New Beginnings

A Strange Way to Save the World I'm sure he must have been surprised At where this road had taken him Cause never in a million lives Would he have dreamed of Bethlehem And standing at the manger He saw with his own eyes The message from the angel come to life And Joseph said Why me, I'm just a simple man of trade Why Him with all the rulers in the world Why here inside this stable filled with hay Why her, she's just an ordinary girl Now I'm not one to second guess What angels have to say But this is such a strange way to save the World To think of how it could have been If Jesus had come as He deserved There would have been no Bethlehem No lowly shepherds at His birth But Joseph knew the Reason love had to reach so far And as he held the Savior in his arms He must have thought Why me, I'm just a simple man of trade Why Him with all the rulers in the world Why here inside this stable filled with hay Why her, she's just...

     Last night was Halloween, and I spent the evening handing out candy at my mother in laws. There were at least several hundred kids on the street. My mind had several flashbacks, two years ago I was waiting on Home Health to show up to help me with taking care of Matt, I was in no mood to  be bothered with Halloween. Last night bought back many memories. The last time I went trick or treating I was 12 and I took Sharon out. I got lectured to by adults saying I was too old to go out. The next year my parents wouldn't let us go out anymore.  I saw teenagers last night trick or treating, I just gave them the candy, may have been up to something, and some just wanted to have fun. One year I took Rihanna to tailgate Halloween in downtown Beckley. I worked that event for many years as well.      I mentioned "The Heavenly Harvest" in the title because that's what I did every Halloween from 1987 - 1999. "The Heavenly Harvest" was conceived...