Truth is Transcendent

...through generations of time.
...through thought paradigms.
...through trends.

I couldn't help but tear up the first time I watched Dodge's 2013 SuperBowl commercial (mind you it was on youTube, we did not watch the game or commercials that night at all. Not really our thing anymore).

Anyone else moved out there, as the truth resonated within?

Regardless of how "forward-thinking" society wants to think we should be in this day & age, the truth is that we rely on the foundation of old fashioned beliefs, work ethic, know-how, dedication, art & skill-sets in order to thrive. Even lazy people couldn't survive if it weren't for the 200% efforts of the industrious.

One of my favorite sayings goes like this: "Did you eat today? Then hug a farmer."

Having grown up in small farming communities of Eastern Washington, running alongside my old step-father, who was a farmhand for many of those years, and claiming many of my childhood friends' fathers my second & third dads, makes me love & appreciate the priceless value agriculture holds in life. I have always & will always hold farmers in higher respect than politicians, multiple-millionaire businessmen, and definitely higher than celebrities.

It's sad to see how many in today's generations who are oblivious to what really keeps us ticking. It is heartbreaking to know they have lost sight of who deserves the credit for keeping possibilities alive, from technological gadgets to fashion to sports to schools to automobiles... and the list goes on & on.

Without farmers there would be no food in the tummies nor fuel for the brains behind the conveniences in life. Therefore I appreciated the sentiments of the commercial on those merits alone.

However, when Dodge chose to pair their beautiful farming images with Paul Harvey's 1978 National FFA Convention address, well they had me before he'd even finished "...and on the eighth day..."

Paul Harvey is one of the greatest voices & minds in radio broadcasting history. Not only did his message bring truth, his voice illustrated the truth with such vivid reality & punctuated it with clarity.

It was a fitting, gratitude promoting tribute. Well done Dodge!

http://youtu.be/AMpZ0TGjbWE

MOST FANTASTIC NEW RESOURCE!!!

Since moving back from Eastern Idaho, I have missed a particular thing MOST especially...the selection of uplifting music readily available at any given time. BYU-I has 2 radio stations (1 is NPR---which features broadcasts of devotionals & General Conference, THE best jazz for dancing in the kitchen dates on Fridays & Saturdays, and at lunchtime some awesome show tunes from the best musicals ever on stage; the 2nd station was uplifting gospel-centered music, all the time). In addition there is a station of out Idaho Falls which would play great LDS/spiritual music all day, every Sunday (they also featured "Sounds of Sunday" w/ Glenn Rawson). To come from having a larger selection to lift my spirit, to a place completely void of spiritual music aside from K-LOVE (don't get me wrong, K-LOVE's what I listen to since that's all there is here---and its good, but I just need more than good), let's just say I've felt like something's missing.
So, imagine my surprise & elation to find the new "Mormon Channel" announced at LDS.org! It's "the Church’s new 24-hour-a-day audio station featuring gospel-oriented programs, music, interviews, and much more. [The station can be accessed] through live Internet streaming, podcasts, and iPhone applications, as well as on HD radio."
Since I'm not SUPER high tech, I just access it through the good old internet which you can also do by clicking on the radio below! Happy listening & fortifying your spiritual defenses!!!