What the blog's name means

While I'm at it, I'm going to explain the name of this blog.

My mother typed up the church bulletin every week, and at the end of the announcements section, she would put in a "Thought for the Week," which consisted of a quote, or a pithy little saying, or a Bible verse. Something like that.

Well, every week, in the Sunday morning service, this one deacon would be in charge of leading the devotions, doing the welcome and announcements, etc. And every week, he'd go over the announcements in the bulletin. And every week, he'd read the Thought for the Week. And every week, he'd say the same thing after reading the TftW: "And you know, that's the truth."

I pointed this out to my mother, who found it hilarious. She'd be in the choir loft when he'd read these, then make his assertion, and I'd look at her and mouth "And you know, that's the truth." She finally learned to stop looking at me at that point, but she always started laughing uncontrollably anyway.

At some point I convinced her to put things in the TftW from movies, etc.; as I told her, "He's going to say the same thing every time, and it's not like he's going to know where it's coming from."

These were some of my proudest ones:

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." And you know, that's the truth.

"Emmanuel Baptist Church--we get you closer to God." And you know, that's the truth.

"Life is like a sock monkey." And you know, that's the truth.

This statement became a huge part of my life, and I use it (and "And look at that. And it's a beautiful day") all the time, whether I need to or not, and whether the situation warrants using them or not. Because, sometimes, you just need something to say.