A friend of ours, B. W. Bandy, who runs the blog "Everybody Has To Be Somewhere," is in the hospital following a bad car accident. He has given us much pleasure with the photos of rural Canada that he posts. Perhaps we could return the favor with our wishes and prayers for his recovery. Details are in his post today.
Anyone else feeling like time is running out for us?
I look around and see so much that would have been condemned by my parents and the preachers who preached in small churches across our nation. In my opinion, Mega Church preachers fall in the same category as politicians.
I'm not going to dwell on the horror that is now my homeland. You all know what is happening. Contrary to the belief of those in charge, we the people are not - for the most part - stupid. Stupid is when we believe everything we are told by our "betters."
Those in charge do not give a rat's ass about any of us. They care about getting reelected so they can continue to line their pockets with their ill-gotten gains.
I find that the bad news has become overwhelming. I don't even try to keep up with it all anymore. I scan headlines so I am aware if the hoards are headed into my neighborhood. I can do absolutely nothing about the rest.
What I can do is make sure my family is taken care of when the inevitable happens. And that is how I spend my time. And that's where I have been.
Grocery prices are still heading skyward. But I am still buying what I need to make sure my storage area is as full as possible, knowing that food will cost more next month than it does now.
Quarts of beef stew base (veggies and seasonings to heat, thicken and add canned beef cubes to for a quick meal), more chicken and the leftover stew veggies were all canned last week. This week my grocery order includes frozen hash browns, broccoli and green beans to dehydrate. In between the food processing sessions, I have been putting together and packaging dry soup mixes, flavored rice mixes and other dry mixes. They are handy to just dump into a crock pot for an easy meal.
I have been spending evenings either crocheting an afghan or putting together quilt tops. This winter has been unusually warm for Minnesota. Today it is 43 degrees here in the Minneapolis area. Mid-February normally finds us shivering in sub-zero, snow blowing, frozen slippery roads weather. Still important to finish the quilts. This heat wave could turn icy in a flash.
No election will save us. No politician cares what happens to us. Only a miracle can change things back to the place they should be.
Our only Savior is Jesus. If we forget that part, we really are doomed.
I was today informed by one of my readers that one of my favorite bloggers has gone on to his Heavenly Reward. Gorge Smythe of "Gorge's Grouse" fame has passed.
I have followed Gorges for a number of years, commenting on his blog and he, commenting on mine, with an occasional email thrown in for good measure.
He described himself as an opinionated curmedgeon. He was. And he also had a sense of humor second to none. His antics often brought not only a smile to my face, but laughter as well.
I never knew what his dog's real name was, for he always referred to her as "The Mighty Dachshund." But within his writings was the love he felt for the long bodied, short legged pooch.
Gorges shared his family with us, as well as the beauty of his home state of West Virginia. Through his porch sitting posts, he brought his world to us. And I am forever grateful to him for that.
I will miss him.
Patara at "Appalacia's Homestead With Patara" posted a video today. She says exactly what many of us have been thinking. I urge you to watch this video. And then, if you aren't already, Get Busy!
Earlier this evening I watched a video from "Appalachia's Homestead with Patara." Here is the link:
Texas Trucker Convoy & "Patriots" Bullying other Patriots? (youtube.com)
Patara makes a good point. Why are there efforts NOW to slow down the invasion crossing our southern border? Why not 1 - 2 - 3 years ago? The border crossings were just as illegal back then as now. So why wait so long before taking a stand?
I'm not bashing Texas. I am grateful that someone is at least doing something to help alleviate the situation. But what I wonder is - while all eyes are on Texas and while eyes are on the cross country Trucker's Convoy taking place - what are politicians trying to sneak past us? You know they are. Why else would they be working on a new law when there are already laws on the books regulating immigration.
Me...I don't trust a single politician any further than I can toss them.
I'm thinking that if we haven't been spending time in prayer, perhaps now is the time. This whole situation does not bode well for the average citizen. The only help we are going to get will come from above.
Yesterday I saw a news article about Congress working on a bill to fix the problem of illegals crossing our border.
If memory serves, don't we already have laws concerning immigration? And wouldn't it be a simple matter to enforce those existing laws rather than trying to come up with new laws?
Politics at its finest! Why bother to follow our laws when politicians can royally screw things up instead! I am so done with the lot of them.
I got a call from my son a few days ago. Actually, it was a FaceTime call. He showed me what he was cooking for supper and he showed me a cyst on their dog's tail that will be removed soon and he showed me his lovely wife so I could wave and say 'Hello.'
But mostly the call was to let me know that he would be stopping by to see me Friday morning.
His oldest daughter had given her Mom and Dad each a book. The books are filled with questions about their early lives. And then my Granddaughter decided that she knows about her ancestors, but knows very little about her Grandma's early life. So my son brought me one of the books to fill out. I hope my memory still works. It should. I couldn't tell you what I had for supper two nights ago, but I pretty much remember the 50's and 60's!!
This book is not something to be filled out in an evening. This will take time. It asks questions beginning with my birth, through childhood an on to young adulthood. I actually think this is a great way to preserve family memories. The website for the book is:
www.questionsaboutme.com
There are a couple of questions In the book I'm not sure I can or will answer due to the answers being very personal. But a lot of the questions trigger memories. One is asking which parent as a toddler I liked spending the most time with. That reminded me of my Dad telling me that I liked to "help" when he was working on his car. While he was working under the hood, I was busy at the other end bashing the tail light with a rock. :)
I'm glad that my Granddaughter wants to know more about her Grandma. I wish I knew more about my parents and grandparents early lives. It is a good thing to keep family memories and traditions. So many seem to be lost just now. Nothing is as important as family and faith.
