Victory in Jesus

Terrorism alert -- what can we do?

Be alert for terrorists and stay away from soft targets.  That is the essence of what our security experts tell us. But what really can we do?  If we see some one lugging  cooking pots filled with explosives, we can call  an official.  Let us be realistic -- we can do little.

At least our agencies accept that our danger may be greater because the nation will be celebrating Independence Day.  That is better than when 9-ll was ignored and Benghazi was attacked.

A mixed message

No, the message was plain -- Jessica received an E-Mail Sunday morning announcing that her Visa has been approved for stay in Israel.   What is mixed is our feelings -- pleased that the Visa will be issued but sad that Jessica will be leaving next Sunday, July 5.

We have known the time was coming, but as the days slipped by so quickly we have become sadder. We are proud of her and know she will do worthwhile things.

Terrorists strike -- We do nothing

Isis strikes a museum in Tunisia killing 28, mostly visitors from other countries.  An American chemical plant  in France is attacked and terrorists cut man's head off.   Isis uses explosives to destroy mosque in Kuwait.
  Does America make the criminal terrorists suffer from our reprisal?  No, the United States of the past would , but we are now a nation of cowards.

Only the Kurds have courage enough to fight Isis.

Colonel J. W. Berry Tombstone

Monument for J. W. Berry in Minden Cemetery.  When I was a child we visited the cemetery often, primarily because my grandparents, Thomas Turpin Lowe and Frances Lowe were buried there.  Now, among relatives and friends buried in the cemetery are my parents, Jesse W. and Minnie Berry Lowe.

We found a small gravestone under an oak tree that had the name of  Berry.  Later I read that this marked the grave of Joseph Berry who died while leading a group from Ohio to Texas.   His son, J. W., stayed and became an active leader in developing Minden, Louisiana.

We visit Bit in Texas

Visited sister Jennie Lowe Walter in Fort Worth Wednesday. Making the trip were wife Jen, son Josh,   daughter Jessica, and I.  Jessica wanted to visit her Aunt Bit before leaving for   a year-long mission in Israel. It was an opportunity for Bit and I to  share memories and tell a few  lies.

Will tearing down the Confederate flag give you pleasure

So the Confederate battle flag must come down in South Carolina.  Hatreds of the South and Conservatives use the crimes of a disturbed man to push for outlawing guns and disallowing display of the flag under which many brave men gave their lives.

I have never displayed the flag -- not because I am ashamed of its use in battle but because of those such as the KKK  have disgraced it.

I am not ashamed but am proud that my grandfather T. T. Lowe, and my great grandfather J.  W. Berry fought to defend their homes and families from Yankee aggression.