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Fighting........

For the past few days, I've been more conscious of a dandy case of depression. I love doing what I'm doing but it is a lonely existence, here in the house with just the dogs for company day after day. Today I turned to an old "cure", Christian music. I happened on some videos of full-length concerts. There's something about watching guys praise the Lord that is cheering. I know these people are performers, but they have such a look of sincerity on their face. I have no doubt they leave their socks on the floor like everyone else and probably have a temper tantrum every now and then. But you DO get the impression that if Mama wasn't happy, they would actually care and try to do something about it.

Anyway, my foot is tapping and my mouse is clicking. All the papers for the "school" kit are finished. I've saved 14 elements but I have a bunch more to save. So, progress. I also unzipped files for half an hour. Now to do something in this house...........

 

Reminder: Eat more chicken!

Tomorrow is "Eat More Chicken" day for anyone who believes in the freedom of Americans, even business owners, to express their Christian beliefs when asked. IF you believe in the First Amendment, and/or want to support a family that has made it their business to do business by Christian standards, EAT MORE CHICKEN at Chick-Fil-A tomorrow. Go prepared for a wait. Nearly 500,000 people have signed a pledge to EAT MORE CHICKEN tomorrow at one of the 1660 restaurants nationwide. Take a chair, take a sun hat, take an umbrella, take whatever you need to be prepared for a wait, but EAT MORE CHICKEN.

Sadly, I can't go to Chick-Fil-A tomorrow. The closest restaurant, according to their website is 180 miles away. If I were pastor of a church, I'd be loading up a bus and busing people to the nearest Chick-Fil_A, but, I'm not, so all I can do is urge you to stand up for your rights against a very vocal, very small minority.

So, I have spent most of my time since blogging this morning in design. The kit now has 10 papers and about 12 elements. Cute! This kit is gonna be cute! If I don't stop adding theme-y elements, I'm not going to have room for the regular stuff, LOL. I have to giggle at some designers who design themed kits and give you two themed elements and MAYBE two themed papers. Well, not THIS designer! Actually, the elements I've added are all of the clip art/doodle variety so they are very small MB wise. I have lots more room to play!

Well, I need to get back to work. Lunch break is over. Hope you day is goin' great!

 

This is the day..........

that the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it!

I made it down the hall as far as the entryway when I smelled it--rain! There is rain in the desert today! Of course there is--I washed the entryway floor yesterday, LOL. It looks like it's been a good soaking rain which is really needed. The sky is still overcast so there's the promise of more! The forecast has been revised downward to a high of 91 and there are predicted clouds the next 4 days although only tomorrow's forecast holds the promise of rain. I did not do the extra watering yesterday, hoping for this. So I saved a buck or two on the water bill.

I've been up for a while now, working away on the "school" kit. It's coming along pretty well. All the solids are done and there are a bunch of them! I just finished the 9th paper. And I've got about 8 elements in place on the preview. I think this is gonna be one cute kit!

I drug the old vacuum cleaner out of hiding and put it to work yesterday. I only managed to get through the main pathways in the living room/dining room area before a brand new bag was completely filled. I did vacuum the front half of the office, including the area around the pet door. I'm glad I got that part done as there is rain/mud coming in on puppy paws and I wouldn't want to be trying to vacuum that part of the room today. I just might get fried, LOL. I had contemplated giving the old vac to charity since I really don't have a sensible place to store it, but now I'm glad I decided to keep it. It doesn't do that great a job, but I think it still beats nothing.

So, today, what will I do? Well, I want to keep plugging on this kit for a while longer. And then I need to switch gears and work on a mobile app. In the meantime, during those periods where my butt cannot stand any more time in this chair, I'll finish vacuuming and do some dusting. I just dusted a few days ago, but it's time again....... Desk time would be good too. I'd like to get this desk pulled together into some logical form. I also printed out all the instructions I have for FPD and hole-punched them. I'd like to get them into a binder so I have a ready and organized place for that sort of thing. I'm tired of fishing around on the surface of the desk to find the appropriate bits and pieces!

I have been trying to do advertising for half an hour a day and unzipping and organizing and backups for half an hour a day. That seems to be working. I want to be sure I keep that up. Yesterday's advertising bit was putting announcements in the forums at both stores. Today, I'll start pinning and posting layouts to FB.

Eyecandy? I don't have too much. I've got all sorts of personal problems on the part of CT members interfering with layout production. But, I do have some........

You've seen this pretty girl before. Her name is Paisley and I created that paisley paper in her honor. I knew her owner, Laura, aka Art_Teacher, would know just what to do with that paisley paper, LOL. Apparently Miss Paisley knows just how to get a treat--she brings her treat toys and lays them at Laura or Mike's feet and then gives them this plaintive look. I have to admit, she'd get treats from me! Love this cute page. I like that heart paper in the background--I know Miss Paisley is much loved so the hearts on this layout have meaning. In fact, notice the heart theme Laura has going on in the embellishments! Love this........ You can leave Laura some love here.

As I've mentioned before, I usually post layouts here in the order they hit the galleries in their respective stores. This wasn't the first posted at Funky Playground Designs, but it took Layout of the Week there. So, I thought it deserved to be posted first. This layout was created by Christy S, using Judy Ann's Tee Shirt and a template by someone else. It's a simple layout, not heavily embellished, but I think that really keeps the eye on the photo which is, of course, the focal point of the layout. You can leave Christy some love here.

Well that's it from me this morning. I need to keep moving as there's much to do today. YOU be BLESSED today.

 

 

As mornings go........

I'm reasonably proud of this one. Let's see......... I've created 3 alphas for the "sea" kit. I think one of them is pretty different from what's floating around out there. I could not get done what I wanted to do with the alphas, but they still look super. I've distributed stuff around in the "sea" file. Had to break the elements file down into 2 files again..... I wrote product descriptions for the two kits that will be released next week. Those are always hard for me to give birth to....... I've washed both the kitchen and entryway floors and they look pretty good. Lugged a big trash bag to the curb--tomorrow is crack o' dawn trash day. And I've loaded bazillion styles into the new software. But, this time, just the ones I actually work with! Yay me!

Also had about a 20 minute conversation with the person who wants me to do these mobile phone apps. I hadn't heard from him for at least two weeks which was pretty weird. I was beginning to think the thing had bombed out. But, apparently it's still a go. I've got a couple more apps to build and more info on what he wants with regard to the last one I tackled. So, that's good.

Well, I'm running on about 4 hours sleep. It is time for me to have something to eat and maybe catch some z's before I start it all up again.

Good Morning.....

"The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." -Lamentations 3:22-23

Photo courtesy of David C. Cook.

Well how are you this morning? I am considerably drier than I'd hoped to be. We HAD 3 days of rain in the forecast. Now today's forecast is for a high of 99 degrees and "mostly sunny" with lots of humidity. Oh, goody!

Well, yesterday was not a good day. I was a total failure as a plumber. I had purchased one of the new styled float assemblies for in the toilet. I drained the tank and disconnected the water supply. And there my progress stopped. I absolutely could not turn the nut that holds the old assembly in place. I tried and tried with much help from Parker and still couldn't do it. I finally called a repair guy who will come over and handle it Saturday. I hate that I had to do that, but I would like that toilet to work........

Parker found it fascinating. There was Mom in that little room, sitting backwards on some sort of funny chair. He's too chubby to wedge himself into the side where I was working, thank God, but he was all over me. I finally had to chase him out and close the door!

The other major problem is that somehow PSE6 quit working. Yup. It couldn't load styles so it couldn't load the program. I rebooted the computer, rebooted the program, numerous times. Just wouldn't work. Finally, I ended up going on-line and buying a downloadable replacement program. Most likely I'll be thrilled I did it in that the newer version of the program is supposed to have all sorts of capabilities that the old version didn't have. But, even though I got an excellent price, I sure didn't want to spend the money for it. This updated version of the program has been available for a good many months and I have shined it on, good price or not. But I had no choice. So I have now spent hours loading various styles, patterns, etc. into the new version and sometime today we'll see how she works.

I got all the design work on the "sea" kit finished yesterday. In fact, it was while I was trying to work on the alphas that PSE6 went into its death throes. So, I guess that's where I'll start this morning.As soon as I get that all put together, I need to start on the "school" kit.

I spent a lot of time sifting through stuff on the desk last night while the new program was downloading. It doesn't look much better but I filled the trash can so I musta been doing something. I also paid a number of bills so I suppose that's good too. So, today I'm going to work on the front of the house and see if I can make it look a bit more like humans live here. We shall see.

I keep thinking about reorganizing my commercial use stuff. It would be a massive task so it's not going to happen anytime soon. But, I'd like to have all the Christmas stuff and all the pirate stuff and all the baseball stuff together. It sure would help when I sit down to design.

Well, I'll be back later with some eye candy and an update. For now, I'm going to take some Ibuprofen and see if I can make this new software do what I want it to. YOU be BLESSED today.

 

 

 

Cook 'o the month club......

Has it been a month since I reported on something I cooked? Better question: Has it been a month since I cooked, LOL? Surprisingly, the answer to both questions is "NO". How 'bout that? Remember, I made Garlic Shrimp and I made "Crab" Salad. So there!

Anyway, there's a recipe for making donuts from biscuit dough that's been making the rounds on Pinterest. It didn't sound THAT good to me, but I figured I'd give it a try. So, last time I went to El Cheapo, I bought some store brand biscuit dough. And this morning I tried it. First, I really did not have enough Crisco to cook them in. Or, I should have used a smaller pan so the oil would have been deeper. I only had about half of one of those small cans of Crisco. This resulted in the donuts sitting on the bottom of the pan instead of floating in the oil as they should have. Nevertheless, I persevered. I made donut "holes" using just the lid (well washed, of course) from my countertop olive oil bottle. I have a donut cutter somewhere but I haven't seen it in a long time. Then I dropped my "donuts" into the hot oil. They REALLY cooked quickly. Again, this is probably the result of not enough oil, or at least partially. How quickly? Put two of them in the pan, roll one haphazardly in sugar/cinnamon combination and HURRY to flip the two in the pan. That's how quickly.

They actually taste very good. I waited til they were cool enough to handle and rolled them in some sugar and cinnamon. One of my big doubts about this recipe was that everyone said they absolutely did not taste like biscuits. To me that seemed improbable since biscuit dough has a pretty distinct taste. However, to my surprise, "everyone" was telling the truth. They DO NOT taste like biscuits. I think they have one added benefit from being made with biscuit dough, besides the convenience. The salt in the dough keeps the donuts from tasting cloyingly sweet. Overwhelmingly sweet is not one of my favorite things.

So, it was quick. It was convenient. And it was tasty. I got 8 donuts and 8 donut holes from one can of biscuit dough. That is pretty cheap, too, compared to buying donuts at your local store.  I think you could most likely use Bisquik and make their recipe for rolled biscuits and that would work as well. I'll have to experiment with that concept.

Plumbing day.........

Well, this is it. This is plumbing day. If I don't accomplish even one other thing in this house today, I do need to play plumber and fix that toilet. If I give myself time to think about it, I might chicken out of it so I think I'd better do full speed ahead.

So I slept in my new hair last night and woke up looking pretty good. Well, about as good as a woman my age can look without makeup. You know what I mean! I had it cut at Supercuts and I don't really expect a precision cut when I go there, but I think I got one! Now that's a pleasant surprise. Of course, there's a gallon of hair styling products in it, but who cares about that? At least for a while, I may not be ashamed to go out in public. I would have been embarrassed to go to Walmart with my hair looking as it did. So, I went nowhere except 7-11 where they know me and like me and comment when I haven't been there for a while.

I need to plan a Costco trip. I can hear my inner self catching its breath as I type that, but I really do. Dogfood supply is dwindling fast. I think I am good for another day or two and then I'll have to outfit the troops with tin cups and send them out into the streets to beg. So, I don't like that alternative much. Costco it is. I need dog food and dishwasher detergent. I sure would like one of those spinach salads and I've about chewed through my supply of Marie Callender's chicken pot pies. We eat high on the hog around here! Pedigree and pot pies!

I priced the sander I want while I was at Lowe's. I decided to come home without it and watch for it to be on sale. It's not outrageous in price or anything, especially for a "power"tool, but it costs enough that a sale on it would save enough to be noticeable. So.....I'll be watching the Sunday ads online.

The "sea" kit is up to 23 elements and 15 patterned papers. I really need to get to some of the "standard" kit items like ribbons, flowers, that sort of thing. There's a pretty good assortment of interesting stuff in there already, though. I hope to be able to finish this kit today or tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for me on that, please. I need to start another kit immediately after that, the dreaded "school" kit. It seems I will be "designing" rulers and pencils after all. But I have some cute graphics for in a school kit and a cute color scheme, so why not? Also had a request for a "cat" kit now that I've done a doggy kit, so I guess I'd better try to work that into my schedule.

I need to do some advertising related stuff today. Post announcements for the new kits in both forums, set up Pinboards on Pinterest, etc.

I did not mention here that I was pressed into service as a pickup and delivery service for the littles on Friday. That was both heartwarming and not. It was one of those last minute things. I had an hour and 10 minutes to get out of the house and make it across town before they were auctioned off to the highest bidder, or whatever the day care does when they aren't picked up on time. I went first to get DGS2, my favorite little boy in the whole world. Ordinarily, this little guy comes running to me with a big smile and a wonderful hug. And let me tell you, that smile lights up my world like no other. No such luck this time. He kept telling me he wanted mama and he didn't want to go. He dawdled so long, I left him to put his shoes on while I went to get DGD. THERE I finally got my hug and smile. She came running and wrapped her arms around my legs, smiling all the way. That made me feel good. Then we went together, she and I, to get her big brother. He was still not happy about it, but seemed to snap out of it when we got outside his classroom. Of course, it was hotter than you-know-where and the van was sitting in the sun getting warmer by the minute. I finally got everyone organized and buckled in and I drove them home. Both of the little guys then disappeared, but I got to spend a minute or two with DGS1. That boy is getting so tall. He only needs about 4 or 5 more inches to be as tall as I am. I mentioned that the floor in the kitchen was all spotty. He never back talked a bit, just went and got the Swiffer and cleaned up all the spills and spots. I was so proud of his attitude! Poor kid was trying to work with a Swiffer with a broken handle. I told him I have one I'm not using and they can have it. Mine is in perfect condition so that might make it a little easier for them. I use my Fly Lady mop. It's cheaper to use in that the pads are washable and I can use any kind of cleaning material I want to use, even just plain water. I had a miserable blood pressure headache coming on, so I left and came on home. DGS1 was there to watch over the littles and "the girl" was still there as well.

I was surprised to hear from DD with the request to go get the kids. On June 21, she contacted me to go pick up the kids. I was up to my eyeballs in BIG projects with short and heavy-duty deadlines and asked to be excused if she could find someone else. In fact, I asked to be excused through the end of the month. The first phone call I had from her thereafter was on July 25 when I had tried to buy some clogs for the kids. This was the first I'd seen the children in at least 6 weeks.

In the meantime, she continues to work on the house. The folks who owned it before her had hung all these doors under which you could see daylight. If she were more able to deal with details, she could have minimized the problem by keeping the bedroom door closed during the day, but she always has a lot of distractions and it's hard to focus on such things. When it's 108 degrees in the shade outside, you don't want that kind of air leakage into your house. She ended up taking out some doors in her room and having a wall built with a very nice window. The window looks to be a highly upgraded one, wooden frame and all. I think it came from the Habitat Re-store. Anyway, it's sizeable, lets in good light, it's double or triple paned, and now that there's a wall, you can no longer see daylight where you shouldn't be seeing daylight. This is all good. According to DGS1, she's planning on doing the same thing with at least two more doors. These doors are in the boys' rooms. I would be uncomfortable having doors to the outside IN a child's room, even a "child" of 12. So, I think this is a good thing. I'm sure timing is dependent on budget, but, if she's made up her mind to do it, she'll get it done.

I brushed Max last night for the first time in a few days. Normally he comes and tells me it's time to do that every evening, but he missed it a couple of days. I swear, I could have built at least a Yorkshire Terrier with the hair I took off that boy! Then, of course, the other two had to be brushed as well with doggie treats all around! Punky is actually shedding some too, even though she's short haired. And Parker? Well, Parker loves to go outside and lay in the dirt and soak up the sunshine. Consequently, his coat is full of dirt. Brushing him loosens that stuff up and keeps him from smelling "doggy".

Well, I should get going on the day. There is one really good thing about today--The forecasted high is 100 and there will be cloud cover most of the day. Yippee. Cooler inside and out. In fact, for the next 3 days our highs will be under 100 with thunderstorms forecast. My water bill will be happy for that! It will also make a Costco trip more palatable. Later.....YOU be BLESSED today!

Material GIrl,

that's me! I went out and spent money today. I got sick of looking in the mirror and feeling like I wanted to upchuck. So, I went and got myself a haircut. I think I'm gonna like it but need to play with it a bit before I know for sure. There went $27. Then, since I was across the street from LOWE'S, I went and bought toilet guts. There went another $8. Then, to top my wild and crazy splurge off, I went to U-Swirl Yogurt and got a big thing of low fat yogurt for $5. That'll make a dinner that tastes different!

I think we must have had a different postman on the route today. For the last few days there has been very little mail. Today the box was full! And Saturday is usually a really light day!

I did all my uploads this morning. It took me almost 4 hours. It was nearly lunchtime when I finished. I was really hoping it would be faster since we have 2-3 fewer products for each kit than usual. For whatever reason, ACOT was REALLY slow today. Like trying to walk through quicksand. And, it screwed up and made me upload one product twice. I thought at first maybe someone else was uploading at the same time, but when a product uploads, the system gives it a product number. I ended up with all consecutive product numbers so obviously no one else was on. I hope it's better by next week! It goes too fast to go off and really accomplish something else and too slow to maintain your sanity!

My Creative Team is decimated this week. I have two with broken computers, two getting ready to move, one recovering from major surgery, and one touring the countryside in an RV. I added one this week. Now, if I can just get her to do 5-6 layouts with each kit, I'll be doin' just fine, LOL. Somehow, I just don't think that's gonna happen.

So far, my primary accomplishment in this house today is buying "toilet guts". The box promises "15 minute installation". I hope that is the truth! I did this once before and don't remember it being awful so let's hope it's as good as I remember it, LOL.

The "sea" kit now has about 17 elements. They're not all saved so I have to make sure I get that done. Can't afford to lose them if the computer reboots tonight!

I also uploaded a kit for my assistant to do some previews with. That's about it so far today.

Anyway, I'd better get back at it. I have mucho work to do.

Saturday is New Release Day!

We have two cute kits for you again today. One at A Cherry on Top and one at Funky Playground Designs.

It occurred to me that even though I have three dogs running aroung my house, in almost 4 years of design, I have never done a doggy kit. I had to rectify such an omission immediately. Let me show you my new kit "Heartbeat at my Feet".

You can buy the kit or you can buy just the elements, papers or alphas. We also have some gorgeous templates for you, created especially to coordinate with this kit. Of course, templates can be used with ANY kit. Everything is 30% off as an introductory special. Don't miss out on this cute kit. You can find my ACOT store here.

At Funky Playground Designs, I am releasing a revamped kit called Judy Ann's Tee Shirt. I have always loved this kit, the colors, the patterns etc. Now it has new papers, new elements, and new alphas. And, I love it even more.

As always, the new goodies at Funky Playground Designs are 30% off as an introductory special. You can buy the whole kit, or just the elements, just the papers, or just the alphas. We also have a great half-pack of templates to go with this kit as well. Pretty to work with and very versatile.

You can find the HotFlashDesigns store at Funky Playground Designs here. Come check us out. You'll be glad you did!

 

Phew! That's done!

Just finished the weekly CT update. Once again, I'm pretty happy with what I've accomplished this week in spite of "interference" with my computer.

Here's my "good morning" photo for you all, lifted from Facebook.

I slept better last night. Apparently my body has recovered from my slightly overdone workout from night before last. I had a twinge or two but other than that all was well. So, I'll be at it again this evening, stretching muscles that haven't been used enough of late.

It just occurred to me that I have one more way to save money on my power bill. Years ago I had a very badly constructed patio cover. I finally had to have it knocked down as it was about to fall down on someone's head and was a safety hazard. This patio cover shaded the french doors in this room and the bedroom window. So, of course, I never worried about solar film or solar screening on those areas. Well, now that the cover is gone, it seems like I should re-think this! Yes, the sun is on the other side during the hottest part of the day, but it's only 10AM and this room is already starting to warm up. I'm going to have to give this some thought! Yeah! While I'm at it, I guess I should try to do a solar screen for the dining room window too. It has film, but I know the screen would still be a help. I suppose I may as well break down and buy a sander while I'm at it. The paint on the french doors is flaking badly and the doors need to be sanded and repainted. It never stops.........

I now have all the papers completed for the "sea" kit. Time to load her up with elements! I'm liking what I have so far.

I need to do some advertising work today. Probably an hour's worth. And I need to do some uploads. And, my e-mail is well over 2000 at the moment so I need to delete e-mail. I spent half an hour on unzipping and organizing files last night. Still a long way to go on that and my hard drive is still in the red zone because it's overloaded. Got to get that down! And, of course, backups! Anyone know where I can get another me?

I just spoke to the vacuum cleaner repair guy. Apparently they are waiting on parts from Dyson. In the meantime, I either have to deal with doghair and dust everywhere or use the old vacuum to fight it as best I can.

I didn't get too far with the house yesterday. I did do some work in the hall bath. I plunged the tub a half dozen more times and it is draining much more like a bathtub should. I also checked on the toilet in there. I had turned the water off to the toilet to stop the running on. When I checked last night, there was still plenty of water in the tank. So, the problem is NOT the flapper. Darn. I'm pretty sure that means new toilet parts before the problem is fixed.

Well, all that should keep me out of trouble, LOL. I guess a trip to Lowe's is in the offing. Of course, I want an expensive sander. They make one now that vacuums up the bulk of the sawdust stuff when you are sanding. I do not have the ability to move things that need to be sanded. For example, next up, after the doors, I need to refinish my dining room table. The problem is not something that just stripping it will fix. The grain is actually messed up so it will have to be sanded to even out the surface. How am I going to get the dining room table out of the dining room by myself? I'm not........ So, a sander that doesn't fill the house with sanding dust is pretty much a necessity.

Here's a thought provoking photo, also from Facebook.

It says it's from the Family Policy Institute of Washington, in case you want to source it. Here is the caption that accompanies it: "This is what we all looked like at 12 weeks in the womb. Legal to kill in all 50 states. Anyone think its not a person? Pass this along. It literally might save a life." I don't know about you, but that sure looks like a person to me...... This photo really touched my heart.

Speaking of controversial issues, have you heard about the flap with Chick-fil-A? Chick-fil-A is a company family-owned by conservative Christians. Mr. Cathy, son of the current owner was interviewed. During the interview, he stated that he and his family back the Biblical view of marriage as between one man and one woman and he is proud to state that in his family, they are all still married to their first wives. That is my paraphrase of his comments, but I assure you I haven't left material anything out. Suddenly, Chick-fil-A has been told by the Mayor of Boston that they are not welcome in that city. Rahm Emanuel, Obama's sidekick early in the term, who is now mayor of Chicago, has taken the same position. The LGBT group is screaming its head off. Yet, all the man did was express his opinion, something that is totally legal in this country. Both the Mayor of Chicago and the Mayor of Boston are in violation of federal law!

Once again, anyone who expresses an opinion in favor of the Cathy family is being labeled "a hater" by the 1.7% of the population that admits to being gay. Yes, folks, that number is from the latest survey. 1.7%. I have problems with this "hater" label. First, I will freely admit that some misguided "Christians" may well "hate" Lesbians, Gays, Bis and Transvestites. They are misguided. The Bible plainly states that we are to hate the sin but LOVE THE SINNER. Anyone who is behaving in a manner contrary to this is, themselves, sinning. The other thing that tweaks me about the "hater" thing is that this is exactly the term that was used to describe Christians in the "Left Behind" series. Yeah, uh-huh, I think we really are in the last days.

Some of the LGBT folks like to believe there is no Biblical prohibition against these kinds of relationships. Well, as I see it, the very first Biblical statement that can be applied is in Genesis 1:26 where God charges Adam and Eve to "go forth and multiply". I just can't see how a member of the LGBT group can obey this command. How can a gay or lesbian couple "multiply"--as in procreate? Next, I would think, we would have to look at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. When angels came to warn Lot that the city would be destroyed due to its sin, the men of the city tried to batter down Lot's door because they wanted to have sex with the angels. If you remember, Lot's wife was turned to a pillar of salt for even looking back, yearning to return to a city that God had labeled evil. Her heart was not right. She would rather have stayed in that place than trust God to lead Lot and his family forward to a better future.

There are any number of commandments in God's word that I find difficult to obey. Not only do I find them difficult to obey, but sometimes I disobey them. Not maliciously, not with forethought. It just happens. For example, have you ever lost your temper and said things you shouldn't have? Yeah. Well, we are called upon to "repent" and "repent" means not just saying "I'm sorry" but to "change direction".

In any case, to the best of my knowledge, there is no Chick-fil-A in my area. I plan to Google it to find out for sure. If there were, I'd be eating chicken on August 1st in support of their Biblical way of operating their business and in protest of the verbal beating that is being dealt them for expressing it. Let me make it clear that there is absolutely NO charge of discrimination against this company. NONE. All this hubbub is simply over the expression of a conservative Christian viewpoint. Here's one final graphic for you to chew on:

Well, I'm thinking I've stirred the pot enough for one day. I need to go clean something!