From The Corner Of My Mind

* There is a very light drizzle in the air in Denton county. When I left Decatur it was foggy. Be careful on the roads this morning. Chance of thunderstorms today as the front passes back over us to the north.
* W-spouse has plantar fasciitis and is going to a specialist in Ft Worth this evening to get orthotics made to ease the pain and heal this problem. As a nurse, she is always on her feet and by the end of the day, she is miserable.
* I had it about 5 years ago. It started in my right foot, then it was in both feet. After wearing inserts and a boot to bed every night for a year, it finally went away. I still wear inserts in my work boots and tennis shoes. If you feel like you have a stone bruise on your heel all the time, you might want to get it checked.
* W-daughter commented on my A Time To Kill  post. Sure makes me proud of her.
* W-spouse and I stayed with Ava G yesterday evening for a while. That girl is growing up fast. She loves to give her Papa kisses on the cheek. Then I melt.
* The fires out west continue to burn this morning. It was reported that the big one is only 25% contained at daybreak today. So many houses have burned to the ground and so many people have suffered great losses in that fire.
* In times of tragedy or suffering I have asked God...Why? The devotional that I read each morning has been dealing with this issue all week. Why does God allow disasters?  I want to share a part of the devotional this morning.
 ((Natural disasters prove our mortality and expose our need for God. They can be a catalyst for deeper faith; Charles Spurgeon testified that he "never grew half so much as upon a bed of pain." Physical death is the gateway for believers to eternal life in paradise. In the meantime, when we help those who are victimized by tragedy, we demonstrate the reality of God's love in ours.)) Credit Jim.
* Hey, I posted yesterday that I got a raise. Not even one word of congrats? What's up with that? I wasn't boasting. I was somehow trying to relate that with the fact that I had turned it all over to God the day before and was, in my way, rewarded with some great news.
* I sure hope that there is enough evidence to find the person or persons who did this.
* Track me all you want. As long as  they keep it confidential and don't let W-spouse know about me stopping by those gentlemens clubs.
* I read on the Decatur High School marque(sp) that the Every 15 Minutes program was coming to the school in May. When I was a fireman in Bridgeport I helped put this program on over there for a few years. It was very thought provoking. Some of the kids stood around and laughed about it, others took it to heart. I remember one year a mother and father having to write their childs obituary for the program and both sat there in tears the whole time.
* I also remember Doug McWhorter  speaking to the children about the effects of drinking and driving. I wonder if  he still continues to put that program on.
* Gotta run, see ya Around The Corner!