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Tigers vs Pirates

I came home after work, fed the dogs, counted the cats and headed to Mt Pleasant to watch the Lady Tigers play basketball. After a nice supper at Burger King, I met my beautiful wife at the highschool gym and watched the Lady Tigers play the Lady Pirates from Pine Tree. The final score was the Lady Tigers 48 and the Lady Pirates 34, it was a good game.
Cold weather is predicted for the rest of the week, I hope the predictions are wrong. I don't drive well on ice and snow. O well tis all in God's hands. I was able to pray the Rosary two times today, on the way to and from work. I often think the reason my drive to work is so long, is to give me the chance to pray.

Winter Weather

This morning there was ice on the overpass over I-30 at New Boston, Texas. Scared me to no end. Near the roadside park on Highway 8 there was also a patch of ice. The bridge over Red River had been sanded by Arkansas' highway department, I think there was a little gravel in their mix. Oh well, it was better than no sand at all.

First Work Day of 2010

Today was not that bad. Thank you, Lord, for a good day at work. My goal for this week is to exchange worry for prayer. When I catch myself worrying about something, I am going to stop, say a Hail Mary, or another warm up prayer, and then pray about the thing that is worrying me.

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The Simpsons

Homer: Oh, everything's too damned expensive these days. Like this Bible. It cost 15 bucks! And talk about a preachy book! Everybody's a sinner! Except this guy.

Bible and Catechism in one year.

I am going to try to read the Holy Scriptures and the Catechism in one year. The Journey Home network has an excellent leaflet that is a good help, it is a daily check list of daily readings. The Catechism is an excellent reference. I think everyone should have a copy. It is worth spending time in daily study.

Resisting Temptation

I wish I was able to resist temptation better than I do at this time. I usually fall when I become overconfident and or prideful. I have a copy of the Rule of St. Benedict and a copy of The Jerusalem Community Rule of Life tucked into my bible cover. I need to read them more often, especially the sections on Humility. All I know to do when I fail to resist temptation, is to pray, pray, and then pray. I try to think back and remember when I entered into the occasion of sin, so that I will be able to try to avoid it, during my next bout with temptation. One thing I am certain of, is that my sinful behavior is my own problem, I can not transfer it, or blame someone else for it. My sinful behavior is usually caused by my selfishness and immaturity. I own it, no way to sugar coat it.

Pray for me.