Chicken in a blizzard

 

Two years ago Chick-fil-A made national headlines when company president Dan Cathy spoke out in support of traditional marriage. Liberals and gays came unglued and launched massive protests against the restaurant chain.  Several mayors spoke out saying they would not allow any more Chick-fil-As to be built in  their cities.

They tried boycotting the Christian owned company, but that backfired. Instead, Chick-fil-A had a world record day with many locations selling out of food to the hundreds of thousands of supporters. Is it any surprise that the only news the liberal mainstream media has reported concerning Chick-fil-A has only been the negative?

Remember last week when the ice storm hit the south? The mainstream media showed footage of miles of cars stranded on the frozen interstates.  Several national news broadcasts that I saw
reported about school kids trapped on buses for almost 24-hours because of all of the ice and parents going frantic wondering where their kids were.

In all of the icy gloom and doom, I bet you didn’t hear about the heroic and generous actions of a Chick-fil-A along Highway 280

in Birmingham, Alabama, did you?

Mark Meadows, owner of the Chick-fil-A closed early the day of the storm and sent all of his
employees home.  However, the employees and Meadows soon discovered that they were not going to be able to get home with all of the stranded motorists stuck on the roads.  Some of the cars near the restaurant had been stranded for up to 7 hours.

Audrey Pitt, manager of the Chick-fil-A described the conditions: “Our store is about a mile and a half from the interstate and it took me two hours to get there.  It was a parking lot as far as I could see.  At one point there were more people walking than driving.”

Meadows and his employees fired up the kitchen and began preparing chicken sandwiches as fast as they could. They prepared several hundred sandwiches and then Meadows and his staff headed out and began distributing the hot meals to the stranded motorists on both sides of Highway 280.

Some of the drivers tried to pay them for the sandwiches, but Meadows and his employees refused to take a single penny. Pitt explained why: “This company is based on taking care of people and loving people before you’re worried about money or profit.  We were just trying to follow the model that we’ve all worked under for so long and the model that we’ve come to love. There was really nothing else we could have done but try to help people any way we could.”

However, Meadows and Pitt were not through with their Good Samaritan efforts.  They helped push cars off the roads, up inclines and whatever else they could do to help. Then they kept the restaurant open overnight so that stranded motorists could have a warm place to be.  A number of motorists slept in booths or on the benches.

Then in the morning, they again fired up the kitchen and prepared chicken biscuits for their overnight guests and once again they refused to accept any payment.  During that 24-hour
period, this Chick-fil-A restaurant opened their kitchen, their doors and their hearts to hundreds of stranded motorists and they did so refusing to accept any payment.  As one source put it, Meadows and his staff lived up to the words Jesus spoke in Matthew 25:35 which states:

“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in…”

Their actions were truly generous and heroic as they also braved the frigid temperatures to hand out hundreds of hot meals to complete strangers.  And I bet you never heard anything about this
from the mainstream media.  Had it been a group of homosexuals or atheists, it would have been all over the news from coast to coast. It was too much against their liberal standards to report a Christian company doing something so positive for so many.

We need to support this and all Christian companys.

1. Chick-fil-A is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, Georgia, specializing in chicken sandwiches. Founded in 1946, it is associated with the Southern United States. WikipediaFounder: S. Truett CathyFounded: 1946, Hapeville, GACEO: Dan T. Cathy

Chick-fill-A is one of my favorite Fast Food 

venues. Christian Values count!

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ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!

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Quit Watching the News

I told you in my last post that I was depressed by all the bad things that are going on. I thought I could keep up by just watching Brian Williams in the evening. What was I thinking? Of course, the media is eating their own. Why are they bullying Brian? Ask us not to be bullies, and then turn around and bully their own people. If it was me, I would not go back to that job for any amount of money. Why would I want to work somewhere that I was not respected.

You know, I don't know anyone who does not exaggerate sometimes. I even know people that have told the same story over and over until they actually believe it themselves. So, why should Brian Williams be any different? My husband watches FOX News all the time. They are somewhat slanted, although I do listen. Combining what I hear on FOX and what I hear on CBS from Brian Williams was my go-to information.

Now that Brian has been thrown to the wolves, I am trying not to watch the news at all. I gather I have been missing the be-headings by the Muslim extremists and the stories of rape and slavery.

I am having a tough time being a "Professional Encourager" with all this bad news. Now, we have to contend with the snow.

That is it. I am quitting the fussing. It is a beautiful White Day! God is in his Heaven and all is right in the world. Oh, excuse me, did I slant that news just a little bit.

CBS News needs editors who check out the facts in the news before they even give the news to the anchor. Now, that is fair. What about the News Director and the Producer? Don't they read what they are putting on the air?

Off my band wagon. "Have a great day in the neighborhood!"

"You who are without Sin, cast the first stone."

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!
ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!

Too Many Bad Things!

I want to apologize for not writing since January 1. I have really been down in the dumps. My therapist says to just stop watching the News. It seems that I let a lot of it affect me personally. I know that I should not.t. People killing people is so difficult for me to understand. What right do any of us to take another person's life. Maniacs terrorizing us; I haven't been on an airplane since August 2001.Do you remember the unsettling feeling when the two men were shooting at random people in the Washington DC area a few years ago. They seemed to be coming in this direction when they were finally caught. I didn't go out unless I had to. I watched everything along the road. I watched for snipers on bridges that cross over the Interstate. That fear that settles in your stomach, it is difficult to get rid of even when you pray. The thing that stopped it was when the men were caught.Then I read about the man that has been killing girls at Virginia Tech for years. He was on the police radar, but they kept ignoring him until he finally practically turned himself in by becoming so confident that he slipped up and gave himself away.I don't know about where you live, but here there is a young black man killed almost every day. I don't know how this happens. Most people who are black in this area seem to go to church, or at least believe in God. One of the worst things about this is, most of the shooters are black too. Who is taking their rights to life away?And, what about the terrorists in the Arab nations that are threatening the whole world with their idiocy. Why would they come here and try to destroy our way of life. It is their own fault that they are living in the 7th Century, not ours. They are quite possibly the most selfish people on this earth. What gives them the think they can be the Boss of Me? I do not think that God wants us to kill each other. Do they think that Mohammed is coming back? I don't think he will, because his body rotted in the ground and he returned to dust. From reading, I have determined that God lifts his prophets into Heaven when they die. Jesus ascended into Heaven to sit at the right hand of God. Where is Mohammed in this picture? After all the wrong things he preached and have been carried out, it is a sure thing that he is burning in the Lake of Fire.You do know that no one knows the answer to all of this. Even Mohammed did not believe himself when he saw the visions he had. He went home, told his wife, and he let her interpret what he had seen in his dream.
The upshot of all of this is that I am not watching the news anymore. It is just so depressing. Netflix is a better bet, at least I can control what goes on in my environment.

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!

I Am Still Here!

Baptist General Association of Virginia Convention started this morning in Hampton. It was so nice to see friends from churches in other parts of Virginia. 

Ray and Barbara

I saw a former teacher of mine at Leland Theological Seminary today. It was so nice to see him. The problem is he moved to Appomattox VA and he had heard that I passed away. Imagine my surprise. He couldn't remember where he heard it. Someone told him I had breast cancer and I died. He was totally shocked to see me. 

Needless to say, I am still here. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteo-Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Shingles, Peripheral Artery Disease, and a floater in my left eye. I have had 16 surgeries and Breast Cancer in my lifetime. What is next?

I could be the poster child for the Baby Boomer Generation. The problem for me, I do not look sick at all. Everything that is going on is considered an "invisible" illness. There are many people out there with similar problems. If someone looks fine, we assume they can do the things that we can do. Looks can be deceiving.

Stop Worrying About What You Can’t Control

On the other hand, just because someone is visibly handicapped, does not mean that they are unable to do most of the things that you can do, and they want to. Anyway, I guess that I am saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover."

Be kind to others, no matter what, you don't know what kind of trouble they are going through.

Look For The Silver Lining…In EVERYTHING

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!

ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!

Hats for the Homeless and Cancer Patients

Well, here I am again. I have been off the computer a lot lately. It can become very consuming.

I have been making Hats for the Homeless. This is so much fun. We have given out 12 baby hats and about 14 children's hats. Shirley told me tonight that she has collected about 150 hats. She has lots of people knitting and crocheting like fiends.

 I have  over 40 hats made, just waiting for the cold weather. And, after the weather report, that will probably be tomorrow. 

Just part of the hats I am working on. 

 I am making my hats on a loom or two. It seems more like crochet, but ends up looking like knitting. I taught myself how to do it by looking on You Tube and finding someone who had put up a video to teach how to do it. I ordered the looms on Amazon for a great price and have been able to find some good deals on yarn also. 

As of today, I have 53 Hats made. Everyone I know is getting a hat for Christmas, not just the homeless. With the cost of the yarn and the time involved, they make a pretty nice gift. 

We worked on Quilts on Thursday.

I am down to making one every Thursday. If I had more room here, I would sew at home. We have so much stuff, I have an EBay account that I am going to start using real soon to get rid of some things around here. I may even put our vacation house on sale on Craigslist. 


I have a real strong urge to get rid of some of this stuff. Sometimes, I feel like it is weighing me down. 

Keep on reading my blog. I am trying to up my game some. Don't tell anyone, but I am not selling anything. I just love writing to people and sometimes getting written to in turn. I love helping people, that is why I approve about 60 posts on Triberr each day. If there is something I can do to help, just let me know. And, Remember this.

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN PINK

I was going to be a Witch this year, but my Mother-in-Law wouldn't loan me her dress.

So I am a Kitty Kat again this year. Isn't that cute?  

We are having salad topped with roasted chicken for dinner. It is just wonderful. Now if I can just stay away from the Halloween Candy. We don't usually have a lot of children on our street. I think they go to the housing areas where the houses are huge and the pockets are deep. 

My daughter's church is having a Halloween Party tonight. She has really neat costumes for the twins but then they told her Sunday that the costumes should be Biblical Characters. Do you think of ghosts and vampires, and Superman when you think of Biblical times? Not me. I told her to just to let them wear what they already have. 

Some churches think that you shouldn't celebrate Halloween (All Hallows Eve). It was originally a pagan holiday where they worshiped many gods. It is called Day of the Dead in some cultures. It is just another day in my world, but if children want to go around and collect candy in funny costumes, why not?

I think Jesus would want our children to have fun and Halloween is fun for them. 

I heard someone say that Halloween is the Devil's

birthday. Sorry, he doesn't have a birthday. He was created along with all the other angels at the beginning of time. He just happened to be a bad boy who wanted to be God. Oh, so then God threw him and his minions in the the bottomless pit of fire called Hell. 

So, enjoy your costumes, your candy, and your friends. Halloween is just another day!

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!

ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!

Good News - Bad News - Join me for MMEL

• Good News! I found out what was causing my dizzy spells and hot flashes. 
• Bad News! I have a high blood sugar and am pre-diabetic. Go figure.

I was watching Dr. Oz today and decided that I am going  to check out his new diet. It is supposed to increase muscle mass and lower fat around the internal organs. 

There is some resistance training and I think that will be really good for me. I told Ray the other day that between the Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia, I have very little strength. I feel like one good cold would take me down permanently. I have even gotten to the point that I don't want to leave the house. 

All of this is making me depressed and the only way I know out of it is to make a change. The change will to: Move More, Eat Less. I still believe in calorie counting. The one time that I lost the most weight and kept it off the longest was when I was a member of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS). I lost 30 lbs in three months and kept it off for over two years.

So, while I get my act together, gather the information and start some exercising, if there is any one who would like to share in this experience with me, leave me a comment. 

I have another blog that we can use to keep up with everything. You wouldn't have to use your real name if you didn't want to. We could discuss it all and see how we can get it going. How would you like to create a weight loss team that might possibly even become a large group that would share in whatever perks we could obtain?

Think about it and I will too. Go ahead and weigh in and measure yourself, and keep a calorie count of the food that you eat, or carbohydrate count, whichever you choose. You can email me at barbarapduke@yahoo.com with MMEL (Move More, Eat Less) in the subject line or I will send you a DM on Twitter with my phone number. 

I hope you have a wonderful week and feel great!

GOD IS GOOD - ALL THE TIMEALL THE TIME - GOD IS GOOD