SWAT team on Pflumm

I was on my way home from buying my new camera, and I wanted to take some pictures of the Veteran's park just by my house. I thought the ceremony had started because they had already set up flags by the time I went to church, and my route home was stopped by a line of cops. So, I parked about 2 blocks away. Got my camera out of its box, and went to go take pictures of old men crying, and saluting of flags etc. a GREAT opportunity for first pics. But... no one was there!
I took pictures of flag, and leaves,


and went to the kiddy park just a few feet away THEN, all of a sudden there were S.W.A.T. cops swarming all over the place! Sense I had my camera I took their picture (with a kiddy park in the background)

and then saw the whole "POLICE MOBILIZATION UNIT" (looked like a charter bus) with a whole crew of people, police, guys in camo.... dogs, Sniper riffles, wires, screens etc.
I was pretty sure I wasn't supposed to be there, but I took a few more pictures. After all, after I saw 3 guys in camo... one with a sniper riffle, another guy, and a police guy with a German Shepherd dog (*click). I called Spring, and while I was hanging up one of them what looked like a line/cable for dynamite, (but probably just a cable for a camera/monitor or somethign) asked me where I lived (probably assuming I was displaced by whatever was going on in suburbia down the road). I said I was just taking pictures when he said, "Go! Go home! This is a police operation. I don't want you to get shot!"... So, I meandered home.
I was grateful that I wasn't anywhere near danger (in my opinion), but, just in case I was, I'm also glad that I wasn't shot. I hope you enjoy the pictures :-)

You can see the results here.

Show Me a Sign

God is love (1 John 4:8, 16)
If God is love, God would care.
If God cares, She would let me know.
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I believe God is love
I believe God cares.
I believe She will let me know.
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I'm waiting for a sign.

Refresh me...

It's been a while sense I've had a moment for God to speak to me. I can't believe I could be studying the Bible for 3 weeks straight, studying the core of the Christian/Holiness doctrine "God is love" (1 John 4:8,16) and feel... used, drained, mentally sore.
I HAVE to get this assignment done (due: tomorrow). But, I need refreshing.



Dear God,
Refresh me with new wind. Enliven my thoughts. May I delight in your presence, and Spring to Joy with new life! Refresh me. Refresh me, for I am spent.

Things to think about is about...

"Things to think about..." is just simply some of my thoughts. Some will be nearly profound (I hope), other stuff will be just a waste of time (I hope). I always thought that blogs were pretty dumb, and then I Faced-My-Space-Book happened to me and I'm all "into it". Do you know what I mean? Well, Maybe I'll have something better to post next time.