You know it becomes more obvious to me a little piece at a time. It does not come to one like a bolt of lightning. At times when I feel like I may have a hold on it, once again it slips through my fingers. Many of you may have similar thoughts and feelings but one can only relate to that which is going on with him or her. In my many years of living on this rock if I were totally honest, I could say that I have never even been close to it. My father-in-law sez it's something that when you think you have it you probably could not be further away from it. OK...do you know what it is that I am talking about? Humility. Anyone care to expand on these thoughts? Vickie you probably would be the most likely to define ones grip on humility...ochoco

I know that many of you have friends or maybe a relative or two that drink. Done in moderation the medical world sez this is a good thing. For some however it should be a definite no..no. I have one child that fits into the no...no category. When this kid is not drinking, he is OK to be around. But when actively pursuing his drink of choice he is like most who have drank to much in a very short period of time, very boring and irratating. I fear that he is one that will ride his pleasure to the bottom. I do know that their is but one thing I can do for him and that is to ask our Father for his intervention. As for me today I am well and able to smile at the wonderful sunshine we have today. Hope yours is a great day....ochoco

Can you think of a better way to live life? Certainly less stressful if you can go from day to day that way. The 2nd day of this month I had yet another cancer surgery...bladder cancer this time. Had one tumor that the surgeon removed and carterized. He sez their will be more, and they will be cancerous. But for this day their is no tumors (that I know of) and God is Great. Helps when you have a pretty good urologist also.....if you have urinary tract problems. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and please a sober New Year's Eve. With love.....ochoco

Happy Birthday Larry. To those that may not know who Larry was, he was my brother, four years younger than myself. Today he should have been 63 years old. Larry deeply depressed after his divorce, on Christmas Eve 1986 went out into his garage, got into his pickup started the engine. Listening to a tape placed into his stereo system, he went to sleep...for the last time here on earth. Hearing the news of this, sent me into an 8 month long drunk. On Christmas Day 1987 I awakened a broken man. I felt like this could very well be my last day here on earth. I had a meeting to attend that day, so while shaving and looking at myself in the mirror, I seen a shell of a man that once was in there. After breaking down and crying, I looked at myself in the mirror again, this time I said "Father if this is the way I am to go through this day...I will, but if not I need you to jump start me, and send me on down the road. I went through the rest of the day and evening with ease, and the deep depression I had been feeling left me and never...(Praise God)..returned. I don't drink anymore, or smoke, and 20 years later I love my brother as much as ever, and my Father in Heaven even more. Have a wonderful day,Happy Birthday Larry, and thank you Father

In "My House" lives a young and an old dog....no I am not talking about my wife and I. In this case and old female poodle (about 14 years now) and a months old cross Maltese and Yorkshire. The latter is named Samson. In the morning when he hears that the wife and I are beginning to wake he will jump up on the bed and help us to wake up by licking our faces and floping all over the bed and us to. This morning when my wife thought he was through with his wake up call, she began her morning prayer, but Samson was not finished with his wake up call, and he went straight for wife's face. This behavior and her communication with her God was not mixing together very well. The more she attempted to push him away the more he felt like she wanted to play. She finally put her Father in Heaven on pause and asked me to please do something with this over zealous kid. So OK it was done and she apologized for the interuption. Our Father is a forgiving God....right? You all have a great weekend....ochoco