A letter that I never thought I’d write.

Why did you leave? It hurt so much. I never thought it would be you. It rained that day, and I felt that the whole world was crying. But I wasn’t. I tried to stay strong for the others but ended up hurting more in the end.
I see your grandsons and think how they and the future grandchildren will never know you. They will never know how you loved to play golf, how you used to wake us up by whistling as loud as you could, or how your truck could play tunes with the horn. But I guess that’s mine and my sister’s job now. I wonder how much my kids will look like you since I do so much.
I often think about what life would be like if you were still here. Very different I assume. We’re very happy now. Not that we weren’t then, but life goes on and I am trying to. Twelve years and six days later, I’m more than twice the age I was then and still grieve. You still live in my heart, no matter how much you hurt me or our family. I love you Daddy.

Still on the prowl

Still no job. Still no income. Have several prospects lined up, but they all have put me on hold until after Labor Day. URGH!

12th Sunday after Trinity

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me.
All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing.

Wilt Thou not regard my call? Wilt Thou not accept my prayer?
Lo! I sink, I faint, I fall—Lo! on Thee I cast my care;
Reach me out Thy gracious hand! While I of Thy strength receive,
Hoping against hope I stand, dying, and behold, I live.

Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy Name, I am all unrighteousness;
False and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, grace to cover all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of Thee;
Spring Thou up within my heart; rise to all eternity.

Makes ya wonder…

….When you see the same person in the coffeeshop that you saw the night before in the same coffeeshop wearing the exact same outfit he had on the night before but the lady he’s with is wearing different clothes. :-/

Metal Bottles?!?!

How much would you pay for a bottle of beer that stays cold nearly an hour longer? Pittsburgh Brewing Co., maker of Iron City Beer, is asking an additional $1 per case. The brewery has partnered with Alcoa Inc., the world’s largest aluminum maker, to produce aluminum bottles that keep beer colder for as much as 50 minutes longer, Alcoa officials said.

Whoda thunk it?

Pet Pampering

Going away for a vacation? Don’t want to take your family pet and don’t know what to do with them? Try pet resort. We pamper your pet by letting them watch tv (Animal Planet only), have personal play sessions with our staff and incredible views from their condo or penthouse.

I saw this on the Early Show this morning. Let the eye rolling begin!

I’m here…

Haven’t been doing much lately (as you can see by the number of posts I’ve had within the last week). But here’s a little something and believe me….it’s not surprising.

Complete sincerity: You believe in being
straightforward with others, and you expect the
same from them. People would consider you a
good listener, and one who is calm and mostly
serious.

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Ok. He wins.

My former pastor has the longest blog addy that I’ve ever seen. Go check him out @ Meam Commemorationem (Link fixed)

10th Sunday after Trinity

LET thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants; and, that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Happy Birthday Emmy!

Today my baby sister is 17. I can’t believe it. I remember when she turned 6 the first year I knew her. She can’t be this old!

Wanna hear….

…some arias sung by a sporano with an amazing voice? Check out Anna Netrebko. Or you can listen to her here (warning…17 mintue sound file). Listening to it makes me want to watch one of my favorite movies.

Quoteable

The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? –Richard

9th Sunday after Trinity

GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing,
Always, only, for my King.
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from thee.

Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect, and use
Ev’ry pow’r as thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart, it is thine own;
It shall be thy royal throne.

Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for thee.

YUM

I am Vanilla Flavoured. I am one of the most popular flavours in the world. Subtle and smooth, I go reasonably with anyone, and rarely do anything to offend. I can be expected to be blending in in society. What Flavour Are You?

Not again!

It’s becoming a habit that everytime I go to the Monkey, somebody I know shows up. Lately it’s been the Thompsons (soon-to-be ex-Knox members). Even though it was getting on my nerves @ first because they were here almost everytime I came in, I’m really glad we’re getting to spend this time together. They’re moving in about a week, and I’ll be really sad. Love you guys!