Lost

I'm not content, but trying hard to be. God is gracious, and that is enough, definitely more than I deserve.

Spuring one another on...

Since I can't say it any better, may I present Kevin Jack Smith's thoughts on the matter: Having voted mightily against this gentleman, now it is my duty to obey and honor him. He is God sent, to accomplish God's purpose. God raised up the Assyrians and Babylonians for His own will, and Barak Obama can do no less. "Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor." -God PS- The guy Peter said to honor wrapped some Christians in animal skins and threw them to dogs, and lit others on fire while crucified. So I think we should be able to manage a little honor for Barak Obama.

This is an exerpt from a newsletter I just received from a favorite musical artist of mine. It reminds me of the writing of a famous author I know...SD Smith perhaps? Anyway, enjoy! "I just bit into the first real apple of the season -- no real apple is harvested before September -- and I'm now ready for Fall. Who says Autumn when you can say Fall? Fall is clearly the only choice. Now, I'm the first to admit that Autumn is a pretty word, cool and crisp, even has something of a color to it, like a mixture of auburn and tan. But it's also pretentious -- that 'mn' at the end is downright snooty. Not to mention, any word beginning with THAT sound, the 'aw' sound, is an elitist's dream (see 'haughty'). "Harold darling, what is your favorite season to drink tea?" "By the crown, I believe it's AUGHtumn." Plus, the word doesn't flow. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall drifts along, a boat upon the waves. Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn? Clunk. Shipwreck. Death and dismemberment. Anyway, back to apples. Am I the only applist out there who believes the Red Delicious to be a gross misnomer? How about Red Tasteless? Or Waxy Waste of Jaw Musculature? I'm still stuck on the noble Macintosh, and it's not because I'm under some subliminal influence of all things Steve Jobs. (Although, turn this around and see what you get -- would the company really have christened all its PCs after a mediocre species of apple?) The pop, the initial tartness, the subsequent, balancing sweetness, the way the red and the green bleed together, like an oil painting left out in the rain. Truly my desert island food. I'm a fan of science at least half the time, and I am happy to add my name to the Let's Keep Crossbreeding Apples Declaration. Many have tried the cheerfully-named, sounds-like-a-breakfast-cereal Honeycrisp, and most have been pleased with the results. But have you ever had a Haralson, the most brilliant pie-apple ever engineered? Sometimes, the lab IS better. Granny Smith are good, although it's hard not to feel old eating one, both because of the name and for the way you have to screw up your face to cope with the sour. Golden Delicious are a decent choice; a bit bland, but still good enough to earn the dubious "better than a candy bar" rating. (Kind of like describing a movie as a 'renter.') It breaks my heart to see this heavenly fruit adulterated by such dastardly entities as Mott's and Veryfine. More like Veryfake. What part of apple do you not understand? I mean, let's all agree the biggest fruit & vegetable martyrs are potatoes captured by McDonald's, but apples destined for Mott's run a close second. (Recall your favorite Robert Frost poem here.)" I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. It makes me feel like it's fall time down here in the land of eternal heat and summer. Wow, two posts in one day. I'm on a role.

I thought this was very interesting. Too bad my eyesight is so bad I can't wear rimless glasses. Hey everybody!!

Great Blog

This is a quilt givaway that my friend Gina put on her blog. There are so many entrants that I doubt there's a good chance of winning now, but who knows. the Blog is really cool so you should check it out anyway. And here's to my reentrance into the bloging world. Sometimes it takes greed to get you back into the swing of things =)

So I'm a bad blogger.

Ok, ok, I know that I've REALLY let the ball drop with this blog. I don't think that my life is very interesting right now but at least I could have told everyone that. I'm just working at a local bookstore, trying to pay off my school debt (still) and learning to be content wherever God has me. I'd love to do something more exciting but this is it right now. I am loving being with my family and my little brother Jack is even living back here for a few months while he getts his career going. Free Starbucks baby! That's about it, I still think that if anyone needs good blog reading material you should link to the Adagio County Independant. That's all for now.

Home in West Virginia

This is me finally walking through the gate at Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV...

and these are the beautiful WV fall colors that I was afraid I'd missed.

I just wanted to say HI, and let everyone know that I did make it home, safe and sound, even though a day late. I'll post some pictures of Bridge Day when I get a chance and also try to keep everyone posted on my job situation. I've got several good leads and God has provided me with a part-time job while I'm looking, so I'm just trusting Him to do what He feels is best.

This article is very interesting. I can't wait to see how things turn out.