Jesus had a wife?

So...I read today that Jesus may have had a wife.  Apparently some writing was found where Jesus said "My wife..." and something about her being one of his disciples.  The Vatican is having a fit over this of course...as they do anything that has to do with Jesus possibly having a mate.  When the book called Da Vinci Code came out the Vatican flared up at that, as well as the book Angels and Demons.  One suggests that Jesus has a blood line, that Mary Magdalene was his wife and they had a child.  The other book brings to light the mysterious Illuminati. 

Lets think about this for a minute.  Jesus was probably in his late 30's to 40's when he was murdered on the cross...he was a man made in God's image as were we.  Would it be so horrible if Jesus had a wife?  Why is this even an issue for people.  Just because Jesus may have been married does not take away the awesomeness of his legacy.  It does not change the fact that Jesus was the son of God, that he was a blessing to us all, that he was a miracle worker.

Him possibly being married is really no big deal.  Also...just because the bible refers to Mary Magdalen as a prostitute does not really mean she was one.  This may have been done deliberately to make her look unimportant to future readers of that information, the people had a very dominating higher power back then.  Either way...I just want to put out there that Jesus being married is not that big of a deal.

If Jesus was married my heart goes out to the woman that had to stand there and watch him die the way he did.  Hopefully the scientists can get to the bottom of this and find out if this writing has any merit.  I think it is funny that with all the crazy things going on in this world, the priests molesting children and stuff...and this little thing gets the Vatican in a rage.  REALLY!  I think they need to worry more about the people in their churches hurting the children and worry less about what is being written.

September 11

(There were really nice pictures posted but they are not showing up now.)

Today marks a day in this generation's history when our World Trade Center, Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania were attacked by terrorists...and our president at the time possibly knew all about it and did nothing.  Generations after us will look back on this day as we look back on Independence Day...as a day long ago where a lot of people died and it was a sad time for those who lived through it.  For those of us that lived through this tragedy...it will forever be burned into our minds and hearts.  There are mothers missing children, children missing parents, brothers...sisters...family...friends...gone, and all they did that day was get up and go to work.

On September 11, 2001 I was working in a factory in Maryland...I was 18 years old.  I was listening to a rock station based out of Baltimore when the radio host got on the air and said a plane crashed into one of our World Trade Centers.  As I began to process this and think maybe it was a fatal pilot error, the radio host came back on the air and said a second plane hit the second Trade Center Tower.  My jaw dropped and my heart started to ache for the families of those who were in those buildings...I prayed that the people in the building got out safe.  Then, the radio host got on the air again and said another plane hit our Pentagon...this is when my insides froze and I realized this was an organized attack.  I had a flash back to my first years in school where they would have us go out into the halls and do a practice drill of what to do if a nuclear bomb attack happened, I realized that we could possibly be invaded and war declared.  

 The Pentagon

The radio host got on the air yet again and announced that another plane went down in Pennsylvania somewhere.  I was waiting for an alert of some sort to start screaming over the radio waves...I pictured TV's sounding off "THIS IS NOT A TEST",  telling us to go underground or something.  Luckily no more attacks came...but the devastation was far from over.  Rescue crews started trying to evacuate people and rescue them from the carnage.   As Fire Fighters and Police started going through the building in an attempt to get as many people as possible to safety...one of the buildings collapsed.  I watched the footage on TV...seeing the people running in fear, through the debris...I could not even imagine the horror experienced by those who were there.

Watching strong, grown men have an emotional breakdown because of the turmoil, exhaustion, and every not good emotional and mental toll ever known, their look of anguish will never leave me.  The faces of those trying to find as many people as possible...the determination...the loyalty to fellow man...the heroism.  I could see their bodies weighed down with fatigue...but the fire of determination burned white hot in their eyes.  They were not going to stop...the Firefighters and Police, Doctor's, nurses, EMT's...civilians... everyone came together and fought through the blinding dust to get to those trapped inside.  Dead or alive, I could see in the eye's of those searching...the defiant assurance that they were not leaving until they found every last body.

Nothing was going to stop us from saving our people, and nothing ever will.

It has been 11 years since this happened to us...we waged war and brought down the ones responsible for organizing this attack on our country and we still continue to seek out others like them.  Those who knew the people who's lives were lost in the buildings and on the planes are still trying to pick up the pieces.  We lost countless more people when we went to war over this attack...we associate "We will never forget" with 9/11...and the words are true.  No one who has a coherent memory of that day will ever forget what happened.  

 

My heart and thoughts go out to any and all who were affected by this devastation.  I was merely an American citizen watching and listening to the aftermath on my TV or radio and I still get emotional when I see these pictures...because I remember the pain in the eye's of some of those people that were down there...it broke my heart to watch my fellow man go through such tragedy.  I will remember the tears, and the will of the men and women who were at ground zero.

I pray that future generations do not have to experience anything like this...but history has shown that they may have to at some point.

May those lost rest in peace...and may those who lost find peace in living.

If there are any typo's I apologize...this is from my heart and I wanted to express the way 9/11 made me feel the best I could through words.  Maybe my children will find this someday and always remember what happened that day.  The pictures were found around the internet by google searching September 11 and looking at images.

Back to School Bullying

Please keep in mind our students are going back to school and back to people that may be making their lives a living hell.  Please parents...be mindful of how your child is reacting to going back to school, how does their behavior change once school starts?  Do they seem to have a fear of returning back to school that goes beyond the normal back to school jitters?

Go to Please go to www.stopbullying.gov and read up on the warning signs that can help you determine weather your child is being bullied or is being a bully.  

Please take this seriously parents and Teachers.....they learn what is right and wrong from us!!!  There have been too many suicides in the past few years due to bullying!  Do not assume your child is fine...ask questions and be involved!!!

Customer Service

I do customer service for a living and I know how important pleasing the customer is, especially when you are running a store.  I recently tried to go to a store and get money put on my card via Western Union.  The MANAGER for that shift was called to the counter and she quickly said "Oh I don't know how to do that" and dismissed the issue just like that.  She did not even attempt to figure it out!  I have never had a problem getting money put on my card there before.  I had bills due that day, I just got my check cashed and was trying to get the money on my card so I could pay my bill on time...needless to say this is day 2 of the struggle to find a competent person to do this for me.  I called the other stores that have Western Union and again met the same issue, the girls there did not know how to use the machine and could not help me!!!  Why would a business staff people that cannot use the equipment they have, that makes no sense to me.  I have been involved with customer service since my early 20's.  I worked in a convenient store for a few years and I now do over the phone customer service and I would never dismiss a customer in such a way.  I would tell them I can "TRY" to see if I can assist them at least!  

I have never ran a Western Union machine but common sense tells me that they would have to use the card number as the routing number (the place the money is being sent to)...just like any other Western Union transaction for crying out loud!  I was so furious over the lack of common courtesy and customer UNsatisfaction.  The woman was simply lazy and was not at all doing her job, she is a person just making a paycheck and not actually fulfilling her job description.  She is lucky that I am not like some pissed off customers who would knock stuff off shelves or insult her in front of everyone, or stand there and force her to do her job.  I just accepted that she was a lazy, shiftless person who should not be managing a store at all, and went to find the services elsewhere.  As I have said before, I live in a small town so my options are not many.  I am hoping to get this issue resolved today and if any other moronic person tries to tell me they don't know how to do it and tries to dismiss me...I am going to tell them how to do their job and make them do this service I require!  

This person's lack of knowledge has now made me late paying my bill, I do not trust the banks in my town due to numerous stories of them overcharging accounts, hidden fee's and other stories that made me feel that having a bank account around here is not for me.  So, I use a rechargeable card where I can go to any Western Union and load money onto my card and pay my bills with it.  No big deal right!!!  No big deal until I am faced with untrained, non-professional people who carry around a job title they do not deserve.

The definition of Customer Service is "the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.  Customer service is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction - that is, the feeling that a product or service has met the customers expectation" This was take right out of Wikipedia people!  People who work in customer service need to take their jobs more seriously and appreciate the fact that they have a job in today's economy...if this business keeps up their lack of customer service they will not be in business much longer.  I hope those who are involved in customer service read this and think more about how they handle their customers in the future.  Please people...if you are not sure about something at least ATTEMPT to figure it out before you dismiss someone like that, not everyone accepts ignorance as gracefully as I do, you may find yourself dealing with someone who is not willing to "let it go"!