"Vuvuzela"?

Our granddaughter Rachel Taylor, who teaches in a Christian day school in Memphis, TN, visited with us last weekend and we had a great time together. After attending morning service at Yeddo Baptist Church, we had a buffet dinner at the Old Town Chinese restaurant here in Crawfordsville. And then we watched Brazil defeat Ghana in the World Soccer Cup TV broadcast from South Africa. Our apartment building will never be the same after the victory yells from #54! The Taylors are life-long soccer players and FANS and this year we were tickled to see on their blogspot Rachel's dad Phil and brothers James and David (all missionaries in south Brazil), blowing those infernal plastic "vuvuzela" horns in celebration! Her mom, Mary Ruth, reported that while she was holding our newest great-granddaughter Julianna during the game, every "vuvuzela" blast the baby just about jumped out of her arms! While with us, Rachel helped us nail down a "Facebook" account, as David did with "Skype" and this blogspot over two years ago. The hi-tech savvy of these "kids" astounds us and we are grateful for the help they give us ... except that we often forget the procedures about 2 hours after they leave! Just think ... as a teen I really thought that the little 5-tube Emerson radio that brought in big-band music from New York and Chicago on Saturday nights was the ultimate in modern science! Like the "Waltons," each evening our family was riveted to the radio in the livingroom as we laughed at Jack Benny (sponsored by J-e-l-l-o) and Bob Hope (promoting Pepsodent tooth paste), or even a "Fireside chat" by President Roosevelt. But at the same time we weren't worried by news of "global warming," Gulf oil spills or Iran's nuclear bombs -- just Hirohito and Hitler!!! Some day very soon, we believe, "the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God (not a plastic "vuvuzela"); and the dead in Christ shall rise first; Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord!" - I Thessalonians 4:16,17. We cherish the moments with loved ones and friends now, but we'll sure celebrate then! Are you ready for that event?