Praying for Comfort : #StevenSotloff

How devastating it is to lose a son? Or, losing a member of your family to an untimely death and brutal killing? This is a jaw-dropping reality that we read and watch on the news and this should never happen. But hey, it did! A mother's plea was not heard. We are not living in the savage era but, I guess ... some parts in this world ... they still are. For us who respect life, who feared the punishment of God, and who loves humanity ... we are shaken to the core knowing that some humans are not acting humanely.

We will not point our fingers who to blame. This story is so complicated that even if we debate the issue, the life of Steven Sotloff will never be back and his family will never be the same ever again. I pray that God will bring comfort to his mom, his family and his friends who loves him. I pray that those who are responsible will suffer the consequence and there will be justice.

Let us examine ourselves ... our conscience, what do we get from this devastating news? Do we continue to hate? Live in anger? What do you think? The government should do something ... then, what?

Here's what I shared in my Facebook yesterday, the words of wisdom from #MahatmaGandi :

“When I despair, I remember that all through history

the way of truth and love

have always won.

There have been tyrants and murderers,

and for a time,

they can seem invincible,

but in the end,

they always fall. Think of it--always.”

#prayingforcomfort
#StevenSotloff
#prayingforpeace
#respectforlife

Tropical Storm Isaac Heads to New Orleans

I have been to New Orleans and boy, this place has not fully recovered from the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina and in few hours, Tropical Storm Isaac will directly hit this place. What a coincidence because exactly 7 years ago ( Aug 29, 2005), Hurricane Katrina hits hard New Orleans.

The threat of TS Isaac grows by the minute and I hope the people living in the coastal areas of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana take the warning seriously.

I saw the news just a minute ago showing HardRock Biloxi sign which says "We are open and Rooms Available". The Beach Boulevard area in Biloxi is not the safest place to check in especially when TS Isaac is heading that way.

The house of my late father-in-law was one of the houses which was completely destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. It was a scary situation but, thank God, there was no one in the house. They went to Mobil Alabama.

All our relatives in Mississippi are already bracing for the TS Isaac. My sis-in-law lived near the beach so; she told us that she will be going to her sister who lives inland.

Anyway, I hope the storm will weaken and that everyone will be safe.

A Sad Day at IHOP

Yesterday, while we were in the car, we were listening to a news on the radio that there was a shooting incident at an IHOP in Carson City, Nevada. The gunman is a Hispanic, a Mexican with no prior police record. Is he a homegrown terrorist? The case is still under investigation. The victims were National Guard Members. Could this be a coincidence that 911-10th anniversary is fast approaching? What are the odds?

Maj. Heath Kelly, 35, of Reno. He was a decorated officer and avid student of military history who was known for his dry sense of humor. He was married with two kids: 5 year old daughter and a 2 month old son.Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege, 38, of Carson City. He was a fitness buff and a father of four who had also been in the Navy. Riege's military occupation was armor crewman, and he served in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2001.

Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney, 31, of Reno. She was an administrative sergeant who had been in the Guard for 13 years. She baked birthday, wedding and graduation cakes for anyone who asked.Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, of South Lake Tahoe. Donovan-Gunderson was married to a retired U.S. Marine Corps member.

In a Home

In a HOME:

The head of the family is the overseer of the family problems and that includes budgetting, paying the bills, delegating work, providing the needs of every member of the family.

Say, there was a problem like delegating the work at home. Some members of the family did not attend to their supposed work.

The overseer just leave the problem unsolved and went to a vacation.

The overseer came back after 9 days still, did not do something about the problem.

He then suggested another rule in the house like scheduling who can use the extra car at certain time.

Some members of the family tried to tell him about the unsolve problem. He just look at them as if it doesn't really matter.

If the going gets tough, he blame it to everyone in the house but, not himself!

Then, to get away with all the tension in the house, he went out and enjoy the beach and play the golf!

Get the drift people!

Mailman is a Hero

In Florida, a mailman is a well respected and play an important part of the community where he's assigned. Happened this week, the mailman did his routine taking out mails and delivering new mails in each of the mailbox in a neighborhood. He noticed that a mailbox of an elderly woman who lives alone is full and it's not picked out for three days. He had a feeling that there's something wrong because working as a mailman in this neighborhood for so many years, he knows most of the people. This old lady would come out from the house the moment he walks away from the mailbox or hand him mails to send. What he did was knock on the door and he heard a moan so, he called 911. It was a lucky day for this elderly woman. She was found in the kitchen, hurt and lay there for two days. She was taken to the hospital and she is alright now. This is just one of the stories that gives us inspiration. Miracle of human survival in the odds of a situation. The man is a hero for saving the life of an elderly woman, right?

Mandible

Let's talk about Science. Actually, I was probably in college when I encountered the word mandible as seen in the picture below. This is the lower jaw consisting of a single bone or of completely fused bones. This is one of the bones found of the little Caylee Anthony with a duct tape. It is just sad to note that even though her remains found after 6 months, it was not a whole body. Her tiny decomposed body was tossed in an area where animals thrive, of course the body was eaten by some animals. There was fragments of bones scattered in the area showing that the body was dragged and bones showed bite marks of animals. What a horrendous death she had and she don't deserve it! I really hope there is justice for Caylee!