Our part of Alabama has been under some pretty dry conditions for most of this year, and we were behind on rain last year too, so I’m always thankful for rain. Hurricane Faye really poured it on us late last week, and the ground is still damp; meanwhile, we’re expecting Gustav to visit us early next week.
All this to say that between the weather and tasks around here (plus some minor health problems), I haven’t been able to ride my bike as much as I’d like for about a week now. That’s not to say that I don’t ride in the rain – I love the smell of wet asphalt rolling under my wheels. I just had no desire to scrape myself and my bike across the road during some of the rain we had last week. My husband drove home behind a guy on a bike one afternoon, and even though he was riding on a straightaway, his bike was leaning like he was in a long curve.
I hope that changes in the next few days and weeks – Colors for the Cross is this weekend, and we plan on going over early Saturday morning and spending the day.
Then September 13 is our group‘s fall benefit ride. We’ll tour Crenshaw County on a poker run, with registration at the park. For more information on that ride, see our site. The ride will benefit a ‘families in crisis’ fund that will help families in and around Crenshaw County who need assistance.
Then in November we’ll head out for a weekend trip to somewhere in Alabama. Right now we’re talking about Ave Maria Grotto, but nothing is set in stone yet. That’s one thing about riding- most of the time, it’s about the ride itself, instead of the destination. To see some pictures from last year’s ride, see this page.
Of course, I won’t wait til those organized rides to get some miles in- sometimes I just have to ride around town to get my mind back in gear.
Meanwhile, I need to go out and crank my bike- she’s been pouting the last few days, and she needs to know that I haven’t forgotten her. For those of you who don’t ride, a bike is different than any other vehicle – most bikes have a name, and most are considered either male or female.
My SUV is just a truck, as far as I’m concerned, but my bike? well, she’s my bike- she is mine, and I am hers. Vroom! Vroom!!!!

One of my clients has finished work on her second book and we’ve sent it to the publisher. It’s called “Prayers- Breaking Witchcraft Curses” and you can read more about it here. This is an awesome book, especially if you are under attack from the devil, or know someone who is.

Dimple’s first book, “Prayers to Cast out Demons, Heal the Sick and Raise the Dead“, (if you don’t believe God has given us the power to do these things, see John 14:12) is still available through Amazon on this page. We’ve got a testimonial page set up here. I think you’ll truly be blessed by either of these books.

I don’t usually like to make negative comments about anyone, especially out in public where it can come back to bite me, but the current presidential campaign has really gotten under my skin.
I watched the recent interviews that Rick Warren hosted with Obama and McCain. I’ve seen several folks comment in their blogs that they didn’t think church was the place to do this. I think this was a great idea – we need to be having this type meetings in all kinds of places, to encourage everyone to participate and understand what we’re voting on. I also loved the way it was set up too. No mudslinging, no arguing with each other and trying to come up with snappy answers, just each candidate having to be as open and honest as possible.
So when Obama was asked at what point did he think a baby deserved to have human rights, I was pretty stunned at his answer… most answers he gave were not short and to the point, giving him time to consider how he wanted to answer, and this one was the same way. And “above my pay grade” was the best he could do?
I think I’m going to market a t-shirt with that phrase on it… woe be unto us if we hire someone for the job of president, who thinks life-changing decisions like this are above his pay grade.

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