Kathy, lol. Yes, it does, but I don't require much salt. lol. Now, I'll be
mixing up frozen margarita's at 5 PM tonight. <grin> lol.

I'm very glad that I don't require a glass of wine every night. It's nice
to enjoy it, but I don't have to have it.

Lovings,
Pat Ferguson

At 09:12 AM 12/3/2005, you wrote:
>Pat,
>Doesn't a good Margarita need salt around the rim of the glass?  The
>salt may not be a good idea:  blood pressure you know!  GRIN!
>Kathy
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>At 08:19 AM 12/3/2005, you wrote:
> >Okay, Brad! You managed to make me laugh. lol.
> >
> >I do agree with you completely.
> >
> >Now, I forgot what I was going to write. lol. I hate that. lol. I guess
> >when I think of it, I'll write again. <grin>
> >
> >Okay, let's those of us who like a glass of wine or margarita meet tonight
> >at 5 PM here at our place, lol. I love Margarita's! lol.
> >
> >Love and Blessings,
> >Pat Ferguson
> >
> >At 09:47 PM 12/2/2005, you wrote:
> > >My wife goes to a women's Bible study once a week. One week one of the
> > >ladies brought a bottle of wine  to share after the study.   Recently we
> > >were talking and got on this particular  topic and occurrence and began
> > >to  talk. We both initially agreed, there is nothing wrong with having a
> > >glass of wine or margarita or whatever now and again, as long as the wine
> > >or margarita doesn't have you. We saw nothing wrong with such between
> > >spouses over dinner, as she and I do occasionally. Then we thought of
> it in
> > >a Bible study setting or even before or after. My initial reaction was
> "no"
> > >that didn't seem proper. But before  I got the word  "no" completely
> out of
> > >my mouth I was convicted.  If it is not OK in or around a Bible study,
> then
> > >why is it OK over dinner? Why is there two sets of rules to fit our
> life? I
> > >then figured indeed there would be nothing wrong with wine or whatever
> in a
> > >Bible study setting either as  there are no rules against wine, in fact
> > >didn't Jesus show his first miracle by making water into wine? And did not
> > >wine show up all over the Bible? It does say however not to be drunk and
> > >lose your  sharpness of thought. So I concluded that in either case wine
> > >would be OK. However, as pointed out here, perhaps others may have a
> > >problem with alcohol and it is not appropriate to put this before them as
> > >if to cause a brother, or in this case, a sister to stumble. Also
> mentioned
> > >here and I'm sure it was the first thing that entered in most of your
> minds
> > >was... "what would other Christians think"? Why is that anyway? Even
> we, as
> > >Christians, just like Phil's folks he knows who have slipped a bit and do
> > >not want to come to services, we, as Christians ourselves become
> subject to
> > >the "high and mighty" attitudes, that we shy from living out or even
> > >stating our own beliefs in fear we will be outcasts or seen as less a
> child
> > >of God because of it, or become  a "world premiere" of the rumor mill. How
> > >would you feel if you were eating supper and you and your spouse shared a
> > >glass of wine, and the door bell rings, and it is your pastor.  In he
> walks
> > >in, bottle on the table and all. Minus Greg and Kathy, and Phil as
> well  as
> > >they are pastors, but even they would likely  be faced with a similar
> > >situation if their superior were to walk in, or perhaps even worse, an
> > >elder or congregational member. Perhaps we might not feel wrong, but it is
> > >the reaction of others, or the supposed reaction of others that would or
> > >could make it awkward. I remember a friend of ours talking to us about our
> > >former pastor's wife who had, God forbid, wine bottles in her house
> and she
> > >was now drinking!! That seems to me jumping the gun, making assumptions
> > >that were not founded, and spreading gossip. I'm not  suggesting we all
> > >ought now head out to the bar for a drink, that is not the same issue for
> > >likely a few reasons, but this situation pointed out that we ought  not
> > >live two sets of rules, but let one set of rules rule any situation. I'm
> > >sure there are those that disagree and feel we ought not have anything to
> > >do with alcohol, which I think is birthed out of the blatant and willing
> > >abuse of it by so many, or folks they know who have had problems with
> > >it,  that drives that thought. But  casual and responsible consumption of
> > >it to me doesn't seem wrong.
> > >
> > >*holding up glass*, Cheers. clinkety clink
> > >glug, glug, glug, glug glug glug  glugluglugluglugluglugluglug
> > >
> > >hush'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh
> > 'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh'sh
> > >
> > >Don't tell the pastor. loll.
> > >
> > >Brad