Been studying all day…for all kinds of stuff.  Some of which you MIGHT find out about in the next episode if everything works out.  

We’ll see.

In the meantime, I’ve got my second lesson in FBI tonight.  I’m ready, I’ve got my whole week’s worth of homework done…and done properly.  I didn’t do it all at once or crammed together.  The only exception being that I did Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s on Tuesday.  Only so I could be one day ahead in case I needed to be.  That’s just the Emergency Manager in me planning ahead for emergencies.  My only hope is that we are given time to discuss the homework portion since the real “lesson” is all on DVD.  There is very little interaction amongst the students.

If it stays that way I’m going to have to fix that.

Being the teacher/instructor/facilitator that I am, I already have plans…and there’s only been one lesson.

So, right now, I’m making quesadillas for Izzy for dinner before I leave for class and getting Monday’s issue started.  As busy as the next couple of days are likely to be if I get a chance to work a little bit each day I just may barely make it in time.

So, let’s get this party started… 

I really think we’ve seen this one before, but the story is so good, it’s worth repeating

Town Made A Pact To Get Rid Of A Bully Once And For All And Kept It Quiet For Over 30 Years

Ken Rex McElroy, a name that could evoke fear and anger among the residents of Skidmore, Missouri, was notorious for his reign of terror over this small town. Known as a brute and a bully, McElroy’s life and ultimate death have become a stark reminder of what happens when justice fails a community.

It’s a really good story…keep reading here or click the title.

And exceedingly stupid

Wild Turkey mama and babies that I passed on my way to work a few weeks ago.

This is a tough story to read!  Not for the weak of stomach or heart.

Pilot sucked out of cockpit window as disaster struck 13 minutes into flight – Mirror Online

You should have a plan to study His Word every day.

And it’s supposed to start AFTER the Rapture.  So, don’t be here for it.

It blows my mind how things like this can happen, and you never hear anything about it! Last night on Ohio State’s campus a bunch of different churches joined together in a public place to worship.

All of the sudden Ohio State’s star Running Back Treyveon Henderson, Tight End Gee Scott Jr., JT Tuimoloau, and other Ohio State players joined the crowd in worship.

Pretty soon ice bath tubs were brought and filled, and Gee Scott Jr. Began preaching and baptizing his teammates. This isn’t the first time he’s had the privilege of baptizing a teammate, but being a witness to this event had to be one of the most amazing experiences ever

This comes just 2 weeks after over 25 players showed up to fall camp wearing custom OSU shirts that simply said “Jesus Won”. God is doing amazing things within this team, and it deserves to be publicized and praised.

Thanks for sharing this Lynn.

Okay, so I might just become an Ohio State Football fan!  I just found another article from a Christian news magazine that I get called The Stand (I get an electronic version and a print version) that has a great little article on the same thing that Lynn was telling us about.

Big Ten campus ‘busting at the seams’ for Jesus

I have no words

Just after the maid had been fired, she took five bucks from her purse and threw it to Fido, the family dog.

When asked why by her former employer, she answered, “I never forget a friend.

That was for helping me clean the dishes all the time!”

Every time the man next door headed toward Kevin’s house, Kevin knew he was coming to borrow something.

“He won’t get away with it this time,” muttered Kevin to his wife. “Watch this.”

“Er, I wonder if you’d be using your power-saw this morning,” the neighbour began.

“Gee, I’m awfully sorry,” said Kevin with a smug look, “but the fact of the matter is, I’ll be using it all day.”

“In that case,” said the neighbour, “you won’t be using your golf clubs, mind if I borrow them?”

I used to think I was poor.

Then they told me I wasn’t poor, I was needy.

Then they told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy.  I was deprived.

Then they told me that it was bad for my ego to think of myself as deprived, I was really underprivileged.

Then they told me that underprivileged was overused. I was disadvantaged.

I still don’t have a dime.  But I have a great vocabulary.

QUOTE: I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

-Thomas Watson (1874-1956), Chairman of IBM, 1943

My sister wanted to marry a ghost, I can’t think what possessed her…

Michigan Law

Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.

An exhausted looking man dragged himself in to the Doctor’s office. “Doctor, there are dogs all over my neighborhood. They bark all day and all night, and I can’t get a wink of sleep.”

“I have good news for you,” the doctor answered, rummaging through a drawer full of sample medications. “Here are some new sleeping pills that work like a dream. A few of these and your trouble will be over.”

“Great,” the man answered, “I’ll try anything. Let’s give it a shot.”

A few weeks later the man returned, looking worse than ever. “Doc, your plan is no good. I’m more tired than before!”

“I don’t understand how that could be”, said the doctor, shaking his head. “Those are the strongest pills on the market!”

“That may be true,” answered the man wearily, “but I’m still up all night chasing those dogs and when I finally catch one it’s hard getting him to swallow the pill!!!”

A woman was telling her friend, “It is I who made my husband a millionaire.” 

“And what was he before you married him?” asked the friend.

The woman replied, “A billionaire.” 

A Rabbi who was late for a golf game was rather curt with several people whose phone calls kept delaying him. 

The next day his secretary said “Rabbi, several members of the congregation were really upset with you when you cut them short yesterday.” 

At that point, a man who had been sitting within earshot in the reception room got up and departed hurriedly. 

“Who was that?” asked the Rabbi. 

“Oh, that was Mr. Ruthenberg.” she answered. “He wanted to speak to you about a circumcision for his son.” 

A Pennsylvania farmer was selling his peaches door to door. 

He knocked on a door and a shapely 40 something lady dressed in a very sheer negligee answered the door.

He raised his basket to show her the peaches and asked, “Would you like to buy some peaches?”
 
She pulled the top of the negligee to one side and asked, “Are they as firm as this?”
 
He nodded his head and said, “Yes ma’am,” and a little tear ran from his eye.
 
Then she pulled the other side of her negligee off asking, “Are they nice and pink like this?”
 
The farmer said, “Yes,”and another tear came from the other eye.
 
Then the lady unbuttoned the bottom of her negligee and asked, “Are they as fuzzy as this?”
 
He again said, “Yes,” and broke down crying.
 
The lady asked, “Why on earth are you crying?”
 
Drying his eyes he replied, “The drought got my corn, the flood got my soy beans, a tornado leveled my barn and now I’m gonna get screwed out of my peaches.”

Looks to me like the beaver is trying to get even

So, I wanted to show you guys two things before we quit.  Actually, I wanted to show you one thing and then I found something else that went along with it so well that Joe sent in that I decided to add to it.  So first, the thing from Joe that I am almost positive that we’ve seen before.  It’s a good story…

She had been out shopping with her Mom. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired,freckle faced image of innocence.  It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout.

We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door near the exit. We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world.

Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day. Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.

“What?” Mom asked.

“Let’s run through the rain!” She repeated.

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: “Mom,let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl  said as she tugged at her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!'”

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child’s life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the  rain. If God lets us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,” Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case.

They got soaked. But they were followed  by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories…So, don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!  Take time to run in the rain.

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.

A friend sent this to me to remind me of life, hope you enjoy it. I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

Did you know, that until God made it rain for the flood with Noah, it never rained?  That was the first ever rain. 

The second thing I wanted to share with you guys was sent to me by buddy Wheats.  Wheats was my roommate when we were both in the barracks in Germany back in 1981-82.  So, I’ve known him for 42 years or so.  We talk or text almost every day.  He sent me this article.  This falls into that category that, as a writer I can honestly say, “Man!  I wish I had written that!”

Thanks to Joe and Wheats and to everyone who has contributed.  I have a lot of stuff to get done today, so I’m going to drop off here and wish you all God’s Blessings until we meet again.