Tuesday, July 25, 2006
P.S.
My friend Claud is doing great and is healing well. Thank you for all your prayers. I still do not know what the surgery results are but, I am praying they are good. Pray for his salvation.
Rainbows and dancing shoes
This past Saturday we were blessed to see not one, but four rainbows. FOUR! As we drove down to Glen Echo for a night of swing dancing there was a mixture of rain and sunshine; a perfect mixture for making rainbows. I am always so excited when I see one because it reminds me so clearly of God’s promises.
The dancing was fun to watch and the live band was most enjoyable. I love the music of the 1940’s in itself, but I love it also because it reminds me of my dad so much. He loved swing music and was in a band himself as a single man. He played the trumpet and he and my mom could really “cut the rug” as they say.
I made a rather quick observation as I watched the dancing. The really good lady dancers wore a special kind of unattractive tie shoes. I think they had a smooth leather bottom which enabled them to slide across the wooden floor with ease as their partner swung them around. So… with that, I was able to watch the rather good dancers and wish all the while I had those ugly tie shoes on instead of my floppy, rubber flip flops, leather top, red ones. It’s all in the shoes I’m convinced, not so much the years of practice and talent. It’s all in the shoes, yep, it’s the shoes.
There was also; as life usually presents itself, a spiritual lesson in the teaching that night. The instructor was talking about the men leading the ladies in dance and the ladies job was to follow. He quickly said, “that if the man did not lead, the ladies would.” We need men to be leaders not only on the dance floor but more so in the home. To be a servant leader is a high and godly calling. And if you lead, women will follow. However, not only on the dance floor but in this dance of life. It is so right when a man will take the hand of his maiden and give her the gift of leadership. The dance of your life will be so much more beautiful and the world will not be looking at your shoes I can assure. The world will see a glimpse of what God had in mind.
Blessings to all.
The dancing was fun to watch and the live band was most enjoyable. I love the music of the 1940’s in itself, but I love it also because it reminds me of my dad so much. He loved swing music and was in a band himself as a single man. He played the trumpet and he and my mom could really “cut the rug” as they say.
I made a rather quick observation as I watched the dancing. The really good lady dancers wore a special kind of unattractive tie shoes. I think they had a smooth leather bottom which enabled them to slide across the wooden floor with ease as their partner swung them around. So… with that, I was able to watch the rather good dancers and wish all the while I had those ugly tie shoes on instead of my floppy, rubber flip flops, leather top, red ones. It’s all in the shoes I’m convinced, not so much the years of practice and talent. It’s all in the shoes, yep, it’s the shoes.
There was also; as life usually presents itself, a spiritual lesson in the teaching that night. The instructor was talking about the men leading the ladies in dance and the ladies job was to follow. He quickly said, “that if the man did not lead, the ladies would.” We need men to be leaders not only on the dance floor but more so in the home. To be a servant leader is a high and godly calling. And if you lead, women will follow. However, not only on the dance floor but in this dance of life. It is so right when a man will take the hand of his maiden and give her the gift of leadership. The dance of your life will be so much more beautiful and the world will not be looking at your shoes I can assure. The world will see a glimpse of what God had in mind.
Blessings to all.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Presents Now Day; a new concept
Thank you for your prayers for my friend Claude. He is coming home from the hospital today and we still do not know the results of his surgery. I can only pray it is good.
In other news… we were at our friend’s house this past weekend and have a very nice time catching up whit their news. I brought the two girls home with us and they are currently at their grandmom’s and aunt’s house. They will both return on Friday and stay through the weekend.
Tyler has presented us, as a family, with the idea of “Presents Now Day”. It will be celebrated instead of gift giving at Christmas time. That way we can keep Christmas as Christ’s birthday and not have it crowded with the pressure and distraction of buying things. I would like to take it a step further and do some kind of good deed for one another or someone as a gift in Christ’s name and reveal the gift to each other on Christmas morning. For example; volunteering at the mission, working in a soup kitchen, giving money to a person in need anonymously or even washing a brother’s car. We still need to talk this through; but the concept is palatable as well as charitable. It may not be perfect, yet it gets our eyes off self and turns it around towards the needs of others. In that; I think Jesus would be pleased. The true blessing in all of this would be to keep the momentum going all through the year. Any thoughts? Personally, the name Presents Now Day needs tweeking.
Until Jesus returns or I leave this earth, I pray to be his faithful servant.
In other news… we were at our friend’s house this past weekend and have a very nice time catching up whit their news. I brought the two girls home with us and they are currently at their grandmom’s and aunt’s house. They will both return on Friday and stay through the weekend.
Tyler has presented us, as a family, with the idea of “Presents Now Day”. It will be celebrated instead of gift giving at Christmas time. That way we can keep Christmas as Christ’s birthday and not have it crowded with the pressure and distraction of buying things. I would like to take it a step further and do some kind of good deed for one another or someone as a gift in Christ’s name and reveal the gift to each other on Christmas morning. For example; volunteering at the mission, working in a soup kitchen, giving money to a person in need anonymously or even washing a brother’s car. We still need to talk this through; but the concept is palatable as well as charitable. It may not be perfect, yet it gets our eyes off self and turns it around towards the needs of others. In that; I think Jesus would be pleased. The true blessing in all of this would be to keep the momentum going all through the year. Any thoughts? Personally, the name Presents Now Day needs tweeking.
Until Jesus returns or I leave this earth, I pray to be his faithful servant.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Request for prayer
We will leave for WV on Friday instead of Thursday. This will give our ills a chance to die!
My dear friend; an older gentleman, is going in for surgery this morning. He has a mass in his stomach and I am concerned as you can imagine. The surgery will be six hours and a 10 day stay in the hospital. Please pray for him. His name is Claude Steger. He does not know the Lord which concerns me even more.
Today is a good day. It is said, “Any day above ground is a good day”, and I would have to agree with that. In light of my friend, and many like him, what do we have to complain about? Even the three H’s are of little concern. And today there are two; hazy and humid.
Carson still lies in bed trying to recover what ails him. Hopefully by tomorrow he will feel as good as new. Taylee is well and is making up for lost words… if you know what I mean.
May the God of peace reign in your heart this day.
Blessings
My dear friend; an older gentleman, is going in for surgery this morning. He has a mass in his stomach and I am concerned as you can imagine. The surgery will be six hours and a 10 day stay in the hospital. Please pray for him. His name is Claude Steger. He does not know the Lord which concerns me even more.
Today is a good day. It is said, “Any day above ground is a good day”, and I would have to agree with that. In light of my friend, and many like him, what do we have to complain about? Even the three H’s are of little concern. And today there are two; hazy and humid.
Carson still lies in bed trying to recover what ails him. Hopefully by tomorrow he will feel as good as new. Taylee is well and is making up for lost words… if you know what I mean.
May the God of peace reign in your heart this day.
Blessings
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
and why not?
Because I currently live in an infirmary and germs are rapidly spreading I seek shelter in the corners and recesses of my home. Thank goodness this computer is housed in such a place. Yet, as I dodge this nasty bug, I am thankful it has not bothered me so far. The battle is not over and we fight to rid this place of the enemy lurking behind and in every cough and sneeze. Uck!
We have started a new campaign in lowering our household electric usage. I say we because everyone is expected to comply with this change. It will most likely involve me the most and I am not in the least complaining. The modern conveniences we enjoy as a family and moreover as a nation are convenient to be sure however; they are the very things that create the high cost of energy use. It has gotten way out of hand and I feel it is my personal challenge to see what I can do to lower our usage which will lower our bill. So people will notice lint stuck to our shirts and the wrinkles that are not ironed out by the heat of the drier will most likely be noticeable. Our jeans will be stiff as well as our towels. We will carry critters in the house from time to time as they have clung to the clothes as they dry on the line. Yet, it is okay. The sunshine smell will linger on the clothes and the good feeling of doing things “the old fashion way” will bring me a satisfaction the easy way could not. This simple change causes me to be more in touch with the weather. The phrase “a good laundry day” is used and understood without further explanation. I have replaced warm water for cold when washing clothes and have yet to turn on an air conditioner. And considering my dislike for the three H’s (hazy, hot and humid) the air conditioner will be used when needed. The clothes will suffer however, I will not! That is, unless I am forced to reconsider that thought and will then spend the hottest part of the day at the mall sipping a Chick-fil-a iced-tea; three lemons please.
I must stop writing. 500 watts of power is needed to power this computer and monitor.
God bless.
There’s a big blue sky out there; try hanging up some laundry and you will see it.
We have started a new campaign in lowering our household electric usage. I say we because everyone is expected to comply with this change. It will most likely involve me the most and I am not in the least complaining. The modern conveniences we enjoy as a family and moreover as a nation are convenient to be sure however; they are the very things that create the high cost of energy use. It has gotten way out of hand and I feel it is my personal challenge to see what I can do to lower our usage which will lower our bill. So people will notice lint stuck to our shirts and the wrinkles that are not ironed out by the heat of the drier will most likely be noticeable. Our jeans will be stiff as well as our towels. We will carry critters in the house from time to time as they have clung to the clothes as they dry on the line. Yet, it is okay. The sunshine smell will linger on the clothes and the good feeling of doing things “the old fashion way” will bring me a satisfaction the easy way could not. This simple change causes me to be more in touch with the weather. The phrase “a good laundry day” is used and understood without further explanation. I have replaced warm water for cold when washing clothes and have yet to turn on an air conditioner. And considering my dislike for the three H’s (hazy, hot and humid) the air conditioner will be used when needed. The clothes will suffer however, I will not! That is, unless I am forced to reconsider that thought and will then spend the hottest part of the day at the mall sipping a Chick-fil-a iced-tea; three lemons please.
I must stop writing. 500 watts of power is needed to power this computer and monitor.
God bless.
There’s a big blue sky out there; try hanging up some laundry and you will see it.
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