Blessed Looks

I recently received the following from Rev. Ronald Graham, Pony Express District Superintendent, Missouri Conference, United Methodist Church. May you find it to be a blessing as much as I did!

THE FOUR BLESSED LOOKS

Look back and Thank God.
Look forward and Trust God.
Look around and Serve God.
Look within and Find God!"

I asked God, 'How do I get the best out of life?'

God said, 'Face your past without regrets. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear!'

Without God, our week is: Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightday, Shatterday and Sinday.

So, allow Him to be with you every day!

Life is short, so forgive quickly. Believe slowly. Love truly.
Laugh uncontrollably. Never regret anything that makes you truly happy. And have a wonderful journey!

What You've Missed

In an ideal world, I (Clayton) would post frequently, perhaps several times a week. Everytime a cute picture or a heartwarming story would come my way, I would post it here for all the world to see. I would post entries to celebrate every major and minor holiday, birthdays of people famous and not-so-famous, plus all sorts of other celebrations and noteworthy events.

As you might guess, we do not live in that ideal world. However, just to give you a taste of "what you've missed", here are some ideas that I had for posting over the past several months.

-Pictures from the March Musicale at Palmyra UMC (March 18)
-Pete Seeger's 88th birthday (May 3)
-Monroe City Sesquicentennial Celebration (June 2-3)
-Independence Day (July 4)
-Baptism of nephew Jacob (July 7)
-Braveheart's 7th birthday (sometime in August)
-Second anniversary of when Rebecca gave my banjo (August 28)
-Second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (August 29)
-Kohlby's 1st birthday (sometime in September)
-My birthday XX years old! (October 11)
-Reformation Day (October 31)
-All Hallow's Eve (October 31)
-All Saint's Day (November 1)
-All Soul's Day (November 2)
-Veteran's Day (November 11)

I'm sure there are plenty of other topics I could have written about, but that's all I can think of for now. And as time goes on, I'm sure I'll probably think of plenty of other ideas that will never it make it to this blog. Oh well, such is life. To quote the immortal words of 19th Century Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier :

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: "It might have been!"

It's the Cat's Fault!

Thousands of people have been asking why things have been a bit slow here at The Dunger Peak. I now have photographic evidence to prove that it's our cat Braveheart's fault! Those who do not have cats may find this hard to believe. But it's the honest to Pete (Seeger) truth! Our cat Braveheart actaully gets jealous of the time we spend on the computer! If Braveheart feels that we are spending too much time with the computer, and not enough time with her, she actually does her best to prevent us from using the computer. A couple of her "favorite" techniques are blocking the screen with her body, and standing over the keyboard. And you don't have to be a rocket surgeon to know that if you can't see the screen or type on the keys, it's quite difficult--if not impossible--to type a blog entry.

Still have your doubts? Check out the evidence below.

In this picture, Braveheart is blocking the screen with her body. The scowl on her face says, "go ahead--I dare you to type a blog entry!"




And now in this picture Braveheart is standing over the keybaord, preventing anyone from attempting to type.




So now you know the truth. Now you know why we haven't been able to post lately. But don't worry too much. Next time Braveheart is taking a nap, we'll see if we can type another one of the high quality blog entries that all of you have come to depend upon here at The Dunger Peak! Until then--Meow!!