It ain't over 'til it's over. I am a good citizen, i keep current with the latest news "a.m.a.p.", i vote after doing my voting homework, but in the end God will still be in control, and that is my nirvana, that is my peace. If i did'nt trust God with my life, it would not be worth living. I think it is important to stay current and fight for what is good and right in this world, for God commands us to be good stewards with what He has created for us, but never to doubt in His will for our lives. There are a lot of "Christians" out there who don't think they need to vote or be involved with their community, state, or country, but they are WRONG!! Jesus said, "Give Caesar what is due Caesar, and God what is due God". We need to pay taxes, vote and be involved, for as long as we are on this earth, we have to live with the consequences of our participation or non-participation. We must be pro-active and prayerful. There are so many horrible things that happen everyday,  in our communities and all over the world, but there is a God who is there and who cares. I believe that no matter who wins each election, or what propostion passes, God is at work in the hearts and minds of man. I know that God uses me as His instrument in spite of my weaknesses and failings. I also believe He does the same with others, especially those in power. Let's take the fight to the voting booth, the internet, and beyond, but also to our prayer closets.
For all you believers and non-believers alike:

When we walk with the Lord, in the light of His word
What a glory He sheds on our way.
When we do His good will, He abides with us still    
And with all who will trust and obey.

It might seem simple to some of you, but much of the wisest advice comes from the simplest of thoughts.

The unexamined life is really not worth living. Socrates

I am trying for the second time to start a blog with townhall.com. You may or may not have run across my original effort Candles in the Dark at candlesinthedark.townhall.com. After posting a couple of times i found i could neither post, nor delete the blog. I e-mailed townhall and they did not respond. So here goes another try.

So many issues and so little time to blog about them. John Kerry's honest and from the heart statement about our troops was not revelatory, but offensive nonetheless, in so many ways. I am sure that most people on townhall have seen the picture that H.H. posted on this site. I am enlarging,printing, laminating, and taping to my car windows for all to see. The men and women of our military put their lives on the line for all of us, every ding-dong day!! They all enter the military for different reasons, statistically not as a last resort. I have and will continue to propose that congress takes a 25% pay cut, hardly hurtful, and then that money be dispersed among our combat and combat-ready military payroll. Of course, the 25% is not much, but every little bit helps. The marines in our area conduct car wash fundraisers at local fast food parking lots every year. The money they raise goes to help our men and women who are in Iraq, Afghanistan,etc.. pay for the annual Marine Birthday Ball. This event is not low cost, but something they and their spouse look forward to every year. Without the fundraisers, our actively fighting military, who are not at home and therefore are not bringing in pay from the second job that most of them have, would not be able to attend the Ball. I have never let them wash my car, but i do give them money. I don't believe they should have to wash my car, as i owe them so much already. I am always responded to with a " thank you ma'am, this will mean a lot to our buddies overseas". I am so proud of these soldiers who take their only day off and use it to actively help their comrades in arms.
Finally, the end of Sadaam is near, and all decided by his former citizenry. Hooray, justice sometimes is accomplished. I fear now only for his soul, which in his current state of denial, looks to being hellbound. More on the way.