Thanks To Those Who Have Served

"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."

When you read this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world. Also, for those who have lost loved ones while protecting our freedom.

Gas Prices Too High...Consider This

Do you think a gallon of gas is expensive?

Just put things a bit in perspective.

Diet Coke 12 oz $0.50..........$5.34
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 .........$9. 52 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25.......... $10.00 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1.59..........$10.17 per gallon
Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29..........$10.32 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1.39..........$25.42 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15..........$33.60 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz $0.99..........$84.48 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85..........$123.20 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35..........$178.13 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...
Evian water 9 oz $1.49....... ...$21.19 per gallon?! $21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source. (Did I mention that Evian spelled backwards is Naive?)

So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or heaven forbid Pepto Bismal or Nyquil!

"The Scandal"

I'm sure most of you have heard of the news this week of Ted Haggard. Please remember to pray for Ted, his wife Gayle, and their church-New Life Church. Tim Challies wrote a gracious and thought provoking article for your consideration: http://www.challies.com/archives/002181.php
As a married woman, my heart goes out to Gayle and the difficult road ahead for her personally and for their family. An article from our Monday's newspaper quotes her as saying: "My test has begun; watch me. I will try to prove myself faithful..." Although I don't know these people personally, I want to join others in praying for God to intervene and show HIS FAITHFULNESS in their lives. May God be given the glory through these hard times.

John Kerry...shamefully amazing...

This picture is worth 1,000 words!