Today

 

I walked in the door all excited.  I announced to Marleen, “Well, I got everything on my list done!  Too bad it’s last Friday’s list.”  Isn’t that how it is?!  Wayne Peterson said, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present."  Hey, today is the only day that we are guaranteed!  James 4:14, "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away."  So, take a moment to thank the good Lord for today, and make it a good day.

Supervision

 

Well, I did it again.  See July 27 post for a further explanation.  I was pulling pallets apart to scavenge the wood last Monday, and I caught my finger between the hammer and the pallet.  The current score: hard objects 2; soft finger 0.  I needed to get stitches in my finger, but I had just had stitches in the same finger 3 weeks ago.  I was too embarrassed to go back to the ER, so I cut a “butterfly patch” out of some surgical tape to hold the skin together.  Today, 8 days later, it is doing just fine .,, that is until I make the next blunder.  I told Marleen that it was her fault.  I told her months ago that I needed supervision.  And since I smashed my finger, evidently, she is not supervising me well enough. Proverbs 16:9, "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps."  I need spiritual supervision as well.  I’m glad that I don’t have to order my own steps in my life.  I’m glad that God sees into the future and knows the path that I should take.  Hey, let the dear Lord order your steps today.  Let God be your supervisor.

Propigation

 

Marleen has several green plants inside that do well in the winter.  But in the summer, she likes to move them out onto the screened in porch where they get a little more sunlight and fresh air.  And they thrive on the porch!  The philodendron has grown almost 4 feet long!  So, Marleen cut it off, put the two clippings in a jar of clean water, and has started two new little plants.  I wish that children were as easy to propagate.  But children take a lot of work, a lot of patience, and a lot of understanding.  But then children are more rewarding than green plants that just sit there.  Children bring joy, excitement, … and grandchildren.  Psalm 127:3-5, “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them …”  I’m so glad that I have a quiver full of children … and an auxiliary quiver full of grandchildren!