Friday, December 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
GRANDKIDS AT DISNEY WORLD IN FLORIDA
Our daughter, Jennifer, her husband Andrew, & the kids are in Florida half way through a two week vacation. This was their Christmas gift from Andrew’s parents, what a gift. They have been there a week & have another one to go. Andrew has been there a few times when he was younger, but Jennifer & the kids have never been anywhere like Florida. They should have a blast. Here are just a few pictures of the first week.
ANNIE & MOMMY
PALM TREES
JAXON
THE MOORES
ANNIE & JAXON
LOOKS LIKE HE BELONGS THERE
ANNIE IS LOVING IT
JAXON & ANNIE
PRINCESS DADDY
FUN IN THE POOL
LIVE WELL, LAUGH WELL, LOVE WELL,
JESUS SAVES.
Monday, April 19, 2010
MY SISTER, MY HERO.
I can now post that my sister has arrived home from her second tour in Afghanistan. This one was a very short tour, but nonetheless she was there again.
She didn’t like this one as much as the other. The American’s have moved in, in force. She said the base was at least three times the size than it was during her first tour. Too many people & too much traffic she said.
Toni is an amazing woman. All of her life she had to work hard & fight for everything. It took her two years just to be able to go on her first tour. She’s a much stronger person than I, & a lot of other people I know. I love & respect her very much & I am proud to be able to say that she is my SISTER.
Please continue to pray for & support all of our military, especially those who are in harm’s way.
MASTER SEAMAN TONI SAVIDANT
DON’T FORGET TO WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS, EVERY FRIDAY.
Live well, Laugh well, Love well,
Jesus Saves.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
I MISS HER.
I know I haven’t mentioned it on this blog, but my wife,of 35years, has been sick for the last four years. There is something wrong with her entire digestive system. After all this time the Dr.’s just can’t seem to figure it out. I don’t know how many Dr.s & specialist she has seen, but none of them can figure it out.
It started all of a sudden in 2007, Sharon figured it out once, of all 2007 she spent 36 days at home. The rest of the time she was in hospital. After her release & she stayed out for awhile, she has been back & forth, in & out of hospital. She is there right now. This time, for some reason, I really miss her.
When she is home, she is almost a prisoner in our apartment, she can’t be too far away from a bathroom. Whenever we do go out we have our routes planned out so we know where all the spots with bathrooms are.
Sharon will start feeling better, she will be released from hospital. Then she’ll be home for a few months, maybe more, then she will start going downhill again. She has to go back to hospital to rest up, get her body back to a degree of being healthy, then she comes home again, & the cycle starts all over again.
We used to do everything together, biking, skiing, everything. Now she can’t do any of those things because of her health. Sometimes when we can afford to, we would really like to go up to Ontario to visit our daughter & our grandkids. Even if we had the money to do it, Sharon could never make the drive, it would take us 3 or 4 days just to get there. There is no way we could afford to fly up, so we are stuck here.
Like I said, Sharon is in hospital now, it’s been a week so far, & I miss her. This bachelor stuff is just not for me.
Live well, laugh well, love well,
Jesus Saves.
Friday, January 29, 2010
THE FINAL INSPECTION
The soldier stood and faced God, Which must always come to pass.He hoped his shoes were shining,Just as brightly as his brass. 'Step forward now, you soldier, How shall I deal with you ?Have you always turned the other cheek ? To My Church have you been true?' The soldier squared his shoulders and said, 'No, Lord, I guess I ain't.... See More Because those of us who carry guns,Can't always be a saint. I've had to work most Sundays,And at times my talk was tough. And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough. But, I never took a penny, That wasn't mine to keep...Though I worked a lot of overtime, When the bills got just too steep. And I never passed a cry for help, Though at times I shook with fear. And sometimes, God, forgive me, I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place, Among the people here. They never wanted me around, Except to calm their fears. If you've a place for me here, Lord, It needn't be so grand. I never expected or had too much, But if you don't, I'll understand. There was a silence all around the throne, Where the saints had often trod. As the soldier waited quietly,For the judgment of his God. 'Step forward now, you soldier,You've borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,You've done your time in Hell. ' Author Unknown~ It's the Military, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It's the Military, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It's the Military, not the politicians, that ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag. If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation forth Military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women who have served and are currently serving our country and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
Live well, Laugh well, Love well,
Jesus Saves.
Monday, January 18, 2010
ANOTHER CANADIAN HERO LOST
Sgt. John Faught, 44, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Panjwaii district on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. He is the 139th Canadian soldier killed since the mission began in 2001. (Canadian Press/Colin Perkel)
You know, Sunday, early morning I posted the death of Sgt. John Faught. That was it, I posted his death. I got the information from CBC News & I posted his death.
While at church later on in the morning I received a very much clearer idea of what should go here instead of just a post of a death. What about Sgt. Faught’s life? He was a career soldier. he was a family man. He worked his way up through the ranks.
You don’t get to be a Sergeant overnight. It takes, hard work, dedication, & something in you that others can see. Leadership! A leader is someone who can instil respect in the men & women who follow him. They follow him because they respect him, there is just something about him that would make his troops stay with him. That is not taught. It is a gift, which becomes noticed, a person can strengthen that gift over time, perfect it.
All of us who have been in the military knew a Sgt. Faught, at some time or another. It may have been during basic training, Battle training, or any other training one might have taken to earn their trade.
You may have met your Sgt. Faught after you were in for awhile, someone with the same or closely the same job as yourself.
While serious, while at work, Sgt, would mean business, no fooling around, oh,oh, no. He demanded 110% of you all the time. If you gave him 110% then he’d ask for 120%. Something else about our favourite Sgt., he would not ask or demand anything from anybody else unless he was willing to do it himself. That is true of any great leader from the start of time. Notice I said GREAT LEADER.
Any educated idiot can pass the academic part of being a Cpl., a Sgt., or even an officer. Yes some of these folks do fall through the cracks. Not as many now as there was in my time. But there still are a few.
While Sgt. is in his role of authority & teacher, you sometimes growl under your breath, he’ll get his, what is this guy trying to do, kill me. All of a sudden you find out he’s trying to keep you alive.
Although your Sgt. may be a mean son of a *#@$%^, you will follow him or her anywhere. You notice this Sgt. will always have time for a big belly laugh over a joke or a good prank he may of pulled off.
Yes we all know Sgt. Faught, that is why we are all grieving right now. We are grieving with Sgt. Faught’s Family & friends. Remember to be proud of your Sgt. as he was our hero.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL OUR TROOPS.
Live well, Laugh well, Love well,
Jesus Saves.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
DATE NIGHT
We received some Movie Money for Christmas, so Monday night we decided to use some of it. We have been wanting to go & see Avatar, but every show was sold out, we thought if we waited awhile things would slow down. Well they didn’t, so we got all set to go Monday night.
I went early Saturday & bought our tickets for Monday night. At least we had tickets. Monday afternoon we started to get things ready to go. Sharon had things all planned out. We went early to be sure we got good seats.
Although we had a long wait, I’m sure glad we went early & got our seats, because, yes, it was sold out again. It was worth the wait. Avatar was a stunning visual experience, & audio experience. It’s quite easy to see why it cost so much to produce. Every small detail was done with such care. I don’t know if there are really words to do it justice.
It was easily the best movie I have ever seen. The 3d effects were totally amazing. You felt like you were taking part in the movie, not just watching it. The sound track, what can I say, unbelievable.
You have to see it in the theatre in Reald 3d, to do it justice. To wait until it comes out on Blue Ray just won’t do it. I don’t care what size TV you have or what you have for a sound system, would not be the same.
We are planning to go see it again, we have never done that before, pay to see a movie twice at the theatre. We are going to do it. We’ll likely enjoy it more the second time.
Live well, Laugh well, Love well,
Jesus Saves..
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