THOUGHTS AT THREE A.M.

REVELATIONS-REPEAT?!

so, now, NBC has decided to run the show which premired on last wed. on Sunday night. huh. Well. Where do you suppose they got the idea to do that? I haven't a clue. From some think tank maybe? Or some bright young up and coming jr.exec. came up with the notion that a whole week gap between episodes was a little too long?

One can only hope.

oui?

BRITANY IS EXPECTING!

So, Britany Spears Federline is going to have a baby,and I understand she's due in the fall. Well, good for her! Unfortunately, she seems to think it is a good idea to let her hair go BROWN! Wrong! Go back to blonde, Britany! Stay cute!

THREE BEAUTIFUL THINGS

Roses, tulips and the gardener returns

1.My tulips are surging out of the ground like they've been scared out.They are purple, red, multi-colored, and yellow.Gorgeous!

2.I may have mentioned my roses before, but this year my favorite bush has outdistanced all the others on the block.No doubt, we have the most beautiful yard in the neighborhood, as I have been told.What a delight! What a blessing.

3. I don't really have a gardener, unless you count my son whose job it is to mow the lawn, but for two years now, my landlord has beat him to the task, which he can only perform on his days off. "Fast Freddie" is a great landlord, and a great guy for taking that worry off my mind. He's already mowed once this year, and all he asks is either a glass of ice water, or a cup of coffee, or as we say, "a coff a cuppy ", and perhaps a little chat.So nice to sit and smell that wonderful new mown grass smell over a good drink and talk about inconsequentials.He even rakes, and carries the clippings away!

HOW CAN I EXPLAIN?

Now children, it is most important that you listen to mom for just a moment, so I can help you to understand things. Don't be frightened, because I am not going to yell at you. I know that for a long time now, I have been yelling, and I didn't mean to. See, mom has a slight problem seeing what she is typing on the computer, so in order to be sure that I am saying what I wish to say, I usually print in all caps.Now, for the most part, that has ended. I have found a way to see it well, and not offend anyone. If the change in my writing style has disturbed you, now you know why it has occured. Please! If you like it better this way, let me know. If you liked it better the other way, let me know. I can always go back, you know. It is not an irrevocable decision. The one thing I have always harped on with my children is, to think things through to their logical conclusion. If a better way is suggested to you, try it, and get feedback.

So, I am asking for your imput. email me, (where it says email me) or do the comment thing.Put your pointer down at the bottom where is says, comments 0, and it will open up for you to leave me a comment, and please be polite. I'll be waiting to hear from you...

OUI?

NBC GOOFS AGAIN!

Not being a prophet, when I wrote the previous blog, I did not foresee any indication, any slightest clue that the NBC NETWORK would be so ignorant as to put this most looked forward to, most high profile mini-series "REVELATIONS" on in a weekly basis. How stupid, and short sighted can you be?This program is a topic of moment, and you fellas are going to drag it out over six weeks? Why? How?  Have you lost sight of the fact that this program needs to be understood to be effective? Now, how is it going to be completely comprehended if it is not watched in it's entirety.Could it be, that you don't really care what the watching public really gets out of the show,just as long as they tune in to see it? NAAAH! That couldn't be true. Could it? NO! In order for that to be the case, you would have to be, to quote Paula Abdul, just "cold hearted snakes" and that is not possible! Look at the way you pander to sports enthusiasts...um, wait a minute...maybe...but oh!..look  into his eyes, uh-oh, he's been tellin' lies...No, I don't think you intended to lie to  us, but on the other hand, to paraphrase DONALD TRUMP, you had a really good idea, and then you dropped the ball. You messed it up. Haven't you learned anything from "THE APPRENTICE?" Don't you  know by now that presentation is everything?

Or, don't you care? 

OUI?

THE DA VINCI CODE AND REVELATIONS

THE DA VINCI CODE

Well, I didn't expect to be pleased, but I am. You never know what your going to get when a news program decides to delve into a religious/ spiritual based theme, whether it is a book or a movie, supposedly real, or fictional. This time, NBC got it right,and made a really remarkable in depth study of this most contraversial book. It turns out, as I suspected it would that it is a really good fact based work of fiction. Enjoy it, but don't believe everything you read, and only half of what you see.Thanks guys! Good going!

REVELATIONS

I was intriged by this first installment of NBC'S mini-series, based, very loosely, I thought, on the book of revelations.Actual scripture suffered a bit, but then, the book is so involved,that it would have been difficult to do otherwise in an attempt to portray how this would play out in people's lives, in modern times. Silly me, I had hoped that they would begin with St.John the divine, on the isle of patmos, and open up with the vision that JESUS CHRIST gave to him, regarding the end of days,the rapture,the great tribulation period,and the second coming of christ, the battle of arrmageddon, and of course, the millinium reign.Then, flash forward, and then, flashback. However, they opted for modern times, and I suppose I understand their thinking. This, perhaps will be easier for the general public to get, if they handle it right.Time will tell.

Of course, I shall offer my opinon after each installment.

STAY TUNED.

Oui?

A QUESTION OF CONTROL

A young woman of my acquaintance has put herself so far into a bad relationship, that I am afraid she will not be able to extricate herself without damage to her children, as well as her own health.It has been building up for a while, now, and it worries me, because last year about this time, I became aware of this man's propensity for anger,control and violence.I had a prophetic dream about this new man, and called her mother, my friend, and asked her to warn her about this man, and told her all about the dream.She did, but my warning was not heeded.Later,this couple had gone out for an evening, and both were a little the worse for the drinks they'd had, but apparently, he is not a happy drunk.Now, he encourages her to dress provocatively and to flirt with other men while they are out, and then he gets jealous...surprise, surprise!..and naturally, they had a fight.Not just a fight, but a knock down, drag out, she hits the pavement with her head kind of fight.She took off, on foot, and rather than go to her mother's house, which he would expect her  to do,she comes to me. I have known this girl since she was 4, and of course I would take her in.I made her a pot of coffee, put something warm around her, and shaking and crying she tells me the whole story.We talked for hours, and I told her the best thing to do, under the circumstances, since they were not yet married, was to get as far away from that man as possible. I made it very clear to her that I wasn't trying to tell her what to do, or run her life...I have quite enough to do running my own life, thank you very much, but that I had once been in a similar situation, and with that kind of irrational man,who only wants to drag you down, and have total control over you, there is no happiness. He starts out being Mr. Wonderful, and ends up being Mr. if I can't have you no one else can! She agreed wholeheartedly when I suggested to her that what he had done was to set her up for the fight, and none of this behavior was the actions of someone in Love! I helped her make plans as to how to get out of the situation,and then we turned in for the night.The next day, she kissed me goodbye,thanked me and left, and went right back to him!

So, now, here we are, a year later, and since then she has married him, and everything has gone just as my dream told me it would, and even worse.She has lost her job, the house, the car, and he calls her names and puts her down at every opportunity.He blames her for all their problems, and he has instigated every last one of them.

He took a beautiful, vibrant, intelligent, popular,hard working woman, and convinced her that she is too old to get anybody else, that she's fat and ugly and stupid and lazy.

But, last week, he finally said the wrong thing, at the wrong time. She lost it, totally, and beat him up so badly, that she was afraid she was going to kill Him!

That is when she recognized that she was out of control, and she sought help.Plus, she is at long last saying what her mother and I have been saying all along.She needs to leave him. But now, he is forewarned, and has already threatened to kill her if she tries to leave him.

Oh, women, listen to me now. Don't wait until you have reached this point, please.Pay attention to the signs, and back out if you see that "wonderful" man has another nature coming out in him that tells you he isn't all you thought he would be.Don't make excuses for him. Don't hang in there just because you like the way he makes you feel, and you don't want to look silly or like you made another mistake. To err is human, but you shouldn't have to die for it!

oui?

BACK TO BACK EXCITEMENT

well, today is the big day on NBC! Two shows, one after the other, tonight.Both of which will be centered on Jesus Christ, and God the father.

THE DaVinci code

I have no idea what that is about, because I didn't read the book, but the promo's are suggesting there is some blasphemey about. I don't know what your theology is, but anyone who implies that Jesus Christ of Nazereth was a fornicator, who went about fathering children, is besmirching the gospel, and therefore casting doubt on the holiness of the lamb of GOD.If you watch it, view it with your bible on hand. Sounds like your going to need it. On the other hand, it could be cool...

Revelations

This is the one I personaly have been waiting for for a long time.I pray so much for this production. I pray that the writer did extensive research, riddled with prayer.I pray the director and producer have done their job with an eye and heart towards illuminating the word of God, not just exploiting it.

If, indeed everyone did their part to bring the book of Revelations to life, it will be extraordinary, and everyone involved will be blessed, and so will the audience.

If not, it will be most disapointing, a real let-down, to the point of being heart-breaking.But only in the sense that those who have no knowledge of the last book of the bible, could easily see this show, and believe this is a true representation, and be led astray.

Pray for the unsaved who will see these shows.I have a feeling they are going to need it.

Oui?

p.s. my spell checker is on the blink, so if you catch any misspelled words, i meant to do that, okay?

FROM MY BED TO THE CLOUDS, AND BACK AGAIN

Once again, I woke up from a dream, and stumbled to the

old flower and fairy filled machine, turned it on, and went on

to the water rooms, one to fill, the other to take away...

I shall return refreshed and relieved,instantly.and, I am back.

Oh, what a marvelous machine this is. I can relate to you the

feelings and impressions of this nights dreams, and go into

great detail, taking ever so long in doing so, but when you call

it up on your machine, there it will be, complete, in an instant,

done, with no time lost.You won't have to sit and wait while

I hark back through the mists of my still sleepy brain, to call

forth the thought to bring the next word into being. How

marvelous is that?

So, I shall get on with it,at your mental urgings.

My  day was most extraordinary. After each time of ingesting

even a small morsel of food, and whatever task I needed to

perform,a great weary feeling would overtake me, and nothing

could prevent me from falling asleep. Sometimes just where

I sat. Sometimes, I actually made it to my bed first.After a

short time, 2 hours or less, I would wake, and attempt to go

on with my day.The dream, you see, was calling to me.

This happened 3 or 4 times throughout the day.I am not sure

how many, because after a while, it all runs together.But, at

last the day was done, night was falling, and most of the tasks

I had set for myself, were accomplished.

We had our time of worship, our evening meal, and then set

about to enjoy some relaxing amusement. A game, if you will.

No sooner had we set about to do that, when I felt the "call"

once more. I resisted.I opened my eyes the wider, and thought

briefly of using toothpicks to prop them open. I reached for

iced tea, and drank deep.But the feeling grew. I yawned and

shook my head, but I was already starting to nod off for a few

seconds, and then waking up again.It was no  use. I

surrendered, and went to my bed.The last I recall, I heard

the telephone ring, and my friend being announced. It was

too late.No inducement would bring me back from my "nest",

my bed, which had already started to spin. The music began,

and as the feathers popped out all over me, I began to rise,

right up through the cieling, up over the roof, into the air,

headed for the clouds.My wings unfurreled, and bloomed up

over my head, out of my shoulders and back, I righted, and

began to fly.The beauty that I percieved was immeasurable,

as was my delight. As always. With each beat of my wings

I praised GOD for this call, the gift of flying, if only in my

dreams, and each flutter took me that much closer to the

clouds. Yet, still I felt the cool rush of wind against my cheek,

and my long heavy hair was lifted and cooled off the back of

my neck,for that is how all encompassingly true are my

dreams of flying. How real.

I looked down over the darkened landscape, and saw the lights

going on, here and there, and towards each one, I broadcast

the thought, praise God, for his mercy endureth forever.

It was not my idea. It was what came to me to project, and

I did,without hesitation, without thought, knowing it to be

the right thing to do.I flew for a long time, a long distance.

As is usual in my dreams, I know not where I go, and  I know

not why. I have only a limited number of impressions left in

my memory of the last part, and I believe that is by HIS

design and will. Sometimes, I will have a lasting, strong

recall of going into the throne room, and climbing on my

heavenly fathers lap, and him holding me, and telling me

he loves me. I twine my arms about his neck, and hold him

close all but weeping for the loveliness of it all...and then,

it is time to go back, and as I leave the throne room, I see

myself as he sees me, a little child, in a pink tu-tu running

across that bright shinning floor,tangled curls flowing out as

I go, and then turning back to wave one more time at the door,

but on the other side, I am myself again.

Once more I am flying, and sometime during that flight home,

I lurch up, out of my bed, sometimes coughing, sometimes

struggling to breathe, nearly always sweaty and with an almost

desperate urge to get to my machine,and recall as much of

my dream as possible.Memory is a peculiar thing. Always

I wake with a sense of satisfaction, (beyond the breathing

problem) that I had fullfilled my purpose. Rarely do I know

just exactly what that purpose was. Which is no different from

our waking life.All of us, every day, perform tasks, sometimes

all unknowing how it will effect those about us, as the drop in

the pool that sends ripples out. You accomplish tasks, set for

you, either for good, or for evil, that will cause certain ends,

and some of you know who your master is that sets these tasks,

and some of you don't. Most, do not know, nor care who, or

what...

So, I set before you this message. Choose this day which will

be your master, and whether you will serve good or evil.

The time is coming, and now is, when you must choose.

We all are allowed one life, one chance to make this choice.

Please, don't waste it. You choose where you will spend

ETERNITY.

Oui? 

THREE BEAUTIFUL THINGS

a holiday,a surprise, and a cold treat

1. a surprise night off.

2. the worker who is supposed to relieve you, showing up on time.

3. a black cherry ice cream cone on a hot day.