Ramblings and Other Such Things

Rejoice! I was thinking about this word the other day and was wondering what it means to rejoice. It's funny but I was looking back on my life wondering if there was a time of true rejoicing. I know I've rejoiced before. There's events in my life when there was great rejoicing, but what about true rejoicing? Is it even possible here on this fallen planet? As I was thinking further I asked myself, "What does it means to rejoice?" Dictionary.com (yes poor old Webster has gone the way of the internet. I wonder how many actual dictionaries (the paper kind) are not getting sold?) states that the word rejoice is a verb , anwhich means to be glad; take delight (often followed by "in": to rejoice in another’s happiness); to make joyful; gladden: a song to rejoice the heart. Synonyms are revel, exult, glory. I was driving down the road a couple weeks ago listening to Christmas carols (or modern ones) in the car on my iPod. One of the songs talked about the sheph...

I think growing up here in the United States is a privilege for most people. Of course there are draw backs for some: there is poverty, there are struggles, but in general for most people life is pretty good. One doesn't have to fight off some strange disease that you get from drinking from the same mud puddle that your neighbor washed his clothes in, or where the neighborhood kids run through, or where the local wildlife, well you know... You have clean water, food and shelter. Yesterday was Sunday and the family was over for what has become our traditional Sunday night dinner together. It's one of the best things Dawn and I started to do as our kids have gotten older. It was after dinner, all of us were hanging out in the living room, I think a football game was on the TV but no one was really watching. We were just hanging out. Tea had been brewed, the preview of the Christmas cookies had made their way out from hiding. Then out of nowhere we heard a knock at the front door...

OK so I am going to start blogging. Never know I might keep up with it. I have a few I am working on I'll post them soon. Hope all is well