To Pen or Not to Pen

Remember how exciting the idea of having a pen pal used to be? Now with cyber space, we have kind of lost that. Well, Jerelene @ Jerelenes Journal would like to see if anyone in blogland would like to participate in a once or twice a month pen pal exchange.

These guys are pen pals in a REAL sense of the word...

You just need to sit down at your desk/computer area, get a cup of coffee or cocoa and write down a few things. Even the dollar store has cute and funny cards....

This is just another way of fostering friendship and good wishes mixed with blessings....

So, anyone out there willing to participate (I'm in, Jerelene), just e-mail Jerelene (e-mail is on her web site, so click here, then go to the right where it says 'e-mail me' and click on that) and according to Jerelene, we will swap addresses monthly so that everyone will eventually send a card/letter/gold bullion/diamonds etc. to everyone else who might want to get something other than bills or junk mail in their mail boxes...

Since Jerelene is reaching out to the rest of the 'village' (remember there is nothing exclusive here...you read, you belong, automatically), I was delighted to find that her love of cows can now be brought home...LITERALLY! She just got a new fish as a pet, but she can add to her pets in a big way. Of course so can we all, according to this article I found. Lisa is stuck with just goats and could broaden her horizons with these additions as well. Think this could also work for city folks like Eileen whose grand kids and hubby would just be delighted!! Since Jackie has retired from being a full time teacher, I think she might need to investigate this further, too.....

Cows Make Good Indoor Pets?

DES MOINES, IA (AheadOfNews.com)

"- These days, if Martha Crowell waits until the cows come home, she hardly has to wait at all - the cows are her indoor pets, and only go outside to relieve themselves. (THIS is a definite PLUS, although I was a tad disappointed that she didn't try to get them to use the master bathroom!)

"It was kind of hard to house-train them," admits Ms. Crowell, a retired school teacher, "but once they got the hang of it we didn't have any more trouble." (Why don't we get the good parts on this like HOW they managed this training or what transpired when these animals had household 'slips'???!!)

Crowell currently has a miniature cow named Elsie and miniature bull named Elmer. Although they're only a fraction of the size of normal cattle, they each weigh several hundred pounds."They're easier than dogs." says Crowell, "They'll
sit there for hours in front of the TV, just chewing their cud. They're both big fans of Oprah. " (Now, isn't this just a dream come true...you and your cows watching TV together...every woman's ideal companions!)

"Martha Crowell isn't alone in having cows at home - several ranchers have now specialized in raising "companion cows". Marvin Hope, a rancher in southern Ohio, says "a lot of folks with allergies to cats and dogs find that they can have a cow around without any problems. They're calm, happy animals, and inexpensive to feed.""Plus," Hope says, "you can get up to two gallons of milk a day from a miniature cow. Just try to do that with a cat!" (Here Bessie, here Bessie, it's cereal time. Marvin Hope has obviously been breathing in too many alfalfa fumes when he suggests try doing that with your cat!!)

Reindeer milk has more fat than cow milk.

(Does this mean we can have miniature household reindeer pets? Actually, I don't even understand why they threw this tidbit in...were they short on fillers for the newspaper that day?)
"As for butter versus margarine,
I trust cows more than chemists"

(Silly girl, everybody knows you can't train chemists like these smart cows.)

- Joan Gussow "

Since this was so long, there is only one chuckle for today, but it's a whopper!

Got a letter from Grandma the other day. She writes...

The other day I went up to a local Christian book store and saw a "Honk If You Love Jesus " bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting; so I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.
Boy, I'm glad I did! What an uplifting experience that followed!
I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection just lost in thought about the Lord and how good He is...
and I didn't notice that the light had changed.

It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed!
I found that LOTS of people love Jesus! Why, while I was sitting there,
the guy behind me started honking like crazy,and then he leaned out of his window and screamed,"For the love of GOD! GO! GO! JESUS CHRIST, GO!"
What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus! Everyone started honking! I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these loving people.I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!
There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a"sunny beach"...I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air. When I asked my teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant, he said that it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something. Well, I've never met anyone from Hawaii; so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. My grandson burst out laughing...why even he was enjoying this religious experience!
A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended,but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, I waved to all my sisters and brothers, grinning,and drove on through the intersection. I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and I felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared; so I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!
Grandma

~~~Thank You Lord for the blessings of people who reach out to people in so many different ways, sometimes through just writing a few words in a cheerful card.