Here in “sunny” Florida, it’s just that…SUNNY! It’s an absolutely beautiful start to another day! Though it reached 41 here at the house, things are going to warm up nicely, with the coming week being in the low 80’s for the high.

Most know that my walk with our Lord is literally in its infancy stage. Yes…I’ve always believed, shoot, I’ve talked to Him daily for years now, sometimes several times a day. Yet, I really never came to know His word.

In all honesty, so many of you have become so close and dear to my heart. We’ve laughed, joked, and shared many things this past year and a half or so. In Deb’s regard, we’ve even shared tears together. You all have been so much help and support to both Deb and I, and I could never, ever, repay you guys for such concern and love you’ve given me.

It has been awesome, but the incredible thing to Deb and I both was simply that you guys, in all reality…didn’t even know us. We were in the true sense of the word…total strangers. Yet, through the kindness in your heart, your love shown was not only sincere, but heartfelt!

I know on many occasions that Deb would come up to me and make the statement, “I can FEEL their love!” Honestly, through your contact…I could as well!

Thank you all so very, very much!

My walk with God is because of you guys once more, at least to a heavy extent. SO MANY of you talked with me on this subject, and through, once more, your love and concern for me, you’ve blessed me once again!

Here’s the kicker, in my regard at least…through the heartfelt e-mails, phone conversations, and talks with friends that I have here around me, you guys were concerned for me enough in regards to my spiritual life, that you stepped up…and made yet another difference in my life.

This simply by pointing me in the direction of…eternal life.

I honestly can say to each and every one of you, that by this, I cannot believe where I’m at today. Life IS…so much better! Thank you again.

Now, in studying HIS Word, I haven’t even scratched the surface, and I pray each day for God to give me more knowledge to learn and absorb HIS Word much more profoundly.

I believe that total understanding of His Word is probably not possible, not during our time here on this earth, but the teachings are there, in black and white, to grasp thoroughly HIS intent! Through this we at least grasp the reality that our life with Him is simply…a choice.

Do you want to grow in God, or, live life without God? This really is our choice.

Personally, I want to know our God, and as I get a little further along in this journey, I see that without a doubt, I want to possibly help others have an understanding of HIM as well. Just like you guys helped in me in my own choice.

This is really what it’s all about isn’t it?

Am I a good Christian? Well, I honestly think not…not at this point, but I try to work on this. Shoot, I’ll still get aggravated by someone, or something, and let some language fly, that I know full well is not appropriate.

The difference in my life in this regard now is that when I let this happen, I’ll walk off…and ask for forgiveness. It bothers me to act in this way now. I understand this, and through this understanding, I’ve changed.

Enough of this though…

Wed. morning, I got up at 2 am, only to see that Romney had conceded. I liked to have fell out of my chair. I was crushed in the fact that our Country now had come to the point, that the people in our Country had literally rejected…all our great Nation has stood for, for so long.

Virtue, integrity, morals, strength of character, love of Country, a strong work ethic, the family unit, respect, not only for ourselves, but others as well, had literally, pretty much became a thing of the past…OVERNIGHT.

It was devastating to me. Literally…I was ashamed.

Ashamed for our Country, number one, ashamed for the people with the same moral values I hold so dear, like MY WORD meaning something, ashamed for all our children and grandchildren, and what WE had allowed to happen on OUR WATCH !

I think about the number of lives lost by our veterans throughout our history that now seem today to have been in vain. This deeply saddens me.

I voted at my polling station, then took our daughter-in-law to hers. We stood outside for 2 hours surrounded by constituents that obviously did not hold the same feelings I have in regards to our Country.
Not all, but I know in my heart that most of them were voting, not for the freedoms and opportunities our Country provides, but in turn a political agenda introduced by our politicians as a way to, in the end, create a constituency for their own power, basically for as long as they want it.

Sadly, this has come to pass.

We are now living in a Country where something for nothing has become the norm. Where in all honesty, right…has become wrong. We all KNOW, although our leaders declare this as…not right, but receiving something for nothing is totally, unabatedly…WRONG!

Wrong in every sense of the word. It is incredible to me that the hard-working people of our Country have even CONSIDERED this an obligation (ENTITLEMENTS), much less ALLOWED the sweat of their own brow to be taken from them, AND GIVEN to a class of people that could care less about us doing so, number one.

But to allow our leaders to destroy us from within, and that’s exactly what has happened, is on us people. WE allowed this to happen. Human nature itself is to get as much as you can, for as little as you can, right? Well, we as the true believers are to blame.

We watched as our rights were taken away, little by little.

We watched while prayer was taken from our schools. We watched as the political powers that be became more and more socialist in THEIR regard, through excessive taxation, government regulation, awarding the unions 20% of GM, the takeover of GM, Insurance companies, political correctness, no child left behind, affirmative action, and the massive programs that now are unsustainable, as we now see.

Entitlements being only being one of these, not just for the poor, but the entitlements our political elite have now bestowed upon themselves. Once again…it’s on us guys!

By our sitting still and taking everything the politicians have enacted, we lost the Republic. I’m not feeling very secure in my thoughts today over the future we have bestowed upon our children. Again, I’m ashamed, BUT, I too sat back while our elected elite literally took over our Country.

There is no more meaning to the phrase… “We, the People.” WE…gave this away. WE, the silent majority have been silent for way too long, and now, we’re reaping exactly what we’d allowed to be sown.
I’ve read many of the comments that have been put out there by the far-left, such as, “Ha-ha-ha. We won, etc., etc., etc…”

The powers that be surely think this is funny, this is where their uncontested power originated from, BUT, their constituency, now laughing as well, will see down the road that the last laugh…will be on them as well.

Their give-away programs WILL come to a stop eventually. They CANNOT be sustained! It’s only a matter of time…mark my word.

At this point, they will finally come to the realization, as their free world comes crashing down on them, the error of their ways. The me, me, me mentality that enabled the politicians to play them like the fools they have actually been, will hit them right between the eyes, and they’ll FINALLY realize that the political elite that professed “SUCH CONCERN” for them was…nothing but a lie all along!

They’ll all be asking the same question… “WHAT HAPPENED?”

The day will come to pass…the checks stop! IT has to happen, yet, what does our elected elite continue to promise these people? EVEN MORE giveaways!

I read a piece by Rush Limbaugh. It simply stated that the reason we lost this election is not because of our morals, or beliefs in our freedoms. It simply is because…we cannot defeat… “Santa Claus!”

It can’t be done.

When will we realize that it’s not our politicians who are Santa Claus, they only pass the “gifts” out. Santa Claus is in reality…YOU AND I! WE are the providers, through our taxes, that enable our politicians to put on the air that it is them who are Santa Claus!

In a child’s terminology, because in reality, IT IS as simple as a child’s understanding, that you know what…our politicians, and sadly the majority of our fellow neighbors and Countrymen, HAVE BEEN…naughty and not nice.

Does Santa leave presents to the naughty and nice? Not in my knowledge of “ole Santa,” so, when do we decide as all, “the Santa’s” out there that, you know what, NO MORE GIFTS! You’re not deserving of our gifts any longer.

Until you change your way of thinking, we’ll just skip your house this year, and the next, and the next!

This is what it’s going to take people. No more funding of our own destruction! We’ve been funding this, our own destruction, now for the past 40 years or so.

We don’t come to this simple revelation…we’re toast as a Republic. It’s over!

Didn’t Johnson’s statement of creating a “great society” so many years back, create exactly that? We, as Americans, have little to be proud of today… “of this GREAT society.” Why? How in the world can you be proud to live in a “Nanny State?” To me…it is inconceivable!

So simply, do we as a people decide to quit funding such blatantly wrong ideals, remember, if you enter a state park the first thing you see is a sign declaring…please, don’t feed the bears! This “handout” will cause the bears to become dependent on…just that…handouts!

Our elected elite knew this, and depended on, a constituency that could not, or would not, think for themselves!

Our fate is now in our own hands. Use it, or lose it!

Back to Our Faith

In reality, we, and our fate, are truly in God’s hands. This is inevitable!

Our election is now a thing of the past. Don’t let it bother you any longer. The cards we are to play have been dealt…live with them!

God will always be there for us, in good times as well as bad!

So, if you haven’t come to know Christ, maybe you should. We are going to see some very, very hard times in our Country.

But this too, will become an opportunity for us…an opportunity to withstand all that the left throw at us. We don’t have to continue to be the “silent majority.” We don’t NEED to continue to do so.
Our voices need to be heard, and by this, making our political elite UNDERSTAND…you know what…we just might have pushed these guys to far!

If you’ve ever been going to stand up for your rights…now is the time.

Also, look to God for guidance. He’ll show you the way.

With that being said, I’d like to share with you all, an e-mail I received from a dear friend…Sallie Kay. It is very appropriate in my opinion in regards to trials and tribulations we may soon come to see, and experience, in our Country!

Hey Doug,

I found it strange that while I was disappointed at the results of the election last night, I was not really even surprised. I just could not believe the polls and didn’t want to get my hopes up just to be devastated by a loss. So, I guarded my heart and asked God to help me through this just as I did four years ago.

1. The just shall still live by faith. The political situation of
Jesus’s day was probably far worse than we have it today, and yet it
didn’t keep Jesus from fulfilling God’s calling for His life. He
came to love and set people free. The fields are still white unto
harvest.(John 4:35). May we pray, as Jesus taught, that God would
send more laborers into His field. (Matthew 9:37,38)

Love in Him,

Prior to closing…read a chapter of the Bible for me, or yourself today if you would…Isaiah 53. I read this last night. It was suggested by my good, good friend, Sonnie.

You guys all have a great day, and God Bless! As Deb always said, “Keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!”

Dub

Today we’ll change up just a little and talk about the fate of our Country some, and touch on our religious beliefs as well.

For all that didn’t know Deb, you missed out. She truly was a good Christian woman. She believed in God, she loved God, and she’d profess her faith in God to all that inquired, “How can you stay so happy and upbeat dealing with your cancer?”

Her answer was always the same. She’d point skyward with that little finger of hers and state, “HE…shows me the way.”

And he did. Of this I have no doubt. Deb used to tell me, “He talks to me.”

In the beginning I’d have reservations of this ACTUALLY taking place. I’d think, “Well, maybe she dreamed that he spoke with her.” As time passed, I became convinced that Deb did in fact hold conversations with our Lord.

After living with Deb our last 14 and a half months together it was so apparent to me, and anyone else that had contact with her, we just knew this woman was indeed living, and having, a very, very special relationship with God. He smiled on her daily.

Before carrying on with this post this morning I’d like you to stop for just a moment and ponder, “Is God living in my life?” If so, you know what I’m talking about. If not, I only wish you would take just a moment and ask God to come into your own life. He’s there for us, we only have to ask him in.

In my own regard, I personally struggle every day in my attempt to live a better, more fulfilling life as a Christian. It ain’t easy, and I come up short far too many times for even my own liking, but fortunately for us all…we have a forgiving God. He loves us each and every one!

Now, in regards to our Country today, we know as Christians, things aren’t looking too promising, are they?

We see our Christian beliefs, our beliefs in our family units, are belief in a good, solid work ethic, our beliefs in helping each other instead of our government getting their hand into this, our beliefs in raising our OWN children, all being taken from us through what they call “political correctness,” or their not wanting to offend others.

Offending others? What about offending US? Which by the way,we happen to be the majority in our Country. Two words stand out to me in that last sentence…OUR Country!

We’ve let our own government, ELECTED officials mind you, to take away, or at the very least water down or dilute the very principles our great Nation was founded upon. In many cases adhering to, or what I call, “kissin butt,” to put it mildly, people in our Country that have NO right to be here in the first place.

Why? Well maybe because they’re here…ILLEGALLY!

They give them shelter in OUR Country, they feed, clothe, educate, and GIVE medical treatment to them.

What’s up with this Obama care debacle…I mean those people are getting it FREE anyway, right? Our health care on the flip side was costing us $1,900 and some change per month. Since Deb’s passing, it’s only a mere…$1,200 a month, yet, most if not ALL, illegals get it free.

This on top of ALL the others that ARE citizens but have not worked a lick for generations now! Why?? Why good gracious folks, that’s simple enough to answer, it’s because they’re…ENTITLED!
ENTITLED??? ENTITLED to WHAT?? OUR hard-earned money?? Gimmee a break here people!

You know what I’m entitled to? Let’s start with an EMPTY belly at night if I don’t work! I’m ENTITLED to live in a tent somewhere if I don’t make my house payment. I’m ENTITLED to no electricity if I don’t pay my power bill.

I’m ENTITLED to no cell phone, no TV, no hospital care, and in many cases today no job…if I don’t take a DRUG TEST! That’s the ENTITILEMENT program I’m on.
Oh, one more thought on this.

I went to renew my Florida driver’s license a couple weeks back. I tried to renew online, but since Deb had renewed our license that way last time, I had to go to renew at the license office.

I had to produce my birth certificate. I was like, “C’mon guys, I have two picture ID’s, my tax returns, my proof of residence, AND I have had a Florida driver’s license for…40 YEARS! 40 years!!

They go, “Nope…you have to produce a birth certificate.”

Well, I explained that Deb had passed away, and I know we have a copy of my birth certificate, and I’ve looked, but haven’t found where she’d put it as yet. Again, here’s ALL my other information.

Long story short, I have to send off for another copy of my birth certificate?? A taxpaying citizen of the US, born and raised here in Florida, holding IN MY HAND my old Florida license with MY photo on it along with other ID, yet…I can’t get a license without a birth certificate??

Kind of ironic isn’t it? I can’t renew my Florida driver’s license, which I’ve had for 40 years, without a VALID birth certificate, yet I could be President of the United States of America…and not have one! Well, I couldn’t obviously, but there are some that can. Go figure that one out??

Honestly, why aren’t WE entitled just the same as these other people? In reality, if our elected leaders are givin OUR, once more, OUR money away so freely to illegals AND people who won’t work, no, no, I didn’t say didn’t want to work but can’t find a job, I SAID, WON’T work!

Then why aren’t we getting an equal cut ourselves. Once more, it is OUR money!

Big difference here, so don’t let the liberally twisted, I mean minded, continue to feed you that crap. Let me make this quite clear…WE ARE FUNDING, through a political agenda that we’re not even part of the equation in, OUR OWN DEMISE! Yep, our politicians are using, well, a better description is, TAKING OUR money…and destroying us in the process.

They don’t give one hoot in hell for us, or the “poor oppressed people” they claim to be fighting so hard for! IT is about only ONE thing…THEMSELVES! Their power, their greed, their friends and cohorts, and their staying in office.

Anyway, my point to this today is that unless we stand up and start being JUST as vocal, and JUST as goal-oriented as our liberal counterparts in regards to our own beliefs, we are in fact going to lose our Country, our rights as citizens, and our religious freedoms.

With that being said, let me share with you guys a prayer I received last night from a dear friend of ours. She too is a fine Christian lady and I think the world of her.

I had seen this prayer before, and many of you may have already read it as well. But last night I had the time to stop, read this, and let it sink in as to what the prayer was about, and just how appropriate it is in regards to our Country today.

I also had time to send over to this friend a return e-mail with a description of a “platonic relationship.” This being and inside joke between the two of us, and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to “gig her” one more time this morning on this topic! LOL!

Too many times we are so busy and tied up with other events taking place that we only “skim over” things sometimes, and I am guilty of this far too much myself.

It is supposedly written by Rev. Billy Graham, but in today’s world far too much you read on the internet is not always what they seem, or were actually written by whom others claim did write it.

With that being said, I did not “Snopes” this for actuality, but to be honest, I’ve gotten to the point I don’t ALWAYS believe everything “Snopes” claims is fact or fiction either.

Nevertheless, I would truly like to believe this is in fact a prayer by Rev. Graham, and if someone can verify this to be factual, I’d appreciate it. Even if it was not written by Rev. Graham, in my own belief, this prayer is so “right-on” in its meaning and so descriptive of the happenings in our Country, I could not fathom not sharing it with you all today.

If you have read it previously, please, re-read it, and then share it with others.

Please, don’t skim over this as I did the first time this was sent to me. Take the few minutes to sink in and contemplate its message. I was very glad it had been sent to me once again…

“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance.

Amen”

Thank you all for stopping back by to visit with us again. Please take care, God Bless, and for heaven’s sake…keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart.

Dub and Deb