Miss California loses her crown

Well, the gay rights movement gained a very hollow victory when The Donald decided to deprive Miss California of her crown after all. However, Miss California is the real winner. Her bravery in standing by her comments about gay marriage, her refusal to back down in the face of overwhelming pressure, her courage in taking a stand for Christian values, have made her far more admirable than I can put into words. And she has a crown waiting for her that nobody, no gay judge, no multi-billionaire, nobody, can ever take away. Read 2 Timothy 4:8:

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for His appearing."

Nobody will EVER take THAT crown away from her. And THAT is the crown that counts!

By the way, when Conan O'Brien joked about this the other night on the "Tonight Show," and he started off by saying Miss California had lost her crown after all, and the audience *cheered* and *clapped* - I think every single one of those people who applauded ought to be *ashamed* of themselves. You would CHEER for a beautiful, decent, moral young woman losing her crown because she dares to stand up for moral values against those who are utterly lacking in moral values? You think this is something to APPLAUD? Every last one of you ought to hang your heads in shame.

Four by Four

I saw this list of questions on the Internet and decided it would be fun to answer them myself, so here goes:

Four Movies You'd Watch Over and Over Again

The Music Man
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Field of Dreams
Superman

Four Places You Have Lived

I have only ever lived two places - Pennsylvania and Arizona.

Four TV Shows You Love to Watch

Maverick (always and forever)
The Waltons
Centennial
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Four Places You Have Been on Vacation

Hawaii
Scotland
Dallas, TX
De Smet, South Dakota

Four of Your Favorite Foods

Cheeseburger
Turkey
Pepperoni Pizza
Chocolate shake

Four Websites You Visit Daily

Bloodhorse.com
ebay.com
IMDB.com
Wikipedia.org

Four Places You'd Rather Be Right Now

Heaven
De Smet, South Dakota
a Diamondbacks game
and finally, right where I am - at home!

Four Things You Want to Do Before You Die

Marry a wonderful Christian man
Take a riverboat trip down the Mississippi River from Natches to New Orleans
See the Kentucky Derby in person
Visit all 50 states

Four Books You Wish You Could Read Again for the First Time

Any of the "Little House" books
Any of the "Black Stallion" books
"A Man Called Peter" by Catherine Marshall
Any of the "Mitford" novels


There you have it!