Others. I Don't Like It When Others Do It To Me.
If By Removing Someone From Your Life Permanently Have An Impact On Your Future, All I Ask From You Is To Re-Read The Words In The Box. If Your Answer Is The Same Then I Respect That. I Respect That Because I Respect You. Whatever Decisions You Make In Life Are Yours And Yours Alone. Who Am I To Question You? I Most Certainly Would Not Appreciate Someone Questioning My Decisions In Life.
I Am Thankful My Son And I Loved One Another. I Cannot Imagine How I Would Be Dealing With His Death If Our Love Was Lost. Dealing With His Death Is Difficult Enough.
Just Food For Thought My Friends. Peace...Love....Forgive.

The Power Of Prayer

Donations This Year Have Been At The Very Lowest In More Than 10 Years. I Have My Own Opinions As To Why. Why Doesn't Matter. What Matters Is How We Can Turn Things Around And End Our Season With A Bang.
Tonight My Friend Connie Told Me She Has Been Praying For More Donations. She Confessed This To Me Tonight As We Were Unloading The Truck At The Church. For The Past Three Months We Had Been Concerned About The Need In This Community. Clothing, Household Misc Goes As Fast As I Truck It In. Those In Need Pay Absolutely Nothing.
The Robin Hood Foundation Of Danville Is On It's Last Leg Of The Season. We Cease Operations In October. I Try Not To Say We Finish Out October Because October Is Such A Funny Month. You Never Know What To Expect. This Past Weekend We Had Frost. Overnight Lows For The Area Has Been In The 30's. Today The High Reached 80. I Would Be Delighted To Usher Out This Month With The Telephone Ringing Off The Hook.
Calls Have Increased This Past Week. For Whatever Reason I Will Not Question. I Will Say However I Believe God Has A Lot To Do With It.
Pray For Poverty........

Do I Really Need To Add Any Words To This? Of All The Blogs I Have Written, I Would Have To Say This Is One Of The Shortest. The Sign; Think About It....