• NewsDuJour - Society

    the hidden benefits of natural occurances

    What do you say… Obama’s campaign rallies have turned into healing services? O, I understand the heat, the long wait and the extremely crowded venues. That’s not what I’m talking about… I’m simply observing the emotional connection created when there is a ‘medical situation’ and crowds are unified by hope for the individual’s swift recovery… then to couple that with Obama presiding over the vigil… well, a great prescription for the party. What do you think… think folks are going to see these episodes and not give a hoot about policies (or experience or moral opinions or historical events or…

  • Society

    What is a billion…

    No, no… this particular entry is not about Exxon… but, may I say: O-wow – and that’s a whole other story. O-wow. My mom sent this email to me earlier today. A Billion $$$$$ The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases. A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959. B. A billion minutes…

  • my story - Timothy - Ghana

    speaking of letters…

    We received a great letter yesterday from our boy, Timothy, in Ghana.  Happily, we received a phone call from him yesterday afternoon as well!  God is so merciful to us, each one… just the moment we have a need: He’s already there. So, here’s a link to Timothy’s page… letters are on subsequent pages. I’m sorting and filing piles and piles of papers, letters, pictures and cards here today… so strolling down memory lane does not allow much time for blogging.  More later.