Ewww. Who wants to count?

I managed to get through my b-day without injury. I didn't have to be locked in a round, padded room with no windows. I've broken the pattern. Life is good.

The humidity was terrible for a couple of weeks. The temperature was near triple digits. It's below 90 degrees this week. We all should be running around with sweaters on, I think. Just kidding.

The world seems like it's gone completely berserk. There is some bliss in the ignorance of not knowing what's going on in the world since we don't (gasp!) have cable TV and haven't had it for two years. No, no dishes, either. Nothing. We use the TV for DVDs and Nintendo. That's it.

Still, we are aware of the globe being "on the verge of World War 3". We're aware of the conflicts between Islam and everyone else in the world. (Don't flame me for speaking the truth. And you know that I am.) If you and I aren't part of the solution, we're part of the problem. But there likely is no solution to the Christian vs. Islam, Christian vs. pagan, Christian vs. anything. God is the authority and we all should be listening to him. We all should be striving to know him better, because how can you love someone you don't know?

I'm concerned about a few things. I'm concerned about my family in relationship with WW3. With the military stretched out around the world either involved in conflicts or monitoring conflicts and potentially explosive situations, what will happen if there is a need--even draft--to fill the military with personnel? Will our youngest daughters, both single, be called to serve? Please, God, no. Will our veteran son-in-law be recalled to the Marines? Will my veteran DH be recalled to the Army? Will my younger brother be drafted? Will his wife be called to duty because she is a nurse? Or will it even matter if some madman hits the wrong button and initiates nuclear war?

Understand that I'm not upset in the least as I write these words. I am thinking...pondering...considering. I know that God is in control and knows what he is doing with his creation. But there are so many who don't understand that and they are scared to death of what is ahead, panicking and cocooning safe at home under a false sense of safe.

I'm thinking too much. I suppose it's my writerly ways. So I will stop here and free you from reading any more of these thoughts.