ErnestE's Journal

       I am getting an earlier start today it's 2:19, lol. I am finished outside the house today and now the rest of the afternoon and evening are mine. Unless their is a family emergency I have no plans to leave the house for the rest of the day. Except for dealing a single load of clothes and lighting the grill in an hour or so I plan to be right here chatting with friends and journaling. Earlier in the week I was thinking about replacing my '94 Cadillac with an '01 Cadillac from a local dealer. After some research on the engines that now come in all Cadillacs I decided that my present Cadillac with probably be my last. The maintenance on the later model Cadillacs will be beyond my budget. So I will enjoy the one that have now until I can afford to trade it or a major repair is needed. Then I will start looking for an impala or a car of that size. I hate to give up a large car not just for the safety but for the smooth ride, but the government and the oil companies will get their wish from me. I will move down in size so I can afford the gas. I can't understand what happened to courage in Washington. In the '80's when gas prices started rising, The president signed an executive order and that was the end of the high gas prices. Their is plenty of courage, in Washington, to defend this nation and its Christian roots, but it seems to be lacking when standing up against the oil giants. It sickened me to watch the oil company presidents' sit in a congressional hearing and proclaim billions of dollars in profit in a single quarter. Yet not one word from the congressmen on that committee was said about the outrageously high gas prices. Neither was it said that some of that profit should be returned to the American people in the form of lower prices at the pump. Maybe with this coming election some back bone will be found in whoever the next president is.  

         Well enough of that garbage. I spent 2 precious hours on the phone with Jamie today, PRAISE GOD!!!!! Every conversation we have is a little sweeter than the last. Even though the anticipation of our first meeting is growing, it is covered by that "peace that passes understanding" I have never been so elated, excited, ect. and still been so calm in my life. To be totally honest it is a little scary. Never have I wanted to meet someone so badly and still have an unspeakable peace about it happening on God's time, not mine. Jamie and I made this decision about our relationship from the very beginning. Even though, with in myself, I want to speed things along. I know that God's way and timing will be best. So I shall wait, I knew sometime ago that this lady is worth waiting on. For now I will be content with our chats online and the phone calls. Well this night is going to end on a wonderful note, I am talking to Jamie.