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Ladies and Gentlemen: Barack Obama

November 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Lets see what the Bible says we should do with the newly elected 45th President of the United States of America:

“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” (1Timothy Chapter 2 Verses 1-2)

That is correct.  God directs us to pray for “all who are in authority”.  Why?  Because God does not make mistakes:

“…For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.”  (Romans Chapter 13 Verse 1)

See you friday…

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Weight Gain

November 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Photo by Peter W.

Is anyone daring enough to step on a scale this morning?  I know I’m not.  However, last year I decided to see just how much weight I would gain in one particular day.  We all know which day I am talking about…Thanksgiving Day!

I weighed myself the morning of Thanksgiving.  As I glanced down at the digital numbers, I thought the reading was fairly respectable given my height and age.  My arrival at my sister’s house began in the same way it does year after year.  It begins with eating snacks, eating the Thanksgiving feast, napping, eating more snacks, then of course I have to finish off the evening eating pumpkin pie…no crust.

The next morning I stepped on the scale…five pounds heavier.  Yes folks it’s true, I ate five pounds worth of food on Thanksgiving Day.  This means I truly ate more than that because those were the remaining results after a night of sleep and digestion.   Why do I do that to myself?  The truth is that I want to do what is right, but every year on this same day…I don’t.   By the way, it took me a month to lose that same five pounds.

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Tryptophan

November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I don’t know about the rest of society, but I am truly looking forward to spending Thanksgiving Day with family and friends.  We always celebrate the day with prayer before our festive meal and then we each take turns sharing what we are thankful for over the past year.

Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, yams, salad, rolls, butter, green bean casserole, black olives, green olives…somebody stop me!  As much as I hate to admit it, this holiday for my family is a truly gluttonous event that occurs every year and I look forward to it.

 However, the nap that soon follows the meal is really more of a slumber than sleep. Sprawling out in the center of my sister’s family room floor, slipping into a drooling state of unconsciousness, and then awakening to an inner comfort that has no equal is what I refer to as “my annual state of bliss”.  Is Tryptophan to blame for my unconscious state?  Well that depends on which chemical expert you talk to or read about. 

The point I am attempting to make as a simple meat-eating Neanderthal is…“Tryptophan good…nap great”. 

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Pumpkin Pie

November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Photo by Aaron Woehler

After church last night my wife and I decided to get a bite to eat at a restaurant that is famous for their freshly baked pies.  When we arrived at the door, the first thing to greet us was the perfect picture of a pumpkin pie with steam wafting out of the pie crust crevasses beckoning us to enjoy this slice of heaven. What is it about pumpkin pie that just screams out, “The holidays are here”!  Now that scream can be a jubilant, “I’m glad the holidays are here” scream or it can be the sound of disdain which indicates, “I am so-not looking forward to the holidays”. 

I realize there can be a myriad of issues that could cause the holidays to be a time of sorrow and/or grief.  But allow me to offer this, if the holidays have you down because it means you have to spend money, I understand, I used to be that way as well.  I did not like being that way because it took the true joy out of Thanksgiving and Christmas.  So I decided to do something about it.  I decided to develop a budget.  Twice a month for eleven months I put away money into a savings account for one reason…spend the money on others during the holidays.  By doing this I accomplished three things:

  1. Because I am putting a little away each month it does not seem to hurt my tight-wad style of money management.
  2. By the 11th month, I have plenty of money to spend on others and it does not effect my day to day family operations.
  3. It brought back the joy of the holidays because I am no longer worried what the credit card bill is going to look like come January.

Now for those of you who are thinking, “Cool, Rick Mayhew is giving away money over the holidays.”  Wrong.  I don’t have that kind of money, that’s why we are on a budget.  However, I would like to offer this bit of financial advice.  Set aside enough money to enjoy a piece of pumpkin pie…like it or not…the holidays are here and pumpkin pie is great comfort food :)

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