Trade Deadline

It's the trade deadline in baseball today. I love it,teams are trying to improve for the stretch run.A lot of times, though,after a trade,I say"Why did they do THAT"?,only to find out later(sometimes even years later),that the team knew what it was doing, and did the right thing. I'm like that with God a lot of times. A setback,an unexpected thing, a loss of someone,an illness,gets me thinking, even saying sometimes," Lord,why did You do that"? But a later time,I see Him in these things, and understand what He was doing, or see the good that came of it.Some things I won't understand, but I have to trust His goodness and sovereignty. Thank you Lord, for baseball,trades, and the lessons from them. You amaze me.

Now it's ok

A lot of times when I feed Boots and Hattie, one of them is not there.They are off roaming around,sleeping, whatever cats do.It's funny, no matter which one is missing, the other one really doesn't eat well. They are constantly looking for their brother to come. When they do, then they are relaxed and both eat great. As long as their brother is ok, all is well.It's another good lesson for me. I need to get my eyes off myself, and be concerned about my fellow man, make sure they are well, try to do what I can to help them,especially bring them before The Lord in prayer.When I concern myself with them, I take a back seat,and the selfishness which snares me goes bye- bye. Lord, thanks for Boots and Hattie. Little did I know that when you sent them to me, they would teach me so much.

A lesson from cats

Boots and Hattie are amazing. They are 9 and one half years old, and have lived their entire lives outdoors.They like all of the varieties of food I give them, some better thaan others, but they eat it all, and seem grateful for it. Malchus, the visiting cat, on the other hand, seems to be getting spoiled. He is turning his nose up at some of the food,not eating it,taking it for granted,expecting it,instead of being appreciative. How often am I like him! I take God's blessings for granted,get spoiled by all of His goodness to me, instead of, like Boots and Hattie, being grateful and thankful, and "eating them up" as they are provided to me by His loving hand. After all,it ALL comes from Him,right down to the very breath I breathe. Thanks cats,for the lesson.Lord, don't let me ever forget it.

A lost art

Everywhere we go ,I see it.People on their cell phones,talking, texting, playing games, surfing the net. To me, it's sad. We've lost the art of being quiet, of thinking, of reflection. We have to have something to amuse ourselves. What ever happened to good old fashioned silence? No radio in the car, no TV, no computer.Getting quiet is good for the soul. It allows me to think and relect on God,how good He is to me, how much He has done and does for me. The biggest beneficiary of this technical age is the devil himself. Lord, help me to take those quiet times, look forward to them, and most of all, SEE and HEAR You in them.

Special delights

I had a bad day at work yesterday,not much went right. Plus I reached a new level of stupidity.I amaze myself sometimes at how really clueless I am. I was feeling a little down,but The Lord sent a couple of cool things my way to make me feel better. A duck came to the bird feeder to eat, and then a little yellow finch came to get some water before going to sleep. I love those special delights from God. Thank You Lord, for them,may I never grow tired of them, or take them or Your love for granted.