Wow. It’s been a while and I have learned many things:
1) I should only drop my computer
when it’s off. I gather that can make a
life-and-death difference for a hard drive.
2) I should avoid destroying my
hard drive during the Christmas season; new drives arrive slowly.
3) Most importantly – I must
conduct my life in such a way that I can prevent being so harried and flustered
that I knock important things like my computer 3 feet down onto a hard floor.
So, how was your Christmas?
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| Lila |
We did Christmas up well this year – in spite of weather and
busy schedules all children and grandchildren joined us, I had a great excuse
for baking cheesecake, and we inadvertently ended up with a poodle puppy. Within the confines of my world, blessings
abound.
But now the tree is tucked away, the stockings boxed, the
nativity scene wrapped and shelved. Routine returns – walking the dog(s),
cooking dinner, cleaning, studying, teaching, reading, checking the news.
Checking the news – aye, there’s the rub. It’s getting hard to face each day’s
events, to watch not only the political horrors unfolding, but to see our
culture contorting into an evil, Godless muck.
Godlessness does not end well. I’m thinking Sodom and
Gomorrah, Rome, Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia – the list is huge, and ugly, and
we’re on it.
I’m not a fussy parliamentarian. I don’t care about white
dresses at weddings or whether or not alcohol is consumed at the reception. I
have no interest at all in what people do in their bedrooms, how much soda they
drink, or, anymore, what party they vote for.
I care about respect. Respect is dying a slow and painful
death in our culture and it’s just so horrifying to watch that I can barely
stand it. Without respect there is no gratitude, without gratitude there is no honor,
and without honor there is no shame. We won’t last long without shame.
