Fun weekend for this guy! #happybirthday #12 #gocart #countryliving
To the drunks, the addicts, the perverts, the victims, the porn stars, the prostitutes, the adulterers, theives, the obese gluttons who think a waste is a terrible thing to mind, the Twilight fans, the murderers, the mommy’s boys, the losers, the freaks, the geeks, people who think wrestling is real, red necks, guys who own action figures, chain smokers, everyone who does not use a turn signal while texting and talking on the phone in their car, men who live with their mothers, women who get paid in dollar bills, dudes in dresses (seen it at Mars Hill), democrats, republicans, the guys at the gym who walk around the locker room naked singing Bon Jovi’s Living on a Prayer, mormons and anyone else who wears sacred under breeches, whoever is responsible for the creation and ongoing sale of men’s Lycra biking shorts… yoga instructors, witches, pot heads, meat heads, crack heads, dead heads and meth heads… people who don’t recycle, the rainbow-loving tree-hugging … lefters, and religious people who do not know what I am talking about because these subjects were not on The Little House on the Prairie or covered in their Home School co-op — I have good news for you: Jesus loves you. You’ll fit right in. And because He died for your sins, you get to repent.
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| — | Mark Driscoll, Jesus Loves Sinners (via deebella123) |
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I hope you got any jokes at Phil Humber’s expense in before today, because after throwing the 21st career perfect game in Major League history against the Mariners, you must now refer to Humber as “21st Perfect Game in History Humber” or “Mr. Perfecto” or simply “His…
Perfect Game
The 20 Best Small Towns in America from Smithsonianmag.com | #20: Oxford, MS
“Named in honor of the British university, Oxford prides itself on being an intellectual oasis, home of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). William Faulkner, who grew up in Oxford and modeled his fictional Yoknapatawpha County on his home, is everywhere. His family house, Rowan Oak, offers tours and showcases Faulkner’s liquor cabinet, including his metal mint julep cup. J.E. Neilson’s department store on the town square has a framed note from the cantankerous author responding to an overdue bill statement. The literary legacy has led to a renaissance of independent bookstores, including the Mississippi landmark Square Books, which showcases the state’s most famous writers, including Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams and John Grisham. Two annual conferences, the spring Oxford Conference for the Book and July’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, bring even more writers to town. The other arts are far from neglected; the Oxford Film and Music Festivals in February, plus the town’s proximity to Memphis and Nashville, keep Oxford on the circuit for popular and cutting-edge productions and performers. — AS”
I love/miss Oxford. I will be heading back soon for the Annual Double Decker Arts & Music Festival.
Unwired
Came home from work today. Trav was asleep in my bed, woke him up, he felt clammy. Took his temp, perfect. Every question was asked of him..Does your head hurt, tummy, throat? “No.” Then.. Are you just really sleepy?” No.” Low muffled whiny tone Do you want me to leave you alone? “no please don’t go anywhere.” (while hugging me) “I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know” he keeps saying..more irritated every time I open my mouth to ask something else. Finally I ask.. Trav, Today was a Hard day in your life wasn’t it? .. A brightness filled my babies eyes. A switch flipped on. -I had finally asked something that he could say “Yes” to.- I asked him if he realizes how amazing the human body is, how complex it is?.. Your organs & their systems? “Yes” he replied again. I told him that sometimes babies are born different, something didn’t develop correctly. Something didn’t connect. His eyes remained just as bright, while he attentively listened to me. I told him everything developed correctly in him except expressing himself with language(talking) as well as his ability to understand language(talking).. I asked him if he is frustrated so much because he Can’t express himself through his words or understand others words? “Yes” I told him of how extremely proud of him I am for how far he has came with his words since he was 3. I told him he is one of the very strongest people I know. A Hero. I witnessed the diminishing of bad feelings as his mind allowed them to wipe away. Relief is all he expelled. My child came to the realization that he has a disability right in front of my eyes tonight.- this was very hard, heart wrenching and is so challenging because his disability is especially tough to “see”. tough. Tough. TOUGH. Travis Jacob is Eleven years old. He is and will continue to be a success story.
