Mish Mash
Lots of stuff rolling around in my head this morning. It just dawned on me that McKenzie is comming back from her Mamaw and Papaw's house today, I think. I sure do miss her.
I have been reading blogs this morning. Trudi Matthews had some good things to say in a recent post about community. Very poignant. I still haven't figured out how to do links in blogger, so you can go down to the link to the right>.
My house is utterly discusting and messy. There are NO clean towels in the house, so I am doing laundry. And Vine and Branches, for "church" is doing a progressive House Warming for Matt and Bryan and Heather Sherwood. Appitizers and hanging out, ending up at our house. I am going to make mini quiches and mini cheesecakes. Yummy! But I have to clean house so I can dirty it making stuff. Funny, huh? And the cool thing is that right now I am not too worried about getting it all done. I will get it done.
I can't remember if I have said but I am not decorating for Christmas this year. We will put up a tree, I guess. But I am not dragging all the boxes out and going through them and taking a week and a half to put crap up only to take it right back down and take another week and a half to do that too. I reckon Christmas will come without all the lights and finery. The kids, well Katey, don't like the idea. I told them that if they want to do it that is fine but they will take it down too. I just refuse to put myself in a tizzy about all that this year. I get this way about every 4 or 5 years. Sometimes it is me being a humbug or being overwhelmed, but this year I just refuse to put myself in that frame of mind.
I am a horrible conversationalist. I can't pull crap out of my butt to get into a conversation. I would rather sit in the middle of a crowd silent than try to say something and people look at me like I am retarded. It has happened. I reckon if I don't have anything intelligent to say I will just be quiet. Now, there are certain subjects you can get me on and I will talk your ear off. Sex, gardening, homeschooling, serving, kids, hospitatlity, the love/grace of God, and marriage. I like those subjects and have some strong opinions about them.
One last thing. I mentioned the love and grace of God above. The other night, I guess about a week ago, I was sitting at Chili's with a group from work. One guy, Jimmy, and I got into a conversation about being a Christian and what that meant. He told me that he had done horrible things and that he thought God wanted him to pay for them somehow before he could have a relationship with Him. Now, I said some of the normal things about it not being about him and what he could do for God but what God had done for him in sending Jesus. He was drunk and I ended up getting frustrated because he kept insisting that he had to pay in some way. So, I shut up and will pray for him. That is all I can do until he is ready. Pride is a big hurdle to overcome.
Enough. I have a nasty house to clean. Good day to you all.
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