There Are Mounds    
Then There are Mounds    

   We remember reading in school about Indian mounds. These are burial sites of uncounted natives from earlier times. Not much else remains from that former civilization, except for empty cave dwellings and arrowheads.

   Then there are mounds we are making while we live. In our county, there's a mound about 100 feet high and we don't know how long and wide. 

   White plastic held in place with hundreds of old tires covers our trash, with more mounds sure to follow. We'll just leave these mounds for future generations of kids to see.

Somebody Said...
   People want the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the center of attention.

   While we pile up trash (see above), Americans enjoy generally good health, sanitation, antibiotics, safe water, general peace and low unemployment. For some reason, more young people are committing suicide or dying of drug overdose. Is it a spiritual issue? 

   "The love of God and the love of the world are two affections not merely in a state of rivalship, but in a state of enmity." - Thomas Chalmers

   "The brief (life) on this stage should be focused on victory, should engage all the mind, and should make the most of what we've got and not lament what we ain't got." - Andree Seu Peterson 

   "Marriage is the bringing together of two very selfish people who have to learn a lot about giving, and if you put Jesus at the center of that process He will help you." - Jim Ryun, world-record mile runner, upon his 40th anniversary. 

     Jimmy