Happy Birthday Baby Sister!

Today is that day that so many yearn for. It most certainly is. It's Friday, May 15, 2015. The 15th of May is a day of remembrance for us as we think about our baby sister Kayla Jean. This would have been her 63rd birthday but she had an early call to her heavenly home in June of 1979. Finding out that she had an incurable form of leukemia was a huge shock but she faced up to her future with a faith, character, and courage that none of us will ever forget. Today it's almost as if she still lives on through her precious daughters, Stacy, Kelly, and Mary Beth. She also has left a testimony for her Savior that has become an example to us all. Before she left this life at 27 she made sure that she touched as many lives as possible with the truth of her hope, that being her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Happy Birthday baby sister. We will never forget. And, we do know that because of His promise that where He is we will be also, well, that means we will catch up with you on the other side. (John 14:1-4) Amen.

Okay. I want to share a word with all you meme mongers out there. What in the world am I talking about? A meme is something that has come with the internet. It has to do with an idea, a behavior, a saying, that is spread from person to person in the culture. Facebook is filled up with these graphic meme representations. They are typically artistic renderings of some type of favorite saying, a truth, a pronouncement, or icon of some sort. There are thousands of them being promulgated every second of every minute. Once they cycle through they typically come back again, and again, and again. Am I saying they are overused? Is water typically wet? Have I ever used one? You betcha! I just thought I would make us all aware of it so that everyone doesn't need to re-post every single one of them. Oh that's right. Many of them say if you don't share their little graphic it means you don't love Jesus. Yikes! They sure don't leave much wriggle room, do they?

We all recognize hypocrisy when we see it. Like up close and personal. You know, in the mirror. Ouch. But we especially see it in those who openly campaign in trying to get people to do as they say yet they operate completely differently in their own personal lives. One high profile politician is a huge supporter of unions of all kinds. They give her campaigns huge amounts of money. Yet, her family owns a chain of highly profitable restaurants that are all non union. Another large number of prominent speakers go here, there, and everywhere talking about affirmative action and fairness in hiring. Yet, each of them individually have a dismal record in their own personal hiring when it comes to diversity. One of the biggest lying blowhards that loudly decries all things capitalistic as he goes around bragging that he doesn't own one single share of stock. Uh oh. According to his tax records he indeed owns many different stocks through a listed broker. (Maybe it is in a blind trust. Ha Ha.) See what I mean? The other day I saw a TV news story about the Hollywood elites who have exempted themselves from any constraints on their personal use of water. The entire state of California looks like an extra crispy french fry but an aerial view of their mansions show up all green and luscious and their Olympic sized pools filled to the brim with crystal clear water. Oh well. So much for their community shared experience. They probably all have good intentions. Right? Yeah. Right. That will give you something to crunch on until we meet again. The plan calls for that to be next Monday morning. Until then may God bless us all. Amen. ...More later.