by Charles R. Swindoll:

"Since our citizenship is in heaven, planet earth is not really our home.  For us it is foreign soil.  We are citizens of another realm.  We belong to the kingdom of God.  Consequently, we need to be on our best behavior; otherwise,  people will get a distorted perception of what our homeland is like.  As a result of our behavior, they will either be attracted or repelled by heaven, the place we call home."

"By this you will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."         John 13:35

I have made it a point to show love to three people today.  If those three people show love to three others and so on and so forth we should all have a day filled with love!

May God Bless you today and always!

P.S.  If you are a spiritual person and believe in the power of prayer I ask that you say a special prayer for my sister in sobriety, Lori.  She was to have come home from Iraq on March 19th and her duty was extended until relief was sent.  Several days ago her mother passed away and she had special leave to come home to attend the funeral.  As she waited by the truck to take her to the airport, the unit came under fire and the person she had been talking to was shot in the head.  She survived and is on her way back to the States, however, she has experienced so much in the last few days...I would like to pray for her to have the strength and courage to make it through this.  Thank you!  Audrey J.

Finally got around to figuring the tax numbers today!  Wow!  The adding and subtracting isn't so bad, but, looking at the "you owe this amount" is.  I guess if we sell the car, put all our stuff on Ebay, and eat beans and rice the rest of the year we might be able to pay it. The bright side is that it's done!  Hope everyone is having a better day than me!  Ciao!