Memory take me away

The reason why we titled this memory take me away, is that if skin -so- soft ain't helping my skin, calgon surely is not gonna take me away. I know, look at my gator legs lol. But memory take me away has nothing to do with DA skin. It's about going back to a happier time in life, well a little was good and a whole lot of the other, rough. I can vaguely remember a lot of my childhood, and sometimes I really don't want to remember much of it. I had a step dad that was in the military, and God rest his soul, but then again at times I wonder if he even had a soul. Oh well . But I had an uncle and aunt we stayed with at times when we weren't at my grandma's and grandpa's. That's when he was gone overseas. And I can remember some of the times when we could be just kids, even though that was only til about 7 or 8 years old.


But as I can said I can barely remember being at my aunt's house and it was pretty cool. waking up at six in the morning because usually we were on pallets on the floor. Uncle would come in on Saturday morning and watch television before he went to work. Uncle was an alcoholic, (and yes I guess I came from a long line of them), but I can remember watching the different cartoons back then and I look today, and can only say memory take me away.


What ever happened to Tweety and Sylvester, or batman and robin, what about tom and Jerry, mickey and Minny mouse, Pluto, Donald and daffy duck, the road runner and coyote, speedy Gonzalez, and all the good memories. Back when barbie and ken was in and ken was macho, or GI Joe. What about Archie and jughead and the gang, Josie and the pussy cats, Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and I know I'm missing a lot of them, oh oh my heroes the three stooges.


Now a days its oxigons and boxigons, transformers, batman, (who doesn't even look like himself), the joker, riddler, penguin, robin, cat woman, woo woo, (just kidding), power rangers, anything that has to do with evil is what we see on today's television. Oh memory Oh memory take me away. Sadly enough they have taken and changed all the good for the bad. What about the stinking wrestling, laying around the living floor on Saturday nights and watching the Von Erich's wrestle, especial Fritz, or Wahoo McDaniel, kabuki, the iron sheik. the road warriors, Jake the snake, the junk yard dog. Now we got all the pilled up bunch of actresses calling themselves wrestlers, hogwash. Looking at the women wrestlers, ain't a one of them all natural, get what I mean. What ever happened, like Tim Mcgraw said, back when a coke was a coke the wind was all the blew, crack was cracking a joke and a spoon was a spoon. Oh what memories.


Then there was some we won't talk about much, because none of them are alive today to defend themselves, lol. About the times I would sneak behind the chairs and drink their beer only to crawl out from there to the middle of the floor and flop around like a fish outta water. ah the good ole days, But I can remember years back when having to quit school 3 years in a row to help support (should I put it nicely and say help support the family) or just go ahead and tell the truth, support my worthless, oops, stepdad. I shouldn't have said that on the Internet hi-way. I remember working on a Podunk farm to sell veggies at his Podunk vegetable stand, just to have 3 years of my life wasted on lost dreams and selfishness. I can remember 25 cent cigarettes. and 35 cent gas, wow those were the days huh?


And, (not to hurt any ones feelings who reads this), if only I would have married my first true love would anything have helped at all? we'll never know. Like that song little Texas sang ( what might have been ) no it wouldn't have worked either I screwed that up too outta respect and a drunken stooper. Alcohol does not pay. You know deep down, I'd like to have some of the younger days back and be able to rid my mind of a lot of the other. Like having the old cartoons back, and thats a shame because besides one other thing, that's all I would want back. Don't get me wrong, I gotta, soon to be, good wife, who was and isn't yet lol. 6 good kids and the juries out on 1. 10 great loving grandkids and the juries out on 1 of them too lol. They say it's not good to live in the past, and maybe it's not, but it sure sometimes relieves tension and stress just to talk about it. but all and all, Only with God and my Lord Jesus Christ all is good and to all for now good by.




til next time, God Bless
jesseb's
Shalom and pray for the peace of Jerusalem

Priorities

We go through life never knowing what tomorrow may hold, whether we'll live out the day or wake to face tomorrow. We rush through our everyday life. Most of the time it's one step forward, two steps back. We wake each morning as most do to a 8 to 5 or 9 to 5 job, seems like we see our fellow workers more than we see our family. To those who are not family oriented it really doesn't matter, but to those who are, it's pure torture. For most of us its rush, rush, rush, to others, it's who cares. As kids we watched our moms and dads have to shove off to work, and most think man don't they have it together, but deep down do they?

Do they live behind a mask that you as chilldren never will see til maybe it's to late. That those strong parents really aren't as strong as they seem but are hanging on by a thread, and at anytime, it could unravel. Sometimes in most families things are great, in some families it isn't, but who's the blame, mom or dad, dad or mom, mom or the child, dad or the child. The answer would be none of the above. In this rat race world we live in today, we somehow have to have priorities.

I have always been amazed at those who have their ducks all in row, that everything is lined up perfect. Then there are those of us who struggle each day just to have ducks. People say we are dealt the hand we have been dealt. And maybe we are. Not everything in life has a silver lining. What we as children dont realize is that it takes a lot to raise a family, until we have a family of our own. It is then that we find out everything in life isn't peachy. In life again I say we need priorities. what is yours?

As I was writing this a thought from the Apostle Paul came to my mind. Paul once said, "I must be all things to all men", seems to be such a busy statment and why do we say busy. Paul, even though he had Christ Jesus in his walk, but being the christian that he was, he had to be all to everyone, what ever state the people were in, he was there. If they were down, he was down, if they were lost and without Christ he had to lower himself to be able for those to see where he was coming from.

And even though he had to be all things, He keep his priorities straight. As we should in our lives everyday.

# 1 God first and foremost and everyday work to please him only.

#2 Family second and only second to God.

#3 work and what ever comes after that.

Friends these are the priorities we should have in our life everyday.

I truly believe that if we put God first and foremost he will surely make the time for you and your family and then he will bless the works of your hands. We so many times never set things in order, we watched our parents work themselves to death, and never had time for family, little less God. So, let us learn from their mistakes and set a few priorities in our life. That all may be good with you and yours.



til next time jessebs

Truly Thankful

Well I guess as everybody knows, today around America, we celebrated one more Thanksgiving. Ours was with just part of the family, wish it could have been with all, but when some live in Texas, Oklahoma, Alaska, Korea, and Arkyville, sometimes its impossible for all to get together. But it did not damper the moment that we gave thanks to the Almighty God, for our family, friends, freedom, soldiers, and His son Jesus. I don't know what everyone gives thanks for, but I believe everyone who had to eat, and those who may not of had all they wanted, gave thanks. The dressing was great, the sweet potatoes was great, the ham was awesome (not that I smoked it myself hehe) the store bought rolls was good, the cranberry sauce was good, oh no they forgot the cranberry sauce, now that's just unAmerican. But I guess the greatest thing about today was that we had good felllowship and there was no arguing. That's a miracle in itself. So I hope and pray that all had a wonderful Thankgiving and that all was blessed and ate well.



til next time and may God Bless

jessesb

Questions ??????

How many times have we ever just sat back and watched the world go by and it make your head spin?
How many times have we just sat back and wished we could do something productive that others would appreciate?
How many times can we look back in our lives and feel accomplished at the end of the day?
How many times do we sit back and think about if I had to do things over again we'd go back and change a few things in our past?

Can we look back and remember the first A we got on a project we did totally on our on and to feel that rush of satisfaction. Or remember back at the first time you kissed the guy/girl you'd been trying all through school to get and you finally got him/her and your heart just melted inside of you. These are a few things that we face in our everyday life, and yes only a few of them. We didn't mention graduation day from high school or the college you were accepted to, we haven't mentioned the first job you ever had. What about the first car you ever had, maybe it wasn't the one you wanted, but all together it was a ride and it was all yours. But life moves on from high school and college.

There are things that happen to young and old alike all throughout life. Life to some can be a fantasy world. There are those who meet the love of their lives and marry and live together happily ever after for the rest of their lives. That alone is one of the greatest accomplishments. But then again there are those who find love and seem to be happy until troubled waters arise then happiness becomes devastating. But, never give up there is someone for everyone out there. Can you remember that first fling? Was it love or just puppy love. There are so many scenarios out there that we go through from the cradle to the grave.

There are so many times in our lives that we have looked back and said if I could go back 20 years I'd change a lot of things in our lives, then you have them who look back just to say I wouldn't change a thing. (That is when you truly know your are content with your life.) But there are folks like me at 50 going on 51 that if I were to go back (and 20 years wouldn't help), changing anything, lol.... Again we say there are a lot of different scenarios out there we haven't touched on yet. I know a few people who become devastated not being able to have children, to some that's grounds for divorce so they can find someone who can produce.

Then you have those out there who have hearts bigger than the world that would gladly adopt a child and take them into their life and make them their own. Then there are men and women like my wife, who could not have kids of her own, but gladly and happily took on the role as a mom, and grandma to kids who were not even her own. She has 2 sons and 4 daughters and 9 grandkids and hope I didn't miss any. (plus many more that call her mom and grandma).

But we spoke of something earlier in this blog that happens in our lives from the cradle to the grave. This is a 2 part blog hoping to keep them shorter. Stay tuned to page 2 of this blog.

thanks jesseb's