THIS IS THE STRAW!!
When I was young, admittedly my temper could get the best of me. It was on a ‘hair-pin’ trigger, did much damage to my Christian witness, and it caused me much grief. Thankfully, through the years, the Lord has moderated that emotion a great deal (no, I have not arrived but am just still growing and on the journey). Candidly, after a I am probably still a bit steamed. This posting began on Memorial Day. Knowing much of what I felt needed to be said, I had to walk away from this subject to gain some civility in these words. On May 27, 2016, our sitting President spoke in Japan at Hiroshima. His words, like so many other of HIS WORDS, are an offense to any American, young or old, who values this nation, this way of life, and the cost of the freedom we enjoy. I cannot imagine the pain which these words caused families who lost family & friend at Omaha, the Battle of Berlin, the Battle of the Bulge, or at Pearl Harbor. ...