The Blog of Michael Lee Mitchell

Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of Jesus the Universe’s only true King. I can not help but reflect on what happened to me this week. I have been talking to a lady at work. She is a Jehovah Witness. They actually believe that Jesus is the son of God an actual son not God become human. They also believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers. I almost fell on my knees and cried with that statement. Jesus and Satan are not even in the same league. It amazes me how Satan can deceive people. Please pray for her and all the Jehovah Witnesses. This occult needs to not exist. Luke 2:16-20 “So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had hea...

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving! This is kind of a bitter sweet one for me. This will be the first since my little buddy Henry passed away. I still hurt even after two weeks without him. He was such a loyal little guy. So, I just wanted to tell everyone to enjoy their Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for. I know most importantly I am thankful for my Lord and Savior, my family and friends. So enjoy the day be thankful. Oh and by the way, I am in the last week of classes. So next weekend I am updating the website. No major revisions just minor ones. So stop by in a couple of weeks and check it out. Quote of the Day: A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them. --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Colossians 2:6-7 “[Spiritual Fullness in Christ] So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with th...

My loyal faithful dog Henry died today at approximately 11:00 AM. Henry had been in pain for the last six months, so today he is no longer in pain. I will greatly miss him he has been with me almost 15 years. His birthday would have been December 8. Colossians 1:9 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Cannot wait for this date. It will be the date I am finally finished with my first semester back. I have neglected a lot of things the last few months between work and school. But, it has paid off. I have A’s in both classes so far. Although, I think my ultimate score in English Composition 2 will be a B. Well back to reading about Nuclear Power in Environmental Science. Quote of the Day: When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. --Enrique Jardiel Poncela Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

I know it has been a long time since I updated my website. But, hopefully by the end of the month I can get to it. I just have been very busy with work and classes. Hopefully, next weekend I will finally have some time. I have a four day weekend next week. Hope everyone is doing great! Quote of the Day: Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time. --Goethe Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Well done, State Farm. As a customer, I’d like to say this was done with class. State Farm 9/11 tribute commercial

Don't want to go to work today. Long week ahead....

What’s been happening lately? Well, a lot. I have been busy at work and college. I am only taking two classes this semester. But, it feels like a second job. I am constantly doing something for my English class and trying to squeeze in my Environmental Science class. I was going to take three classes. But, when I saw the workload for my conversational sociology class I had to drop it. There was no way I could have kept up in that class. Well I hope everyone is doing great and enjoying there Labor Day. I am off and working on class stuff. I also took tomorrow off to finish my class stuff and to go to for an ultrasound tomorrow. Not looking forward to going back to work on Wednesday. Quote of the Day: It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress --Mark Twain Matthew 28:18-20 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,...

Been up to reading and studying my Bible more and more each day. Just but the Word of the Promise (NKJV) read aloud which is a great way to supplement learning the Bible. Hope everyone is doing great. Been working a lot lately and studying. Classes are going to start for me on August 22, 2011. I think. Let’s hope so. Depends on funding from work. Quote of the Day: I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. --Voltaire John 1:12-13 “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

With the launch of the last shuttle today it is an end to an era. I remember when I was a teenager seeing them test the Enterprise and then launching all the shuttles. I never got to go see a shuttle launch in person. However, from Tampa on many occasion I could step outside and it was just a few minutes and I could see the launch from where I lived. I can truly say I lived and witnessed the whole shuttle era. Through all the high points and the two low points. I disagree with the decision to discontinue the shuttle program. But, what is done is done. I look forward to witnessing the birth of the next program. Quote of the Day: Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence. --Hans Christian Andersen Psalm 138:2 “I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C)...

Here are a few pictures from my nephew and niece's Birthday celebrations, I attended this month. Happy 7th Birthday to Taylor and Landon. Quote of the Day: The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong. --Antiphanes, ancient Greek dramatist Jeremiah 23:24 “Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the LORD. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Our political system needs major reform. I can not believe we let these politicians get away with almost literally murder. Quote of the Day: To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. --Theodore Roosevelt Mark 8:36 “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

That is all that I seem to do nowadays. I thought when I left one job, via retiring and took another I would be working less. Not so. Only one good thing has happened. Once, I am done for the day. I am done. Don’t have to be worried about being called in or coming in on my day off. Speaking of which, I have a 3 day weekend coming up in the two weeks. Hope everyone is doing great. Will blog more later in the month. Quote of the Day: The depth and the willingness with which we serve is a direct reflection of our gratitude. --Gordon T. Watts Hebrews 6:10 “God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Hope everyone is well. I have been busy lately. Since, returning from vacation, I have been trying to catch up from work. Plus, I have been busy getting everything ready for me to start back to USF this fall. Here is a picture with my niece and nephew at Easter Dinner. Take care everyone and keep in touch. Quote of the Day: Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home. --Bill William Henry Cosby Ephesians 4:15 “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Remember Christ Lives, always has and always will.

Thanks to everyone for the Birthday wishes! 42 wow what an age. So many memories and so more to see and experience. Thanks Jesus, my Lord, for another year! Quote of the Day: Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. --Mark Twain Ephesians 1:7 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Looking forward to the next two weeks to be over. Then I start my much need time off. Not going anywhere other than maybe to Inverness to check on that piece of property and put it up for sale. Other than that nothing new going on. Just trying to get all my ducks in a row so that I may be able to start USF on time and hopefully get my company to pay for it. Hope everyone is doing great! Quote of the Day: Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. --Albert Einstein 1 Peter 2:2-3 “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Well, it’s almost here. I finally get to take some much needed time off. I am so looking forward to April 1st. But, next week will be trying. I work six days in a row next week. But, at least one will be all much needed overtime. Quote of the Day: Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim. --Ralph Waldo Emerson 2 Timothy 1:9 “He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

This is a great vantage point to see the last Space Shuttle Discovery launch. I'm glad this guy recorded it. Great capture from an airplane! Quote of the Day: I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse. But only pigs were available. —Anonymous 1 John 3:18 “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

This was my first trip and first look at my now owned property in Paris, Tennessee. The video is really about an 1 hour long. However, this is the first 13 minutes. This was also my first time using this video camera. I just learned how to import the video into my computer and was quite amazed how easy it was importing it. My Paris, Tennessee Property August 31, 2005 Quote of the Day: I’ll note you in my book of memory. --William Shakespeare John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Here is the video I told about in the last post. I thought it was funny this morning. Dogs being lazy!

Today has been a great day for me. I have gotten a lot done and the weather has been amazing. I even caught the dogs being lazy today. I took a video of them. I will post it up next. Quote of the Day: I not only use all the brains I have but all that I can borrow. --Thomas Woodrow Wilson Ephesians 4:2 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

So far 2011 has not been what I expected. It has been very bad financially mostly. I feel the brink my come this year. On a brighter note for this year, I have cleared a lot of junk out of my life and house. Quote of the Day: Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image. --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Philippians 2:14-16 “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.” Brought to you by BibleGateway.com . Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved.

Well, it is another year. I pray this one is a lot better than last year. I was reflecting last night how if I was still in law enforcement, I would have only 4 years to go to full retirement. However, I don’t know if I would have lived longer than 5 years after that. I would probably be about 250 to 260 pounds. Plus have full blown diabetes and still probably would have had glaucoma in my right eye. On top of that the citizens of Hillsborough County would have drove me nuts. I am thankful to the Lord for telling me to leave when I did. I have pre-diabetes. Still have glaucoma in my right eye and have lost 26 pounds in the last year. I did it slowly over the course of the year and I am maintaining my weight. I plan on talking to my doctor again and see if I can go back on the Phenteramine. I seem to hold my weight once I lose it thanks to the those pills. I am hoping to pay down more debt this year. I am hoping. I pray that the Lord will give me enough of a pay raise to help accompli...