This weekend we celebrate the 4th of July, our Independence from England after the Revolution War in 1776. This year we celebrate America’s 250th birthday. I was a child during the 200th birthday of America in 1976, and I’m still here for the party.

Things were different back then than it is today. People were more patriotic than they seems to be today.

PATRIOTIC: showing a deep love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one’s country or homeland.

Back in 1976, when we celebrate America’s 200th birthday, we may have had our problems but nothing like it is today. We just got out of the Vietnam War. President Richard Nixon resigned 2 years earlier on my birthday, Aug. 9, 1965, because of WATERGATE.

WATERGATE: was a political scandal involving President Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives associated with Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign were caught burglarizing and planting listening devices at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington DC. It was considered to be the greatest presidential scandal that tarnished Nixon’s legacy.

Gerald Ford was president in 1976, after replacing Nixon. He never stood a chance against Jimmy Carter, a relatively unknown peanut farmer, who was also the governor of Georgia.

The American people wasn’t happy but they were still patriotic. We got together to celebrate America’s birthday; despite of our disagreement and being upset.

I was 10 going on 11 years old at the time, living in West Fargo. There was pride in the American people. We didn’t care what political party you voted, the color of your skin, or your religion. There wasn’t the talk about being gay, straight, or trans. Trans was never a “hot” it is today. Back then, it was boys and girls, either you were a tomboy or a sissy, depending on your sex or sexual preference.

Even after 9/11 in 2001, America was still united. The American people were upset when the terrorist attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Yet, we were still united. There seems to have been a mini revival during that time, as people flocked back to church to pray for America. People relatively got along politically. They accepted one another opinions and political views.

We even elected our first African American President in 2008 with Obama. That’s a milestone for a country celebrating 250th years. We have overcame a lot as a country, as we had grown to become 50 states and the most powerful country in the world. We have fought to free the slaves during the Civil War, and still got past our differences. We gave blacks and women the rights to vote and own land. We had the Civil Rights movement in the 50’s and 60’s; and still survived. We survived 2 world wars and terrorist attack. Quite a feat!!

America has became prosperous and industrialist. We were introduced to social media during the time of Obama. Was that our downfall? Some say it was, some say it was Obama, and some say it is President Trump.

We should be happy to be celebrating our 250th birthday. Yet, there are some who refused to celebrate. There is a big divide in our country right now. When the USA beats Canada Hockey at the winter Olympics, that was a proud moments for America. Yet, those on the Left couldn’t celebrate that.

We have the world soccer tournaments going on in America, and players from other countries are so proud of America. They are more proud of America than those on the Left. You hear celebrities saying that they want to leave America because of President Trump.

Where is all this hatred coming from, that they can’t celebrate America’s birthday? Where is all this hatred coming from that they want to kill our president instead of accepting the fact and work together for the common goods of the people? There are people who refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance and the American flag.

Let us celebrate America’s 250th birthday like we did it’s 200th. Let us show our patriotism and pride for America. The most patriotic song was, “God Bless the USA,” by Lee Greenwood. We are the United States of America and we should be united and proud to be an American.

I’m proud to be an American and I love America. I just don’t love seeing certain people running down our country and our president.

God Bless America!! Happy Birthday America!! Let us stand united with one another and celebrate this milestone. America has come along way to become the nation we are today. It shouldn’t matter who our president is.

Hanoi Jane was a nickname given to Jane Fonda due to her controversial 1972 visit to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. She was an outspoken anti-war activist, who traveled to the enemy capital to participated in anti-war radio broadcasts, and was famously photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft.

During the Vietnam War, there was many protest against the war in Vietnam. The protest was mild compared to today, those on the Left protesting against President Trump. It seems that they have gone to the extreme. I was a child during the time of the Vietnam War. I had cousins who fought in the war, and one was killed in 1968. I was a toddler and I never knew him, or knew if he had a chance to see me before he left for Vietnam.

While in high school, I wasn’t taught much about the Vietnam War. The only thing that I was taught was the protest of the war here in America. I don’t know if it was because it was too relatively new or what the reason.

The reason for the Vietnam War was to halt the spread of Communism during the Cold War. It was driven by the “DOMINAL THEORY,” American leaders feared that if one Southeast Asia nation fell to Communism, neighboring countries would inevitably follow, ultimately threatening global U.S. security.

Now Jane Fonda is a daughter of legendary actor Henry Fonda. He was a Conservative Republican; yet both of his kids were bleeding heart Liberals, both Jane and her brother, Peter Fonda. Jane Fonda recently stated that her father taught her the core values of standing up for the underdog, protecting the vulnerable, and fighting for fairness. She noted that witnessing him portray characters with these same values directly inspired her lifelong commitment to activism.

I can understand that from seeing old Henry Fonda’s movies. Henry Fonda wasn’t happy and was highly critical of Jane Fonda’s anti-war protests. Henry Fonda was a proud World War 11 veteran and a deeply patriotic American. When Jane first began her anti-was activism and traveled to North Vietnam in 1972, he was deeply distressed. He dismissed her actions as foolish and considered her behavior frivolous. Henry Fonda’s last movie he made and won an Oscar for was “On Golden Pond.” He co-starred with his daughter, Jane and Katherine Hepburn. You could say that movie was an autobiography of their relationship. There was a lot of similarities with that movie and their real life relationship.

Jane Fonda was married to mogul Ted Turner from December 21, 1991; which lasted for about 10 years. The reason for their divorce was because of his constant infidelity and because she felt she had to hide her authentic self. She claimed to be a born again Christian.

I don’t mean to come across as self-righteous. Only God knows the truth if Jane Fonda had come to accepted the Lord or not. I just wondered if she actually read her Bible and really knows what it says. Some of things that she stands up for, the Bible condemns.

Then again, when you looked at how people protested against the Vietnam War, since it was a war against Communism. It seems that those on the Left, Jane Fonda included are embracing Communism and Socialism. So you see the nickname “Hanoi Jane,” suits Jane Fonda today. They claim to be a party for the Feminist movement; but yet they stand up for countries that’s against giving women freedom. They claim to be a party for the LGBTQIA yet they support the Communist movement who stands against what they believe in. Don’t they truly understand what they are getting into? Have they really thought things through or they just truly hate America?

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate people standing up for what they believe in. This is America and we have that freedom to do. We live in a nation where we are free to disagree or agree.

There are kids out there who have more than one dad. It’s not a culture thing either. I have mentioned about having 2 dads before. Even Jesus Christ had 2 dads, God, his spiritual father and Joseph his earthly dad.

There are kids who wondered, “Who’s Your Daddy?” This saying can have a different meaning, a more sexual meaning; that I won’t go into because of being out of context and inappropriate.

Some women would go out and get pregnant just to get welfare help. The more kids they have, the more money assistance they get. When the father comes around, kids may wonder who’s there daddy.

This is not just a social, economic, and cultural thing though. There are other reasons as well for wondering who’s your daddy. In this blog, I will be talking about actor, Sean Astin.

Now Sean Astin was adopted and raised by actor John Astin from Adam’s Family. He has a brother, MacKenzie Astin. His mother was Patty Duke.

Patty Duke was a child star who was sexually molested and suffered with mental illness. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her birth name was Anna Marie Duke. Her most famous role was the Helen Keller story; in which she played 2 different characters. She portrayed Helen Keller in the Miracle Worker, Then later on she portrayed the teacher to Melissa Gilbert’s Helen Keller.

Sean Astin became an actor himself in such movies as: The Goonies, Rudy, and The Lord of the Ring.

Even though John Astin adopted Sean and gave him his last name, at one time, it was believed that his father was Dezi Arnez Jr. Now Dezi Arnez Jr is the son of the Queen of comedy, Lucille Ball. She was the most famous red head comedian who married a Cuban immigrant, Dezi Arnez. She was recognized as being the most influential woman of the 20th century. She was accused of being a Communist during the height of the 1950’s.

Lucille Ball didn’t formally accept Sean Astin as her possible grandson. Lucille Ball didn’t get along with Patty Duke, because she disapproved of a highly publicized romance between her teenage son with Patty Duke. Patty Duke was 23, while Dezi Arnez Jr was 17. She saw Patty Duke as a bad influence to her son.

You may wondered how can a grandmother not loved their grandchildren, even in situation like that?

It was later proven that Michael Tell was Sean Astin’s father. He offered to marry Patty Duke to help with the scandal but that marriage only lasted 13 days; so she married John Astin.

In 1986, Patty Duke married Mike Pearce, when Sean was 14 years old. So you can say that Sean Astin had 4 daddies. Now that would be confusing to any kids.

Now Sean Astin is President of the Screen Actor Guild, just like his mother, Patty Duke was after actor Ed Asner.

At least I only had 2 dads; but some kids like Sean Astin would have more than 2 dads. I can feel his pain and imagine what he went through. So you see that it’s not just cultural or financial status for kids being raised not knowing who there daddy is.

I was lucky enough to know who my real father was, even though he left when I was 2 years old. I was lucky enough to have my uncles and older male cousins around growing for male role model influence. My step-dad may not have been my real father but he was more of a dad to me. I was his son in every aspect but biological. I’m proud to be his son and call him daddy. My family life may not have been perfect growing up ; but I’m glad for having a dad who cared for me as his own son.

You can say that Sean Astin and I have this one connection. I’m thankful for my real father in giving me life; but that’s all he did. I’m thankful for the opportunity of getting to know my relative on my real father’s side as.

Just like I’m thankful for my step-dad stepping up and becoming my dad and raising me as his own. I’m grateful for all he had done for me, even the inheritance I had received from him. My real father didn’t leave me anything. Just like Lucille Ball didn’t leave anything to Sean Astin in her will.

To all the dads out there who stepped up to the plate and raised another man’s child, I thank you for taking responsibility. I thanked my step-dad for being my dad.

Happy Father’s Day!!!

The Covid Pandemic was something I don’t want to ever go through again. Yet, one thing about that Pandemic, we got our eyes opened wide in seeing the truth. I don’t know about you, I can see clearly now because of the Pandemic. I can see clearly now, the rain is gone. I can see all the obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. In this blog, I will discuss how the American people had an eye awakening experience because of the Pandemic. I will even discuss how I too can see clearly. I will talked about the mistrust in our government and science as well.

First, Covid was created to somehow helped the Democrats cheat in the election that year, because the only way was to vote was through mail-in ballots. They say that mail-in ballots are safe, but you have heard how in some states people would break in mailboxes and steal ballots. You have to be careful when mailing things because your mail could easily be stolen. Believe me, I had my mail stolen. When I mailed a payment, I learned later that the payment wasn’t gotten; and when I checked with the bank, I learned that someone had stolen that mail and crossed out who it was to go to and put it out to someone else. I also have heard people waiting by the mailbox and if they happened to see who you voted for and didn’t like, they had stolen the ballot to destroy it. In California, Gavin Newsom fixed it that the signature didn’t had to match on the write-in ballot. Now that is illegal!

During the Pandemic, I was able to keep on working and even going out to the actual job. There are some who had lost their job because of Covid shutting everything down. Then there are some who was able to work from home. They can worked in their pajamas.

To this day, I find that there are people who still choose to work from home or not at all. If you apply for Social Security and any assistance, it’s all done online. If you have any questions, you cannot get a hold of anyone to help you. For those who are not computer literate this is very difficult. I don’t know about you; but I prefer talking to a real person over applying online, that way I can get my questions answered and be able to explain things. Fargo Housing is a prime example of applying online and not being able to get a hold of anyone to help. Another example is the Social Security office. When you call the Social Security phone number, you cannot get a hold of anyone. They rather you apply online. You could take your chances like I do and go to the Social Security Office and hope that they are not busy to set up an appointment if need too and then come back.

I find that there are more young people who choose not to get a job and work. They rather play on their smartphone than do actual work. They don’t have the work ethic I grew up with. They are usually looking for quick get rich scheme by scamming people or making post on such sites as TikTok for example. I don’t know about you, but this scares me to think that they will taking care of us in our old age if ever we get in a nursing home or hospital. Our cane will become our weapon. We would have to beat them senseless and knocked the cell phone out of their hands to get them to work. You see some young people on the damn cell phone when they should be working. I know they will probably say that they don’t get paid enough so why bother to actually work. How about this: “NO WORK-NO PAY!”

I don’t know about you but I think this one of the reason there are people rioting against such agency as ICE. Someone is like George Soros is paying them to go out and riot, destroying cities.

I still see people wearing a mask out there and the Covid has been over with for around 5 years. You can take the mask off now. The Pandemic is over with now. Or as some will say, “Halloween is over-take off your mask!”

When schools were shut down and students were doing classes online, parents were able to see what was being taught to their kids. Believe me, they didn’t like it either. When they went to the schoolboard meeting to protest, Joe Biden called them “DOMESTICE TERRORIST.” Teachers were teaching our kids Critical Race Theory and Woke. They were telling the students that they are a pronouns and they have the right to change their sex. That is GENDER MUTATION, and sexual abuse of a minor. Teachers who do that should be fired and register as a sex offender. They don’t deserve a raise. Even though, I graduated from public schools, I’m now in favor of homeschool because of that.

The big reasons why Trump and the Republicans won big in the 2024 election was that fact, and the Left was allowing men in women’s locker room changing with someone’s daughter and playing on women’s team. Men doesn’t need to be in women’s locker room; because it will only put them into temptation. Even Caitlin Jenner doesn’t approve of that. Don’t get me wrong, I do have a young friend, Joey who is a woman trapped in a man’s body. I love and accept him as he is.

Because of Covid Pandemic, there are people like me for example who do not trust science and doctors either. Doctors are only after the money. If they can keep us sick, they are more like to get more money. If I ever get cancer, I will not get chemo because it does more harm to our body than cancer itself. I have seen people who had gotten chemotherapy and they were worse off. Even though, I worked at Sanford, I was forced to get the Covid vaccine; which I called “poison.” I will not comply in getting the poison ever again.

I mean, how can we trust science when people like Dr. Nazi Fauci and Bill Gates were doing sick experiments on orphans. They should be sentenced to die by injection for what they did.

The Democrats refused to look at the autopsy to why Kamala Harris actually lost; because if they did they wouldn’t like what they would find. Because of the Covid Pandemic, the American people can see clearly now, they have their eyes wide open to the truth. The American people can see the truth about the Democrat party and are very upset who they have become. The American people finally realize that they cannot trust our government, especially the Democrats and the Rhino Republicans. They just care about the power over the American people. This is why we need term limits, stop them from getting rich through inside trading as well.

The Democrats will not like this autopsy to why they lost the 2024 election, because they do not want to see the truth. They can’t handle the truth! They may want to shut me down because of this blog, this autopsy report.

The American people must keep their eyes open to see what is going on and where our tax dollars are going to. Our government and especially the Democrats are committing fraud upon fraud just to remain in power. This midterm, may the American people vote to stop the fraud, keep men out of women’s locker room and off women’s team. We must continue fighting for our kids against public schools education system. Don’t allow teachers to mutate our kids in the name of science.

VOTE REPUBLICANS!! Our kids future is at stake.

Coming up in Fargo, North Dakota in June is the City Mayor election. There’s not much good to choose from. After voting, person will feel so dirty; that they will have to take a shower to clean the filth and stench off your body. The candidates for mayors are: Josh Boschee, Michelle Turnberg, Denise Kolpack, Sekou Sirleaf, Dave Piepkorn. Out of these 5 candidates for mayor, Josh Boschee and Dave Piepkorn are the top 2, and both of them in my book is not worthwhile. Piepkorn is Self-righteous and Boschee is a Socialist.

The last time that Fargo had a decent mayor was with Dennis Walaker. He was the mayor of Fargo, North Dakota from from 2006 until his death on Dec. 2, 2014. Before becoming the mayor, he worked for the city of Fargo as an operation manager during the time of the ’97 flood. He was given credit in keeping the city of Fargo from being flooded, unlike Grand Forks. He was the people’s mayor and well like by many. He had common sense not only when he was mayor but when he the operation manager for the city. The people of Fargo knew that he was the right person to be Fargo next mayor.

After his passing, the city of Fargo had a special election for mayor. The 2 candidates were Tim Mahoney and Brad Wimmer; and both didn’t live up to Walaker’s standards. The only reason Mahoney won the first time was because he was deputy mayor under Walaker. You had to plug your nose when you voted for either of them.

The similarity between Mahoney and George Bush Sr was the fact that both Reagan and Walaker was popular enough for them to run on their coattails.

Dave Piepkorn is the Fargo city commissioner . He’s a career politician and comes across as someone who is very self-righteous. He wasn’t taking the city debt seriously. He said that the liberal overspending for years. He knows that there is a homeless problem but doesn’t want to do anything about it. He’s so cheap that when birds fly over his head, they go cheap-cheap. Yet, he is all for building buildings the city doesn’t need.

Josh Boschee is a career politician If elected, he would be the second open gay mayor of Fargo behind Jon Lindgren. I have nothing against the fact that he is gay. It’s the fact that he want to passed some Socialist agenda.

Michelle Turnberg made a statement that the engagement center for the homeless was distasteful for downtown Fargo. Plus, she was a former news reporter for CBS news in Fargo. The way I feel about our news media, they are as untrustworthy as career politician and weatherman.

They want to change the city Fargo into Minneapolis, as they changed Minneapolis into Chicago. Even to the point of electing a Socialist mayor like in a lot of these major cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago, New York City, and Seattle to name just as a few. Those Socialist mayors have destroyed those cities. Those cities are sanctuary city. They have high crime and homelessness. All they want to do is raised taxes. They want to defund the police.

There isn’t much of a choice to vote for in this mayor election. Much like in 2004 Presidential election with George W. Bush and John Kerry. I didn’t felt like voting then, both candidate made me sick to even think of voting for either of them. It was between hell and high water when it came to voting.

What the city of Fargo needs is another good candidate like Walaker to run for mayor. They talked about the city of Fargo being in debt but yet they choose to build things they don’t need. They say that there is a homeless crisis but just want to shove the problems under the rug.

There’s a surprising turn around in the Mayor’s race in Los Angeles. A former reality star, Spencer Pratt is doing better than expected in his bid for mayor. He’s not a career politician and so it goes to show that the American people are fed up with these career politicians who thinks they have all the answers but no real solutions to the problems.

It goes to show that we mustn’t underestimate anyone. Those who are underestimated can be the one who can actually win. People underestimated Donald Trump in 2016, and looked what happened. People in Minnesota underestimated Jesse Ventura to become governor. They put all their money into Humphry on his name alone. They even underestimated Ross Perot in 1992, when he took more votes than expected; even though Bill Clinton won as the lesser of 3 evil.

There’s those minor candidates running for mayor of Fargo, but not much is known about them. They are being quietly shut out by the outspoken ones. It may take a miracle for someone better than Piepkorn and Boschee to be elected mayor of Fargo.

Fargo doesn’t need someone who is self-righteous again like Bruce Furness. Yet at the same time the city doesn’t need Socialist like they have in Minneapolis, Chicago, New York City, and Seattle as mayor either. We all have seen what those cities have become and it isn’t good. I hope that Spencer Pratt can spoil an upset in LA, so they can maybe turn itself around. I also hope that Fargo doesn’t become like those cities.

Fargo is big city with a small town feel. Or as some will say, a small city with a big heart. I don’t want to see Fargo become like Minneapolis or those other cities. How about you? I don’t know if I really want to vote the Fargo Mayors election. Are you with me on that?

For the love of country, we are veteran proud tried and true. They fought until their heart were black and blue. We honor our flag and our President, no matter if agree with him or not. We don’t let our hatred control us. We are proud to be an American and for the freedom we have.

In Muskogee, and other small town across America, we don’t burn our draft cards and the American flag. We like living right and being free. We still wave Old Glory at the courthouse. We still stand up for the pledge of allegiance with our hand on our heart.

When I was in school, every morning before classes began, we would stand and faced the flag to say the Pledge of Allegiance. The only group that would oppose it was the Jehovah’s Witnesses. At the same time, we didn’t force them to say the pledge of Allegiance because we understood the freedom of religion.

Only in America, dreaming in red, white and blue. We enjoyed the freedom we have in America. We enjoyed the fact that we can get out of the big city and be among normal people of the small town.

I love leaving Fargo for the small town like Park Rapids just to get away from all the craziness of the cities. Some people can’t seem to understand why I hate Minneapolis and Chicago. They are just too crazy and not safe to live in.

It used to be used that the rural areas and small town would vote for the Democrats; while those in the big cities would vote Republicans. That seems to have change with the last election. More people from small town and rural areas have voted Republicans; whereas more people in the big cities have voted for the Democrats.

People have more respect in a small town. As Jason Aldean sang, “Try that in a small town,” We honor one another and the flag. There’s less violence in a small town. Jason Aldean was criticized by those on the Left because of that song. They just don’t seem to understand. The rural areas and small town are the backbone of America.

It seems that more people have forgotten what happened that day in Sept. 11, 2001. Where were you when the world stopped turning on that day?

I’m proud of the person I am because of the grounds I was raised on. I’m proud of America and will stand up and defend her today against anyone who would try to destroy this great country of ours. I will stand by our President and support him. I do not wish harm to be done to our President, like those on the Left do. It seems that Left has nothing but hatred for our President. They wish him dead. We never did that when Obama and Biden was President on the right.

They call President Trump a king. If he was a king, anyone who protested against him, ICE, and our country would be arrested. Jimmy Kimmel should be grateful that he lives in America; because if he lived in Russia and wished the President to be killed. Jimmy Kimmel would be sent to Siberia for life and maybe even killed. If Trump was king, he would censor anyone who disagree with him like they do in Russia, China, and even Iran.

They called Trump a king; but in reality Obama and Biden was more of a king. Under Obama, he ordered everyone to buy Obamacare or be fined. When Biden was President, he ordered everyone to get the Covid Vaccine; which I called poison, to get the the shot or lose their job. He even said, “You’re all gonna pay if you don’t.” Now who is the king here? It sure isn’t Trump!

This midterm remember who really stands up for America and vote Republicans. Our freedom and democracy is at stake here. We must never let the Democrats back in power; otherwise they will succeed in destroying our country and everything we stand up and believe in.

If that ain’t country, I’ll kiss your ass! If that ain’t country to love and honor our flag and our president. So please stop trying to kill our president to those on the Left. Those on the Right didn’t try to kill Obama and Biden, now did we?

Do you ever wish you could turn back time?

We all wish we could at times. This is one of the reasons for cosmetic surgeries. People goes to Plastic surgeon, who specialized in treating injuries, diseases, and deformities even due to age. People are always looking for the fountain of youth to make themselves look younger than they actually are. They will do whatever it takes to look younger.

I had an Aunt who would die her hair to keep the gray out; so she could not look her age. I had a sister who would dress like she was younger than what she was. Have you ever saw some older woman dressed like they are in their 20’s, thinking they are still sexy, when they’re not? I don’t know about you, but I think that is disgusting. They should dressed their age. Don’t they know that Time Marches On?

Don’t ask time where it’s gone; tell it where to go! You can gain control of your time. All great achievers, all successful people, are those who have been able to gain control over their time. Time after time, we can do so.

We need to choose to give our best time to our most challenging situation. It’s not how much we do that matters; it’s how much we get done. We should choose to watch our time, not our watch. One of the best timesavers is the ability is to say no.

Have you ever noticed someone looking at their watch or cell phone to see what time it is? They’re doing that in hoping of speeding up time; so they can clock out from work.

Don’t be killing time! Make sure to take care of the vulnerable times in your days. Never allow yourself to say, “I could be doing big things if I weren’t so busy doing small things!” Take control of your time. The greater control you exercise over your time, the greater freedom you will experience in your life.

You never heard a father say, “If only I spend more time at work.” Instead they are saying, “if only I had more time to spend with my kids and spouse.” They wish they could turn back time to make things right.

I have to admit, I wish I could turn back time and change a few things in my past. Maybe my life would be so much better today. If I could, I would spend more time studying in college to get a better education; so that I could have a better job. I wished I could have told someone about the sexual abuse I suffered as a child and got the help I needed; but there was no one I could tell.

I wouldn’t miss not knowing my young friend, Joey; even though I had grown attached to him. The only thing I wish I could had done things differently to keep my heart from getting involved, putting me into temptation way.

What would you do with the extra time you were given? What changes would you make in your life? What would you do differently? Would you write a book, learn to play a musical instrument, be better at sport, or do anything else important?

Who wouldn’t want to make things right or make a difference in the world today?

We all have the same amount of time each day to make a difference. Don’t be like the airline pilot flying over the Pacific Ocean who reported to his passengers, “We’re lost, but we’re making great time!” Don’t be like the father who wished he had spent more time with his kids while they were growing up.

Gain control of your time, and you will gain control of your life! Learn from your past mistakes so you will not be doom to repeat it.

Just like we cannot change history, we can’t change the past either. Instead we can learn from our past just like we can learn from history. Stop trying to change your past! Just look back and learn from your mistakes, as you move forward. What is in our past is there for a reason, to develop us into the person we are to become. You can’t run from your past either!

What is a noble character of a mother?

NOBLE: possessing a high moral character ( courage, generosity, honor) or belonging to a high social rank/aristocracy.

CHARACTER: the aggregate of mental, moral, and ethical traits that define an individual, often representing their reputation or core nature.

Now let’s see what Proverbs 31 says what define a noble character of a mother.

Proverbs 31:10 says, “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” Now that’s a good quality in a woman to find.

Verse 11 says, “Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.” Do you have full confidence in your wife and/or mother?

Verse 12 says, “She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.” Does she bring good things to you and your kids?

Verse 13 says, “She selects wool and flax, and works with eager hands.” Verse 14, “She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar” Verse 15 says, “She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls.” Verse 16 says, ” She considers a field and buy it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.” Verse 17 says, ” She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.” Verse 18 says, “She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.” Verse 19 says, “In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.” Verse 20 says, “She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.” Verse 21 says, “When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.”

My mother cared more for her family than she did herself. She would get up early to prepare a feast for the holidays and get together; plus work outside of the home. She worked hard for the money bringing home the bacon and fry it as well. Some days, I don’t know how she did it. Whenever someone came over to visit, she would always invite to sit down for a meal with the family. She would always check to make sure that dad was still breathing to make sure that he is still alive.

Verse 22 says, ” She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.”

VAIN: having excessive pride in one’s own appearance or achievements.

VANITY: excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance, achievements, or abilities

My mother was not a vain person. She didn’t wear much makeup or jewelry. She never tried to make herself out to be better than someone else. She was a NATURARAL WOMAN.

Verse 23 says, “Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.”

Anyone who knew my mother loved and respected her in the community. They may not cared much for my dad, but they enjoyed being with my mother. She had more friends than he did. When she was in a nursing home before she passed away, he would be there not only for her company but for the company she kept from those who came to visit her. She had more people showed up for her funeral than he had for his funeral. That was how she was loved by others.

Verse 24 says, “She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.” Verse 25 says, “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” Verse 26 says, “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” Verse 27 says, “She watches over her affairs of her household and does not eat the bread if idleness.” Verse 28 says, “Her children arise and call her blessed; and her husband also praises her.”

COURAGEOUS: brave, bold, and able to face danger, pain, or difficult situations resolutely.

Jochebed was a courageous mother of Moses, who risked her life to save Moses.

My mother was also a courageous mother as well. She chose to raised me as a single mother for the first 5 years of my life during the time when it wasn’t appropriate for single mothers. Churches frowned upon single mothers even in the ’60’s. Earlier in the century any woman who had a child out of wedlock was to give them up for an adoption. My step-dad’s real mother gave him up for adoption to be raised by another member of the family. Before my grandmother married my grandfather, she was pregnant with her ex’s son. My grandfather married her and raised my Uncle as his own. My mother was engaged to my real father but never married him. She raised me herself with the help of my grandmother, who lived with us. Even though I was an only child for my first 5 years of my life, I was never an only child, because I was raised with my cousins.

When Dan Quale went after single mothers and Murphey Brown, to me that was the downfall of President George Bush Sr. I was not happy with Dan Quale when he said having a child out of wedlock is a mockery of fatherhood and a poor lifestyle choice. Being a child of a single mother didn’t sit right with me.

Christian parenting takes courage. Society will draw our children away from the godly values that we want to instill in them. That is why a mother’s job is never-ending. This is why Proverbs 31 beginning at verse 10 describes the noble character of a mother. This is why we celebrate mothers on this Mother’s Day. So Happy Mother’s Day to all mother out there. You are of noble character. You are courageous for all you do for your family.

The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom. I take my hats off to all mothers out there. They holds a major job when it comes to raising their children and teaching them what is right.

I missed my mother and grandmother. I will always remember what my mother did for me and my family. Like my mother does, some say I have my mother’s eyes. I say that I have my mother’s toes. I may be like my step dad and my real father; but I’m also like my mother as well.

To those who can spend time with your mother and give them lots of hugs, kisses and love for what they did for you on Mother’s Day and everyday. When you don’t have your mother around anymore, you’ll truly miss her like I missed my mother and grandmother.

Happy Mother’s Day!!! to all mothers out there. You are courageous and of noble character. It doesn’t matter if you’re a single mother or not.

You heard teachers say, “There is no such things as stupid questions, only stupid answers or stupid people.” If any teachers tell you differently, they have no rights to be teaching. This is how we learn, by asking questions and doing our research.

I knew of one teacher, before she became a teacher, say that she would flunk any students who turned in a paper that she didn’t agree with; even though the student had done his research. If I was that child’s parent, I would have that teacher fired immediately. I welcome anyone to do their research and ask questions.

Just like a good journalist would do their research and ask questions. We don’t have good journalist anymore like we used too with Walter Cronkite, a true journalist, and Paul Harvey, who gives you the rest of the story.

As a blogger, I make sure to do my research to give you the facts along with my opinions to back it up. I even asked the readers questions in my blog to make you think. You don’t have to agree with me, but at least you are getting the facts to make the right decision.

Teachers who doesn’t allow students to ask questions and do research is only indoctrinating our kids, not actually doing their job of teaching them.

Just like journalist who doesn’t ask the right questions and do their research are just sitting on a coverup, like our fake mainstream news media are doing. You never heard any of these fake mainstream news reporters asked about the Hunter Biden’s laptop. You never heard any of them asked questions about Covid Pandemic and the vaccine. They didn’t want the American people to know the truth. They were busy covering up for Joe Biden and the Democrats; now that is bias and not allowed in true journalism. As in the series, “Dragnet,” I will give you just the facts. They don’t want the truth to comes out, like Jack Nicholson said, “You want the truth, you can’t handle the truth.”

We can all grow by our questions, as we as by our answers. We should never stop learning new things until we are dead. I enjoyed doing research. Even though, I’m close to retirement, I hope that I will never stop learning new things and growing everyday.

I’m going to give you some questions to chew on here: Think about these questions and ponder them in your heart. Some of these questions, I may give my answers.

What is one decision you would you make if you knew that it would not fail?

What is one thing you should eliminate from your life because it holds you back from reaching your full potential? This question is something only you can answer, no one else. What is holding you back?

Are you on the path of something absolutely marvelous, or something absolutely mediocre?

If everyone in the United States of America were on my level of spirituality, would there be a revival in the land? Are we in need of a revival? I say we are most definitely in need a revival.

Does the devil know who I am? The devil knows who is with God and who isn’t. The devil want nothing more but to stop anyone from bringing about a revival and others to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Are you running from something or to something? When I was younger, whenever I was dreaming, I was dreaming that I was being chased. I have learned since then that I was running away from the pain of my sexual abuse that I suffered.

What can I do to make better use of my time? I don’t know about you, hut that is a hard one for me to handle.

Would you recognize Jesus if you met Him on the street? What would would you do if Jesus came to your house today? Will you welcome Him or hide something before letting Him in? If you could have a beer with Jesus, what would you say or do? I would listen carefully to what Jesus have to say. I would also asked certain questions as well.

Who do you need to forgive? This depends on you and no one else.

What is your favorite Scripture for yourself, family, and career? I won’t tell you my favorite Scripture because that’s a different blog.

What impossible thing are you believing and planning for? I’m praying for help in my situation that I’m going through right now.

What is your most prevailing thought? I’m dealing with some un-pure thoughts that I didn’t intend to happen.

What good thing have I previously committed myself to do that I have quit doing? Is it time to get back to it?

Of all the people you respect the most, what is it about them that earns your respect? Can I trust them? Do they relate to me and fully understand me?

What would a truly creative person do in my situation?

What outside influences are causing me to be better or worse? Hopefully, I’m growing and learning something new everyday. I hope that I never stop learning something new.

Can I lead anyone to Christ? Anyone who is a Christian has the ability to lead someone to Christ.

In what areas do I need improvement in terms of personal development? God is not through with me. He’s still working in my life making me into the person He wants me to become. God is not done until my time on earth is over.

What gifts, talents, or strengths do I have? I talked about this in the blog on Spiritual gifts.

What is one thing that I can do for someone else who has no opportunity to repay me? Look around and what do you see? Who can you help today? Who needs help in your life? You just have to be available.

These are just some questions you may or may not be interested in at this time. They are just to make a point. When Bill Engvall say in his act, “I hate stupid people,” he say it not to make fun but to entertain. Don’t be stupid by being afraid to asked questions because you think they are stupid. It’s ok to asked questions and do your research. It’s how we learn and grow. No one will thinks you are stupid if you ask. They will admire and respect you for doing so. If anyone tells you, that you are stupid for asking, they have a problem, not you. If the news media refused to actually do their job and give you all the facts, do your own research. I back up my opinions with facts; but I’m not here to tell you that you have to believe me. That’s up to you, whether you choose to believe or not. You can believe it or not, it’s up to you and only you. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink it. I will continue giving you the facts to back up my opinions. I hope that I’m growing as a person and a blogger. I want to hear from you on what you think.

How do you see yourself? How do you perceive others?

Humans look at the outward appearance; whereas God looks at the heart. What is your perception of others?

Here’s a quote from Winston Churchill: “The nose of the bulldog is slanted backwards so he can continue to breathe without letting go.”

First of all, if you ever look at a picture of Winston Churchill, he kind of looks like a bulldog, with his round head and grumpy face, much like a bulldog. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War..

Now the bulldog, also also known as the English Bulldog is a medium size, stocky dog with a distinctive wrinkled face, pushed-in nose, and undershot jaw. They are not the best looking dog to look at.

A dog that is similar to the Bulldog is the Pug. Pugs are a small, ancient breed known for their wrinkled face, curled tail, and charming, comical personality. A Pug is homely that they are so adorable; not like a Bulldog.

I do not care for the Poodles because they are very yippy. Poodles are highly intelligent, active and elegant dog with curly low-shedding coat. I call them yippy and lots of work to keep their hair trimmed.

I have had both good and bad experiences with the Doberman Pinchers. The Doberman Pinscher is a sleek, muscular and intelligent German dog known for being a loyal and protective companion. The bad experience was the fact that I was chased by a Doberman as a child in West Fargo in the trailer court we lived in. That same dog also chased my one sister and my other sister didn’t dared moved otherwise the dog would had gotten her. On the flipside, I was working at the horse ranch down the hill from us. They had 2 Dobermans that they kept penned up. Anyway, when one of the Doberman was gone, the other one was a whole different kind of dog to be around. He was friendly. Since my bad experience with that kind of dog I was cautious around that dog. That dog saw that and he gave me the assurance that I could trust him enough to pet him, by rubbing his head against my leg.

I brought these up to show how people perceptions can be in how we see things. When dogs are in a pack they are different than when they are alone. It also depends on how they are raised.

Persistent people begin their success where most others quit. One person with commitment, persistence, and endurance will accomplish more than a thousand people with interest alone. The more diligently we work, the harder it is to quit. Persistence is a habit; so is quitting.

Are you persistent in what you do? Are you a quitter? Do you quit when things get too tough, thinking that they will never get it? Do you throw your hands up in the air in frustration? Do you feel like pulling out your hair in disgust? I don’t know about you; but I do get frustrated at times when things don’t go as expected

We must never worry about how much money, ability, or equipment you are starting with. Remember: it’s not what you have, it’s what you do with what you have that makes all the difference.

In Hebrews 12:1, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Let us fight the good fight. Stand your Ground!

For those who ever planted a fruit tree or strawberries and raspberries knows that they don’t bear fruit the first year. It takes time, water, and patience as with anything else in life.

Now patience is a virtue. I have been told that you must never pray for patience; otherwise you may get more than you can bear. I’m not a patience person. Do you have patience? They say that doctors make the worse kind of patients.

PATIENCE: is the ability to remain calm and self-possessed when facing delays without complaining or becoming annoyed.

Many times our dreams and plans appear not to be succeeding. We are tempted to give up and quit trying. Instead, we need to continue to water and fertilize those dreams and plans, nurturing the seeds of the vision God has placed within you.

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going! Keep running the race marked out before you.

Like the race between the tortoise and the hare, the hare was so far ahead of the tortoise that he decided to stop and rest a little to give the tortoise a chance to catch up. You see, the tortoise may be slow but they are steady; because they of that the tortoise was able to beat the hare in the race.

I may not be the fastest but I keep prodding along and remain steadfast. We all works at a different speed, just like we are not all alike. We are all unique and special. If you don’t like someone because of how they dress, behavior, or their opinions; you have that right. Just don’t get mad if they don’t accept your opinions as well. We don’t have to agree with one another. We just have to learn to accept and move on. Somehow in this world people doesn’t seem to do that. They get mad and some even downright hate a person because they disagree with you, God forbids.

The next time you have a disagreement with someone because you don’t agree with them over a certain issues, just say that’s your opinions and move from there. Learn to disagree peacefully and work together. We used to do that in this world years ago. Somehow that all change the last few years. Some people blamed Obama and some blame Trump. I don’t think both are too blame. It could be the rise of Social Media.

Social Media was created for something good but somehow discord and hatred came out of it. Let us learn to look at others the way God sees us. Let us look at the heart of a person and not at the outward appearance. Be the way God made you! Don’t worry about what others think about you. Don’t give up the fight! You got to REMAIN STRONG and keep prodding along. You wouldn’t get anywhere if you just give up.

This is my third tidbits for the year. Something for you to chew on and hopefully grow from it. You don’t have to agree, just let it sink in.