... an oldie but a goodie.

It’s been an interesting day, started out with no clients to see and by 1500 I had two that needed help and not enough time to get stuff done before 5. I realize, now that I’m not working in the “home office” for a few weeks how much I like to be in and out of the “office” early. When I’m at home I don’t mind working late, but when I’m not, I like to be done and gone!

Today it seemed I spent more time e-mailing than anything else. I’ve been in some pretty interesting conversations lately, the common thread that runs throughout these conversations is that if we let ourselves be ruled by Jesus, if we focus our attention on him and how he taught us to live and we truly try to live like that, things work out better. It’s when we try to get “our way” or we put ourselves before others, that is when we run into problems.

It has also been interesting to see the similarities between kids and older people also. Our culture, by and large, doesn’t respect people that are older, therefore the feeling of not being needed is added to the feelings that come with old age (body wearing out, friends dying, the “good ole things” are changing, etc.). So the older folks get the same attitudes as the kids an almost “I’m taking my ball and going home” attitude or well fine if I’m not wanted then I’ll just leave. I think it’s a sad commentary on our times and our attitudes that we have allowed this to pervade our society. Those of us who claim to follow Jesus need to follow his teachings, in so doing I’m pretty sure that our attitude toward the older people in our world will change.

I suppose that’s enough to chew on for today.
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house, etc. (apologies to The Choir). :-)

This whole blog thing is tough! I don’t really have enough to say (or at least I don’t think I do) but then I start typing and BAM! (apologies to Emeril) before you know it, I’ve said something.

So, we bought a house and then spent the next three weeks immersed in this pathetic little world that I don’t like. I much prefer helping other people with their stuff, but it was my turn to receive. I can’t even tell you how much help there was!! I can’t even believe it myself. Everyone from family to friends to acquaintances showed up to get in on the action, it’s funny to look around our “nowhere near finished” house and remember the many hands that touched it! Thank you all!!!!! (Especially the fruit-headed sister of mine, I’m pretty sure she’s the only one that reads this anyway) :-P

We officially moved in to the new place on Father’s Day, that was fun (NOT!!) I hate moving. Now that I’ve said it, I’ll probably get a job where I move once a year or something crazy like that!

For now though, work goes well, home is in chaos and, well, we’re all still exceptionally beautiful people. :-)

I must say that I have been challenged over the past few months (no I haven’t forgotten the bit about intelligent design/evolution/creation, see March of the Penguins and let’s talk about those guys!) about the whole prayer thing. Being raised Christian, in a Christian school and church, prayer just doesn’t seem like it really does anything. With this being said, I started a few months ago to pray the “Prayer of St. Francis” (go ahead, Google it) I can’t say that it’s changed my life or anything, but it certainly seems to keep the most important things on the forefront of my mind. Any thoughts on prayer or anything?

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