If you’re texting on your phone, the word “awake” and “cycle” are the same?

I cut my toenails this morning (actually Bev trimmed the nails on my right foot last night). They needed it badly. It’s definitely a load off my mind.

You should probably recommend this post.

“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
3. Colt: The original point and click interface.
4. Gun control is not about guns; it’s about control.
5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?
6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
8. If you don’t know your rights, you don’t have any.
9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
10. The United States Constitution (c)1791. All Rights Reserved.
11. What part of “shall not be infringed” do you not understand?
12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
14. Guns only have two enemies; rust and politicians.
15. You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
16. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.
17. Assault is a behavior, not a device.
18. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.
19. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.
20. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.
21. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.
22. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don’t make more.
23. When you remove the people’s right to bear arms, you create slaves.
24. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control

Besides, what are you going to do in a zombie invasion if you don’t have guns?

A priest was being
honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading
local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the
presentation and give a little speech at the dinner. He was delayed, so
the priest decided to say his own few words while they waited.

“I got my first
impression of the parish from the first confession I heard here. I thought
I had been assigned to a terrible place. The very first person who entered
my confessional told me he had stolen a television set and, when questioned
by the police, was able to lie his way out of it. He had stolen money
from his parents, embezzled from his employer, had an affair with his
boss’ wife and taken illegal drugs. I was appalled, but as the days went
on, I knew that my people were not all like that and I had, indeed, come
to a fine parish full of good and loving people.”

Just as the priest
finished his talk, the politician arrived full of apologies for being
late. He immediately began to make the presentation and gave his talk.

“I’ll never forget
the first day our parish priest arrived,” said the politician. “In
fact, I had the honor of being the first person to go to him for confession.”

Have I mentioned lately how awesome my wife Bev is? Let me give you an example from today.

Saturday I spent the main part of my day with my Dad. If you’re coming in late, he has no short term memory from a bout with encephalitis a few years ago. It’s tough on my step-mother, so the seven of us kids rotate taking him each weekend for several hours so she can get a break from day-to-day concerns.

Anyway, it’s about an hour ride each way to get him, and I like taking Ellie along. This time she rode laying in the back behind the seat. At one point, I noticed that it looked like she may have thrown up, but she was cleaning up after herself (2 Peter 2:22). A little later, I looked back to see that, much to my dismay, she’d thrown up all over the back seat!

If you’ve been following the weather in the northeast, we had incredible amounts of rain yesterday, so cleaning up the mess wasn’t going to happen Saturday. Today’s Sunday, so we try not to do too many big projects.

This was when my precious wife says, “I’ll clean it up tomorrow. You can take my car to work.”

It’s not just that she’s saving me from an unpleasant job. I mean, I appreciate that. But here’s the deal. This is the car that I usually drive. I chose to take Ellie with me. Bev had nothing to do with that. But she willingly and without hesitation volunteered to do an icky job for no earthly reason.

Bev is my hero. She has all the qualities I wish I did. She has an amazing servant’s heart. She doesn’t do things just for the pat on the back. Everyone likes recognition for their work, and she’s no different; but that’s not the motivation for the way she serves. I’ve said before that if it weren’t for her, we’d live in a cardboard box under a bridge.

I’m the outgoing, loud and sometimes obnoxious one in our relationship. I’m the pastor, so I get to stand up front where people applaud and then say I did a good job (or that I didn’t). But she’s the engine that makes things go.

I love Bette Middler’s song “You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings” because it reminds me of Bev. It’s probably cold in my shadow sometimes, but the truth is that she’s the better of us two.

Do you have people on your subscription list – or people that have subscribed to you – and when you see their screen name you have no idea who they are or why you’re subscribed in the first place?

Or is it just me that does that?