Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass- it is about learning to dance in the rain.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Little Things



“Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines” Song of Solomon 2:15

Sometimes it's the smallest thing that makes or breaks my day. I could have danced around my office when I saw this picture!!! I didn't, but I could have. I'm just sayin.... I'd thought of using binder clips, but with the wire under the clip part which creates some obvious stress points on the wires. Somebody thought outside the box...or in this case, outside the clip....and voila' my problem solved.

Life is like that sometimes. Only a little thing, a small problem in the grand scheme of things, but it's a spoiler. The Little Foxes. The little thought, the little jealousy, the little grudge, the little sin. Spoilers, one and all.

Life is like that sometimes. It requires thinking outside the box. A little discipline, a little forgiveness, a little tolerance, a little talk with Jesus. Voila' the problem is solved.

My Momma always said it was the little things that made a big difference! .



Sunday, June 27, 2010

Night Drive in Suburbia
Dark Night, Full Moon









Monday, June 21, 2010



Grocery Store Mania

How does one play? Take four self-check stations, minus two broken. Add three checkouts with cashiers. Add seventy-five customers ready to check out.

First, I got in line for the self-check. I only had 5 items. Then I surveyed the prospects, two of them were broken. One of the two remained was clogged by a woman slowly checking out a huge basket of groceries. The other had a man accompanied by a veiled woman trying to scan items. Maybe I'd better try the cashier. I moved to the first (Express) checkout line. As I push my cart to the conveyor, a woman steps in front of my cart. I ignore her and start to unpack my cart, but get bumped from behind by a teen trying to push a cart past me.

I gave him a questioning look. "I'm with her," he says, pointing his chin in the direction of the woman who'd jumped in front of me.

She was small; he was small. I could take them both. Not worth it, I decided. I did a very Christian eye roll, gave them a very charitable disgusted look and made a noise, but I moved back to the self-check. Better to wait than to fight for a place in the line, figuratively or literally.

The man and the veiled woman have put several containers of ice cream in their bag and hit "Pay".

The attendant says, "Sir, only one of those items scanned."

And here I thought he was nearly finished.

The attendant takes the items out of the bag, looks at each one. She places the scanned one in the bag.

"These need to be scanned." She steps back.

He passes one carton in front of the scanner, but at a distance. He places it in his bag.

"Sir, that didn't scan," repeats the attendant.

He scans it. "Aren't these buy one, get one free?"

I'm thinking, "They're all free if you can get by without scanning them."

"Not that brand," says the lady. "The house brand is buy one, get one free."

He scans a box of sherbet. "This one should be buy one, get one free," he asserts.

"No sir", says the lady. "It's on sale for $3.99"

He scans the remaining two items and places them in his bag. The total comes up and he walks out of the store without purchasing anything. Without stealing anything either.

About 5 minutes ago the other scanner became free. The lady with the boatload of groceries finally finished. But I was too fascinated with the shoplifting scam in front of me to care that another person behind me took her place.

The attendant steps up to the machine, clears the information, and takes the abandoned product away.

My turn. Without incident, I scan my groceries: 1 package whole wheat spaghetti; one bottle mushroom marinara sauce, one bag salad, one container cherry tomatoes, one bunch bananas, one bag grapes.

Guess what we had for dinner.



Saturday, June 19, 2010

The Road Home
a modern retelling of Ruth's Ancient Story
by Tommy Tenney & Mark Andrew Olsen



I did it again!!! I read and entire book in a day. I'm amazed at the healing that has taken place. For anyone new to my blog, nearly a year of chemotherapy preceded by a year of two major surgeries and several lesser procedures had left me without the ability to focus long enough to read an entire book, much less in one day. So I'm thanking God for healing and restoration.

And this book is about healing and restoration. There are any number of quotable quotes in the book, reminiscent of the author's father and the Tenney ability to turn a phrase! The story chronicles a prodigal's return to her roots (Naomi), and a lost child who finally finds a home (Ruth) told by a superb storyteller. Told as a modern take on the story of Ruth and Naomi, it brings to light the possibilities of redemption in a modern world. Spanning geography from Las Vegas, Nevada to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania it also provides a vista on the variety and beauty of Americana in the autumn. With characters complex enough to care about, it is an unforgettable story about forgiveness and repentance, well worth the day's effort to finish!!!



Friday, June 18, 2010

THESE LAST FEW POSTS HAVE BEEN FAR TOO SERIOUS!!!!

I'm fixin' to do something funny....soon.

It must have been end of the year stress!!! Time for summertime lightness.

Soon...soon as I get some energy!!!

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