Fri, Mar 13th - 6:02PM

Back On The High Speed Highway!!

It's been months since I have been on this site.  There have been a lot of reasons for this, some of them good, some not so good.  The biggest reason has been that I had to get rid of my high spped internet acces back in October for financial reasons.  But now, I'm back baby and better than ever. Since last fall there have been several changes to my life most of them really good.  Here's just a partial list of some of the things that have happened since I last blogged.

1.)  We are beginning to see some really big things beginnng to happen and other taking shape at the church I pastor.  We are beginning to turn a corner i believe.  and the main reason for this is a renewed focus on prayer and a concentration on others.

2.) My daughter was just recently accepted to the University of Michigan.  Since I am a really big Michigan fan (I bleed Maize and Blue) this is a big deal. She wanted to apologize because it wasn't a "christian school", but I feel she can be a christian in any school.

3.)  This same daughter made a re-commitment to the Lord recently.  I have seen such a change in her and because of that change she hasbecome a huge challenge to me and my faith.  It is really making me grow.

4.)  My wife finally found a part time job.  In the economy here, finding a job, any job is tough.  She's doing really well and her manager and supervisor both love her.  I guess for once her OCD tendencies can come in handy.

The two not so good things to happen since the fall have been:

1.)  I was recently arrested.  Back in the fall I received a ticketfor not wearing a seat belt (a civil infraction in our great state), I fought the ticket because I was wearing one,but the officer sad he didn't see it. In fighting the ticket I lost (surprise), I told the magistrate that I didn't have the money to pay the fine coould I have an extension. I then forgot to pay the fine after the extension (must be my old-timers kicking in) it was then my license was suspended. I never received any notification that it had been, so in February I was pulled over and they found my license was suspended and since I was driving, the officer had to take me in for DWLS (Driving While License Suspended), this is a misdemeanor in our state.  I have since stood before the judge, pleaded guilty (Hey I was,, no sense fighting this one) and will be paying the fines for it.

2.) Today, I had to put our dog Cujo down. He's been in our family for ten years, we got him as a pup. But we recently found out that he had cancer and hip dysplasia. So to keep him from being in too much pain and only getting sicker, our family decided that the humane things was to put him down.  While I understand this, emotionally I know that it was a terrific blow.

Thanks for letting me rant...I know that there was a whole lot of spirituality in this post, BUT, deal with it...........