Do you want a theological answer?  (Sin)

the philosophic response?  (Disobedience)

or A simple yet Biblical revelation?

the reason the Loving God can and does allow pain, suffering, death, murder destruction and everything evil and unfair to both exist and damage the world is BECAUSE he loves us ( Read more... )

It’s a new year, and new beginnings ( Read more... )

The instant December 25th is over, ALL Christmas music is dropped ( Read more... )

Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies
¾ cup butter or ¾ cup Crisco vegetable shortening
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup firmly backed brown sugar
2 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
2 ¾ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup dried cranberries

Heat oven to 375 F. Coat baking sheets ( Read more... )

~ SO FAR:
Very little moisture in the air. 
Only fog I’ve encountered - a yearly hazard, starting with fall’s first rain, provided it remains cold enough - has formed the day (morning) after the rains. well, except the first week of December.  I think that cold snap we had the last week of November (before, during and after Thanksgiving), kept ( Read more... )

Last year I made socks (crochet stitching) for my immediate family - mother, sisters, brothers, brother-in-law, dad.  Not the greatest hits ( Read more... )

Been “catching” up on some movies that I’ve been wanting to see.

Turbo - WHY DID I WANT TO watch this one?  Didn’t bother finishing this one.

Brave (2012) - Red-Haired Scottish Princess named Merida.   Yeah,  I think I might have found a Disney-Princess movie that I dislike more than “Frozen” and “The Frog and the Princess” … Least, I think this ( Read more... )

It looks like my family has grown by one ( Read more... )

What I’m Currently In Love WithOne Song:  This changes frequently - but right now, I enjoy listening to “Chainbreaker” by Zack Williams ( Read more... )

Sometimes I get tired of using (seeing) the word “Said” in any type of written media.  So, from (FFN)/user/angelofsuspense, I give you these (mostly alphabetized) suggestions:

Accused, acknowledged, added, addressed, admitted, advised, advocated, affirmed, agreed, alleged, allowed, announced, answered, antagonized, apologized, appealed, applauded ( Read more... )