Archive for May, 2010
A Memorial Day Thank You
May 31st, 2010
Honoring our fallen soldiers today…
As I watched this video, I couldn’t help crying, thinking about the sacrifice so many have made:
And another video worth watching: I…
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Sundays are for…
May 31st, 2010
Pharmacy notes
May 28th, 2010
I love that God is not limited in the ways and places He can speak to us.
Love it!
Because this week as I was waiting on several pharmacy customers, God was speaking to my heart.
You see, at the Meijer pharmacy we have a free antibiotic program, wherein – as the name would indicate – several of our antibiotics are free to the customer. The thing is, not everyone who is getting one of these antibiotics realizes they’re free. So when the individual opens his/her wallet and I say, “There’s no charge today,” that person often responds with a shocked look and says, “What???”
At which point, I smile at them and tease, “Don’t ask questions. Just accept it.”
Then we usually laugh a bit, and they go on their merry way.
But one day, as I went through this scene for about the sixth or seventh time, God made me see things differently.
From His perspective, I think.
And I wondered, How many times has God meant to give me a gift, just because He’s good and that’s the kind of thing He does, and I have felt the need to ‘pay’ Him for it? How many times have I objected to His grace, because I didn’t think I deserved it? How many times has God wanted to say to me, Don’t ask questions, Karen. Just accept it.?
Are you understanding what I’m saying?
All He wants us to do is say, Thanks! and accept His gift.
No questions.
Just thanksgiving!
Have a wonderful weekend!
I have a video ready for Monday. If you aren’t too busy with picnics and such, I hope you’ll stop by for a visit.
That’s Where I Draw the Line
May 28th, 2010
So, Wednesday evening I was making dinner, watching the clock and wondering when Joshua was going to get home from fishing with his friends. The next thing I knew, he was walking in the door and went through the kitchen holding a ziploc bag full of water.
And a fish.
I don’t know where I figured he was going with it. I mean, this wasn’t the first time he’s come into the house with a critter. So I just didn’t give it much thought.
Until…
He came back into the kitchen and said, “The fish is going to live in our toilet temporarily.”
I think I might have changed colors. I looked at him and proclaimed, “Oh, no it isn’t!” I’ll let a Polyphemus moth hang out on the curtains. It’s fine with me to have a bunny in a cage in the living room. I’m even OK with little snakes – as long as they stay in Joshua’s room.
But I will NOT have a live fish swimming in the toilet. Even if it’s temporary.
That’s where I draw the line.
Ya know? Come to think of it, I don’t know where he ended up putting that thing. Perhaps I should go check that out!
And I held on tight
May 27th, 2010
I stood there in my daughter’s fifth-grade classroom at open house night, looking at all the things she’s made throughout the year…
the life-sized human body, the history timelines, the…
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Did They Know What They Were Saying?
May 27th, 2010
At the beginning of this month I participated in a Bible reading marathon. As I sat and listened to another woman reading Matthew 27, with all the details surrounding the horrible moments around Jesus’ death, I was surprised to find myself hopeful by a statement made by the angry crowd.
All the people answered, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”Matthew 27:25
Though the woman who was reading kept going, I had to pause with that statement.
I know the crowd spoken of in Matthew 27 was trying to communicate to Pilate something along the lines of, “Yeah. Whatever. Get on with it. Hand him over. We’ll take responsibility for killing him. We’ll even push it off onto our children if that will get you to give us this Man so we can crucify him!”
But as I pondered their words, and considered what Jesus was about to do for them (For all of us!), I couldn’t help but wonder if those people really knew what they were saying. Because, what they were saying was exactly what they needed.
Let his blood be on us and on our children!
It is the cry of my heart and my prayer for my children. Jesus, let Your blood be on us. Let us be covered by Your blood – forgiven of our sins, by Your perfect sacrifice.
I don’t know if the angry crowd knew what they were saying. But I am so thankful that His blood covers me!
Thrifty Thursday
May 27th, 2010
My first tip is quite simple: When cooking, cut back on meat. Many thrifty people and websites will suggest serving meatless meals to reduce costs. While I do serve a few main dishes without meat (homemade macaroni and cheese, simple bean tacos…), we really enjoy meat and don’t like to have many dinners without meat on the table. My solution is to simply cut the measurements in half. If a recipe calls for a pound of meat, I use half a pound instead. Most casseroles are full of other fillers– beans, veggies, pasta– so no one notices the reduction. At least no one in my family does!
It was fun until we discovered this
May 26th, 2010
Remember when I told you about the field near our house?
Well, not far from it is a creek.
My son and I took a walk there the other day.
I shot a couple of pictures on my phone while…
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Critter Report
May 26th, 2010
Didn’t I just say I’d been pondering the thought that we haven’t had any critters in the house lately?
And then Joshua found the bunny?
Well, two days after the bunny moved out, Joshua found another friend.
This guy:
It’s a polyphemus moth and Joshua was so proud of him!
Unfortunately, Mr. Moth wasn’t entirely healthy when he came to live with us, and he has since died. BUT, now Joshua has him displayed on his bug board with Ring and Twiggy and several other unnamed bugs we’ve had as house guests over the years.
Hmmmm. It seems the season has arrived. Wonder who our next critter will be!?
A dress
May 25th, 2010
