Who am I without my husband? I have to "pick up the pieces" and go on without him...It seems so hard at times because we were a "team." Now I have to get used to being "all alone" again and "going it alone." I passed the "six month mark" and the days and months keep rolling by...When will it truly "sink in" that he is "gone?" He will always "live on" inside of me no matter what!...I didn't plan on being single again...

Affirmation: The upward call of God draws me into the place of surrender, where I yield my being into His hands.

What a paradox to see the Church filled with great numbers of champion disputants who defend a set of opinions, doctrines, and practices, all of which may be most cordially embraced without demanding the least degree of self-denial, and most firmly held fast with bestowing the least degree of humility! - William Law

"This cup which is poured out for you...

1. How to hate...first and foremost...how to hate, dislike, smear, anyone who is not of your political leaning...

2. How to denigrate the offices of our Republic, just because the person in there happens to be of another political leaning..

3. How to lie, and distort information, in order to manipulate other peoples emotions...

4. Selfishness...in other words, only support America when those you vote for are elected...but if those you vote for aren't elected,...

I went to exercise today, and my Wife had a 'wonderful idea'... Since everyone is so concerned about me doing 1000 abdominal crunches on the machine, she suggested that I do only half in one sitting and then go on to other machines and get back and do the other half later.

Well, that part didnt phase out too well. I sweat a lot, and need a lot of water to replace it, because I have 'dry mouth' when I exercise, and thus, I need to get my water from the water fountain.
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Every so often, I get these wild thoughts about specialty restaurants and wonder just what I'd do with them. Previously, I did a blog on what specific type of eatery I would run if an opportunity came about. And, of course, I picked a barbecue joint and gave you my menu choices.

Well, now, let's look at this with another perspective and another idea. What if I were to do a steakhouse? Different concept from barbecue, and with a few more choices, perhaps....