Melania and Me

Reading the memoir “Melania and Me” written by a “friend” of the First Lady who was enlisted to help with the 2017 inauguration, then stayed on to work in the First Lady’s office in the White House – only to be blamed for cost irregularities in the hastily organized inauguration. Interesting stuff.

This is book 54 that I have listened to this year, by far a new record. Closing in on 700 books read in my lifetime. Would be cool to read one thousand. At 50 per year I could make it by the time I turn 72. Seems like though my reading / listening habits will change after I retire. Might have to get real books that I will have to read.

For sure God works things out much better than I ever could. I see this happen all the time.

Monday: worked until 6 pm again. Ceil made a pasta dish in a white sauce, and tossed a salad. Watched the Kirby Smart Show and The Voice.

Watched some of the Manningcast. Jim Gaffigan was a guest. He played football at Purdue “long enough to get his picture taken”. The Cowboys are bad. Their kicker booted a 64 yard field goal, one of the 5 longest in history – but there was a penalty on the Texans so Dallas took the first down instead. Then the Cowboys failed to score.

In yesterday’s team meeting, UGA head coach Kirby Smart told his team that he invited a special guest to speak to the team - an expert on how to tackle. In walked the Dawgs’ punter, Australian Brett Thorson. He had just been named co-SEC special teams player of the week, in part for his open field solo tackle, saving a touchdown. Did you see that?

I love how scientists will come up with all sorts of crazy theories just so they won’t have to acknowledge the existence of God. This article says human existence is only possible due to five “coincidences”. No mention of how the likelihood of each of these “coincidences” is one in a million, making the likelihood of all five “coincidences” taking place on earth to be one in billions. Takes much less faith to believe in a Creator God than to believe in what these “scientists” are postulating. For sure Satan has blinded them from the Light. More "science"...

Tuesday: lifted weights at the gym. Donuts were brought in this morning, and Mellow Mushroom pizza for lunch. Then at 5 pm there’s the Tuesday Taco Bell deal. I need to retire so I can lose weight.

Another first for Lang: his first post game walk off interview. I love the Grizzlies blue uniforms, but the new red city edition unis are good too.

Sweden and Finland tell citizens to prepare for nuclear war and stockpile food and water.

DENISON: Agape is the Greek word for unconditional love, that enables us to love those who hate us and to forgive those who harm us. It is the only kind of love that can heal the divisions we have in the world today. It is the “fruit” of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). When we make Christ our Lord and his Spirit comes to dwell in us, He can manifest this fruit in our relationship with our Lord, our neighbors, and ourselves. When we love others sacrificially then hearts are healed, families are mended, and societies are transformed. See I Cor 3:16, Matt 22:37-39, Romans 8:35-39.