As I sit here watching the Burial service of President Ronald Reagan, Sunset has taken a new meaning. What a beautiful blessing to see his children share such incredible stories of LIFE and LOVE. My prayer is that one day, someday, some one will have a humorous story to remember about me, while in the same time saying that I am HOME, I am FREE. I hope that some one will think that in some fraile way I was a good mother and wife and that the best gift I could give my children, as he did, was to know with out question that Jesus is Lord and Savior.


Today I didn't know whether to laugh, be frustrated or just plain angry. All of these emotions at the manipulation of an elder lady. This lady has been at the Nursing Home for several years and would appear to be to most people in normal, fine health, with the exception of an arm that isn't usable due to a stroke. She has always been one to thrive on entering every sweepstake contest and drawing that she thinks will help her win SOMETHING! She takes great pride in her monthly issue of Country Music Magazine and actually at won point won an autographed guitar from Tim McGraw. Now, back to my frustration...Last week, she received a new magazine, which I quickly figured out must have been a part of a gimmick..it was Modern Bride! DEFINITELY not something of interest to her. I took it to her asked if she was holding out on something to share with us. Needless to say, she knew that she'd received the magazine in obvious error. But then today! Today she received TWO issues of Organic Style. Upon seeing these, I knew she'd been sucked in to something. I asked her "Ruby, what happened? How did you get these?" Then came her response which infuriated me! She replied "Well, they told me I was gonna win 40 million dollars!!" When she told me this, I quickly told her that she did not get a call to tell her of a $40 million win, but a $40 million gimmick! I assured her that once she receives the bill, she will realize that there is a problem.

I will do what I can to help her get out from under this...but in the meantime I suppose I will enjoy some magazines.