A Huge Pet Peeve

I get frustrated by people who are outdated by technology and don't bother learning new things in order to keep up. There is this one guy who insists on using FilemakerPro. Can you be more caveman? Then there is this woman who knows NOTHING and tries so hard to look and sound savvy. Give it up people! Here's the thing, I think you should either really learn about technology or throw in the towel and admit that you know nothing. One thing I've commonly noticed is that people like this are usually highly educated and a little bit older. In some ways I feel bad for them, but it is their pious attitudes that turns my pitty into frustration.

Do I sound mean? Probably. I'm in a very bad mood. Can you tell?

My Feelings Are Not Hurt

Honestly, they aren't. My cousin is having a baby shower this Friday night, and I was not invited. However, it is a church type event, and I do not go to their church. I can honestly say that I have had birthdays, showers, BBQ's and whatnot where she was not invited. We run in different crowds now. We were once best friends, but now we are not. I love her dearly, and I always will. I am quite certain that we will always have a special bond that no one else could have with either of us.

Vietnam Vet

Lately, people have been coming up to me to let me know that they have read my blog. I have to be honest, that scares me. I realize that I am opening myself up on the internet and risking exposure by my own hand. One might not understand why that frightens me, and would even go so far as to say I'm being irrational. However, the fact remains. I am not one to open myself up so casually. Ironic isn't it?

I have had people challenge me on my views on war and my pacifist stance, and while I understand their arguments, my rationale is very personal.

I love my father deeply. He is a loving and gentle person. He lives by his convictions and that is admirable. However, two words that seem so meaningless have carried so much weight with not only him, but also my entire family...Vietnam Vet. The few things that my father has told me about war and what he did has had a huge impact on my life, and my view on humanity. Thus, I am and will remain a pacifist.

This is all I will say on this subject. Thank you.

"But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him...And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf" (Gen. 8:9-11).


God knows just when to withhold from us any visible sign of encouragement, and when to grant us such a sign. How good it is that we may trust Him anyway! When all visible evidences that He is remembering us are withheld, that is best; He wants us to realize that His Word, His promise of remembrance, is more substantial and dependable than any evidence of our senses. When He sends the visible evidence, that is well also; we appreciate it all the more after we have trusted Him without it. Those who are readiest to trust God without other evidence than His Word always receive the greatest number of visible evidences of His love. --C. G. Trumbull

"Country Boys"

This was probably the most touching, heart wrenching and personal documentary I have ever seen. Chris and Cody are America's tragic heros. Their hubris is themselves and it kills to watch them repeat their heart break over and over again, but their stories, their spirits are precious.