Costumes, Election Polls, and Patience

Costumes: The prices for these costumes are just absolutely ridiculous. It would be like buying a wedding dress every year. That is why I suggest buying a costume that can be worn more than once. Be something that resembles your favorite sports team, so you can also wear it as you are watching the game. Buy something that fits your line of work or the profession you think about going into. If you are a person of faith, than go with those professional religious titles, just in case God calls on you to live that life. Now I know people say you are suppose to dress up like something that you are not, so find someone that is not anyway like you, and borrow their clothes for the evening. If you want to be cheap, than use stuff that you have lying around the house, like aluminum foil that would make you into a giant leftover. Do something clever, like a riddle or a pun. For example, taking a white sheet and cut hundreds of holes in them and you got yourself a "HOLeY ghost" costume. Or you can just buy that overprice costume that you will only wear once.

Election Day: I am getting annoyed by these early projections because it makes me wonder what is the point in voting for president, if we already know who is going to win. Saying that Obama has locked up this state and McCain had locked this state, is taking away the excitement of election day. Now in some areas, people are literally going to the polls early. I understand the use of absentees, but why do we have early voting. Now November 4th, 2008 is not election day, but election deadline. I know its good that people are at least voting, but the spirit and excitement of election day is fading and not so eventful.

Patience: I have learned that this is one of the hardest things to do. I live in a very impatient world, but serve a very patient God. Patience is not easy, at least not for me. When I am not patient, I become frustrated and angry. I sometimes wonder how God can be so patient with us, when there is so much that needs to be done with, what it seems like, so little time. Then I remember that God has a plan for me and my time is not the same as His time. In fact, I do not know really when my time will be up. I may have more time and I may have less. If patience involves waiting, than I should be thinking about what is it that God is being so patient with me over.