Thursday, November 1, 2007
Side jobs
My father was a carpenter. A great one,for sure. My brother picked up his skills,I of course,did not. In any event,he had his regular job with a remodeling company during the day,but he would also do side jobs in the evenings.We always knew when he got paid for those side jobs. Bags full of potato chips,dip,pop, ice cream,stuff we didn't get very often,and really appreciated when we got it.It's nice to reflect back,it makes me thankful.Thankful for my father,thankful that he took such good care of us,thankful that those treats were rare occasions.It made us appreciate them more. Yes,it's good to reflect back.But it's better to reflect OUT. That others would see a reflection of Jesus in me,that I may shine out for Him.Lord help me to reflect...BACK and OUT.
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i remember sitting on the couch with our small bowls of chips and our pop in those pastel colored plastic cups... which mom had to make sure were ABSOLUTELY even in portion! and i remember wanting those chips to last forever because we didn't know when we'd have them again. but no matter what, we never went hungry..... mom could make meals out of nothing. we had two very loving parents who loved and took care of us no matter what. how thankful we were for the things that others just took for granted. Thank You Lord, for our parents, and for them teaching us to appreciate special treats.
and also, let's remember our dear uncle hank and aunt helen, who knew when times were hard for mom and dad, and brought us ice cream, and candy, because we were kids and they knew that we needed that stuff. Thank You Lord, for aunt helen and uncle hank, and for the love that they gave us as children, and also as we became adults.
Amen on both comments. I remember Uncle Hank coming over and all of us hoping that he would bring ice cream. I don't think he ever disappointed us.
he NEVER did.
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