Death of Journalism

I really do try not to use my blog as a political soapbox (after all you only have to see my bumper sticker to know how I feel) but I have had it! Honestly I believe we have seen the end of true journalism in this country. I NEVER watch CNN because it is a biased bunch of crap anyways, but I did watch it yesterday evening to see what they had to say about the RNC. Lord have mercy on us, does true journalism even exist anymore? Is journalism now about making blatant attacks on people??? Isn't journalism supposed to be about finding out the facts and reporting them to the public?? Evidently not - CNN has become nothing more than a STAR magazine or National Enquirer. It is very sad. Not only is it very sad - but even more sad the majority of dumbed down Americans don't even realize it.

GO SARAH PALIN! She scares the heck out of these people and that is why they can't do anything but try and attack the fact that she has children for crying out loud - where in the heck did the John Edwards story go?? This man cheats on his wife with breast cancer and we hear nothing! Sarah Palin has 5 children and a normal 17 year old daughter who made a mistake and we are attacking her character??? Come on people really.............

NEW CONTACT INFO

I have had a HORRIBLE time with hotmail lately and am finally going to make the big switch over to my Comcast account. Please note this as my new contact info:

melissaann1970@comcast.net

Thanks!!

Labor Day

We spent Labor Day with Chris' family. We took the kids down to the Riverfront in Chattanooga and they had a great time sliding down the hilll by the pier on cardboard boxes. We then went back and cooked out hamburgers and headed back home in time for the game. Go Vols!!!!!

We did our presentation at church last night about our mission trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation this past June. It was so very important to me to impress upon people the need of the people there and I pray that I was able to do so. There were some technical difficulties and we were not able to show the slideshow presentation I had put together, but I am hopeful that we will have a chance to show it some other time. Chris and I are planning on returning next year with the children and serving for at least a week at Pine Ridge and I am actually tossing around the idea of going on another mission trip next year as well, possibly overseas. I feel more and more led to give my life away serving others. For, I have realized that that is where life is actually the fullest!

23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Back from Camping

The boys are back from camping and they had a great time. Chris said it was very strange to sleep in a cave 156 feet underground in the pitch-black darkness. I am sure! Not sure about the picture above, but it was on the camera when they got home. Who knows....

I feel much better - just very sore throat and tight incision site, but I guess that means it is healing so that's a good thing. I am going to lie back down and rest and hopefully start the week off well with not a lot of pain and no drugs. Thanks for everyone that brought meals and sent cards!

Flowers from my dear friend Jen

I came home this afternoon to the sweetest surprise from my friend Jen in California! She sent a note wishing me well on my surgery. Aren't they gorgeous? Thanks Jen! You are a dear friend.

The Power of Prayer

Wow, I am living testimony to the power of prayer! I can literally feel myself being prayed for this week. I have total peace about my surgery tomorrow and God has really spoken to me this week also about several things that I need to hand over to Him. When we let Him, God truly does a powerful work in our life. The hard part is that before we are blessed, we have to completely submit to Him and His will for our life and also humble ourselves before Him. I have been talking with a friend of mine about being in the "wilderness" lately, i.e. feeling like everything that can happen has happened to us lately. She gave me such a word of wisdom - God leads us into the wilderness sometimes to mature us and also to speak to us. We have to be willing to go there and be patient while He completes a good work in us! I keep telling myself everday that God is for us and never against us and where I am at right now is just exactly where he wants me to be!

I have been meaning to post some pictures of this past weekend. We celebrated my father's 78th birthday at Miss Mary Bobo's in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Oh my! All I have to say is GO! Best food I have ever put in my mouth - ever! Now I know why Food Network has been there. Make sure and get reservations first though because it is very hard to get in. Then we toured the Jack Daniels Distillery. It was so much fun, especially dealing with Abby my "would-be" prohibitionist. I think she thought she was going to go straight to hell just for being there (she has a little to learn about God's grace and a little less to learn about legalism.) It was a load of fun! We had a really great time as a family. Thank you Melanie for planning the day.

FYI - Just as Chris, the kids and I were about to head out Saturday morning to meet everyone in Lynchburg we had a water pipe break in our kitchen and our kitchen was flooded for about 20 minutes solid before water could get turned off at the water mane out front. That was an adventure for sure. We have it capped off now and fans have been running for several days. More reason to re-do the kitchen as soon as we can!

I will be thinking of everyone and praying for you all as I recover tomorrow and Friday. Love to everyone! Melissa

Miss Mary Bobo

South Wins 26-14

First Game Day!

Tonight is Jacob's first "real" middle school game. He had a jamboree game last weekend, but this is the first one that counts for the season. He is excited. I am hoping that he will be able to see through his hair to tackle his man!