Thursday, October 14, 2010

Amazing Rescue!

I have to admit that three months ago, when the news broke about Chilean miners being found alive but half a mile down, the first thing I thought was "They're dead".  I had no hope for the poor men and was sure the media vultures would have a heyday as they reported the miners dying one by one, far from their loved ones.

Fast forward to tonight when I sat with tears in my eyes and watched the amazing rescue unfold. I've never been so glad to be proven wrong!

One thing does bother me. From the few statements of the miners and their families you get a glimpse into how much their faith in God helped to pull them through this ordeal.  Sadly but predictably, the US media is doing all they can to filter out these "religious" aspects of the story.  No wonder the world sees America as a godless country.  That brings tears to my eyes also.

But forget the media and let's say thank you to the men and women who worked so tirelessly to bring the miners home and to the Lord for his hand in the rescue.  Gracias Senor!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

A Month of Hideous Fun

Here it comes - our favorite month of the year. Except for December, of course. And July. Can't live without July. And maybe April. But where was I?
OH YES!  Halloween Month.  Might as well call it Halloween Month, since we'll start decorating tomorrow and won't stop until the ghouls come out on the 31st.

But more on this subject in the coming days.  Today I wanted to mention two things:

1) L. Tom Perry Tie Alert!!
We love watching each conference to see which tie L. Tom Perry will be wearing.  He's always on the cutting edge of sartorial fashion as far as I'm concerned.  I'll never forget the pale pink tie he wore one Easter.  Stunning!

I only caught a glimpse of Saturday's tie as they showed the apostles walking out - seemed to be baby blue.
But today's tie was a real winner.  Pale gold with dark squares. Very Distinguished!

2) The demise of BOB
I was so sad to come back to my blog list after a summer away and find that Kim P. had closed the Binge On Books blog. I always enjoyed that blog - both the content and the writing.  I even contributed to it once of twice myself, although sadly not enough to help her keep it alive.  I'm glad she's still writing her Ex Libris Lady blog. You've got me as a life long reader, Kim!

Now, back to scrounging the fridge in the hopes of a nourishing Post Conference Nosh.