My eyes have been open

About a month ago my 1 st. son-in-law, mentioned to me about us not doing Christmas with presents, he has been asking me to do this for years. He said you can't afford it and so on. And with circumstances with others in the family without work it was a decision that I made. After I made it I felt sad. Cause I know the grandkids like it. And to be honest I love to give. Well I made the decision not to have presents. I felt like a 1000 pounds had been lifted off my shoulders. And in the years I have seen where people make it about the presents, not about the heart or anything else. And they can't just get one they need tons. And I like giving my family as much as I can. But to tell the truth I have never been so free of something in all my life. And my eyes have been opened up so much. To things like trying to out give the giver. And see how much we can get. I have seen so much of this, this year. After all it is not about me or others of this world. It is ab out
Jesus Christ the one who died for us. And that is what it is about and getting together as a family and loving and caring for one another. Think of it this way not everyone gets a present on your birthday. It is Jesus birthday that the world is to celebrate not ours. I love the Lord with all my heart. And I love my family words can't describe how much I love them. Well God Bless to everyone and have a Merry Christmas. And remember tell someone you love them and give them a smile that you have not ever spoken to.

Sharing

I went to see Terry Fator last evening. He is a ventrilquist that won america's got talent in 2007. I followed that show, he is remarkably talented. He has been doing this since he was 12 and I am safe to say, that he is late 30's early 40's. He had said on the america's got talent that he had tried to put on a show here in Vegas and only 1 person came, to it. Well I am safe to say the room was packed. And if we had ,to of paid for the tickets it was a show that was worth the money. And I don't think 50 to see anyone is worth it. lol But my friend drives transit it so we got in free. They do that on certain shows. As I was looking around at this crowded room and all the clapping and so on going on. I am telling you this man not only ventriliquists, he impersonates people and duets at same time. And you see nothing moving, and he is moving hands and so on. You have to see it if you can sometime.

I was really enjoying the show and then here comes his assistant, it is a very nice looking young lady. And she had like a 2 peice something or another on. Everytime she was on stage she had on a different outfit. And I thought to myself, here they took a wholesome show and had to exploit a woman. I do not know whose idea it was, but for sure can't we see something without indoindos in it. Not sure if I spelled that right or not. Then we wonder why we have people in this world doing what they are doing and feeling the way they feel. Anyways off my soap box.
In all it was a good show.

Now I have a heartfelt prayer request, #1 for this nation. The 3 weeks I have been out here, I have noticed not just 1 house but 2plus in 1 block are empty. Then last week we went to a show and the lady told us that was her last night 30 cocktail waitress's received lay off papers. Then I was talking to a lady in a nail salon, and she has a friend who is human resource man at the Hilton and they laid 400 off last week. This saddens my heart, and since I have been out here there has been at least 2 couples that I have heard on news who have killed their selves. Do to foreclosures, jobless and so on. Kathi will not take me to the part of town where men, women and children are sleeping on the streets. She said it will make me cry. Well it makes me cry knowing they are there. It is just so sad. I was talking to a lady last night as we were waiting to go see the show, and she said it is bad here. And she works for the state of Neveda and they are trying to rid state jobs even. I said it is sad, that most these people that you see here in Vegas and just not Vegas cause alot of people here traveling. How do they do it, is beyond me. But I am going to be praying that God has his on all. God bless

Thank you Lord

I was setting here trying to look at all this stuff on here. If I would of remained on the computer like I use to be. Then I wouldn't have a problem. I had Gina to set this all up. Now does my daughter know me or does she know me. Every song she chose I would of chosen. There is a song on here that the Cline family from Fairfield Illinois. And it goes Thank you LORD for your blessings on me. Boy do I thank you Lord!

Something New

Good morning everyone. This is something new to me. But I look forward to every morning to come on the computer and read what Gina, and others on her blog have put on here. And trust me it has been very uplifting. I am in Las Vegas right now so the blog has really helped me emotionally, there was one about the other paris hilton. That was soooooooooooo soooooooooooo sweet Julie. Well I just got off the phone to my daughter Gina, she is my venting post, and she is so wonderful. Anyways I was sharing some things with her. And it helped me alot.

Yesterday I went out to Red Rock. And I was looking around at all the wonders of what God had made. We have mountains upon mountains,and different colors in those mountains. And there is 20 miles of Red Rock. And I chuckle to myself. That is 20 miles that man did not mess up. It is so perfect. But you know God is perfect, in making things, in everything he does. It is me that messes up things. But thank God he is forgiving. But you know as I think about those mountains I saw, and I saw people climbing those mountains. And it was weird cause it looked like small bugs climbing up those mountains. And I think about it over and over they were going to beat that mountain. How many mountains am I still climbing till I get to the top. Well I thank God for his loving and forgiving mercy.