Happy Birthday Lexie!

Luncheon for Lexie!

Today is Thursday, November 14, 2013, and we are happy to be thinking about our granddaughter, Lexie Dee, who is celebrating her 13th birthday today. This is the baby girl of our youngest son Rodney and his wife Mitzi. Our Lexie is about as well rounded as they come. She is blessed with smarts. She has always been a witty girl as far back as when she was a toddler. She is athletic. And, she is well spoken and respectful. She will never be the tallest player on the court but no one plays with more intensity, spunk, and heart than our Lexie. We thank God for this young lady and we pray His blessings into her life. Happy Birthday Sweetie from your MiMi and Poppy.

We were able to meet Rodney, Lexie, and Brady Darrell for lunch on Sunday. Mitzi and big sis Kyleigh had a previous commitment to go into the metropolis for the big downtown Nutcracker market extravaganza. We so greatly enjoyed our time recognizing Lexie's special birthday. We talked about having them come and sing but she asked that we not. Rodney told about one of their cousins who recently was sung to and it was obvious she did not care for it. Brady piped up that if they came and sung to him he would do his own response. He then pantomimed his grimaced face as a demonstration. That boy. Our family is known for its characters. The wife was to take Lexie shopping for the afternoon but she wasn't totally clear on directions. Lexie said we didn't have to worry because she not only knew the way but she also knew how to use the GPS on her phone. Kids today. They are something.

What are the most important things to people as they go about their daily lives? If you look at the statistics reflecting what items are the most searched for on the internet, two major areas dominate all the rest. Sports and Celebrity. No contest. I can't deny my role in checking out scores and of course I do want to know what's going on in NASCAR. Therefore, I am a participant to some extent in these numbers. It is estimated that nearly $700 billion is spent on sports worldwide. Football is the largest portion. No. Not American football. World football. Soccer. Total spending for this worldwide addiction is about 4 to 5 times more than the NFL receives. The celebrity/entertainment complex also gets it's fair share of income from those devoted to movies, concerts, TV, and other related venues. These distractions can become dominant if we are not careful. I got to thinking about this when I read a Bible verse someone had posted on Facebook. "Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Temporary versus the unseen but that which lasts forever. Thanks. I suppose I must have needed that. Amen.   ....More later.