It's hard to sleep at night

It is hard to sleep with DJT in the White House (minus the East Wing!)

The war, gas prices, cutting health care, hurting the poor, bragging about a Ball Room that isn't there (and shouldn't be!) and all the other stuff this crazy administration is doing.

My Dad was a life-long Republican. If he were alive today he wouldn't recognize the party he spent his votes on.

We can hope for the mid-terms even with all the rush to re-district on both sides. But there is a long way back to 'normal' in our land.

Hard to sleep at night?

You bet....

 

Catching up is hard to do

 A lot has happened since I was sure people could see my blog.

I had my gall bladder removed after 3 short stays in the hospital. But that gave me a hernia, which the surgeon tried to fix a week ago. I see him today to get his opinion. I have two burns and a massive bruise on my side. I hope he will explain how that happened!

I went to church Sunday and preached about 'the mystery of the Trinity', which is a mystery to this day. One in three and three in one--go figure.

I've done ok recovering from the surgery but am tired a lot.

I have this Sunday off.

I realized I'm still doing priest stuff at 79 (had a birthday April 17!) because otherwise I won't go to church.

Hard to admit that a priest wouldn't go to church if not celebrating.

But now it's out there and I'll keep preaching til I fall over doing it....

Be well and stay well. More later....

I've been writing...

 I've been writing my blog and noone is seeing it.

Just now I found this.

Is this it?

Can you read it?

Let me know.

Thanks, Jim

It'a been quite a while...

 I lost my blog for months. I think Bern somehow got it back.

We shall see.

Let me know if you read this.

Very cold, very sunny...

 

If you just looked out the window behind my computer, you would think "what a nice sunny day".

But if you go downstairs and out on our back porch you better have a hat, gloves and a big coat--a scarf wouldn't hurt.

It's almost 4 p.m. and the temperature is about 15 degrees.

It's sunny and cold all at once.

Weather says the cold is with us for a few days.

Bundle up. Stay warm. Admire the sun out a window....

 

God help us celebrate....

 

Martin Luther King day should bring joy, wonder and thanksgiving to our hearts.

But our current president (God help us!) is doing all he can to reduce both the appreciation and presence of people of color.

He wants museums to take out relics that recount events of racial awareness.

He wants to deport as many folks of Latin-American decent as possible--greatly hurting farmers and industries.

In southern West Virginia, my senior year of high school, 6 black students (3 male athletes and 3 seriously smart girls) joined my class. Up until then I'd never gone to school with people of color. The next year white and black schools were united.

That was 1965. Lots got better since then in racial matters, but some things have recently gotten worse.

Celebrate the life of Dr. King.

And pray God to bring true equality to our nation--True Equality....

 

I did it!

 

I ran out of windshield washer fluid the other day.

Weather being what it has been, my windshield was getting nasty.

I went to a gas station where I buy things and got some fluid.

Today I put it in--the whole big bottle went in--and it worked!

I almost went to English Auto who work on my car to get it since I am so incompetent about anything to do with my car.

But I didn't.

I bought fluid and found where to put it in.

I did it!

Yea, me.....