06/24/2004 - WHEW...WHIRLWIND DAY!

well - the day is really only half-done and granted, there is so much more to do... i went to the title company today for closing on the sale of our church. although it has been a long time coming and is the best thing for us, there is something bittersweet about letting go of a building that holds many, many memories for so many friends and family members. but being free from debt and having some start-over money in the pocket is a very liberating thing. it will allow our congregation to focus on things that matter - helping people - rather than on where the next dollar will be coming from. hallelujah!

tonight is also opening night for my daughter's play! yippee!

i spent some time this morning reviewing other blogs that discussed the iraq war and in particular the beheadings of Nick Berg, Paul Johnson and Kim Sun-Il. as i went through the blog dialogue i noticed once more that very very few people who post really spend much energy speaking up for these victims. instead, the continue to use their deaths as platforms for their own agendas - whether that is the democratic party, the republicans or some other ideal in which they strongly believe. folks - what is really important here? these people are dead! God grant them peace and grant peace and comfort to the family and friends they have left behind. the further i read in these other blogs, the more personal attacks on posters i noticed, and the name calling and use of words like "fucktard" - i mean, are we supposed to take this seriously? was this posted by an actual adult? who talks like that? how is that helping a hurting world, and a hurting America? i pray that somehow, we can work toward focusing on loving one another - in spite of differences, in spite of opinions, in spite of things that we "think" keep us apart. that is my prayer today for all mankind. please, love one another.

... on a lighter note, this came to me today - thought i'd share it

cow tracking -
is it just me or does anyone else find it absolutely amazing that the u.s. government can track a cow born in canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of washington, and determine exactly what that cow ate. they can also track her calves right to their stalls, and tell you what kind of feed they ate. but they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around in this country, including people that are trying to blow up important structures in the u.s. my solution is to give every illegal alien a cow as soon as they enter the country.