what topic to write about

It is Tuesday night and I am watching election returns.  By the time you read this, we may have a new president.  Or maybe we won't know who won for several days.

So I am sitting here watching returns, wondering what I should write about for tomorrow morning.  I am going to post it here about 8pm and you will read it in the morning.

What should I write?  Something religious or spiritual?  Gratitude?  Something humorous?  Something benign?  Share something that someone else wrote?

And then I say, I will write this... I will tell this.

Tomorrow night I am meeting friends for dinner.  I am really looking forward to it.  They are some great  folks that I don't get to see very often.

Election worries?  No.  Just looking forward to seeing my friends.

I hope that you have friends, and I hope that you appreciate them.  I would rather have friends and lose an election than have my candidate win and have no friends.

Friends are amazing.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.

Election Day

Today, Americans will choose a new president.  I hope you vote.  I voted last week in the early voting process.

Tomorrow night when the election is over, some will be happy and  some will be sad or even angry.  I just want to remind everyone that Christians are first and foremost, people of love.  They are not Trump fans first or Harris fans first... Christians are fans of Jesus and follow in his ways of love.

I have voted in 12 or 13 presidential elections.  Some of the people I voted for won.  Some of them lost.  Something that I have noticed over the years is that presidents that I was for and the ones that I voted against, all did a smattering of things.  Both did some good and some things that I wish they had not.

At any rate, I have survived all of these presidents over the years, and so will you.  On Wednesday, the important parts of your life will still be there.  You will still have kids, you will still have your favorite music, you will still own a house and you will still have friends.

Presidents come and go.  Life goes on.  Love goes on.  Don't ever forget that for followers of Jesus, love must always come first.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.

read the signs

This picture is from the Melbourne Florida airport. I’ve been to this airport many times. I’ve used these restrooms many times and I was sure that as I approached them from the far side, the men’s was the first one and the women’s was the second.

You can see from the picture that I had them backwards.

Uh Oh... I wandered in without even looking and met a polite young lady who was on the way out.  I saw her and I said oh my gosh, I am so sorry.

If you don't see urinals in the bathroom, that is a sign that you are not in the men's room. If you run into ladies in your bathroom, you may also be in the wrong location.

Paying attention is an important function in this life. Reading the signs can keep one out of embarrassing moments.

It's a Beautiful day in God's world be sure to read the signs!!!

why we are here

I met a man the other day.  We visited for 30 minutes.  He told me that since he retired from his job, he did not understand his purpose.

I told him what I tell people all the time... we are not here on this earth to be doctors, nurses, teachers, policemen, etc.  We are here to be kind to each other... we are here to be good to each other.

A few weeks back, my friend Bruce sent me this...

Once we realize that we are here to be kind, every moment makes sense.  It also makes us happy to be good to others.

Each day, may we remember why we are here on this earth.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.

living simply

I fell for it.  

I saw an advertisement from living simply.com.  I thought that it would be great to join up and get their living simply tips.

I now get emails daily or more.  Sometimes there are good ideas in them, but usually it is all a big advertisement ploy.  They redirect you to some other site and then you have to read 8 ads to get on idea about living simply.

I just don't have time for it.  And it is disappointing.  I wish that someone could just put some information out there without having to try to sell you something all the time.

So what is the point of this blog post?  I guess that we should all strive to be genuine humans and stay away from the bait and switch.

It's a beautiful, ad free day @ can you hear the birds sing. com be sure to see the good.

Nov 1 - All Saints Day

Today, November 1st is All Saints Day. It is traditionally a day when Christians remember those loved ones who have gone before us.
On the night before, All hallows eve [Halloween] [yesterday] worshippers would have a party and remember the dead. On November 1st, there were special church services.


Today is a day to remember those we love who have gone on before.

Today, among many other things, I will think of my Parents. They were not perfect. They were children of the depression. They had a hard life. They wasted nothing. They did not tolerate anything that smelled like disrespect. Boundaries were kept very firm between a parent and a child. Questions were frowned upon.

But, they loved us, they cared for us, they fed us and they protected us. They got us through college and they survived our craziness. [we were children of the 60's and 70's]

They gave me a chance at life. I know that they loved us and if they had the chance today, they would tell us that they are proud of us.

I hope that you have parents or mentors that helped launch you. Although not perfect, where would we be today without them?

While I grieve the loss of family and friends, I savor their lives and I am thankful for them.

It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.