He rode in on a white horse and saved the day

Many of you who know me in real life will know that when speaking of the lord’s intervention in our lives I will often say "He doesn't usually ride in on a white horse and save the day." That means that while I believe in miracles and they do happen, they aren't the norm in my life or in the life of those around me, especially when we are hell bent on having our way. (I can't think of a better term than hell bent because I mean it)


Well I have been proven wrong and I couldn't be happier about it. Remember several months back when I spoke of someone living in our house because their marriage was in trouble? Well not only was it in trouble it was almost over, papers were filed and it would have been over in 35 days. I am in awe of what has transpired since I wasn't seeing much reason to hope, and there is where I made my first big mistake. There is always reason to hope in the lord whether we see anything or not. His hope is all we have in this world anyway. Where would we be without the hope of his coming? Where would we be without the hope of his resurrection? And where would we be without the hope of our salvation? Is there any situation, any person too far gone for the lord to stretch out his hand and touch? So you can guess what my next sentence is. HE RODE IN ON A WHITE HORSE AND SAVED THE DAY!!!

The person moved back home, counseling has begun, and some serious house cleaning is taking place. I can't say that the marriage is out of any danger but this is HUGE in light of where it was, and all I can say is, Thank you God for your hope.

The Superbowl of Elections

This has by far been the most exciting election season ever. It was like the super bowl last night at my house with fist pumping, deep sighs, agony of defeat and nervous anticipation. Ron Paul had a dismal showing, at least as far as I could tell since his name was only mentioned once in the hours of coverage that I watched. Unless he runs as an independant it is obvious that his day in the sun is over. We were barely paying attention to the GOP race as the Democratic race was the one with all the excitement. Nothing has been lost on me in their race, the fact that a women has a good shot at the presidency, and our first black man may hold the highest office in the free world. (A side note for all you Pearlites out there) Michael Pearl says a women can lead the country as long as she is not leading her home or church. (wink!)

I am pretty sure that a Dem will take the White house unless something lights a fire under the Republicans across the nation. Did you notice that every time they showed the winner of a state the numbers under the percentages (votes registered) was so much higher under the Dems side then the republican side. At one time during the night when they called GA there were several hundred thousand more votes cast in the Democratic nomination than on the GOP ticket. That means Dems are coming out in droves to vote.

At one point in the coverage when Nate was cheering an Obama landslide I leaned over and said "You know he may be the antichrist." to which Nate replied, "I don't care because if Obama is the antichrist then Hilary is satan." (heehee!)

Relax people we jest.

Stuff

I have not given up on plugging Ron Paul for President, and here is just one more reason to like him. Authentic

I had Ashley and Christy over on Firday afternoon for one last playdate before they headed back to Brazil. All 3 of our families had one sort of sickness or another so we all hung out in a coughing, runny nose, fever frenzy. Baby Nate was sick as well but plodded on to work because he was going to be on TV. Our local development authority had picked his business to receive aid and support from the statewide developmental authority that operates out of Georgia Tech. Over the past year his has been given the resources of the Tech people to grow and promote his business. His business was the poster model and has exceeded expectations so he had a crowd out Friday for the demos and taping of the TV and radio slots.

I had a blast at CVS on Sunday picking up all the practically free stuff I got. I'm still tweaking my method but I did pretty well. I got $35 of stuff for $11 out of pocket and used up $12 of ecb and $7 of store coupons plus $3 of manufactors coupons, but I walked out with 22 ecb plus $14 of in store coupons. I figured that I actually spent $1 for all the stuff I got, however the goal is to not spend money while increasing ecb so I lost $1 on this transaction, but I found a way to make it up this next weekend plus increase by $3. It is kinda confusing but some of the most fun I've had in a while. (yes I do need to get out more!)