My facebook status...a year ago

 

As many of you know, one of my top role models in life is Bob Rice. We hare a lot of the same faith walk and I really look up to him...some may say obsessed. But anyway about a year ago  he had a blog that had this:

"I wish Catholics would:
-Drop everything and pray five times a day like Muslims
-Know their faith like Mormons
-Love the Bible like Protestants
-Have the evangelistic zeal of Jehovah’s Witnesses
-Think of themselves as “God’s People” like the Jews
-Love the Eucharist like we should
Wouldn’t that be somethin’?"

 That was it just something to think about I guess. And I sat their and read it and thought wow, that would be something...I should make an effort to  do these things...So I made it a goal and my facebook status....they have a side bar thing and I am sure you all have noticed it...they will post your status from a year a go....it occured to me...WOW, that was a year ago. and I look at that and I feel like I have done a few of these things. And already did a few of them at the time and still do. But I have a challenge for all of you...Do These things  now that life teen is back this would be a great time to pick back up, maybe you lost a little bit of your zeal from the summer fun. Maybe you missed mass a handful of times. Now is the time to pick it up and start anew. The way of being God's people is this way, to PRAY, LOVE THE BIBLE, KNOW THE FAITH, TEACH THE FAITH, THINK, AND LOVE THE EUCHARIST! 

 That should be your goal no matter what your age is!

Where were you when the world stop turning?

Today marks an aniversary of the largest terroist attack since Pearl Harbor. And I just want to share my thoughts and emotions from that day. I was in 5th grade in Mr. Germono's class and we were doing math...well I was counting down the mintues till Gym class. I didn't see any tower hit live, because of our age the princeapal decided not to allow any teacher to turn in on. But they all knew it happened. I found out during lunch when a friend of mine Stephen Fynn told me because he was with the tutor and she told the whole class of nine kids what had happened. It had felt like the world litterly stopped for the rest of the day. Who did it?, Why did they do it?, and How are we going to act upon them? were all the questions in my head. My parents didn't pick me up, We live in Green Ohio not DC, NYC, LA, Houston etc, etc. All Mr. G was allowed to tell us after lunch was "Mr. Booth doesn't think you are old enough to watch the coverage. Even if I disagee  he gets the final say. I have to listen to him. But  yes we were attacked, and don't be surprised if parents are picking up their kids." A week later Mr. Verdee ( the school counselor) came around and talk to every class. So when I got off the bus. I ran home, my mom was crying on the couch glued to the tv as well as my sister. We watched every second of coverage. My dad came home and we watch bombs get dropped on Afghanistan. I didn't go to bed till about midnight because I was not going to miss anything else.  So that is where I was 10 years ago room 16 in Green Intermediate. I remeber hearing about the flight 93. All of those passangers are true American Heroes in my mind. They fought and didn't just sit around and wait to die. Then by an act of God their plane when down in a field. Not on a school, or work building. and then plane that went down on the pentagon. Most people see 9/11 as the planes hitting the world trade centers but that is not the case it is all 4 planes and the many people who lost their lives.

Our Country was given a kick in the @$$, we were told to wake up in not the nicest way possible. So we returned it right back.  So people don't agree with the way That President Bush handle the situation on his end. But I do, I think the man had one of the toughest Jobs in America and one of the toughest presidencies in American History. I want to add one more thing.

I will NEVER forget, God Bless America! 

~Bobby

After the Fact some great music came out, and it is really how I became super interested in Country music. So I will post a few videos for you all to enjoy. and a video of all the live coverage on that day.