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National Day of Prayer on May 7
The theme for this year's
National Day of
Prayer on May 7 is Prayer ... America's Hope! It's based
on Psalm 33:22, which says, "May Your unfailing love rest
upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You."
This is an extremely critical time in America's history.
From economic pressures, to the ongoing threat of terrorism,
to the unraveling of our culture's moral fabric, many people
are dealing with a deep sense of uncertainty and
apprehension.
However, we can be confident that when we come to God in
humble prayer, He hears us and stands ready to respond to
our cries for help. Our forefathers sought the Almighty for
guidance and safekeeping; and we, too, can depend on His
divine intervention if we will turn to Him in repentance and
prayer. That will be our purpose as we gather with other
people of faith across the nation on May 7th.
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• Support Regan Smith, driver of the NDP and Furniture Row
race car at NASCAR's Talladega event on April 26th
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National Observance from Washington D.C. from 9-noon EST on
May 7th.
DELBERT G. BREWSTER husband of Elwana Hawthorne
Brewster
May 28, 2009
Services for Delbert G. Brewster 68
of Andrews, will be 2:00 PM Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Means Memorial
United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Doyle officiating. Graveside
services will be Monday at 2:00 PM at Mercers Gap Cemetery at
Mercers Gap , TX with Rev. Jim Stephen officiating. Services are
under the direction of McNett Funeral Home of Andrews.
The family request memorials to: San Angelo Lighthouse for the
Blind, 2001 Austin St, San Angelo, TX 76903
Betty Jean Stewart Wife of Sammie J. Stewart
Graveside services for Betty Jean Stewart, age 67, of Blanket
will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the Rock/PlaceName>
ChurchCemetery with the Rev.
Jim Looby officiating. Interment
will follow under the direction of
Netherton Funeral Home. The
family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today,
at the funeral home.
Mrs. Stewart passed away Tuesday night, May 5, at her home.
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Wow! looks like our economy is going to be bumpy for a while.
Experts seem to think it will take about five years for us to get things back to
normal. This may be like a hurricane, they are sort of natures pressure
valves. When things start to heat up too much the tropical storms get active.
When that happens hurricanes form. They cool things down until the seasons can
change and become fall. The world economical situation may be just about
the same thing, a check valve. Notice oil prices are starting to go down,
hasn't seemed to affected the gas pump that much though. When oil was $108 last
year gasoline was $3.119 this year $3.429.
Seems the blame is being placed primarily on the mortgage
loans. I am not so sure that it's the primary cause but rather the
proverbial straw. Lets look at the domino effect and see just where it all
begins.
Some people have mortgages and are considered high risk. That
is the beginning of the economic tropical storm. 10 years ago the
regulations for getting mortgages was loosened so lower economic, higher risk
families could have homes. This is great except they can not stand much of a
strain on their budget with out something giving. Food and clothing prices
went up. That caused some strain. Did the farmers benefit? No, they just
passed the cost from the higher price of transportation to the customers.
Then what caused transportation to go up? Oh, yes!
Gasoline and diesel - for the first time in history diesel surpassed gasoline in
price. Who uses Diesel? That's right 18 wheelers, our primary
product transportation - Oh!, what about the rail system? Yep! they use
diesel; haven't used coal in decades.
Now gasoline has already gone up and has put a strain on the
working folks as well as the major and minor transportationsystems. People
have to and from work. Car pooling helps as does public transportation. Not
every one has that option. Another strain on that delicate budget of the ones
struggling to keep their heads above water. Then there are those with
fixed incomes. Oh Boy!, costs go up but income slowly follows a year later, and
not as fast, too late to help during the crunch. Something has to give.
Many people just couldn't keep up with their mortgages,
especially those who opted for that lower interest rate, in the beginning, of
ballooning payments. Repos increased, Fanny Mae and Freddy Mack took a hit,
banks took a hit and look where we are now. When banks get in trouble investors
panic and whoops! there goes the stock market. Congress bails them out, with our
money, we take a hit, or will. The bail out will trickle down to the tax
payers and guess what less money in our pockets, again. Have you noticed
the trends over the past few years. Our economy has inversely followed the price
of oil. Now I wonder where the problem actually stems from?
These are my opinions and like brains, we most all have one,
some use them more than others; not always at the same time.
Still
want to keep up with everyone. Keep me informed of events, changes and news in
your life.
The
Neighbor
An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could
tell from his collar & well-fed belly that he had a home &
was well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his
head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down
the hall, curled up in the corner & fell asleep. An hour
later, he went to the door, & I let him out.
The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked
inside & resumed his spot in the hall & again slept for
about an hour.
This continued off & on for several weeks. Curious I pinned
a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the
owner of this wonderful sweet dog is & ask if you are aware
that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a
nap.'
The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note
pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2
under the age of 3
- he's trying to catch up on his sleep.
Can I come with him tomorrow?'
Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things
like...'You know sometimes I forget to eat!' .....Now I've
forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name and my keys,
but I have never forgotten to eat. You have to be a special
kind of stupid to forget to eat!
The trouble with some women is that they get all excited
about nothing and then they marry him.
I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress
are eating too much, impulse buying, and driving too fast.
Are they kidding? That's my idea of a perfect day!
Two
patients limp into two different
medical clinics with the same
complaint.
Both have trouble walking and
appear to require a hip
replacement.
The FIRST patient is examined
within the hour,
is x-rayed the same day and has
a time booked for surgery the
following week.
The SECOND
sees his family doctor after
waiting 3 weeks for an
appointment, then waits 8 weeks
to see a specialist, then gets
an x-ray, which isn't reviewed
for another week and finally has
hissurgery
scheduled for a month from then.
Why the different treatment for
the two patients?
The FIRST is a Golden Retriever.
The SECOND
is a Senior Citizen.
STUNNING SENIOR
MOMENT.....
A very self-important college freshman attending a
recent football game took it upon himself to explain
to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was
impossible for the older generation to understand
his generation.
"You grew up in a different world, actually an
almost primitive one," the student said, loud enough
for many of those nearby to hear.
"The young people of today are much more advanced
than people your age. We grew up with television,
jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon
and the internet. We have cell phones, nuclear
energy, electric and hydro gen cars, computers,
automated manufacturing, amazing technologies, and "
pausing to take another drink of beer.....
The senior took advantage of the break in the
student's litany and said, "You're right, son. We
didn't have those things when we were young, so we
invented them.
Now, you arrogant little snot, what are YOU doing
for the next generation?"
The applause was resounding.
Don't you just love senior citizens?
