A Joke From Marta
Q: "Why did the chicken hug Melody?"
A: "Because he loved Melody!"
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
What Kindergarten Kids Say.........
Monday morning- not my favorite morning. Time to get back into school mode. Getting to school was not a problem today- and we were early! I walked into the classroom to a chorus of "Hi, Nils!" This was normal. Then I heard a little girl's voice:
"Melody, have you been married before?"
"No, " I said, as I tried to make sure Nils was going to his table and not running across the room to the video shelf.
"Well, then, get married!" She spoke it in frustration, and I just looked at her for a moment before turning to Nils to help him with his coat and backpack. It was soon forgotten as other kids arrived, but it was such a bizarre question from out of nowhere..........
I guess I'll have to make sure to let her know if I ever do get married.
Other recent quotables:
We were watching Fievel Goes West one day and had come to the scene where the little mice Indians capture Tiger the cat. From across the room I heard a girl say,
"Look. It's the Canadians."
Math class. The teacher was explaining vertical vs. horizontal. She asked if anyone knew what the "horizon" was. One of the boys raised his hand.
"It's a kind of phone, " he responded.
Monday morning- not my favorite morning. Time to get back into school mode. Getting to school was not a problem today- and we were early! I walked into the classroom to a chorus of "Hi, Nils!" This was normal. Then I heard a little girl's voice:
"Melody, have you been married before?"
"No, " I said, as I tried to make sure Nils was going to his table and not running across the room to the video shelf.
"Well, then, get married!" She spoke it in frustration, and I just looked at her for a moment before turning to Nils to help him with his coat and backpack. It was soon forgotten as other kids arrived, but it was such a bizarre question from out of nowhere..........
I guess I'll have to make sure to let her know if I ever do get married.
Other recent quotables:
We were watching Fievel Goes West one day and had come to the scene where the little mice Indians capture Tiger the cat. From across the room I heard a girl say,
"Look. It's the Canadians."
Math class. The teacher was explaining vertical vs. horizontal. She asked if anyone knew what the "horizon" was. One of the boys raised his hand.
"It's a kind of phone, " he responded.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Reminders
I was sitting in the doctor' s office last night, hoping that the doctor would have pity on me and give me an antibiotic. My head felt like it could fall off at any time, and I was feeling rather sorry for myself. Of course, if I had gone to the doctor a week ago, I probably would not have found myself in such a predicament-but there I was in the convenient care office on a Friday night.
The last couple of weeks have been pretty insane for me. I'm super busy with work, and there are lots of things going through my mind about the current state of my life. Just last week I was having dinner with a friend and we were talking about some issues that I have been concerned about. As we parted, I said something about knowing that God is in control, but not really praying as much as I should about it. When I got home, I picked up a book I had been reading (The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges) and read these words about depending on Christ: "Prayer is the tangible expression of our dependence. We may assent to the fact that we are dependent on Christ, but if our prayer life is meager or perfunctory, we thereby deny it.........God will work in us what is pleasing to Him, for He knows far better than we what really needs to happen in our lives at any given time."
Obviously I needed to read that that night. I knew that I needed to pray more earnestly and more often. Unfortunately, being the sinner that I am, I fell asleep while praying just a few minutes later. Well, I did better this week, but continually felt my body beginning to slow down- which leads me to the doctor's office on Friday night.
The nurse led me into an office and wrote down my symptoms, then left me alone to wait for the doctor. I sat hoping for some relief.........then I glanced at the wall and noticed something that you don't normally see in a doctor's office. Romans 8:38-39 was hanging in a frame on the wall. That kind of blew me away, but it was refreshing to read about nothing separating me from the love of Christ while sitting in that little room. Then I noticed the frame next to it. It contained the following words:
This I know
E. Margaret Clarkson
I do not know what next may come
Across my pilgrim way;
I do not know tomorrow's road,
Nor see beyond today.
But this I know --my SAVIOUR knows
The path I cannot see;
And I can trust His wounded hand
To guide and care for me.
I do not know what may befall,
Of sunshine or of rain;
I do not know what may be mine,
Of pleasure and of pain;
But this I know -- my SAVIOUR knows
And whatsoe'er it be
Still I can trust his love to give
What will be best for me.
I do not know what may await,
Or what the morrow brings;
But with the glad salute of faith,
I hail its opening wings;
For this I know -- that in my LORD
Shall all my needs be met;
And I can trust the heart of Him,
Who has not failed me yet.
The doctor came in then, and after a few questions, he gave me some free samples and a prescription and sent me on my way. I was, of course, greatly relieved to have some medicine, but the things I had read stayed in my mind all the way home. I am so thankful that the Lord throws little things in my path to remind me of His love and His sovereignty.
I was sitting in the doctor' s office last night, hoping that the doctor would have pity on me and give me an antibiotic. My head felt like it could fall off at any time, and I was feeling rather sorry for myself. Of course, if I had gone to the doctor a week ago, I probably would not have found myself in such a predicament-but there I was in the convenient care office on a Friday night.
The last couple of weeks have been pretty insane for me. I'm super busy with work, and there are lots of things going through my mind about the current state of my life. Just last week I was having dinner with a friend and we were talking about some issues that I have been concerned about. As we parted, I said something about knowing that God is in control, but not really praying as much as I should about it. When I got home, I picked up a book I had been reading (The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges) and read these words about depending on Christ: "Prayer is the tangible expression of our dependence. We may assent to the fact that we are dependent on Christ, but if our prayer life is meager or perfunctory, we thereby deny it.........God will work in us what is pleasing to Him, for He knows far better than we what really needs to happen in our lives at any given time."
Obviously I needed to read that that night. I knew that I needed to pray more earnestly and more often. Unfortunately, being the sinner that I am, I fell asleep while praying just a few minutes later. Well, I did better this week, but continually felt my body beginning to slow down- which leads me to the doctor's office on Friday night.
The nurse led me into an office and wrote down my symptoms, then left me alone to wait for the doctor. I sat hoping for some relief.........then I glanced at the wall and noticed something that you don't normally see in a doctor's office. Romans 8:38-39 was hanging in a frame on the wall. That kind of blew me away, but it was refreshing to read about nothing separating me from the love of Christ while sitting in that little room. Then I noticed the frame next to it. It contained the following words:
This I know
E. Margaret Clarkson
I do not know what next may come
Across my pilgrim way;
I do not know tomorrow's road,
Nor see beyond today.
But this I know --my SAVIOUR knows
The path I cannot see;
And I can trust His wounded hand
To guide and care for me.
I do not know what may befall,
Of sunshine or of rain;
I do not know what may be mine,
Of pleasure and of pain;
But this I know -- my SAVIOUR knows
And whatsoe'er it be
Still I can trust his love to give
What will be best for me.
I do not know what may await,
Or what the morrow brings;
But with the glad salute of faith,
I hail its opening wings;
For this I know -- that in my LORD
Shall all my needs be met;
And I can trust the heart of Him,
Who has not failed me yet.
The doctor came in then, and after a few questions, he gave me some free samples and a prescription and sent me on my way. I was, of course, greatly relieved to have some medicine, but the things I had read stayed in my mind all the way home. I am so thankful that the Lord throws little things in my path to remind me of His love and His sovereignty.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Jellybean Ball
Yes, a ball! You know, like when Cinderella goes to the palace with her glass slippers and dances with the handsome prince........o.k. It wasn't really that kind of ball. I did not meet a handsome prince, but I danced with Nils, and he looked pretty cute! And the "dancing" mainly consisted of jumping up and down and spinning around in circles- and yes, the jazz band did play the Pink Panther Theme Song!
The ball was a benefit for Easter Seals, and I was very impressed with the efforts to make it a family friendly event. There were actually jellybeans on the tables, but, as you can see, the lollipops were the hit of the night! We all had a great time!
Yes, a ball! You know, like when Cinderella goes to the palace with her glass slippers and dances with the handsome prince........o.k. It wasn't really that kind of ball. I did not meet a handsome prince, but I danced with Nils, and he looked pretty cute! And the "dancing" mainly consisted of jumping up and down and spinning around in circles- and yes, the jazz band did play the Pink Panther Theme Song!
The ball was a benefit for Easter Seals, and I was very impressed with the efforts to make it a family friendly event. There were actually jellybeans on the tables, but, as you can see, the lollipops were the hit of the night! We all had a great time!
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