RIP Elizabeth Taylor

Yours Truly

I have no choice but to listen to cable news all day when I'm in the house since that's mom's main form of entertainment (after reading the Bible & I'm not making jokes here); if you watch CNN all day, you  need to read the Bible!  So, of course today one of the main things mentioned has been the death of Elizabeth Taylor, a beautiful Hollywood star. I've never been a huge movie fan; I occasionally watch a tear jerker, a comedy, or one that someone tells me I absolutely cannot miss, but that's about it; however, I have always been fascinated by their personal lives. I used to read movie magazines voraciously, saving my money to buy Photoplay, Modern Screen, & when I was a newlywed, I was always slipping People magazine into our grocery cart when it was a strained budget to begin with. I have weaned myself from this habit in my older years, sticking mainly to books & my new Nook & the computer(I think my daughters are now magazine readers).

Mom finally said, oh my Lord, let the woman rest in peace! She was married a dozen times, took away I don't know how many women's husbands's & I don't guess those men cared about their kids - (she was really getting wound about now)! She's been in the hospital for a month - at least she's not having to lay up in a nursing home somewhere; no doubt SHE got the best of care. Probably never had to cook or clean house or take care of her kids. No wonder she gave money to the AIDS people (this is still mom talking, not me) with the kind of life she lived. You know how people get AIDS. She could have given that money to hungry kids. I bet she never darkened a church house door - (I wasn't commenting, I haven't a clue on this matter; I did say to mom that she had time while she was ill for some time to talk to God). Well, that's what they do, she said, wait until the very end, when they get real sick then mention God's name.  I can recall being very upset with Liz when she took Eddie Fisher away from Debbie Reynolds (not allowing for the fact that the path goes 2 ways). For some reason, we seem to always want the women to bear the brunt of the blame, especially if the women are beauties, just like David & Bathsheba in the OT.

As I ponder, there's a lot of truth as always in what mom had to say about Liz. I don't always agree with her either. I've never lived, nor do I wish to, in the limelight. I do regret that many people look to so called stars as idols & mentors rather than everyday folks who live life with joy, kindness, awareness of God & others. My personal hope for Liz is that her latter years were spent in reflecting & coming up with answers & conclusions to life that brought her joy & peace. I know that Jesus forgave the woman at the well that had committed adultery & had been married 5 times - he has a tender heart for all of us; Elizabeth Taylor with her beautiful violet eyes is certainly no exception. I'm glad He's my Redeemer! 

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