Silly Old Bear

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In 1984, President Ronald Reagan established National Sanctity of Human Life Day to commemorate the millions of innocent lives lost through the legalization of abortion in this country.

Since that first declaration nearly 25 years ago, National Sanctity of Human Life Day has been recognized every year by proclamation of the sitting President of the United States (except for the years that Bill Clinton served as President), on the third Sunday of January. That date was chosen because it is the Sunday that falls closest to the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision of January 22, 1973.

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Some of you may have already heard of this, but I just discovered it, so I thought I’d share it with you.

I was on FaceBook, accepting a couple of new “Friend Requests” (one from Becky Woods, a high school friend I haven’t seen in almost 20 years!), and then just looking around at a few other people’s profiles. One of my FaceBook Friends had updated his profile to say, “Matt Burnett is in love with the JCB Song”. I thought to myself, “Huh? What in the world is the JCB Song?” So I did what I normally do when such a question arises. I Googled “JCB Song”.

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Susan and I married on Saturday, October 16, 1982, at the Round Rock Church of Christ in Round Rock, Texas. (I didn’t even have to look that up! I knew it right off the top of my head!)

We had first met each other about a year-and-a-half earlier. I was a Freshman at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Susan was a Junior at Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas. She and her family were members of the Round Rock Church of Christ.

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Horace Bratcher is a dear friend. He has been around nearly twice as long as I have, and he likes to say that he has spent his life “collecting experiences”. He is quite the philosopher, and has spent untold hours at the local Public Library reading voraciously, expanding his knowledge, always looking for tidbits of wisdom that he can incorporate into his already vast storehouse, and can then share with others.

Horace comes by my office nearly every day to visit. He almost always has one of those tidbits of philosophical wisdom to offer, usually accompanied by a story. Horace has lots of stories. I have learned much from Horace Bratcher, from his homespun philosophy, and from his stories. Now, it is time to tell Horace’s story.

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OK, so I was doing a little blog-hopping tonight. I started on my sister-in-law Alyssa’s blog , where she talks about the daily challenges and hilarity of raising her three kids: Lauren and Camryn (the two precious girls to whom she gave birth), and my baby brother Clint (whom she married of her own free will, bless her heart!)

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“Ashokan Farewell” is a song that grabbed my soul years ago and has never let go.

By the way, it’s pronounced “uh-SHOKE-un”. I wasn’t sure until tonight. You learn something new every day!

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Susan and I took Justin out to Lubbock, Texas (about 6 hours from home), on Tuesday of this week to help him get moved into his dorm room at Lubbock Christian University and get ready for his first day of classes on Monday. He will be a freshman, majoring in Agricultural Business.

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“Somebody smells like a Lunchable.”

– Caylie  Curry (17 Aug 2008)

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Last month, I attended the Central Texas Bible Teachers Workshop , hosted by the Cameron Road Church of Christ in Austin, Texas. One of the things I always look forward to at such events is seeing my friend Robert J. Taylor and perusing his latest CD’s. I picked up three new CD’s in Austin. (Shhh! Don’t tell Susan!)

There was one song in particular that really grabbed me. It is entitled “Not Too Far From Here”, and it reminds us to look at those around us with an open heart, because people are hurting “not too far from here”.

You can click on the Music Player button below to listen to the song.

God bless you.

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