Disconnecting

7/5/2012

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I don't know about you, but I've had it with the high cost of cable television. My wife and I decided that keeping cable for two or 3 channels was not a good use of our limited resources. We didn't opt to switch to satellite either. We are now only streaming via the internet. Sure, I've had withdrawal symptoms, being the TVaholic that I am, but I'm adjusting. I'm not watching as much anymore and I only watch what I choose...not what just "happens to be on." 

I miss Fox News, but I listen to conservative radio via the internet and the online live broadcasts on Foxnews.com. I want to keep informed and have found that if I really want to I can stay up to date without TV/Cable news anyway. There is such a thing as free "over-the-air" TV after all. 

On a directly related topic. I also cancelled SirusXM. Being at home all the time now, I could not see the sense in paying for something that I can have free. Sorry SirusXM, but your continuous offers to resubcribe are quite annoying. The last rep that called said I could save so much by subscribing at their "special" rate. I told the rep that I could save EVEN MORE by not subscribing at all. That's like going into a store and buying something "on sale" when you could've stayed at home and not spent any money at all!

I know that this is just a short ramble, but was wanting to share my thoughts. I do enjoy tweeting still when time allows, and very rarely posting or reading something on that old thing called Facebook. :-)
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Thanksgiving at Christmas

12/26/2010

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This year in particular God has been reminding me of what He has done in my life.  The giving of thanks to my God begins first by thanking Him for the gift of Salvation through His Son Jesus, the Christ, who is God incarnate!! When we think of Christmas we need to remember to not only think of the miracle of God being made flesh to "dwell among us," but of the reason that He came in the first place. God seeks to draw us to Himself in order to have fellowship with us.  We are His creation, His children.  Let's  be ever thankful for what God did to bring us back to Himself through the sacrifice of Jesus dying on the cross.  


Our Heavenly Father wants us to be thankful as well for things that we often take for granted.  As an OTR Truck Driver, I have learned there are simple things that I used to take for granted (i.e., fellowship with believers in my home church, spending time doing "nothing" at home with my spouse) I am so very thankful that by being away from my home for weeks at a time, God has shown me how to REALLY TREASURE the gifts He has blessed me with.  My wonderful and amazing wife is chief among His blessings in my life!! I thank Him for keeping me safe on the road and for watching over my wife and other loved ones while I am away from home.  What things do you take for granted in your life? Think about them and remember to count them as blessings and give thanks to God!


We are meant to be CONNECTED with other followers of Christ.  Even though I'm away from home on the road, God has enabled me, through social networking like twitter and Facebook to stay connected with other believers and meet new people.  I know it's not the same as meeting others face to face, but connections are made and God's name is magnified.  Praise be to God for giving us, in our varied experiences at work and at home a chance to have fellowship with one another.  


As we enter a new year in just a few short days, let's make it a time of THANKSGIVING as well as the usual "resolution" making.  Praise God for who He is and for what He has done and is continuing to do in our lives!
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