I am back!
Wanted to explore this subject.
Came home from off the road and thought the grandbabies would like a little something from the hotel so I gave them the bars of soap. They didn't know what they were. My grandkids do not know what bar soap is!!!
Saturday my eldest granddaughter was riding back from Dallas with me and she became frustrated because the radio station she normally listens to here in Austin wasn't coming in. She asked why wasn't it playing. I explained that the signal isn't strong enough. She hadn't experienced that yet. I wonder if the younger ones will never experience a weak signal because of the digital age.
I am feeling very middle aged. Wait a minute - if this is the middle then I will live to 104? Oh, no, I am passed middle age!!!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Another Dumb Funeral Statement
Two days after you called to tell me your husband died, someone hit my truck. We're both having hard times.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Maturity
I recently came across this clipping I saved from a newspaper a long time ago. I am constantly trying to understand behavior in myself and others and thus the interest.
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence.
Maturity is patience, the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure for long-term gain.
Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spite of heavy opposition and setbacks.
Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.
Maturity is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when right, the mature person need not say, "I told you so."
Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it.
Maturity means dependability, keeping one's word and coming through in a crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi. They are the confused and the conflicted. Their lives are a maze of broken promises, former friends, unfinished business and good intentions that never materialize.
Maturity is the art of living in peace with what we cannot change, the courage to change what should be changed and the wisdom to know the difference.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
25 Random Things about Me
1. The Lord loves me enough to clue me in to His purpose and plan for Kingdom Living.
2. Sometimes I listen, sometimes I don't.
3. I have daughters no sons.
4. I have nine grandchildren and fixin' to have ten.
5. I have wanderlust.
6. I have under 1200 days until my retirement date.
7. I have lived in graduate housing without attending any university.
8. I do chores in my dreams.
9. My parents taught folk dancing.
10. I jumped off a wagon carrying hay, stumbled and fell on my chin culminating in several stitches inside and outside my mouth.
11. I love history.
12. I love birds.
13. I prefer the woods over a beach.
14. My dad wrote his congressman regularly and I have the carbon copies to prove that.
15. I was ordained to preach the Word of God in 1998.
16. The first typing test I took to qualify for a job, I typed 12 words with 4 mistakes in a minute. Should have taken it in high school instead of all that science I took.
17. I used to make a living by sewing.
18. I have worked for the state of Texas since 1986.
19. Jesus has moved mountains on my behalf. On one occasion I presented 6 prayer requests. He answered 5 within the week and the 6th has not been accomplished - yet!
20. I love to see things grow, flower and bear fruit.
21. I love to see people regenerated by the Holy Ghost, growing in the Lord and bearing fruit.
22. I know sign language and have been an interpreter since 1983.
23. The most expensive garment I have made was my daughter, Emily's wedding dress.
24. I only like to preach if I have a Holy Ghost-given message.
25. Before Jesus, I was a mess.
2. Sometimes I listen, sometimes I don't.
3. I have daughters no sons.
4. I have nine grandchildren and fixin' to have ten.
5. I have wanderlust.
6. I have under 1200 days until my retirement date.
7. I have lived in graduate housing without attending any university.
8. I do chores in my dreams.
9. My parents taught folk dancing.
10. I jumped off a wagon carrying hay, stumbled and fell on my chin culminating in several stitches inside and outside my mouth.
11. I love history.
12. I love birds.
13. I prefer the woods over a beach.
14. My dad wrote his congressman regularly and I have the carbon copies to prove that.
15. I was ordained to preach the Word of God in 1998.
16. The first typing test I took to qualify for a job, I typed 12 words with 4 mistakes in a minute. Should have taken it in high school instead of all that science I took.
17. I used to make a living by sewing.
18. I have worked for the state of Texas since 1986.
19. Jesus has moved mountains on my behalf. On one occasion I presented 6 prayer requests. He answered 5 within the week and the 6th has not been accomplished - yet!
20. I love to see things grow, flower and bear fruit.
21. I love to see people regenerated by the Holy Ghost, growing in the Lord and bearing fruit.
22. I know sign language and have been an interpreter since 1983.
23. The most expensive garment I have made was my daughter, Emily's wedding dress.
24. I only like to preach if I have a Holy Ghost-given message.
25. Before Jesus, I was a mess.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Differences
King James Version
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
The Living Bible
Proverbs 10:19
Don't talk so much. You keep putting your foot in your mouth. Be sensible and turn off the flow!
Who ARE these people who come up with these translations????
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
The Living Bible
Proverbs 10:19
Don't talk so much. You keep putting your foot in your mouth. Be sensible and turn off the flow!
Who ARE these people who come up with these translations????
Friday, January 30, 2009
Seared Conscience
The most damage a person can do to himself is to negatively affect his conscience.
As children of God we should pray for a more sensitive conscience rather than try to numb it.
Our only hope when we lose our conscience is the redemptive work of a perfect Savior. Tears of conviction should never be taken lightly.
When we experience the pang of conviction, we need to take advantage of our shame and fall at an altar to present ourselves once again as flawed vessels totally dependant on a Savior.
We are not a body of believers who think that once we are saved we will always be saved. Each one of us runs the risk of falling. These are perilous times and the enemy of our soul is seeking folks to devour.
Be mindful of eternity when relaying prayer requests for lukewarm or backslid saints of God. The prince of the air is hoping for an inroad. Beware.
Why do we celebrate when we assemble? Because we are lifting up our King and rejoicing that His grace and mercy are flowing. Why do we want to share this good news? Because we have our burdens lifted and we have a hope and understanding of Who Jesus was, is and is soon to come.
As children of God we should pray for a more sensitive conscience rather than try to numb it.
Our only hope when we lose our conscience is the redemptive work of a perfect Savior. Tears of conviction should never be taken lightly.
When we experience the pang of conviction, we need to take advantage of our shame and fall at an altar to present ourselves once again as flawed vessels totally dependant on a Savior.
We are not a body of believers who think that once we are saved we will always be saved. Each one of us runs the risk of falling. These are perilous times and the enemy of our soul is seeking folks to devour.
Be mindful of eternity when relaying prayer requests for lukewarm or backslid saints of God. The prince of the air is hoping for an inroad. Beware.
Why do we celebrate when we assemble? Because we are lifting up our King and rejoicing that His grace and mercy are flowing. Why do we want to share this good news? Because we have our burdens lifted and we have a hope and understanding of Who Jesus was, is and is soon to come.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Exposure
I have a thirty-year indentation on one of my fingers of my left hand. I am uncomfortable with it exposed.
Last night we dug ourselves up in a Communion Service. I left the service exposed. As I considered myself, the Lord showed me other hollowed-out indentations which are thirty years old.
Now that I see them, I will cast them at the feet of my Redeemer and trust His strengthening power to shore up my jagged edges.
Last night we dug ourselves up in a Communion Service. I left the service exposed. As I considered myself, the Lord showed me other hollowed-out indentations which are thirty years old.
Now that I see them, I will cast them at the feet of my Redeemer and trust His strengthening power to shore up my jagged edges.
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