The assault is no coincidence. I have witnessed some major attacks on 10/31. Without fail nearly every year on Halloween something happens at work or some flair up happens between friends so people are pitted against each other. This is no random occurrence.

There is enemy out there and he wants your spirit crushed and bleeding. He does not want you dead. A common war strategy is to wound the enemy so they can no longer fight, and so they drag the remaining warriors down and put a strain on their resources. A wounded or discouraged Christian is excellent fodder for non-Christians to look at and not desire to be.

The attacks are usually on a personal level and have been quite unexpected, sometimes even between close friends. Be on your guard, pray, this is a spiritual battle.

Only in America

Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors; I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house). According to the protesters, not only must you let me stay, you must add me to your family's insurance plan, educate my kids, and provide other benefits to me and to my family (my husband will do your yard work because he too is hard-working and honest, except for that breaking in part). If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my right to be there. It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm hard-working and honest, um, except for well, you know. And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of selfishness, prejudice and being an anti-housebreaker. Oh yeah, and I want you to learn my language so you can communicate with me.

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Cool/Uncool list:

Uncool - Stores closing before their posted time
Cool - Stanton Warriors
Cool - My Name Is Earl
Uncool - Hershey chocolate shake
Cool - Mr. Hershey himself
Uncool - Slow customer service
Cool - Montana's Cookhouse
Uncool - Male discrimination
Cool - Layo & Bushwacka!
Uncool - Corporate branding on the butt of your shorts

Exhausted. School, work, life. These past two months has been nothing but non-stop. This weekend I am going with Mariners church on a weekend mission trip to help at out at an orphanage there. Immediately after I get back I am off to Niagara Falls in Canada for an entire week for work. As Ferris Bueller said, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." I would definitely appreciate a friendly voice while I am out there, eh?

Kid + Parent + Video = healthy interactions?

(from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060404/ap_en_tv/baby_video_flap_9 )
The creators of "Sesame Street" are releasing a new line of videos Tuesday targeted for children as young as six months... "These are not 'baby videos' — these are DVDs designed to promote healthy parent-child interactions,"

FREAKING TALK TO AND PLAY WITH YOUR CHILD!! As much as I like media, TURN OFF THE TV AND INTERACT WITH YOUR CHILDREN! YOU DON'T NEED A VIDEO TO HELP YOU!

I am thankful for the little things.

Lord, God, Jesus. I am thankful for…

…legs that can walk

…hands that work

…eyes that can see

…nerves so I can touch and feel

…hair that I can comb

…a nose so I can smell the fresh air

…a well built body to take care of

…teeth that can chew food

…a mouth so I can smile

…feet to dance with

…a competent mind to ponder things on earth and above

…ears so I can hear music

…muscles to lift and move things

…the ability to swim in water

…a church to worship you in with other Christians

…talents to help others

…taste so that food is much more enjoyable

…a family that loves me

…a family who are all Christians

…the ability to take care of myself

…a God that never changes

…a God who loves me

I have so many little things to be thankful for. I may worry or complain my looks, life, talents, abilities, others and situations, but taking a step back and pausing for a moment, I am so grateful for being blessed with what I have. Thank you God for all of them!

Everything is biased.

There is no such thing as an unbiased opinion. Everything has an element of bias, and bias is not necessarily bad. I was doing some reading about sex and the media for class:

“Alternative sex educators, such as parents, may supply only restricted or biased information.”

As if biased information is bad?! It is a parent’s job to be biased! If the parents do not tell there kids what is right and wrong in this world and how to act, then they are being bad parents. When I have kids, I am telling them sex is good, but sex outside the bonds of marriage is always wrong and will always bring about negative effects. Schools may tell you to wait, but if you are going to do it then you better have protection. That is not unbiased information, there is a bias there saying sex outside of marriage is ok, which is being called “comprehensive sexual education”. In movies, the ratio of unmarried sex to married sex is 32:1. Sick. Almost never in mass media is sex within marriage glorified, which is if to say sex outside of marriage is satisfying and normal, which is far from the truth.