September 29, 2006

Traveling Angels

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife.
After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every out come is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until some time later...

September 28, 2006

Blind Eye

New Virus

A dangerous new virus is being distributed electronically. It is called the Worm Overload Recreation Killer (WORK). You can get WORK from your boss or colleagues. Do not touch it. The virus will wipe out your private life. If you come into contact with WORK, there are two antidotes. You can purchase Work Isolating Neutralizer Extract (WINE) or Bothersome Employer Elimination Rebooter (BEER).

They're available at your local grocery store. Take repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated.

Send this warning to five friends. If you don't have five friends, you're infected with WORK and it is controlling your life.

When you think you've had a bad day...

These are some accidents...

Note the markings on the street reads, "Slow School Zone"
Note the direction the pillars are leaning.
Most of the damage was done when he backed up!

This phone is definitely out of service!

The more you look at this one the more questions you have.
Just how do you roll a steam roller upside down?
O
r get it righted for that matter.

Why am I reminded
of Barney Fife?

Wow! How fast do you have to go to get an SUV airborne?
Do you get out of the vehicle?

Yep! We're having fun now!

WIDE Load
Phone wires do ten
d to get in the way if you are flying low.

Or if you... like to have your boom up.

Just remember these guys had to explain to their boss
or someone from the insurance company.

See, your day could be worse!

September 27, 2006

Most Beautiful

This goes out to all my girl friends:

Girls are
like
apples on
trees. The best ones
are at the top of the tree.

The boys don't want to reach
for the good ones because they
are afraid of falling & getting hurt.
Instead, they get the rotten apples
from the ground that aren't as good,
but easy. So the apples up top think
something's wrong w/them when in
reality they're amazing. They just
have to wait for the right boy to
come along, the one who's
brave enough to
climb all
the way
to the top
of the tree.

September 22, 2006

Freaking Out

I do not deal well with change. Not at all. But yet, in December, I may be deciding to drastically change my life...for me anyway.

Moving. Away from my parents. For the first time. Ever. I knew this day would come, but I didn't figure on it coming so quick (in this way). I always figured I'd live with my parents 'til I got married. Not like that's gonna happen anytime soon. And I have been talking about moving out for some time. When it comes right down to it, tho, I have it extremely posh here. (I do need to grow up sometime...)

December is coming very quickly, people! What to do, what to do?!? I think I will go stick my head in the sand like an ostrich...(j/k)

(here's where the rant begins:)

Cons: Not seeing Dad every day. Or him waving good bye every morning. Sigh. And...rent will more than double what I'm paying now, plus utilities. And parking probably on the street...in the winter. Cancelling internet and paying the early cancelation fee (yuk). Double the drive time to work, and higher gas prices.

Pros: I grow up. Have to become more responsible. Get out of mom & dad's house. Learning to live with some besides mom & dad...and stopping acting like an only child. (I may have a younger brother, but haven't seen or heard from him in almost a year and not like we ever really saw him before that, either...but that's a whole 'nother story.)

In the long run, the move will probably do me more good than staying where I am, but still...I hate change. And I like being alone. Most of the time. And I like the short drive to work. And...

~end of rant~

So, when you think about it, please pray that Jesus shows me what He has for me in this, and that I make the right decision. This week. (!) And that I know FOR SURE. Some undeniable thing that will get my attention.

I'm hungry. 7:30 is a long way off. I get to meet Jen at the 50's Grill! Yay! I'm excited! Time for an afternoon snack...

I been feeling like this lately...

September 20, 2006

Wandering

Went to check out Banfill again. Fun times.






Cruise, Anyone??

HEE! THIS WOULD BE A BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sigh. I wish I knew someone who liked Smitty as much as I do....and who likes to travel......

Take a Cruise with Michael W. Smith

September 17, 2006

September 16, 2006

Uh-Huh


This cracked me up:

I'm thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out my nose.

- Woody Allen

Adventures in Moving

Katie and Marcus moved from their apartment to their townhouse today. Yay!! It was fun helping unpack some of the boxes at their new abode.





September 09, 2006

It is Finished

Yay! At long last all the photos from the retreat last weekend are up on Flickr.
It's about time....

Learning to Breath