Good Things

by Everett Christian, Mcalester, OK
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD
10 Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. - Ecclesiastes 5:10(New International Version).

GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. - Isaiah 40:30-31(New International Version).

A QUOTE
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. - Edmund Burke -

A THOUGHT TO REMEMBER
Sometimes the best gift not to give is advice. - From Reminisce Magazine -

GOD'S GREAT OUTDOORS
Ants can carry twenty times their own weight. - From Fun Facts from The Great Outdoors -

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Some dogs and cats have risked their own lives to protect their human companions from danger. - From The Humane Society of The United States -

NOTES
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. I remember that day quite well. I was 16 years old at that time. Two years later I was in the Army. Today has been a sunny day with a high temperature of 42 degrees in McAlester, Oklahoma. Low temperature this morning was 16 degrees. I had lunch with Charley. Mellisa was our waitress again today. I went to the post office for my mail. Before I came home I went to Walmart and the Petsense store. I took my nap this afternoon with Beau and Emmy. I put the treats and food outside for the animals at 4:35 p.m. At 6:00 p.m. I watched a Billy Graham Classic from 1983 in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Graham was 64 years of age at that time. Since last time I have had e-mails from Alice, Burlene, Geneva and Leela. Thanks for your e-mails and thanks to everyone who reads the Good Things.
At 7:00 p.m. I watched a replay of the Waikiki Holiday Parade in Honolula, Hawaii. The Waikiki Holiday Parade commemorates Pearl Harbor by honoring survivors and veterans in memory of the attacks from December 7, 1941. Local Hawaiian bands, marching bands from the mainland, military units, local officials and dignitaries march down torch-lit Kalakaua Avenue along Waikiki Beach. It is held annually the Friday following Thanksgiving Day and hosts thousands of spectators, residents and visitors alike. There were a few survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack in the parade. It was a beautiful parade with at least 23 bands from Hawaii, the mainland and Canada.
The cats are fine. Little Girl on the back of the sofa. Rascal has been in the recliner but has now gone to a rocker in the living room. Emmy just came in for a bite of food and greeted me with a meow. I think she wanted more food in the food bowl which was about empty. I promptly got up and got some more food for the food bowl. All the cats are accounted for.
I will see you next time,
In Christian Love, Everett.