Lottery

Okay, so the lottery is up around $300 million today! Be honest, how many of you bought one? Guilty as charged, I did.

Somewhere deep down, we might feel that God isn't the provider we really want to place our trust...Yet He promises in Hebrews 13 "Never will I leave you, or forget about you." Maybe it's not even that, maybe it's the whole concept of FOMO. The Fear Of Missing Out.

I have to admit, our cars are approaching 300k miles, and 200k miles. Not sure how much longer each will hold out, and would like replacements. College education for the boys? Had it; lost it. Those 17 rentals around five colleges were there for the boys to collect rent to pay for their education. 30 years ago I never dreamed I'd be back where I started working grocery, but it is what it is, and I'm blessed to have work. Housing? Back in a 900 sf home-big difference from the 5500 sf home we moved down from. We used to live on about 10% of our income, now we live on 90%.

Oh, the suffering we must endure..Really? Do you realize how blessed we are? Materially, probably in the 99th % of the world! Add in 2 healthy boys, 25 years of marriage, never a missed meal, unless by choice. Crazy, to even think about the need for more. But there it is, still I bought a ticket!

So here's my commitment to you; if I win, I pay off all debt and any current readers of this blog. (There are a little over 1000 followers as I write this, as well as 300 twitter followers) 97% will be given away to those in need-mostly in 3rd world nations who really have needs like water! I'll keep around 3% for my family.

...The next day...Oh darn, didn't win. Big surprise there.