President Donald Trump continues to be as smart as a tree full of owls. A day after his justified ban on a few Johnny One-Note media networks, while they bawled and squalled and threatened lawsuits as if they are innocent targets, Red Tie was one-step ahead of them.

Dear Readers: When I told a casual friend/former hairdresser that my dog had just been “put to sleep,” she reached over without hesitation and hugged my neck in a genuine expression of concern. “I am so sorry,” she said.

Since before the world was made, God has known you and loved you. He has never taken His eyes away or ignored you. If you were to write down all the blessings and victories He’s provided, they would prove He has called you, saved you, and has been guiding and helping you every day of your life. You might say, it doesn’t seem like it, but remember, many times we made decisions that were not a part of His plan. It’s common to be filled with a mixture of emotions. Worry, stress, sadness, and anxiety are everywhere, but just because there is a tornado of events going on around us does not mean we have to allow them to control us. Our minds are like sponges that absorb the constant sights and sounds of our chaotic world, but remember we are called to be guardians of what we think about. It’s in the quiet secret place of God’s presence that fills us with His hope, peace, and contentment.

I listened this weekend as the television announcers declared that presidential candidate Donald Trump was landing his 747 in Mobile, Ala. They said the city’s name as if it was a Mo-BUL phone, or a Mo-BUL blood drive unit or a Mo-BUL military detachment.