What the wind blows in.

Have you ever watched as the big winds with weather fronts tears at the country side, ripping whole trees to shreds. I remember setting at the back screen door when Hazel came through, watching as the trees bent to their breaking point. Watching as all kinds of debris flew by, as if being swept from the face of the earth by God's own hand.

With the winds came destruction of many homes and businesses. The storm not only changed the land scrap, it changed people lives. The wind blew in fortitude in some people, ready to make a come back. But it blew in weaknesses in others. Self pity took hold of many, and they just gave up. Sold their lands and moved into nearby towns and went to work in whatever job they would find. My Granddaddy Autry showed strength. He cleaned up his farm and worked long and hard hours to get things back to almost where they were before the storm. My tiny little Grandmother working right by his side. He never to my knowledge, asked anyone to help. It was He, God and my Grandmother against to storms of life. He lived that way all his life.

I wish we had people like that now. It use to be a person had pride in the way they lived their life. Now sadly, you only see prideful people with none of the God given strengths.

We've lost something in the years since then. I don't have a name for what we've lost because there are many names for it. But what we have lost most in this country, are dedicated Christians, serving the Lord, with strong faith and strength in character.

Sadly now...........

The wind of Godlessness now blows strong. very strong.

until next time God bless,

and remember when winds blow in our lives, it's up to us how we handle the storms that rage.
Rom 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Our mouths, our own enemies

Our lesson in chapter one of second Samuel, Wednesday, at the nursing home, sparked conversations of our mouths and how they can get us in a lot of trouble. Our mouths are really our enemy that we carry around twenty four seven.

The unnamed man in this chapter, told lies to impress David. But those lies cost him his life. He, as we often don't, did not control his mouth. As did his, our mouths often give a hint of what's in our hearts.

Our mouths can cause others harm. It only takes a few words to destroy. A little gossip goes a long way in shattering a life.

Isn't it sad that we use this feature on our faces to tear and rip up people. We could just as well use it to lift them up.

As James 3:10 instructs us, Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be so.

The same mouth we use to praise God, is the same mouth we do the devil's work with.

This is just a reminder to myself and to others, we really must keep a guard on our mouths and think before we speak.

Until next time God bless, and remember, once said, words can't be took back.

Grocery store policy, just not right

OK, It's been a great while since I've been on my blog. Lazy is the only excuse I have. And too, I wonder at times if anyone wants to read it anyway. But it's still a good way for me to vent my views and opinions. And vent my views is just what I'll do today. I have noticed in grocery stores lately that when a product is on sale, that the sale item is somewhere to the back and a higher priced item is where the sale price item should be, as far as the location of the sign. It's my opinion that the grocery store management is counting on people either not paying enough attention, are hoping that the person can't read well enough to read that the product at the sale sign, is not the product on sale. This irritates me so much. Willard and I can read and understand what they have done and choose the correct item, buried somewhere way behind the much higher priced item. But there are many that can't read well, that will assume the price and the sale item are together. And older folks that can't see that well, etc,etc. These are the kinds of people that are hit hardest by this slyness of our retailers. The one with little education, who have families to raise on what little money they bring into their homes. Or the older folks out there who live on fixed incomes. I wish each and every person who would read this would voice your objections to this kind of practice in our retail stores.

Until next time God bless.