Just Wondering......

Have you ever wondered why ....... why does this happen or why did I do that .......I'm just thinking about the why.....

......Weep With Those Who Weep...Romans 12: 15

Yesterday on my routine travels in the land of the internet , one site I go to for news concerning Christian artist , I was shocked and saddened to read that Steven Curtis Chapman's youngest daughter Maria , was killed in an accident at their home. It appears that their son accidentally struck the little girl with a vehicle in the drive way when he didn't see her move into his path . She was later pronounced dead at the hospital they had flown her to. I was overwhelmed with a grief that moved me to tears . You see Steven's music has been a part of my life for almost 20 years . He through his music has encouraged me, convicted me and comforted me along many of my life's struggles and pains. Plus over that time I have watched his family grow and now through the internet and blogging , have watched his children grow and have gotten to know them in a real fleshed out way ,as best you can as a fan. So as I read about this profound tragedy , my heart broke knowing that this sweet little girl , who was just 5 years old ,would no longer brighten this families days with her smile,laughter and kisses.
I cannot fathom the pain this family is going through . Losing a child is one of the most difficult things one can experience. As a fellow Christian , I hold that all things are appointed by God . But at times like these it is not time to engage in those type of semantics , but as the Bible commands us , we are to weep with those who weep. It is a time to lift this family before the throne of grace and trust the beautiful promises of our Lord Jesus Christ ,that he will comfort those who mourn and are broken. For as believers we do not grieve as ones without hope , but in Christ we have one who has gone before to death and conquered the grave . I'm confident that little Maria was received in the arms of God , and has seen her Saviour Jesus face to face and all pain and tears are no more . May God bless the Chapman's and comfort them in this dark hour but the dawn will come for, God will heal their hearts.
I have a link to his site where you can read more about this precious little girl .

Get Your Hands Off My Gun , You Dirty Liberal Wacko!!

Well on Saturday one of my favorite screen heroes died. Yes I'm talking about Charlton Heston. I will never forget the first film I witnessed Heston in , it left me scared out of my wits. At the drive -in , with my parents ,witnessing a world run by apes and that stunning ending , the Stature of Liberty in ruins , on that beach and the surf washing against the hero , as he collapsed in the horror he was home , not on some remote planet!! Heston at his over acting finest! Planet of the Apes is a sci-fi classic and from that picture I searched out and watched Ben-Hur and of course the Ten Commandments , great films .
Heston was a legend and has taken much flack over his increasingly conservative values later in life but the man was a gentlemen, a devoted grandfather and a charitable man . Plus he was faithfully married to his wife for over 64 years. Yes you can take the gun from his hands now , but I will take a 100 Heston's over the Clooney's ,Pitts and Doughnut boy Micheal Moore that populates Hollywood today. RIP CHUCK..........

I'll be back!!

Man,perhaps I'm just not cut out to blog. I have been told I have something to say about everything and then some , so you think it would be easy . I have been pretty occupied but .....Anyway , I have decided to treat this like a job , one I would love and therefore , I will assign a time to blog!! Once again it will be on anything that strikes my fancy , from thoughts , reviews and tears for the Leafs!! Well those are pretty dried up , too many years , my tear ducts are like the Sahara desert !! Well , you will see me again real soon .Thats a threat and a promise!!

Snail Blog!

Man if I blog anymore I might get "blogger" finger from typing so much! Ok I'm joking. Its funny how you just go , well I should write something and then its the next day and so on. So I vow from now on to chain myself to the computer once a day at a specific time to get some flow going!!
I promise , honest !!

Just Thinking !

I promised I would blog more often but life has been crazy over the last couple of weeks. Life ,now that is a concept . I think most of us live our lives , day to day , rarely thinking beyond how we are going to put on our socks. That is not to say we all don't stop sometimes and steer at the night sky , or our belly buttons and go , what the heck am I doing?
The fact of the matter we just have ourselves so deep into so much "stuff" we just can't be bothered. We live our lives rarely looking beyond our noses at the bigger picture because lets face it , it can be scary. We often live through the land of fiction,watching other people live out fictional lives as we sit before the tube, content to a large degree to live safely in the land of make believe .
Well enough for now. Sleep is calling , so I will leave you all hanging till next time concerning where I'm going with these random rantings!!

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Another Christmas and 10 Lbs Heavier!!

Greetings from the inconsistent blogger. I decided to give this sucker a new name and look , hoping it will inspire me to write more. Like that will really work! Well, lets hope.

Well another Christmas and a new year has dawned , as has 10lbs on my waistline. But I vowed this year not to make any resolutions , who really keeps them . So this year I vow to gain weight , therefore, using reverse psychology on myself. Will it work , who knows but its worth a shot.

It was a great celebration this year . Had a whole houseful of family including the in-laws. A total of 14 people and 1 cat. The food was yummy and the gifts delightful and I didn't get any underwear! Oh forgot , I did but they were too small . Don't remind me ,OK!!

But in all seriousness ,I love Christmas and everything about it . From the music , to the lights and most importantly celebrating the coming of God in the flesh , Jesus Christ. Bottom line for me , apart from Christ I have no hope or life. The year 2007 has been a real struggle and challenge , with many downs and ups . However through it all , God's grace , was ever present even amid my sinfulness and personal struggles with coming to grips with my wife's cancer , the loss of my job and dealing with my youngest sons ongoing battle with diabetes!! Without God's enduring steadfast love and both the rebuke , tempered with mercy , I surely would have cracked! But just as Jesus promised , the Holy Spirit ministered to me through the word . I hope and pray that 2008 will be a year of reconciliation and refocus in my life.

Well enough of the heavy , so hopefully I will hit the keyboard , well not literally hit it , more often this year and make a blog . Nothing will be safe . From news,music ,movies,books,sports and even my family , no stone will be left unturned. Granted who wants to hear the ravings of a 44 bald man , no I have no hair issues , pounding out his thoughts for the masses to read . Well I hope at least 1 person will read something . So here is to a new start.
Plus here is a picture of my boys! God Bless