Circles: October 2007

Friday, October 26, 2007

Headlines on FoxNews.com

What do you think when you read this? If you want to read any of the stories, just click on the headline. They are links.

Tehran 'Talks' Tough
Iranian military drill teams form into an American flag with swastika and Star of David in show of defiance.

Extradite Kurdish Rebels
Father of Slain Marine Sues Church for Cheering Death
Second-Grader Commits Suicide in New Jersey
Accused 14-Year-Old Plotter Admits to Stockpiling Guns
Mother Acquitted of Abuse in Genital Piercing Case
Court Orders Man Sentenced in Teen Sex Case Freed
Shuttle Astronauts Walk in Space
Putin Compares U.S. Missile Shield to '62 Cuba Crisis
Pedophile Supporters Post Photos of 3-Year-Old Princess
Female Tenn. Teacher Accused of Sex With Male Student
FOX News Poll: Half of Voters Eye Abortion Stance
Boy Found Near Death in Halloween Spider Web Display
McCanns Release Sketch of Possible Abductor
Cop Charged With Sexually Abusing Handicapped Girls
Police: 4 Houston Toddlers Test Positive for Cocaine

This is the world in which we live. Thank goodness for the perspective and armor the gospel brings into the lives of those who live it and for all the good people who do great things.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Fire Everywhere

With the California fires all over the news, fire has been on many people's minds. Yesterday, Jared came home from school, and along with an 8 year-old neighbor told their own fire story.

Liberty Elementary had a fire drill yesterday. The problem is, the teachers didn't know it was a drill and neither did the students. So, when the alarm went off, for a few moments the kids were scared senseless. Their little minds were trying to figure out what was happening. Quickly, the teachers got everyone organized and followed the fire drill procedure.

Well, this morning, as Jared was getting ready for school, Wendy noticed his backpack was tearing at some of the seams. So, she asked Jared, "Do you want me to get you that Broncos backpack we saw when we bought Dad's hat?" He answered, "Yeah, and yesterday when my school was on fire I was thinking, 'Oh no! Now I am going to have to get a new backpack."

The funny thing is, I remember fire drills as a kid and thinking, "I have to remember to grab my backpack."