Feelings, Nothing More than Feelings

If there is one feeling I utterly despise, yet feel often, it's that of discontentedness. Along side that feeling comes frustration and fatigue. Sometimes I just flat out have no idea what end is up. I don't know where I am, where I'm going, or where I've been. This can be true in my walk with God and my personal development. But currently, it's true in my circumstances, friends (or lack thereof) and ministry. I just feel "blah". It's times like this that I feel like my life isn't making a bit of difference and I want to crawl under a rock. I know it's a lie. Yet, I let it get the best of me. Why? If only I knew...

Writing Just To Hear Myself Talk

There are days I write, hoping someone will respond with a comment to my thoughts. Other days I write just to get my thoughts down on "paper". Sometimes I'm disappointed when no one makes a comment ... as it leaves me wondering what people might be thinking about me. Sometimes I write just to hear myself talk and it's better when no one makes a comment.

I know I'm not the only one who sometimes wonders what others think about us. John Piper says it well in his book, Life as a Vapor. "Life is too short to spend time and energy worrying about what others think of us. Or should we care about what others think precisely b/c that really matters in this short life? Should we be radically free from what others think, so we don't fall into the indictment of being a "second-hander" or "man-pleaser," a slave to expediency? Or should we keep an eye out for what others think of what we do, so that we don't fall into the indictment of being boorish and insensitive and offensive? The answer is not simple. some biblical texts seem to say it matters what others think. Others seem to say it doesn't ...
... But we ought not to care much what others think of us for our own sake. Our concern is ultimately for Christ's reputation, not ours."

So, whether I write something profound and meaningful or downright silly and absurd ... whether I make mistakes or live above reproach - it shouldn't concern me what others think. I need be more concerned with what God thinks - and focus on Christ's reputation and how my life is building it up or tearing it down.

52 Things Just for fun

My friend Jody had this on her blog. Fun! Thanks, Jody! www.jodylanders/blogspot.com

1. FIRST NAME? Lisa

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? don't think so

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? yesterday

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yes, but sometimes I'm the only one who can read it!

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? turkey

6. KIDS? 1 beautiful girl and 1 handsom boy

7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? oh, yes!

8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? yes, it's a good outlet for me

9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? No not so much

10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes

11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? nope

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? granola

13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? typically, yes

14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? yes...but still working on that

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Coffee

16. SHOE SIZE? 10

17. RED OR PINK? red

18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my ability to get frustrated and/or angry

19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? noone, everyone I love most is close by

20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? post it on your own blog if
you want.

21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES YOU ARE WEARING? black sweatpants, no shoes

22. LAST THING YOU ATE? a salad with salmon

23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? silence

24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? yellow

25. FAVORITE SMELL? coffee

26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Steve

27. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? clothing and hair

28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes, although we don't know
each other very well, I love reading Jody's blog

29. FAVORITE DRINK? coffee and water

30. FAVORITE SPORT? hiking

31. HAIR COLOR? brown with highlights

32. EYE COLOR? blue

33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes

34. FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican - especially chips and salsa and/or guac

35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? happy

36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Dreamer

37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? teal

38. SUMMER OR WINTER? winter

39. HUGS OR KISSES? both

40. FAVORITE DESSERT? I'm not too big on dessert

41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Joan, if she had a blog!

42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Steve

43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Francis Schaeffer's works; God in search of man,
Abraham Heschel; Eighty years and more, Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Radical reformission, Mark Driscoll; Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster

44. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? CSU rams

45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? I don't watch TV

46. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Landon saying "Hi Mom", Shiloh saying "wuf you too" and Steve
saying "I love you"

47. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? neither

48. THE FURTHEST YOU BEEN FROM HOME? Israel

49. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? nope

50. WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? February 8, Boulder, Colorado

51. WHAT CONDITION ARE YOUR HANDS AND FEET IN? both dry and cracking, after all, I live in Colorado

52. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR? couldn't pick if I had to

A closer look at God's sovereignty

Whenever I really want to focus on God's sovereignty I campout in the book of Daniel. The main premise of Daniel is that God is sovereign! History has a point. It's going in a direction, centered around God and His people and God is control. Consider this definition of sovereignty - He's free to do 1) WHAT He wants 2) WHEN He wants 3) HOW He wants 4) TO WHOMEVER He wants 5) For WHATEVER reason 6) Noone can question Him and 7) Noone can stop Him! I think that about sums it up.

The book of Daniel portrays this perfectly as we see kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall. Babylon, the Medes and Persians, Greece, Rome ... followed by the rise of the Kingdom of God. Consider the life of Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius, Xerxes, Alexander the Great and the 4 generals who followed after him, Antiochus Epiphanes, Judas Maccabeus and even Titus ... all of whom rose as rulers and fell - just as prophesied in the book of Daniel. Their lives are but dust and most people today have no idea who any of these men were. Yet in their day, they were rulers of nations.

Who am I to think that my life amounts to any more than theirs? I too am just a breath and will too be but dust. God could take my life at the next breath. Or He could choose to keep me on this earth for as long as He sees fit. Sometimes He paints the skies and moves heaven and earth, just to show me the depths of His love for me. Other times, He hands me a bowl full of trials and difficulties, which are also intended to show me the depths of His love for me. I must say that in my lifetime, He has chosen the latter more often for my experience. "Why?", I sometimes wonder when I'm in the midst of the mess, but find myself truly grateful on the other side. I know He loves me regardless of the trials and difficulties He gives to me and I know without a doubt that He's sovereign and He will do what He wants, when He wants, how He wants, to whomever He wants, for whatever reason, noone can question Him and noone can stop Him. In this I rest.

Song of Solomon

If you're looking for my post on the authorship of Song of Solomon, click on April 2006 under archives - scroll down to April 2, 2006.

Ahh - Colorado Weather!

Three days of 75 degree weather. I was sitting out on the back patio in shorts and a tank top, sunburning my very white skin. And today ... 45 degrees and cloudy. Hanging out inside, fire going in the fireplace (not b/c it's so cold, but just b/c we can!) Makes for low motivation. Wish I could curl up with a good book, but the kids are awake now. So instead, I'll go build block towers with them - which is a great use of my time!

The paradox of the sovereignty of God

The sovereignty of God ... a reality that brings peace and frustration to my life at the same time. Knowing that God is completely, totally in control, knows my future, down to the minute detail gives me a feeling of peace and assurance. He's worked it all out, I just have to let Him unfold every day of my life as He wills.

Yet, knowing that He knows and I do not is enough to frustrate me. I wish I knew my future, even if just the next few months. But I do not and He will show me in His time, not mine.

I still have to choose to do what's right and listen to Him so that His soverign plan will unfold - but good or bad choices, He already knows what will happen and is surprised by nothing I do or choose.

So today, I rest in the peace that He knows and plans and writes the script of my life, present and future. Yet, I wrestle with the tension of not knowing anything beyond the immediate.

Zathura

Steve and I love to watch movies. It's one of our favorite things to do together. With popcorn in hand, the lights dimmed down ... it feels just like the movie theatre -- with the comfort of sitting on our cushy couch. If you haven't seen Zathura yet, it's worth the time. I didn't know what to expect, but thoroughly enjoyed it!

Steve blogs too

If I may just advertise for Steve. He is a good writer and if I do say so ... a much better writer than I! If you get a chance, log on to www.cccafa.org, click on "discussion forum" and read what he has to say. He just made a post a couple of days ago under "random thoughts on life". Really good! All the posts on that forum have been written by Steve. So, read and enjoy! Make a comment if you'd like ... he'd love to hear what you have to say!

Jewish Holidays

Since Passover, I have been giving alot of thought to the idea of celebrating Jewish holidays. Since I have been to Israel twice and was able to participate in a number of holidays, they hold a place in my heart! As Christians, we consider the Sabbath and the importance of taking that rest and connecting with God. Why not also consider some of the other holidays? Passover and Purim are two that stand out the most. Consider this about Passover...

Exodus 12:14 "This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven out of your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. On the first day you shall hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be prepared by you. And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever. .

Exodus 12:24 You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever. And when you come to the land that the LORD will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. And when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?' you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.'" And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

And this about Purim...

Est 9:19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the rural towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day for gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another. And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, obliging them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same, year by year, as the days on which the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

Est 9:26 Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them, the Jews firmly obligated themselves and their offspring and all who joined them, that without fail they would keep these two days according to what was written and at the time appointed every year, that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, in every clan, province, and city, and that these days of Purim should never fall into disuse among the Jews (and what of Spiritual Jews?), nor should the commemoration of these days cease among their descendants.

There are more holidays I could address - Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) and even Chanukah - of which the history of the Maccabean rebellion was prophesied in Daniel. But I won't go any further today that Passover and Purim.

But I guess I have been struck with the fact that we as Christians do not observe these holidays ... but why not? Don't we, more than the Jews, have reason to remember the things God has done ... and the preservation of the Jewish race in order to usher in the Messianic kingdom through Jesus Christ? Without the history of Passover and Purim - the Jewish people would be obliterated. But God chose to preserve them in order to bring Jesus to earth ... without whom none of us would have hope! Maybe we should consider making some of the Jewish holidays part of our calendar ... and praise and worship God through the rememberance of what He has done ... as far back as the Exodus!

The tale of 2 holidays

Passover dinner was wonderful! We had 7 cadets, my sister and the 4 of us. Our table was full! Steve did an awesome job with the program and worked in the fulfillments in Christ perfectly. It was a great evening ... and they ate all the food! Next year ... I need to buy more lamb!

Then on Easter - our church combined all 5 services at the World Arena, but it wasn't much different than a regular service. We didn't even sing "Christ the Lord is Risen Today". I was disappointed.

We had dinner with family after church. It was a good meal, but the events that surrounded it left something to be desired. First, it was the tongue lashing for being late! Considering we were the only ones who went to church and they were waiting on us ... they were grumpy when we arrived. Dinner was planned for 1pm, which is nap time for my kids. That was also upsetting for our family, as our kids were not at the dinner table. And my kids held up the Easter egg hunt ... which we did not want to partake in anyhow.

So there was the egg hunt, followed by more candy - grandparents just don't want to accept no for an answer. Maybe yours do - but ours still kept on shoveling in candy, against our wishes.

The entire day was sour. Which of course put a damper on the prior day, which was great! So much for spending holidays with our family. Why must it turn out like this? Especially since it takes the focus completly off the reason the holiday is being celebrated to begin with! Oh well.

Passover Dinner

Ok, so Passover was last night ... but we are celebrating tomorrow night. Should have 5 or 6 cadets here. I was in the kitchen preparing food all day. This dinner is more involved than I imagined (5 courses) ... far more so than Thanksgiving. But it's been FUN!

Now, we've been in the office working on a program / order of the service. I've really enjoyed thinking about the Old Testament history ... leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus. It's awesome to consider the whole story... from the birth of Moses ... through the 10 plagues ... and the Exodus. Oh the forshadowing all those years ago!

Our God is truly amazing! His perfect plan ... laid out in history, which continues to unfold before our very eyes. His love for His people runs deeper than any of us will ever understand in this lifetime!

My husband, a saint!

It is important that I say, this conference would not have been possible had it not been for my amazing husband! Home with the kids ... during the week ... he is truly a saint!

Path of Peace

This was the theme of our women's conference this year. We spent 3 glorious days in Keystone. The weather was perfet, fellowship was great ... and we were given an entire day to spend alone with God! I must say, I've never been to a conference that didn't have a TON of content ... let alone one where I had a day to myself. I usually leave most conferences feeling more tired than before I went. Even though I didn't go into this conference feeling tired and drained, I left feeling even more rejuveinated! It was awesome!

Part of our time with God was a prayer journey in the meeting room. There were 8 stations set up around the room. We were challenged to think through different topics and listen to what God might have to say at each station. I found it so refreshing, I want to share some of them with you.

Losing the Titles
So many times we get our significance by what we do or what titles we carry. Has your identity become wrapped up in a position or title? Have you been too busy lately for quality time with the Father? What has been crowding your affection?

Nail it Down
Are there issues in your life of which you need to let go? Has God been trying to get your attention about something? Reflect, ponder and write down whatever is hindering the intimacy between you and God and nail it to the cross. Allow the Holy Spirit to lay to rest issues only He can deal with.

Visual Remembrances
Where have you seen God's hand in your personal life? Ministry? How do you want to remember Him over this past year? For what are you most thankful?

Yoked to Christ
Walking in the Spirit moment by moment is a lifestyle. God continues to put us in situations in life and in ministry where we have to learn to depend upon the Holy Spirit as a way of life. But do we always do it?

We ended this time with Communion, each person alone with God. It was a powerful time.

The seventh day

"The seventh day is the exodus from tension, the liberation of man from his own muddiness, the installation of man as a sovereign in the world of time. In the tempestuous ocean of time and toil there are islands of stillness where man may enter a harbor and reclaim his dignity. The island is the seventh day, the Sabbath, a day of detachment from things, instruments and practical affairs as well as of attachment to the Spirit... All week we may ponder and worry whether we are rich or poor, whether we succeed or fail in our occupations; whether we accomplish or fall short of reaching our goals ... The Sabbath is no time for personal anxiety or care, for any activity that might dampen the spirit of joy. The Sabbath is no time to remember sins, to confess, to repent or even to pray for relief or anything we might need. It is a day for praise, not a day for petitions... One must abstain from toil and strain on the seventh day, even from strain in the service of God." Abraham Heschel, The Sabbath

What if our Sabbath rest was more frequent than every seventh day. Say - every seventh hour? Or every seventh minute? For some of us, it's hard to find that ONE day a week that we can take "off" and have a Sabbath rest. But it might be easier to take time out of each day. It's easy to get caught up in the service of God, be it our kids, our spouses, our friends, our extended family, or the people we are ministering to in our ministry positions. There is always someone, somewhere at any time of day who needs us. Which is why this principle of the Sabbath rest is so crucial in our lives.

I often have to force myself to step away and take a big, deep breath and let the Spirit flow through me. Early in the morning, during nap time and after I put the kids to bed are my times of rest, my times to connect with the Spirit. It's those moments that keep me going ... keep me fresh and alive.

Heavy heart

Can I just say ... it's no fun when someone doesn't like you (I mean me). This has been a really difficult thing for me, especially b/c I don't even know this girl, as we've only met on 5 or 6 occasions. However, we had a conflict over a spiritual discipline issue - and not just she and I, as it was a group discussion. It just so happened that she and I held opposing views.

What grieves me the most is that she has talked about me behind my back to the other ladies in our group. And worse yet, she never had the courage to confront me to my face ... I had to call her to talk it through. We continue to meet as a group but when she is in the room, I just shut down. I fear opening my mouth b/c of what happened last time.

What is it with us women? Steve and I have talked at length about this and he just scratches his head, as he doesn't understand how all this even happened. Guys relate so much differently with each other than we women do.

I feel like I've stepped back into highschool ... the games ... wondering who likes me and who doesn't ... or who's talking about me behind my back and what they might be saying. Aren't we adults???

15 years and still counting...

As I have been preparing for Passover ... I've been reminiscing about the different ones I have attended. My most memorable Passover, by far, was in Jerusalem, Israel in 1991. I was on staff with "Bridges for Peace" and was living in Israel for 4 months. Then I realized that I have been a missionary for 15 years now!!! It was shortly after my time in Israel that I joined YWAM and served with them for 6 years. We have now been on staff with CCC for 6 years. I took a year off for school and a year off our first year of marriage. All told, that's 15 years.

I never would have thought this would be so - but I still remember the night that God called me to be a missionary. I was Spring of 1989 at a Sunday evening service at our church in Arvada. A missionary team was speaking and gave a challenge for all to consider giving our lives to full-time service for God. They played Steve Curtis Chapman's song, For the Sake of the Call. I wasn't living the most "christian life" at the time, but felt truly convicted. The emotions were high and soon, I was drowning in my tears and walking down to the front - as a proclamation that I would indeed commit my life to be a missionary. That summer, I went on my first missions trip to Mexico. Two years later, I was on a plane bound for Israel. Prior to this, I was on an "International dance team" which performed Israeli dances and traveled to California and Israel to reach out to the Jewish people.

It's been a journey - and a rich one. It's fun sharing this with Steve now and our kids. I hope I live to do this for another 15 years ... followed by another 15 years, should I live that long. We may not always be with CCC, or maybe we will. Either way, I hope I die living the life of a missionary.

Blubbering fool

Ok, it's WAY past my bedtime! ... but I was watching "Raising Helen" and now, I'm a mess. Oh, I cried. Call it crazy emotions ... or whatever you might like. I couldn't imagine anything like that happening to me and Steve. Who would I have raise my kids? We should have a will in place - and have often talked about it, but have yet to do so. I pray nothing like that should ever come across my path ... I hope to live to see my kids kids.

And on a somber, emotional note ... I go to bed now.

We miss you, Steve!

Last night we got home from an outing to the library and the playground ... and Shiloh began to cry and just couldn't stop. Finally, after about 15 minutes, she said, "Li-lo cry, da-da not home." It made me cry! We're just a mess when Steve's not around.

Just me and the kids

Steve is gone for 3 days. This is a bummer b/c he was gone last weekend and will be gone this weekend. This is a record for us. You have to understand ...

We have been married for 7 1/2 years
We have been apart for MAYBE a total of 4 months

I like it this way. I really don't enjoy the times when Steve is gone. Yes, I can scrapbook or watch sappy romances ... but I'd rather have him home.

So, I have filled our schedule as full as I can, without making myself crazy with busyness. But I know this will help the days pass faster... I hope.

Addicted to books

There are people who are addicted to all kinds of vices. I've always been one of those people ... always addicted to something. Before I was a Christian, it was boys, cigarettes and alcohol. Now that I've given up those vices ... I've found others. Thankfully, the ones I've found are more helpful than harmful. My biggest vice right now is books. Let me explain.

I have discovered the library. Ah, what a heavenly place! Now, I don't buy every book I want to read, I just get them from the library. The problem is that I don't just get 1 or 2 books ... no, I get 7 or 8 at a time. Yes, it's true! I do indeed try to read that many books at a time.

Currently, I'm reading 3 books by Abraham Heschel - God in search of man (about pg. 250 out of 400), The Prophets (just started) and The Sabbath (about pg. 25 out of 100). Then there's Susan B Anthony, a biography and Eighy years and more, an autobiography about Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I've been reading Birth Order - which I've been reading for about 9 months, guess I haven't really gotten in to that one. And I've only just started Spirit of the Disciplines by Richard Foster.

Last night, when I discovered that Susan B Anthony is due back in a week (and I'm only 75 pages in on 350) - Steve asked me why I check so many out at one time. Good question. Why do I check so many out at one time? AND attempt to read them all at once? I'm not sure... guess I just like to read - and if I get bored with one, I have another one to read.

It's kind of like clothes. I never know what kind of mood I'm going to be in ... so when I go on a trip, I always take too many clothes. Silly, I know. Guess it's just one of my quirks. =)

And might also shed some light on why I put so many quotes on this here blog.

Song of Solomon

Ok - now what I'm really thinking about. Within our ministry, we have a "Book of the month club". That is, every month, we read through one book of the Bible, for the entire month. At that rate, it takes 5 years to read through the entire Bible. I really like this method .. it helps keep books in context and gives me time to really dig into a book.

So, this month is Song of Solomon .. or Song of Songs, as I prefer. I just want to put a thought out there on the authorship. I know it's commonly believed that Solomon wrote the book. However, when I was in Bible school, one of my teachers presented a different idea on the authorship.

Consider the end of Solomon's life in 1 Kings 11:1-8, "Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the people of Israel, "You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love. He had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and did not wholly follow the LORD, as David his father had done. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods. And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the LORD commanded."

I propose that it was not Solomon who wrote this book, as he turned his heart from the Lord because of all of his wives and concubines.

What if this book was writen by a farm girl and a shepherd boy ... living during the time of Solomon ... looking on one of his many weddings, contrasting their love for only each other to that of Solomon's.

Song of Songs 6:8-9, "There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number. My dove, my perfect one, is the only one, the only one of her mother, pure to her who bore her. The young women saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines also, and they praised her."

It's a view that's not often presented, but one I really like. It makes this book come alive when I think of it being about 2 people who are truly in love and devoted to each other ONLY. Solomon was indeed a great man but he, like Samson, couldn't control himself when it came to women!

Just food for thought.

So sad for the underdog!

Well, George Mason ... so sad! Nice try!

Go George Mason!!!

Can I just say - I love it when the underdog wins!?!?