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A video went “viral” recently wherein a mother kicked her son out of the house, and told him he needed to find a new place to live. Her reason for doing this was because her elementary school student voted for Donald Trump in a mock election! When this mother heard the news of his “vote,” she gave him a suitcase, and told him to leave the house and not come back. She gave him a sign to carry that said he was kicked out because he voted for Donald Trump. Toward the end of the video, another son was crying and upset with his mother. She told her other son that he could go with his brother.

Where did winter go??? Not that I’m complaining, just wondering what’s up with mother Nature. But this kind of weather makes for a perfect day to take a country drive, which is what I did Sunday. When everything is dead (flowers, trees, etc.) you just have to look elsewhere and you’ll find beauty, it’s everywhere!

Have a great week everyone! Take a few minutes and try to enjoy this incredible weather because I’m sure it won’t hang around long.

HAVE NO IDEAL

Lyon County, Kentucky was founded in 1854 and was named for Chittendon Lyon.  Lyon(1787-1842) was a United States Representative.  He was a member of the House of Representatives for two years and served in the Kentucky Senate for eight.  The county seat and largest city is Eddyville.  Estimated population as of 2015 was 8,306.  Notable residents include Keen Johnson, publisher and Kentucky governor(born Lyon County, 1896), Hylan Benton Lyon, Confederate general and Kentucky political figure, and Forrest Pogue, World War II Historian born in Lyon County 1812.

Cold weather provides me with time to read. I enjoy finding interesting facts or pieces of advice. Some of those I’ve read recently are listed below in random order:

How do you describe a man like Sam Fuggle? I suppose likeable would be a good place to start. Also: story teller; fine company- a pleasure to sit and talk with; hard worker, even in his older years; all-around good farmer; dispenser of worthwhile wisdom; good parent…. Funny. All this and more, a good bit more.

It has been an exciting first week back in Frankfort. On Tuesday, January 3, we officially began the 2017 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly and we hit the ground running. Speaker-elect Jeff Hoover was officially sworn in and became Speaker Hoover and we welcomed the new House majority.

This past Christmas was filled with several debacles on my part.  Nothing earth-shattering, mind you, just a series of small things going awry that gave me an overwhelming sense of inadequacy or maybe it was stupidity.  At times, it’s hard to distinguish between the two.
    The first mistake actually happened Thanksgiving weekend.  Garey and I stopped off at his mom’s in Alabama, on our way to see our daughter, Nikki, in Louisiana.  I always make Aggie a cheeseball around the holidays, so I decided I’d drop it off that weekend in order to give her longer to enjoy it.

Our Lord Jesus Christ reigns today. This is a fact that is lost on many. After His resurrection and ascension, Christ sat down at the right hand of God to reign over us. In the long ago, Daniel saw this day coming (Dan. 7:13-14). The fulfillment of Daniel’s vision is seen in Acts 1:9-11 when Christ “came to” God and sat down at His right hand. The apostle Paul said that Christ is reigning now, and “must reign til he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death” (I Cor. 15:25-26).

100 Percent Effective: There are a lot of different traits and qualities that I am impressed by, bravery is one which immediately springs to mind also exceptional athletic prowess, especially speed or strength are skills I've long admired, intelligence is a quality I find very appealing, so much so that I will often intentionally seek it out, I once told a friend that one of the indicators I look at is the statement “I love to read,” it immediately lets me know that there probably will be several things I will find endearing about that person's character, on the flip side, the stat