My mother told me once that my father was "mesmerized" by a nicely burning fire. I love fires too. They have to be real ones though. Those gas fireplaces just don't do it for me. My friend Daniel told me once, on a birthday card that the Hardcore kids from youth group made for me on my 43rd birthday, that "Connie starts the fire". Well, I don't think that is true....I think God is the true 'firestarter'...but I got his point.

One thing I know about fire is that while it can be good and it can be bad....we can't live without it. If you've ever seen the movie Castaway, you will see all the trouble Tom Hanks character went to in order to make "fiiiiiiiieeeeerrrrrrrr!".......

I don't know why I was thinking about this today....maybe because we are going to have a little fire tonight, if it doesn't get too windy here.

I don't know if I am the firestarter at the moment, Daniel. Let's just say that I'm not jumping around on chairs at TimnEllies or Golden Heights anymore. The Bible says that when you've done all stand. Just stand. I can say THAT for myself anyway. I'm still standing. My life is pretty much about survival now.........I'm thinkin' that's why I liked the movie enough to watch it five times and still get a kick out of this YouTube scene. If you want to fully enjoy it though you have to press pause on the music widget or you will hear both the clip and the music playing at the same time.

Love you all,
prisonerofhope

fire /faɪər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fahyuhr] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, fired, fir·ing.
–noun
1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace.
3. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration.
4. heat used for cooking, esp. the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire.
5. Greek fire.
6. flashing light; luminous appearance.
7. brilliance, as of a gem.
8. burning passion; excitement or enthusiasm; ardor.
9. liveliness of imagination.
10. fever or inflammation.
11. severe trial or trouble; ordeal.
12. exposure to fire as a means of torture or ordeal.
13. strength, as of an alcoholic beverage.
14. a spark or sparks.
15. the discharge of firearms: enemy fire.
16. the effect of firing military weapons: to pour fire upon the enemy.
17. British. a gas or electric heater used for heating a room.
18. Literary. a luminous object, as a star: heavenly fires.
–verb (used with object)
19. to set on fire.
20. to supply with fuel; attend to the fire of: They fired the boiler.
21. to expose to the action of fire; subject to heat.
22. to apply heat to in a kiln for baking or glazing; burn.
23. to heat very slowly for the purpose of drying, as tea.
24. to inflame, as with passion; fill with ardor.
25. to inspire.
26. to light or cause to glow as if on fire.
27. to discharge (a gun).
28. to project (a bullet or the like) by or as if by discharging from a gun.
29. to subject to explosion or explosive force, as a mine.
30. to hurl; throw: to fire a stone through a window.