The Persistent Widow
One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.
"There was a judge in a certain city who neither feared God nor cared about people. And there was a widow in that town who came to him repeatedly with the plea, 'Grant me justice in this dispute with my enemy.'
"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!' "
And the LORD said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even h rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly. But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?"
Luke 18:1-8
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
July is the Best Month
I love summer. It would be nice to have it year-round with maybe one month of spring one of fall and one of winter interspersed in there to give some variety. Other than that, summer will suffice. So glad we have a pool key now and it's only a little jaunt up/down the street to get there. Summer is great!
Reasons summer is the best...
- You don't have to wear long sleeves. Every. Single. Day.
- Warm = always better than cold. (i.e. warm-hearted>cold-hearted. point proved)
- You can get a nice tan.
- Swimming. And pools. And the beach. And sand.
- It's married to the sun and they had a baby named Ice Cream.
- Who lays in the grass to look at the clouds when it's 30F?
- Sunglasses are cooler in the summer.
- Less likely to get the sniffles.
- You'll be less depressed if you don't have anyone to cuddle with because it's so hot you wouldn't even think of cuddling in the first place.
- It's the only time Ocean Park, ME is worth visiting. And the only time that amazing soda fountain is open!
- Cook-outs are the bomb!
- My birthday is in the summer. :)
- The sun stays out longer => less depression. It's a proven fact.
And I could go on, but I won't overwhelm with all the fabulous reasons why summer is great. Hope you're enjoying it to the fullest. Now, go eat some ice cream.
Peace.
Reasons summer is the best...
- You don't have to wear long sleeves. Every. Single. Day.
- Warm = always better than cold. (i.e. warm-hearted>cold-hearted. point proved)
- You can get a nice tan.
- Swimming. And pools. And the beach. And sand.
- It's married to the sun and they had a baby named Ice Cream.
- Who lays in the grass to look at the clouds when it's 30F?
- Sunglasses are cooler in the summer.
- Less likely to get the sniffles.
- You'll be less depressed if you don't have anyone to cuddle with because it's so hot you wouldn't even think of cuddling in the first place.
- It's the only time Ocean Park, ME is worth visiting. And the only time that amazing soda fountain is open!
- Cook-outs are the bomb!
- My birthday is in the summer. :)
- The sun stays out longer => less depression. It's a proven fact.
And I could go on, but I won't overwhelm with all the fabulous reasons why summer is great. Hope you're enjoying it to the fullest. Now, go eat some ice cream.
Peace.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Bless-ed be the Watermelon
Got to experience the wholesale farmers' market this morning at the way-too-early 6am. Ohmigoodness. And it wasn't all that exciting either. Good experience. Sweet farmers. Spotted some okra and it made me really want some and miss the BOL garden. Ned and I picked up some squash, zucchini, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cabbage. As I washed the potatoes, Ned went to get peaches but instead came back with over 100 watermelons!! Oh, wow. Talk about a workout unloading all those suckers. We sorted everything today and trying to fit 12 different items around a watermelon that took up the majority of the tub was a challenge; but not one that would master us. I must say that is one good looking tub of produce. Very colorful with the green of cabbage and watermelon, red of tomatoes and bell pepper, orange of ...oranges, and yellow of squash and bananas. The business should boom after this week for sure. :) Oh, and mangoes! Who wouldn't want a mango! Now I have the fortunate problem of figuring out how to consume/deal with seven of this amazing fruit due to the fact I bought some earlier this week because they were on sale! Had no idea I would get more with Go Local. But you will not hear me complain about this predicament. No, sir. Looking forward to a week full of healthy and delicious eats!
Peace.
Peace.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Hello, I'm the Vegetable Lady
Produce of the day includes a baby white eggplant and blueberries. Excitement at its fullest. Since we are talking about food, I can now add fish - trout specifically - to my cooking repertoire. Courtesy of my dear friend who fishes at Gulf Shores, I have had a good supply of fish for the past few weeks enabling me to not worry about buying meat. This last batch was made with rosemary and turned out absolutely delicious. However, after having it for the past week, I'm ready for a hamburger.
In other job-related news, I've been painting a house this week - much fun. A guy from church has a home repair business and is remodeling a house that had a tree fall on it from the tornado, and he hired me to paint with them. I rather enjoyed it. There's something about doing manual labor and sweating in a non-airconditioned house with a paint brush in hand that I find more enjoyable than staring at a flickering computer screen. Call me crazy. He might have other jobs for me coming up but with all the other job offers I've been getting (seriously!) I don't know how much I'll be able to do, sadly. We'll see how it goes.
In other job-related news, I've been painting a house this week - much fun. A guy from church has a home repair business and is remodeling a house that had a tree fall on it from the tornado, and he hired me to paint with them. I rather enjoyed it. There's something about doing manual labor and sweating in a non-airconditioned house with a paint brush in hand that I find more enjoyable than staring at a flickering computer screen. Call me crazy. He might have other jobs for me coming up but with all the other job offers I've been getting (seriously!) I don't know how much I'll be able to do, sadly. We'll see how it goes.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
The Wedding Channel
Well, congratulations to me. I have arrived. I am now at the age where anyone who hasn't seen me in a while - a while being anywhere from two years to two weeks- feels it necessary to ask if I have found anyone yet. "Are you dating? Met anyone? Interested in anyone? Anyone?" Friends and past roommates are getting engaged and married more and more now, and I'm enjoying looking at all the pictures on Facebook. While I am looking forward to when I get to speak about weddings in the present first-person, I find I can also be petrified at the idea of marriage. Weddings, sure no problem! We, as Americans, have the wedding down, and if you have any qualms about yours, just flip on the TV and you will find countless shows telling you how to make it grand. Sure, wonderful, but a wedding is a day. What comes after you blow however much money and then it's just the two of you? The day when it's you and whoever the lucky (?) person who promised to live with you....for the rest of your lives. Yikes! Yes, that would be marriage.
Now I'm single (which means I can live however I want!). Makes sense to learn all I can about marriage now so hopefully we don't screw it up. What makes a marriage work? But not just work, but flourish? I don't want to become the bane of someone's existence, especially when that "someone" considered it a joy to ask me to be his bride when we were in love. Marriage is important! God created it to be amazing and I definitely want mine to be amazing. Hard? and Work? Duh, you have to live with someone else day-in and day-out, and not just co-exist but get into each others lives, draw out the good to display and pull out the bad to get rid of, to stretch and encourage one another, and honor. It's all about honor. Marriage is powerful. Two people working as one; multiplied anointings, giftings, and talents. What is hers is yours now, right?
I was chatting with a guy my age the other day (I'll call him Jack), I didn't really know him but we had mutual acquaintances and I had heard of him before. Jack mentioned a girl (Sue) who I know and said they were dating, well, they had been dating but they were "taking a break." Jack rolled his eyes like it was all Sue's idea and he had no idea what that meant or why they were doing it. We chatted about some plans we had down the road in our respective lives and for Jack, this is what he has going..."Well, I'm seeing what is going to happen with Sue and me. I mean, we're either going to get hitched, or I'm going to move to Atlanta for this job." Um...excuse me? "Well, we might get hitched. Or not." ??? He said it so flippantly as if he "might" have Cheerios for breakfast. Or maybe he'll just have toast. Really?! Marriage is not just something to enter on a whim. That's how so many people get burned. It's a covenant. It's for real. And it's for life. Oh, but it's awesome. Again won't it be great when I get to say all this from first-hand experience. :)
Closing thought: Biblically, marriage is to be about honoring the other; it's an intimate place to practice laying down oneself for another. A great place to learn and gain experience in dying to self, right? Personally, I would love to get married. So, if a=b and b=c making a=c, does this mean I would love to die? Well, not particularly; it might hurt. But maybe that is what this prep time in my life is for: learn to die now so when we add in another component it won't be so much of a shock. Hmmm. So glad I have Help in all this.
Peace.
Now I'm single (which means I can live however I want!). Makes sense to learn all I can about marriage now so hopefully we don't screw it up. What makes a marriage work? But not just work, but flourish? I don't want to become the bane of someone's existence, especially when that "someone" considered it a joy to ask me to be his bride when we were in love. Marriage is important! God created it to be amazing and I definitely want mine to be amazing. Hard? and Work? Duh, you have to live with someone else day-in and day-out, and not just co-exist but get into each others lives, draw out the good to display and pull out the bad to get rid of, to stretch and encourage one another, and honor. It's all about honor. Marriage is powerful. Two people working as one; multiplied anointings, giftings, and talents. What is hers is yours now, right?
I was chatting with a guy my age the other day (I'll call him Jack), I didn't really know him but we had mutual acquaintances and I had heard of him before. Jack mentioned a girl (Sue) who I know and said they were dating, well, they had been dating but they were "taking a break." Jack rolled his eyes like it was all Sue's idea and he had no idea what that meant or why they were doing it. We chatted about some plans we had down the road in our respective lives and for Jack, this is what he has going..."Well, I'm seeing what is going to happen with Sue and me. I mean, we're either going to get hitched, or I'm going to move to Atlanta for this job." Um...excuse me? "Well, we might get hitched. Or not." ??? He said it so flippantly as if he "might" have Cheerios for breakfast. Or maybe he'll just have toast. Really?! Marriage is not just something to enter on a whim. That's how so many people get burned. It's a covenant. It's for real. And it's for life. Oh, but it's awesome. Again won't it be great when I get to say all this from first-hand experience. :)
Closing thought: Biblically, marriage is to be about honoring the other; it's an intimate place to practice laying down oneself for another. A great place to learn and gain experience in dying to self, right? Personally, I would love to get married. So, if a=b and b=c making a=c, does this mean I would love to die? Well, not particularly; it might hurt. But maybe that is what this prep time in my life is for: learn to die now so when we add in another component it won't be so much of a shock. Hmmm. So glad I have Help in all this.
Peace.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Yay! Found it!
Lost something? Pray about it. Seriously, why not? He knows where everything is anyway.
Today was one of answered prayers (whether or not I actually prayed them). So cool; I found several things that I had misplaced and had no clue where they were. And I'm not one to lose a lot of things. I typically remember where I put things or I can trace it back in my mind and find where I randomly placed them, but over the course of a couple months some things meandered out of my recollection.
1. My Nike duffle bag. Yay, I found it....stuffed in the back of my closet behind all the blankets and comforters that I won't be using for another four and a half months. Would've been helpful to have that for the Nashville trip, but I'm glad to know where it is.
2. My tan bra. Yay, I found it....under the bed??? No matter, it's a very important discovery. Thanks God for the guidance - I was looking under the bed for the aforementioned bag and found this instead!! Sweet.
3. My house key!!!! Yay, i found it....in my running shoe. haha. Yeah, may sound weird but when I go running I take it off the key chain and carry it in my shoe (so I don't have to hold it) which can cause problems if it doesn't get put back on the key chain. Wow, I thought I was going to have to take everything out of my chest of drawers in case it had fallen in one of them, but no, I just need to run more often. If I had used my shoes before today, I would have found the key sooner! Lesson learned = exercise daily. :)
Thanks, God, for found items!
Today was one of answered prayers (whether or not I actually prayed them). So cool; I found several things that I had misplaced and had no clue where they were. And I'm not one to lose a lot of things. I typically remember where I put things or I can trace it back in my mind and find where I randomly placed them, but over the course of a couple months some things meandered out of my recollection.
1. My Nike duffle bag. Yay, I found it....stuffed in the back of my closet behind all the blankets and comforters that I won't be using for another four and a half months. Would've been helpful to have that for the Nashville trip, but I'm glad to know where it is.
2. My tan bra. Yay, I found it....under the bed??? No matter, it's a very important discovery. Thanks God for the guidance - I was looking under the bed for the aforementioned bag and found this instead!! Sweet.
3. My house key!!!! Yay, i found it....in my running shoe. haha. Yeah, may sound weird but when I go running I take it off the key chain and carry it in my shoe (so I don't have to hold it) which can cause problems if it doesn't get put back on the key chain. Wow, I thought I was going to have to take everything out of my chest of drawers in case it had fallen in one of them, but no, I just need to run more often. If I had used my shoes before today, I would have found the key sooner! Lesson learned = exercise daily. :)
Thanks, God, for found items!
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