Christmas Time

 

 

 

It is almost Christmas time and we have had our first snowfall that has amounted to anything. I decided to walk through the park early this morning because I enjoy looking at the pine trees with their blankets of white decorating them and the icicles look like shinning lights on the trees as the morning sun reflects off of them.  The snow is a blanket that covers the entire park. No footprints yet, no children playing and building snowmen as the laugh and run around.  Just the quiet solitude I love in the morning.

I sit on the park bench with the blanket I have brought and I am thinking of all the soldiers that are away from home this holiday.  It is a sad day for them because they can't be with their families and they miss Christmas with all its trimmings.  I know they have their fellow commardes with them but it isn't the same as holding your loved ones and wishing them a "Merry Christmas".  There is no church for them to celebrate the birth of Christ and sing to his glory, but they will have a chaplain to say words of Christmas joy and maybe they will gather together and sing a few carols to brighten their day.  I really hope that they do. 

The wind is picking up and my winter coat just doesn't seem to be warm enough today, I am glad that I have put on my winter hat and gloves too.  The sun has come up and people are starting to enter the park with their dogs and some with their children to spend some time as I am just enjoying this first snowfall and the crisp fragrance of the new season.

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Confusion and Uncertainty

Well, the summer is almost drawing to a close and as I wander through the park, there is a fine mist coming down. I draw my hat down and pick up my collar on my coat and look at all the beauty surrounding me. Now all the colors are starting to change and the flowers are all oranges and darker hues as they hail in the change of season. Children still play their games and you can here their joyous laughter as they run past and chase each other.

There is a small shelter nearby with a few benches in it and that is where I am headed today. I really am not up to sitting down on an outside bench and getting soaked. Even though it is a light mist, after awhile it would penetrate my coat. No sense getting sick.

Sitting and opening my thermos it is so soothing to drink my cup of Joe and think about all that is happening in this world.  So much confusion and so much uncertainty. Some are for this war and others oppose it. All have their reasons why they feel they are right and each believes that their way is the only way. Some just have fear in their hearts for all that is going on and are uncertain as to which way is the best way to proceed in gaining peace. Ahh, PEACE, it is a wonderful concept. Will there ever be a time in our lifetime  where there can ever be total peace? I truly doubt it.

Recently I had the privilege to see the Blue Angels perform and I could feel goose pimples form on my arms and legs. My chest swelled up and I was so proud of those fighter pilots as they whizzed by each other in precision. So wonderful and talented these young people are up there showing us their skills in maneuvering their mighty fighter planes. We are a strong and wonderful nation. We have the ability to show other nations how to work and live together as one with freedom and love for each other. I  sat there and watched the whole show and watched the people around me too. All of them felt like I did. You could see it in there faces as they stood and the marching band came into view with the American flag waving in the breeze. I stood up as the band stopped and played the National Anthem. Then a soldier stepped forward with a microphone and began to say the Pledge of Allegiance.  We all said it and I could feel the pride enter my body and the lump form in my throat as it always does when I say the Pledge of Allegiance.

I thought of all the people  that were there, every race, religion, and each with his and her own opinions on what is best for these United States. Here we were all joined as one. All of us reciting and singing about our glorious nation. I smiled because when all is said and done, we all love our country in our own way.

The mist has turned into a full blown rainstorm and I have decided that I will wait here until it slows down before trying to return home.  I just smiled and watched the rain as it trickled down the petals of the flowers and made them even more beautiful. I had plenty of Joe left, so I poured myself another cup and settled in to wait for my chance to scurry back home. 

Too Many Lies and Too Many Thoughts

I have decided to rest here on the bench today in the park and have some joe and a sandwich that I picked up at the deli. It is so beautiful here in the park. Spring has come and the park is waking up again to its full beauty. You can hear the songs of the birds again as they hustle to make their nests and the geese are back swimming in the pond.

I have been thinking of all the things going on in this country of ours and it seems that there are alot of things that we were told were not true. One lie after the other is coming out and so many members of the cabinet are resigning and leaving. Two were arrested for being pedifiles and that is a shame that we have people like that in our government. It doesn't help us to respect them now, does it?

Our men and women are scattered all over the world fighting and now they are thinking of taking on yet another country. Why is that? I can't understand and wish someone would explain that to me. Is it our policy now that if we decide that we don't like what a country is doing or if we don't like their leaders, we will go and attack them? What gives us that right? I guess I am getting old. I can't remember any other president doing what this one is doing. It seems everyday he has a new agenda. So many retired generals are saying that Rumsfeld should resign because he doesn't know what he is doing, and I have to agree with them. When our troops have to scrounge around for parts to make their tanks more bullet proof, there is something wrong. When asked about it ,he said the parts were not available and yet when the reporter went to were they make the parts the manager said that he asked him if he wanted more and he said no, and that they could make all he wanted. I believe in saving money, but not at the risk of a soldiers life. They should have all the necessary things they need to ensure their safety. I can understand why parents of these young men and women and the wives and mothers of our seasoned warriors are upset. I would be too if my family was serving there. In my opinion, I feel that all should be done to get all the soldiers home and quickly, and maybe let the world take care of itself for awhile and not butt into eveyones business. What a wonderful thing that would be to do. We have alot of our own problems to solve right here in our country, we don't have to try and police the whole world. Let's get people more jobs, and better wages. Improve medical treatments for all Americans and make sure that they have social security when they are ready to retire. Seems to me that these are very important agendas too.

Well, I am an old man, but I am entitled to my opinions and if you have any, jot them down here for others to view too. I pray every night that the nightmares will be over and peace will once again prevail in the world. Or at least in our part of the world. Too much violence, not enough love .

Time to go now, I need that hot cup of joe waiting for me at  home. I will just button my coat and put my hat back on and meander back home. What a beautiful park this is in the spring. Listen to all the birds singing and the geese on the pond swimming. How peaceful and serene it is here.

General Thoughts of What is Going on in the World

I have been missing my walks in the park, so seeing that today was a nice brisk 45 degrees I decided to put on my winter coat and warm hat and take a stroll down to the park and see how it looks now that spring is here.

I found my old bench and sat down. Today I had brought a nice thermos of hot cocoa and it was nice to be able to sip on it as I sat and thought of all that had happened during the long winter months. 

My friends young son had joined the army right after graduation from high school and went through basic training and graduated as an MP in the army.  He sure looked wonderful in his dress uniform. What a wonderful young man he has grown up to be.  Lately he sent his mom a picture of his superior officers pinning his pins on for the promotion that he had earned.  They have stationed him in Korea and he is able to write her and she tells me all the news.  

Every day I call her to make sure that all is well with her son and that he is doing good at his new job.   How wonderful to see how proud he looks and how proud he is to serve his country.  Of course, as all friends and parents, we worry for all the boys and men and women serving in foreign countries.

I pray for them all every night and weep when I see them come home in caskets draped with our flag. those are the sad days for America. So many caskets coming home. Not only to America but to the other countries that are in foreign countries too. 

I sit and think of all the years I  have lived and all the things I have been through, but I can't even imagine what a dad, mom, grandparents must feel when they see their offspring walking away from them to board a plane to an unknown place. It must be devastating to have to give that last hug and kiss before letting them go.  Trusting in their commanders and team to take care of each other. 

Well, my cocoa is gone, and it has turned a little colder out here in the park, Time for me to head back to my home and I can picture that hot cup of joe waiting for me.  But as I walk, I say a prayer for all the troops from all the countries that are in harms way.  I wish I could ask all the people in the world to do the same thing.

To lose love

Today is a balmy day and you can see the green grass in the park and there isn't any snow around because it is 58 degrees now. I decided to come to the park to sit on a bench and just relax and regain some sense of being.  I haven't been myself for a long time now and I think alot of it has to do with being couped up in the house and not being able to get out and enjoy the park like I can in the other seasons. 

So many people don't realize the beauty surrounding them because they are so busy making a living and worrying all the time.  I can find beauty each day I come here. Each day something new appears. This park has so many beautiful waterfalls and meadows where the animals come to feed and they are so used to us being here that they never run away. I love to look at them and watch them . How beautifully colored and magnificient they are as they prance and play in the meadow. 

My place of peace and tranquality is in this park. My place to think through all my problems and try to come to good decisions. 

the next time you are troubled and don't know what to do. Go to the park and just sit there and look around , or even better take a long walk through it and enjoy all that is there. You will find that doing this will clear your mind and the answers to many of y our problems are right there in your head, but you didn't give them a chance to surface because you were worrying instead of listening to yourself. 

Time for that cup of joe and a quiet night just reading and relaxing . I enjoyed my walk today. I needed to get out and come to what I consider my place.  I am grateful that it is so close to my house and I can come any time I want. 

 

 

Christmas Scenes in the Park

I have decided to take a walk into the park this afternoon and look at all the Christmas decorations that were put up last night by the local townspeople. There is an area that has a small building and in this building protected from the elements, they all came and had a party last night.  They had eggnog and sang Christmas songs while they worked. 

Around this bend I could see that they had decorated the trees that led to this building too. How beautiful they all look.  Once inside I couldn't believe my eyes. So many wonderful and brilliant things to view. Scenes of people singing and the stable entitled, "The true meaning of Christmas". I walked all around and stood and looked at each place and it brought me so much joy to see how this small building had come to life with the Chirstmas spirit.

One scene was more beautiful than another.  More and more people started to come in as I was standing there and in the background you could hear Christmas songs being song by country singers. How wonderful to have this place to come to and enjoy with all my neighbors. 

As I watched, I saw the childrens smiles as they excitedly ran from place to place calling their parents to hurry.  How great it is to see their happy faces as they enjoy this magical time of year.  I spent alot of time there and met a few of my friends too. We all found a place to sit and they even had a snack bar set up where you could get a free cup of cocoa. Now, not many small towns do that any more. 

After a few hours, the people drifted away and me and my friends decided it was time to leave the park to, before it became dark and colder.  What a glorious day I had there in the park with my friends and neighbors.  Christmas is a magical time. People seem to love each other more and are more compasstionate then at other times of the year.  I wish that people felt this special Christmas compassion all year long for one another. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Well, I buttoned up my coat and put my hat back on , flipping up my collar on my coat to keep my neck warm, I started to walk out of the part humming a Christmas tune, as I anticipated that nice cup of joe waiting for me at home. 

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WINTER IN THE PARK

Today I dressed very warm in my winter coat and scarf around my neck and my good ole winter hat.

I decided to take a stroll through the park just to see all the beauty that God had sent during the night. Every tree looked as if He sent an angel to place the snow just so on each limb of every bush and tree. As far as you could see there was breathtaking beauty. I stood in awe of this creation that no living person could ever create. When I look at beauty such as this I am reminded of just how inadequate we really are compared to Our Lord. There in the meadow standing just so I could watch was a doe and her mate. Standing there proud and beautiful at the edge of the park. There were many deer I saw that day as they grazed on the grass.

When I am feeling sad and alone, I love to come to this park and just walk and look all around and enjoy all of Gods creations that I am so lucky to be able to share.

If you ever need your spirits lifted take a walk into a park and just look around at all the beauty that is free and more exquiste than any picture in any museum. I quarrantee that you will leave with a lighter heart and brighter thoughts.

Well, It is cold today and so I will slowly walk back home and by the time I get there My auto-coffee pot will have made my cup of joe.  Look at that sky! Blue and magnificent! Thank you Father for this day.

 

Dismay Day

Today I thought I would take a walk down by the lake and I got caught in the rain. I was glad that I had worn my hat and raincoat this afternoon. I wanted to go and look out at the lake and see if there were any boats still docked.but all the docks are out and boats are gone for the season. It sure looks dreary today here. Not to many people around. Just a few die hards like me taking a walk along the trail that goes around the park here. It has started to rain and I really don't mind because it is just a drizzle  so it isnt to unvomfortable.

I really felt so sorry for all the people in the states that got all that rain and lost their homes to the mudslides and the others that had their homes filled with water. It seems that this year we are having some weird weather. Down south they are having their own problems with hurricanes. Some of the places havent been able to recover from the previous hurricane and they are hit again. This has really been a year of weird weather for the whole country. I wonder how this winter will be. I am hoping for a nice mild winter so that I can still take my daily walks in the park. I like to go to the park everyday and see all the different scenes that God paints each day. No two days are alike. I wonder if anyone else realizes that or if I am the only one. I can see changes in the trees and flowers and skies each and every day. Masterpieces painted just for me to enjoy.  

Well it is getting darker and I think it will start to rain harder, so I better get home and have my cup of joe.  Tomorrow will be another day.

 

Changing Seasons

I have decided to take a walk in the park today. I have bundled up so that I will be warm. There is a nip in the air and the wind is gently releasing the golden leaves from the trees as it whistles through the trees.  How beautiful the changing season is as you walk and look around you. Colors of brown, gold and orange abound and surround you. Glorious aumumn has come once again to claim its place in this world. This is a time of beauty in the park. The squirrals can be seen gathering their nuts and acorns for this is the season of gathering for the long winter. The children still come to the park and now instead of playing baseball they gather all the leaves and laugh and scream in joy as they jump into them again and again. I sit  on this bench enjoying watching the children play and admiring Gods' newest painting as it unfolds before my eyes.

Starting to get a bit more chilly, so it it time to button up my coat and flip up the collar and head home for that nice cup of joe that is there waiting for me. God! you do some beautiful painting! More people should take the time to view your  work.

My friend is ill

Today is another sad day for me. I have been sitting on this bench thinking of someone that I dearly love and have found out that he is so ill and depressed. I wish I could go and comfort him and let him know that I am still here and always will be.  Sometimes when we are ill and depressed we feel like no one cares and loves us, but that is not true. There are so many that love this man and his gentle ways and he has a way of expressing himself that makes others think. He wants to resign our club, but no one wants him too and they are distressed that he is even thinking of such a thing because he is so special. Hang in there my friend. We who love you want you back and smiling again. Come back to us the ones that you know are always here for you. Bring that little man too.

truthfulness or lies??????

As I sit here on my favorite bench in the park I have been thinking about something that I witnessed the other day.  A good friend of mine, that I think the world of was slighted by an unfeeling and uncaring person  and a group of people that could care less about anyone but themselves.

I happened to be in a position to say how I felt about these unfortunate and misleading words uttered by someone that hadn't a clue what my friend had done for two  years for her and all within her circle and his.  I simply stated the true facts and was castigated for what I said in complete innocence. People I have found don't like being told the truth when it involves some selfishness they know is theirs.  Don't people realize that before they put their mouths into gear, they should engage the brain and check things out before making statements that are not true?

Well, I am glad I stuck up for my friend and I really don't care what others feel about what I said or did. If this person would have been their friend would they have stuck up for him? I wonder.  I am not one to sit on my hands and watch someone belittle or demean another ever. It is not in my nature to do so. 

I stated the facts and did so as nicely as I could but still it was taken as a threat instead of simply facts. I threaten no one. That is not what I am about. I am simply one the will stick up for a friend if he or she is right and I feel needs my backing .

I hope someday if I ever need a good friend that there will be one there for me too. I don't take friendship lightly and when You are my friend you are a friend for life. The only time the friendship would end is if you walk away from it , not me. I cherish my friends. 

It seems to be getting chilly now as the days get shorter and the leaves are starting to turn. The flowers are still blooming but soon the frost will take them away for another year and the rustic colors of fall will desend upon us and fill each and everyone of us with awe as we see the many different shades and colors as we walk in this great park.

 

Timeto go home for it is getting cold and I only have a light jacket and my hat on today.  I can picture my nice lounge chair and cup of joe waiting for me. 

The Waterfall in the park

I left for the park early today. I had a hard time sleeping last night.  I decided to go into the east end of the park where there is a beautiful waterfall. It had been raining and all the leaves on the bushes and trees are glistening in the warming sun. There are still plenty of beautiful flowers growing in the park and because of the good summer we have had they are all blooming and glorious . Pink and purple pansies circling around the the walkways and in front of the main entrance of the park. 

This water fall is so beautiful and peaceful and I need some solace today. My mind has been full of so many confusing and bothersome things lately that I just want to come here and sit and listen to the water as it falls into the pool below and look at its majestic beauty.

My heart is saddened by all the deaths and missing children from the hurricanes and now another one is threatening to come to land and do more damage and probably take more lives. They keep showing on the tv all the children that are lost and parents are hoping to find these children. So many of them. How will they ever find all of them?  This bothers me so much that there are children out there and can not find there parents and are scared and alone.

I have also been thinking of our soldiers fighting in Iraq and all the other countries that they are stationed in to help keep peace. So many of them have had to stay even when their time is up. I am wondering if we will ever be able to leave Iraq and have all our men and women come back home. It seems that the people themselves can not help themselfs. I hope that peace finally comes to this country and they set up a democratic government and have there own army and police force so that all the soldiers there can go home to their own countries. We are spread all over the world. So many different places that our men and women are protecting. Isn't it time we got them home and back to their lives?

I brought my coffee with me today because there is a slight chill in the air from all that rain, but I needed to come here today and try and think things over that have been bothering me so much.

I love the sound of the rushing water as it cascades over the rocks. It is like ten roaring lions as it falls into the pool below. Thunderous and beautiful to behold, but peaceful too. Clean fresh water. Clear and carrying the smell  of all the flowers that are growing up on top of those rocks and all around the pond. Many fragrances mixing into a bouquet of beauty for all to behold.

I feel so much more relaxed now and so I will go and I think I will stop in to see one of my friends that hasn't been feeling well. I know how sad I was today and going to the park helped me look at things more clearly . Maybe I can brighten my friends day by a surprise visit.

 

 

Sad days for all people

Today as I sit in the park I am thinking of all the recent tradgies that have befallen the people of this world. In the United States, that hurricane that killed so many and wiped out the city of New Orleans. How horrible to listen to all the news and see all these poor people that are suffering because of the storm. It seemed that the whole emergency systems failed when they were needed the most and many people died because of this lack of help.

Then there is the trouble in Ireland. That was a sad thing to hear on the  news also. It is hard for us in the United States to understand why these things happen over there because we have freedom of religion and we don't hold anyones religion against them. I have a hard time understanding the logic in what is happining over there now. I have always tried to treat all as I would like to be treated and it hurts me to see that people can be so callous to other human beings simply because they choose to worship God in their own way. 

How many people are suffering because the gas prices are so high and they can't afford to pay these prices. Many people work two jobs just to get by and this unnecessary hike in gas prices makes it that much harder on these people to get to and from their work. I feel bad for them, because they are trying to make a living and are working hard and don't need this extra expense to contend with.  They showed a young man that is working two jobs and and all he could put in his gas tank was $1.50 in gas. That certainly won't last him very long.

I know the government can do something about this price raising every day for gas. Why, my friend told me the other day that as he was putting gas in his car they were raising the prices 30 cents more. He asked them in the store if he had to pay  that price because he had his gas in before they raised the prices. He was told that this one time he could pay the lower price. Something has to be done. Someone has to step up to this problem and start making the necessary changes to bring these prices down so that all americans can afford to go to work and make a living.

Too many sad things to think about today. I have lost my appetite for the sandwich I have broughtwith me and I think it is getting cooler now. time for me to go home and get my cup of joe and turn on the tv and pray that something is being done for all of these problems.

All those beautiful trees are just starting to change their colors. One by one they are becoming a multitude of colors. like rainbows . So beautiful this park is during all the different seasons. I thank God I can come here every day and see His magnificent work of art. 

The last days of summer

Today I went down to the lovely boat harbor and watched as all the boats came and went out into the lake. How soothing it is to sit on this bench and watch because there are so many different sizes and shapes of boats out there. Cruisers and sailboats each one different and each beautiful to watch as they glide across the water.

It will not be to long that these boats will be taken out and put away for the winter. Then the docks will be empty and the harbor deserted until the ice forms on the lake and all the ice fishermen come out, It is way to cold for me to come down to see them fishing, but I did venture out here one year and they had huts all over the ice and having a great time. So this harbor is busy in all the seasons.  In spring, the boaters are anxious to get their boats into the water as early as possible. I love to come down and watch the different happenings as the seasons change. The park itself is a rainbow of colors for each season. 

Many people are taking their boats out now. It is still early. They dont have to be out until the 15th of October. Then you have the die hards and they leave theirs in after that date and have to pay $5.00 extra for each day they leave their boat in the water.  But by the end of October they all have to be out because they take up the docks and close down the marina for the year.

I am enjoying this day as it is nice and sunny and warm. There is music being piped from the adjoinging restaurant at the marina and you can enjoy listening to it as you sit and look out at the water.

today I am going to have my lunch here and sit outside with my plate and cup of joe and enjoy this the last hurrah for summer.

 

Thoughts of saddness for the victums of Hurricane

I have been sitting on this bench today and eating my lunch and watching all the people having such a good time in the park, but I am so sad today and I have put on my heavier coat and warmer hat as it has turned cooler the last few days.

There was a terrible hurricane that hit in the US today and thousands of people are homeless and have no food or water and no place to stay. Everyone is trying to help them and this tragidy always brings out the best in most of the people. They help one another.

Then there are the ones that take advantage of the situation and loot and steal from the stores and peoples homes that are abandoned. How do people do these things? I will never understand. They have had to pull policemen away from helping people to stop all the looting in the city and in the stadium there is fighting and stealing going on. It seems that nowhere is safe for anyone. How sad that is to hear and see.

It isn't bad enough that the innocent people are homeless and hungry and thirsty, but they have to contend with the ones that are acting like criminals and instead of helping they are making things worse for all of them. The ones that are there to help can't because they have to prevent the bad ones from stealing and hurting others.

What a sad situation. How disparaging to see on the news and hear all that is going on there. Why hasn't the national guard been called in to help these people and why isnt the president talking about helping them? Is he still on vacation? Dosen't he watch tv? Can't he see he has to do something here for these people?

Well, so many questions and no answers. I am going to go back home and turn my tv on and say a prayer for all of the people down there. My cup of joe is waiting for me.  My heart goes out to these people and all my prayers too.

Sad and broken today

Sloping shoulders he
Walks through the night
This lonely man who feels
That he has lost his life
Wandering and thinking
His head held down to the mist
Thoughts running through his head
How could it have come to this?

His life is filled with worries and stress
For a week now he has been under duress
So many faces and he knows no one
As he walks through the night in the town
It is softly raining so he pulls his collar up
Gatherers his jacket closer and tips his hat down
This time of night not to many people around
In his heart he hopes to see a familiar face

Walking aimlessly with no place to go
Throughout the night and into the dawn
He raises his head and sees the sun has risen in the east
Streaks of bright sunlight shooting down
On the church across the street
Illuminating it and making it lovely to see
In his mind he hears, “Come to me”
Unsure of himself he follows others
Coming to worship

The mass begins the choir sings so sweetly
Everyone joins by singing to the Lord
Voices echoing from the choir above
Rejoicing to the glory of God and His Son
The lonely man sits with his eyes raised to
See the Lord on the cross
Next to the sufferings of Jesus what have I lost?
His heart is filling with the warmth of Gods’ love






He puts his hand in his pocket to get some change
The man with the basket is coming into range
This broken man has nothing he feels he can share
With this Savior that is on the cross hanging there
All he has is one token that he holds tight in his grasp
To the Savior he will offer this small token his last
Silently he slips the token in the basket hoping no one will see
A soft touch on his shoulder and he hears,” I am pleased at what
You have given to me.”

And so this sad man walks back out into the street and heads for home   Knowing that now  he is not alone. That the Lord is watching over him   As he has always been   Ashamed for feeling that he didnt trust his Saviors word    Now knowing that He had heard    His prayers were answered tonight    Because God proved that he knew of his plight. So on to his home through the weary night    A cup of joe in his sight    And the Savior for his friend tonight.

 

 

 

 

 

Walk down by the water

Went down by the water to day and took my shoes and socks off and just strolled on the sandy beach enjoying the warmth and the sound of the waves rushing to the shore. The seagulls were hovering all around hoping for a handout. Alot of people don't like the seagulls, but I think that they are beautiful. Did you ever really watch one in flight? It's wings spread out and just gliding in the air. Wouldn't it be wonderful to just take off and spread your wings and glide in the air and go from place to place with out a care in the world? I have been thinking today of a good friend and how sad a day it is for her and her family today. You see, her son got killed by a drive by shooting and she herself was injured permanetly by these hoodlums. She had told me that today would have been the young boys birthday and she was going to put a fire truck on his grave site because he loved fire trucks so much. He was 8 when he was killed over two groups of people shooting at each other across the street from where he was with his mom. How sad this world has become when a mom and her child can't plant blubs in their garden without something like this happening to them. These drive by shootings are becoming so common place now that most people don't even blink when they hear about them. How horrible that people can't settle their differences without driving their cars down the street and randomly shooting at others without any thought to who else might be killed or injured because of their stupidity. Have people become so inhumane that they lack all compassion for the innocent bystander that just happens to be in the path of their wrath?  Such unnecessary saddness is caused because people are unable to sit down and discuss their problems and come to reasonable solutions without resulting to violence. Not only do they take their cruelity on the ones that they are angry at but on the innocent people that just want to live their lives in peace.

It is turning to dusk now and the sun set is breathtaking as I watch it sink into the water. A bright red globe resting for the night. It will be another good day tomorrow and the sun will shine and the birds will be back on this beach ,but a small wonderful child will not see all this. Simply because two groups of people couldn't sit down and discuss their problems like normal intelligent people would. Yes, this is a sad world we live in now.

As I walk back toward home, I am thinking of this small wonderful child and I know that God has made a special place for him in heaven and that he is looking down on his family and watching over them. I can only hope that God will give this family comfort and help them with the knowledge that  this special child is with Him and is happy.

Getting cooler now that the sun has set and time to put those socks and shoes on and my sweater and hat. Just a little further to my home and I will enjoy that cup of joe tonight . There is a chill in the air and in my heart that maybe it will help to warm.

Saddness of losing a freind

I am wondering about my friend today as I sit on this bench in the park. It is a sunny and warm day, but I feel a light chill and I am wearing my sweater and summer hat. Maybe it is because a friend of mine is so sad today. You see, she went to a funeral of a great friend of hers and it made her feel so unhappy. She didn't even know that this friend was ill, because she hadn't spoken to her in awhile. Oh. we all do that don't we when we think of our friends. There is always tomorrow to talk to them. We have too much too do and too many problems in our own lives to think of phoning a friend and simply saying hello and how are you doing? I find myself doing that too and have lost quite a few friends in my life time before I had a chance to say hi and how are you doing.We all don't realize that life is short and it only takes a minute to say hello and talk to a friend. A day to spend with them and renew that friendship. And forever than to remember all the good times you have spent together. Sad that in this world we are all in so much of a hurry that we forget the important things in life and they are our Lord and our family and our friends.

I sit here and remember alot of good and some sad days from the past as I have my lunch in this beautiful park that is overflowing with families and flowers and acres of flowing grass. This is a sad day  and I will go and see my lady friend and talk with her for a while, and if she will, I will ask her to come out with me for dinner tonight so that maybe I can cheer her up.

She is expecting me this afternoon sometime, so I will go home now and get ready and take a walk down the street to her home and spend the day with my friend. I hope all of you do this once in awhile from now on. Take the time to remember your family and friends, because all to soon they are gone and you are left with quilt that you didn't spend any quality time with them.

This is such a wonderous park and I am so lucky to be able to come here whenever I feel like it. I have met many friends here and I see them often as they wander through this park on their daily walks. It is wonderful to hear the childrens laughter and see the happy smiles on their faces as they play and tumble on the grass. I have to smile myself as I gaze at them and remember days gone by.

People that hurt young girls and boys

Today I am sitting here in the park thinking of something that happened to a friend of mine. I am enjoying the sunny and warm day but I am sad inside of my heart. You see, today a young man that I got to know from this park, sat down and started to talk to me about some email that he saw on the computer when he got on last night to talk to a friend. He said it was mail to his sister but he didnt know it because they all use the same email address so he opened it. He read the mail and got very uncomfortable about what he was reading so he emailed a lady that he saw on line and is a friend of the family as no one was home and his mom so is ill was sleeping.  When this lady read the eamil she told this boy to take down each screen name and save each and every email and make copies. When the lady realized that it was getting worse, she had him wake his mom up and make her come to the computer to talk to the lady friend. 

Predators use girls to try and get other girls to run away from home promising them that their "Man" firend will take photos and make them a portfoilo and they can be models. Well, this girl wanted his sister to run away and meet her in NYC and they would live lavishly in a beautiful apartment and be so happy. And told her how much this ":man " friend wanted to meet her. Well, his mom was upset when the lady told her everything and with all the saved mail and the phone number, they called the police and they came out and took all the information and went after one of the men that lives close to their house. Today the young girl emaild the screen name again saying that they were coming to her town and she should get her friends together and they would all party and have a great time and that afterward they could all come with her and the "man" to NYC and live and have a ball together.  The police were called in and they are handling this for this family, but this poor yourn man was so upset. The family talked to his sister and she said that she felt they were bad and wouldnt answer their emails and ignored them when they kept coming in. She was afraid to say anything to anyone for fear that they would think she was bad. in fact, she is an innocent child.

I sat there and listened to this young man talk to me and shook my head and just felt so sad that there are people out there that would do this to young girls and boys for the purpose of prostitution, because it was so obvious to me that what they planned to do was to party with these young girls and get them on dope and take them away. Then who would know where they were or where to look for them.

I am glad that this family went to the police and reported this to them so that they can stop this pervert from hurting you ng girls and boys by making them believe that they will be happier in NYC and have a party every day and be well taken care of.  How sad this is to listen to and I just watched this young man as he spilled out all of this to me and he was so upset and so angry that someone would try to hurt his sister and her friends.  I told him to be thankful that his sister is smart and knew it was wrong. The only sad thing is that she felt she couldnt tell that people would think she was bad. The young boy told me that everyone told her that she is not bad and innocent of any wrong doing. She only felt sorry for the other girl because of the story she told her about her family and the abuse she had to take and made it sound like she was being taken care of and so happy in her new life in NYC. 

I told the boy that I was glad that the police were called and these young girls were saved. You see, they are innocent and would have thought that this young girl was truthful and went to the party expecting to have a good time and go back home afterward and happy.  Instead they would have been drugged and taken away and God only knows what would happen to them then.

I wish that all the parents out there on the computers would watch out what their kids are going into on the internet and who they are talking with and be suspious of anyone emailing their children late at night.  I felt so sorry for this nice family and I know they will come out of it fine, but it is sad that they had to experience this awful thing. I am also thankful that the police have special police officers that watch out for these perverts and arrest them and put them in jail.

Well, I shared my lunch with the boy, I always seem to pack too much for myself, or maybe I just hope to run into a friend and have something to share with them. He seemed so much better after he got it all off his chest. I put my armon his and told him all would be alright now. the authorities would take care of them and they wouldnt be bothering anyone for a long time.

He waved goodbye and smiled as he hurried off to catch his ride home and I smiled and was so glad that I was there for this young friend of mine to have a talk to. Sometimes, just listening can help someone out when they are scared and afraid of things happening in their lives. I always have been a good listener. 

Well, it is getting chilly now, the sun is setting and the people are leaving the park, so I will go home and have my cup of joe and maybe a sweet before I get ready for bed. I thank you God, for letting me be here today for that young man so that he had someone to talk to and make him feel better. God, watch over all the young children that these predators are trying to get. Amen.

 

My Birthday

I decided to go to the park today after all. I wasn't going to go but changed my mind. You see, today is my birthday, and I don't have anyone to celebrate it with. There will be no cake or candles to blow out or smiling faces wishing me a happy birthday. I have no family and I am quite alone.  I love to come to the park and watch the families and kids playing and imagine what it would be like to be like they are here all having fun and picnics surrounding me all over the park. I sit on this bench and wonder why I have not been able to find such happiness like all these others that are here. They laugh and run and fly kites together. They are all smiling and their are young lovers walking hand in hand and they don't even see the park . They have eyes only for each other.

I don't regret my life. I just wish that I had shared it with someone that cared for me. Someone that I could call my own and someone that loved me above all. Life is funny sometimes isn't it. Just when you start to feel all is well, you get a kick in the head and then the sadness comes in and settles in your heart.  I have to stop thinking this way. After all , it is my birthday and I am glad that I am here and that I have the chance to walk and enjoy this park with all of these people. Maybe, someday there will be someone special for me and she and I will find some of these happy things that I hear people talk about all the time.

As for now, I will be content with what blessings I do have and smile at all those that stop to say hello and good morning as they enjoy their day here in the park. It is time for my cup of joe and sandwich. I even bought myself a cupcake today. I wanted something special because you see, it is my birthday. Great sunny day. Thank you Jesus, for this beautiful birthday.