Do not forget to be kind to strangers and let them stay in your home. Some people have had angels in their homes without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 (NLV)
Happy Birthday Weekend Harry Potter #harrypotter #TheCursedChild
Sunday, July 31 is Harry Potter’s birthday. He is the greatest wizard of his time and is the inspiration to millions of all generations. I am a fan of the movies because I am not an avid reader (which I should try to do more of) and what I hear the books cover more details of Harry and friends. Potter is an iconic character that has made a positive impact on the world. Everyone should strive to be magical and to be the best wizard at what they do.
This weekend they are releasing the latest installment of the Harry Potter books, a play written by J.K. Rowling and a playwright called “Harry Potter And The Cursed Child”. It should be interesting to see what happens to Harry and crew next. Will it be made into a film, who knows?
News Break
I am taking a break from watching the news. After the past couple of weeks its a good time to do it. Sure I will keep up with entertainment and weather stories but the hard news I am just needing to avoid. When you feel passionate about something and a news story seems to be tilted in one direction or another you get riled up and it raises the blood pressure. Facebook makes it hard to do that but you just scroll by fast.
My philosophy is to be informed on the issues but sometimes they can be a little much and everyone needs a news break.
Status Update
Today has been a day of breakfast, TV, blogging, laundry and doing some tidying around the homestead. It feels good to get stuff done.
Happy Anniversary Grandmom and Granddad!
Today is my grandparent’s 72nd wedding anniversary. My grandmother passed two years ago in September and I miss her every day. The love of her life, my grandfather, is still with us and he is a gift from God to his family and friends. He recently celebrated his 90th birthday too.
The following post is from one year ago when it was their 71st anniversary.
Today is my grandparent’s 71st wedding anniversary. Today is also their first anniversary since my grandmother passed away last September. Polly and Leon were from a small town in Georgia, they moved around for his work in the Navy and in broadcasting. Eventually his work led them to my hometown where they raised 3 awesome girls.
My grandparents are awesome people who showed what love is to be about. My life has been better because of them. She helped raise me and taught me many lessons of life that I still use today.
I am grateful to have my grandfather still with us but I miss my grandmother very much. Some days I miss hearing her voice. We will celebrate the life they had together and the love they still share even though she lives in heaven now. They are both gifts from God.
Rambling About Politics on Facebook
Today on Facebook I said I would probably stop posting political posts there. After some offensive responses to some posts which led to the deletion of the comments and the un-friending of a person I had known for 10 plus years. Politics is personal and in this cycle in the United States it’s been ugly and is getting uglier. This campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is going to fracture some friendships. No two people agree on everything. But being respectful is what we need in times like this.
Now I support Hillary Clinton without reservations. Sure she doesn’t have a spotless record, who does really. Some squeaky clean politicians surely have a few skeletons in their closet. Most everyone in public life have made some enemies along the way. What Secretary Clinton did for children, families and others inspires me plus she has faith that closely resembles my own.
So, here it is. I will continue to post political material on Facebook. However I will originate it from my blog and cross post the link and a small excerpt there. At least I will try it that way for awhile. My blog is my domain, my turf, my site of record here online. My blog fully bears my name. These are the ground rules, for now. Let’s see how it goes.
