Pearl is in Business!!!

My wife, Pearl, opened her on-line business today. She is selling these hand-made laundry baskets on her sight at http://www.littleraspberries.etsy.com/ These baskets, either the pig or the dog, hang on the back of the door. A child can grab the mouth, open it, and throw their dirty laundry in. It's a great motivator for my older son Jonathan to pick up his clothes! Check it out!

Obama Blinks

On February 18, hours before President Obama was to arrive in Montreal, Canada for a state visit, the Russians flew a fighter jet at high speed toward the Canadian border. The Canadian Air Force went out and intercepted the jet. Was this a little intimidation game going on?

On March 11, the Obama administration, which apparently feels that US policy has been too harsh on Cuba over the years, loosened travel restrictions between the US and Cuba.

On March 15, Russia announced that they planned to station bombers on bases in Cuba as well as Venezuela.

President Obama seems to believe that if we just act more nicely to the Russians they will be more nice to us. But, the Russians see him as a man who, when challenged, blinks. I predict he will be challenged by the Russians more as time goes on.

Noah and the Bird

Consider Noah in the ark. He had been delivered from God's wrath, just as believers have been. He anticipated a new earth that was cleansed of men's sins just as believers do. However, the ride on the ark must have been long and discouraging. It was a large craft with only one window. Having cargo that included a sample pair of every large animal on the earth must have created a daily regimen of work for all the humans on board that was none too pleasant. The knowledge of escape from God's wrath and the anticipation of entrance into a new world made the daily experience no more pleasant.

One day, Noah opened the window of the ark and released a bird. Soon it returned with a leaf in its mouth. Noah must have been filled with hope, knowing that the new earth he was promised was being prepared and was soon to be a reality.

I don't know the struggles you are undergoing, but I pray that God will give you a small sample in this life of the glory that awaits you so that you may endure your sufferings in this life. God bless!