25 Things

Okay, so I keep seeing these "Notes" on Facebook or "Bulletins" on MySpace about how you are supposed to make a list of 25 things about yourself to share with your friends. Okay so I'm probably doing this whole thing wrong and it doesn't really matter anyways, I'm just doing it because I thought it'd be fun to see if I could actually come up with 25 things. Ready? Let's see:

1. Once you let God lead, amazing things happen.


2. After living in the south, temperatures below 70 degrees are cold to me.


3. My blind dog is smarter than most dogs that can see.


4. I married my high school sweetheart after I referred to #1.


5. The customer is not always right, although most places let them think they are in order to keep their business.


6. It took me 40 years to give my parents the respect they deserved.


7. I know what my grandfather was talking about when he referred to "the glory of wood".


8. I don't share my faith like I am taught because I hate rejection.


9. I am one of the few people that actually enjoys writing an old fashion letter.


10. I always thought I'd live in a double wide and have eight dogs when I grew up.


11. Sometimes I have too many glasses of red wine.


12. I think boys are easier to raise than girls.


13. It made me sad when I realized church has "clicks" just like high school.


14. A friend wrote in my yearbook not to always follow the well beaten path, but to start one...I finally referred to #1.


15. Tall Cool One thinks surveys like this are a little gay-eee and usually I agree with him.


16. I love chocolate with my coffee in the morning.


17. Most people give kids more credit than they deserve.


18. I thought it was going to be a lot easier to come up with 25 things.


19. The reason most people do these things is to get attention... (I am no different).


20. So, I think I'm a pretty good person, do you think you are?


21. I've told plenty of lies, have you?


22. I've stolen lots of things, have you?


23. I've looked with lust in my heart (which Jesus calls adultery), have you?


24. I've created a God that would forgive me for all my sins, have you?


25. Click here and see if you are better than me. www.needgod.com/004.shtml

You Might Lose Your Signal

We've been hearing this quote for quite a few months now. One would think that most people took heed of the warning and prepared for the analog signal to be turned off by purchasing the converter box. Last May I wrote of our experience securing the ever so famous converter box...that was going to make a world of difference in picture and sound. Funny thing about purchasing it...actually a couple of funny things. First we acquired the $40 coupon, proceeded to Radio Shack, it seemed like every store we went to was out of the boxes. Radio Shack had plenty. We asked how much the converter box cost. The customer service person told us $40. Wow, that was awesome because we had a coupon for $40! Once he heard we had the coupon, he said, "Oh, the box is $59.95". Imagine that? Then we got home, plugged the box into the rabbit ears and found we could get three channels at the quality of a scratched DVD as opposed to the six channels we got before at a constant snowy effect. Crazy, huh?

Now we hear the date that "you might lose your signal" has been pushed out. Apparently the budget for the $40 coupons has expired ... how about that? I wonder, will people pay attention to the warning this time? I assume some will, but there will be some that do not.

God is patient. He does not want anyone to perish. He wants everyone to heed His warnings and grab onto the opportunity for eternal life. Some people ignore or reject what He has given. Unlike the end of the analog signal, we do not know the date of His return. We just have to be ready. Are you?