RING,RING, WHERE IS THAT PHONE?

A few years ago, my daughter and son-in-law gave me a Cordless phone for Christmas. It came with a base which is an answering machine, and plugs into an outlet for charging.

Yesterday when the phone rang, I discovered it's absence
from the base in the Dining room. After hanging up from talking to my friend, I began my search for it.

Remote controls for the TV & VCR have a way of getting misplaced in most households in America. I have hunted for them numerous times, but this was was the first time I have had to do an exstensive search for my cordless phone.

I looked in every room in the house, concentrating mostly on the living room.. Since this prooved futile, there was only one thing to do. I called my friend & asked her to call me back. She knew that the answereing machine would come on after so many rings, so she let the phone ring several times, hung up & repeated the process.

Ring, ring, I'm getting closer.
Ring, ring, it's coming from the Living room where I had previously searched.
Ring, ring the sound was getting louder.
Ring , ring, it's coming from the couch.
Aha there it is behind a cushion.
" Found it I gleefully told my friend, whereapon the phone went dead after a warning beep. I hapily replaced it to be charged &
called my friend on my other phone.

Little did Alexander Graham Bell realize, that one day his invention would evolve into an instrument that would enable this little old lady track down her phone with it's ability to ring .

PICKING A SUPERBOWL TEAM

Since I did not know anything about either team, and wanted of course to pick a team to root for, my method was different than a man would use picking out a team.

They would probably know all the stats on both teams, & something about the players on the teams. Plus I'm sure they would know something about both coaches. They also may have followed them throughout the season making their choice an easy one.

Since I am totally uninformed about all that stuff, my choice will have to be based on something else.

Lets see, my mom was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1888, & I have a first cousin on my dad's side living there. Ok do I know anyone who was born in Chicago, hmm no one I can think of. Do I personally know anyone living there except Oprah? No. So OK I'll root for the Colts.

Choice made I can sit back & enjoy the game. It would have been more fun if I could have gone to a Super Bowl party, but I'm by myself with just my dog Sandy to watch it with me. Well not exactly watch, he laid curled up on his bed & slept the whole time.

The final score was evidence of a good choice, but the things I learned
about this wonderful coach was what will stay with me about the game.
The announcer said, he never swears. He does not ever raise his voice when talking to his team. The clincher that he is a Christian came in his acknowledgement of the Lord in his speech accepting the trophy. Yes it is wonderful that he is the first African American coach to have a winning Super bowl team, but more wonderful in my eyes is the Christian life he has led in front of these young men, & the shining testamony he gave for the world to hear.

My unorthodox method of picking a team to root for may not be the best, but you'll have to admit I picked real winners, both in football & most importanly in life.