The Other View

A little love goes a long way.

 When somebody has a tragedy in their lives a little love and comfort is the most important thing that they could experience...... Even if you are at a loss of words a card or just the words I'm so sorry is so  comforting to the ones in mourning.... Sending a card or signing the guest book and just being there is very important for the last thing someone needs is to be alone when mourning..... Prayers are somehow heard even if you are thousands of miles away..... I have been recieving cards and calls from people that I almost forgot  existed and was instantly reminded of the great close friendship that we once and obviously still have....  Now I have a new list of people that  needs calling and am wanting to visit with..... It seems as we age that some friendships drift apart but never die.......

Have you any friends you've almost forgot..?? 

We have all had a few true friends....!!

A true friend in life is a rare opportunity...... We are all blessed with a few and some of us are given the opportunity to have more than others..... A true friend always looks out for you..... Will help you out when you get in a jam..... Knows right from wrong and will make sure that you walk on the right side of life and speaks out when you don't...... Instills values in you and sets examples by deeds and actions..... Always has time to spend with you and keeps your time occupied......  And no matter how strong the dissagreement will always love you and be willing to forgive you....... Well last night I lost such a friend..... The man that taught me how to hunt and fish...... How to work on cars...... How to farm....... The importance of God....... And the most important thing in life....(Manners)......  The values of one great man will live on in nine kids and many grandkids and great grandkids..... Dad would have been 84 in December.....

May he rest in peace.......

People do still care......!!

Fundraisers for people in need have been going on longer than any of us have been alive...... Last night my wife and son attended a trivia contest fundraiser for a small child that had been dealt a really bad hand in life....... She won the contest and donated the prize money back to the little guy..... She did keep the two bottles of fine wine that came along with the prize.... ( atta girl )...... Last night I played a free gig at Trout Lodge for a lot of kids, family of these kids and others that also have been dealt really horrible hands in life....... But for one magic night this free weekend and party on the dock at the edge of a magnificent lake took all the cares and worries off of their faces and replaced them with smiles...... They danced the night away..... This was all made possible by 4 hard working gals that raise money year round to pay for this event..... They are what I call a true charity..... Not a big orgazination whose overhead eats up contributions ..... High paid execs are like sharks that go on a feeding frenzy once they are used to a fat paycheck paid out of donations...... I prefer to keep my charitable contributions local and to a small group..... I usually play music for 6 or 7 of these benefits per year and at each one there is this strange feeling that God is right there with us...... I will only participate in what I deem a true charity........ God will only help those who can't help themselves........

What's the biggest fundraiser you've attended..??

Even in a bag of Cheetos

For every bad thing that exists in the world there are also good things to offset the balance..... The bad can be attributed to the work of Beelzebub and the good things in life are usually credited to Jesus...... So finding Jesus in a bag of Cheetos although seeming bizarre and out of the ordinary is not that abnormal for the ones that see him in the snack...... I see Jesus everyday..... If you look around and pay attention you will find many things in a days time that will remind you of him..... When a child sits on your lap and gives you butterfly kisses or when you see the beauty of a hawk soaring across the sky..... Or the selfless act of a stranger to help out when somebody needs help.... There is so much good left in the world and if a Cheeto brings out the good and love in the ones that see Jesus there, then it can only be an improvement in their faith....

What has reminded you of God lately...??

Does  praying in public hamper your image...!!

Tough guys have the hardest time showing their soft side..... I have been guilty of this most of my life..... I  am incapable of crying.....  It doesn't mean that I don't care..... This is much more common in men than women.... 99 percent of the world prays..... Some will pray in public and others will seek their private shrine to make their peace with God..... But the need to pray in private sometimes will be misinterpreted as being cold and uncaring...... I never judge a person by features...... I restrict judgement of a person to  their deeds......  The nicest people I know are some of the scariest looking and some of the most cold blooded people I have ever met were so normal and safe looking....... Everybody has a special place that they make peace with God..... I prefer to be in the woods when I want to think, meditate and pray...... I suppose I view nature as God and feel closer to him when there  ...

Where do you feel closest to God.....??

How many people do you need around...??

Lately I have been reading comments about the people that like to blog..... The words as I remember were to the tune that most bloggers are lonely and have nothing better to do than to blog and are reaching out for friends.... I feel it to be right the opposite..... Even if a person is one of the most famous people in the world  with millions of fans, they can still feel lonesome....... I live in a busy world where  I am constantly surrounded by people and blogging to me is quiet  time spent exercising  nothing but my thoughts .........  On the blogs one can converse with people they have nothing in common with and in ordinary life would probably have never met......  Bloggers get to know each other before they ever meet so there is no pre judgement based on looks....... Blogging has evolved from  a discussion  format to many new heights...... Informative, educational, social, political, and gender bending are just some of the things that come to mind...... So to the posts I've read with comments that bloggers need to get a life....... All I can say that blogging is about life and most of the bloggers have lived  and their colorful characters are the end result.........

Have you ever been told to get a life.....??

I believe in God but I also believe the Lord will help those that help themselves.... Read the following story.....

WESTON, Wis. (AP) — Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl's death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor.

An autopsy showed Madeline Neumann died Sunday of diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition that left too little insulin in her body, Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said.

She had probably been ill for about a month, suffering symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness, the chief said Wednesday, noting that he expects to complete the investigation by Friday and forward the results to the district attorney.

The girl's mother, Leilani Neumann, said that she and her family believe in the Bible and that healing comes from God, but that they do not belong to an organized religion or faith, are not fanatics and have nothing against doctors.

She insisted her youngest child, a wiry girl known to wear her straight brown hair in a ponytail, was in good health until recently.

"We just noticed a tiredness within the past two weeks," she said Wednesday. "And then just the day before and that day (she died), it suddenly just went to a more serious situation. We stayed fast in prayer then. We believed that she would recover. We saw signs that to us, it looked like she was recovering."

Her daughter — who hadn't seen a doctor since she got some shots as a 3-year-old, according to Vergin — had no fever and there was warmth in her body, she said.

The girl's father, Dale Neumann, a former police officer, said he started CPR "as soon as the breath of life left" his daughter's body.

Family members elsewhere called authorities to seek help for the girl.

"My sister-in-law, she's very religious, she believes in faith instead of doctors ...," the girl's aunt told a sheriff's dispatcher Sunday afternoon in a call from California. "And she called my mother-in-law today ... and she explained to us that she believes her daughter's in a coma now and she's relying on faith."

The dispatcher got more information from the caller and asked whether an ambulance should be sent.

"Please," the woman replied. "I mean, she's refusing. She's going to fight it. ... We've been trying to get her to take her to the hospital for a week, a few days now."

The aunt called back with more information on the family's location, emergency logs show. Family friends also made a 911 call from the home. Police and paramedics arrived within minutes and immediately called for an ambulance that took her to a hospital.

But less than an hour after authorities reached the home, Madeline — a bright student who left public school for home schooling this semester — was declared dead.

She is survived by her parents and three older siblings.

"We are remaining strong for our children," Leilani Neumann said. "Only our faith in God is giving us strength at this time."

The Neumanns said they moved from California to a modern, middle-class home in woodsy Weston, just outside Wassau in central Wisconsin, about two years ago to open a coffee shop and be closer to other relatives. A basketball hoop is set up in the driveway.

Leilani Neumann said she and her husband are not worried about the investigation because "our lives are in God's hands. We know we did not do anything criminal. We know we did the best for our daughter we knew how to do."

I could never stand by and watch another person die without using every means possible to save them..... I believe in the divine power of God but I don't think it was meant to go this far..

What would God say about this....??

The Prophesied End-Time Revealed.

2008 - God's Final Witness

From now until the latter part of 2008, many prophecies are going to begin to be fulfilled, especially the Seven Thunders of the Book of Revelation, which the apostle John saw but was restricted from recording. Those thunders are revealed in this book, as well as detailed accounts of the final three and one-half years of man's self-rule on earth, which are recorded in the account of the Seventh Seal of Revelation.

Some of these prophecies concern the demise of the United States over the next year, which will be followed by man's final world war. This last war will be the result of clashing religions and the governments they sway. Billions will die! This time will far exceed even the very worst times in all human history.

As these events unfold, the world will increasingly become aware of the authenticity of the words in this book and realize that Ronald Weinland has been sent by God as His end-time prophet.

This book is primarily directed to the people of the three major religions of the world (Islam, Judaism and Christianity), whose roots are in the God of Abraham. Ronald Weinland has been sent to all three.

I really don't know if I would want to read this book or not..... I have read Revelations several times and have never been able to understand it....... If you have four people explain one passage you will get four different explanations.......

Does anybody really understand Revelations.....??

What would change in the last days of your life..??

       Recently I have had the unpleasant experience of people close to me passing away.... Some sudden but one in particular sticks in my mind.... It was a gent that I grew up with and spent many of my wild young days doing crazy things with..... The only difference in us is that I finally grew up and he never did..... At the age of 50 he was told that his liver had cancer and time was very short for him..... This has to be the hardest words that one would ever hear.... I recently spent a few days in a cardiac ward and the thought of dying will almost do you in itself.... I layed awake at night listening to the fear in the voices of older gentlemen in other rooms knowing that their tenure on this world was short.....  Well my friend having learned that time was short did what one would expect.  He turned to God and made amends with his family and kids.... When my sister was given a year to live she found God and then traveled the entire United States and visited every relative that we have.... I have always wondered why it takes death to make a person want to live..... We are all dying and we have been since the day we were born..... I love the Tim McGraw song for it pretty much sums it up........

................."Live Like You Were Dying"................

 What would you do if you were told time was short....??

Will you  attend Christmas Eve Mass.....??

               Although I was raised up in totally different religion I always attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve wih my wife....... A magic in the air during the candlelight ceremony.....  It leaves me with a peaceful feeling of what Christmas is all about...... If the opportunity should arise go with a neighbor or take a friend......

Are you keeping the Christ in Christmas......??