Wednesday Randoms <3
Hey hey! It’s a good day for randoms <3
Here we go, in no particular order:
Random #1
I know that sometimes there are good reasons for this, like when the fireman are doing their annual boot drive and such, but seeing people in the median by a stoplight gives me so much anxiety.
Even if I want to put money into whatever they are supporting, this is not an easy process to maneuver in the thirty seconds to a minute you have before the light changes. Plus I have a real problem giving money to people if I am not sure it is a legitimate thing; because it’s just wrong.
So there is that tension of a total stranger standing next to the car window while I stare ahead or try to make some of kind smile and hand gesture of non-intimidating communication that, while I acknowledge their worth and value as a human, I am not going to roll my window down and put money in their bucket, boot or bag.
Then I drive along questioning if I am greedy, if my heart has become hardened, and praying for whatever need they have. Or, if they are scammers, I pray that they respond the conviction of the Holy Spirit and repent.
It’s a lot.
Random #2
My husband showed me one of those funny videos on Instagram the other day. There was a picture of a stock pot and the words over it said, “When you see this come out of the cabinet, you know you are going to be eating the same thing all week.”
We laughed because I am a huge fan of soup in the fall and winter. However, I do have a little trick that does relieve of us of this meal on repeat dilemma.
I put a couple of ladles in a leftover container to have sometime during the week and then I put a single serving size in a couple of mason jars and tuck in the freezer. I can pull out one or two for lunches later on.
Since I do make some kind of soup about every week, we have a variety to choose from. They usually thaw by lunch time if you set out overnight in fridge.
Random #3
Sometimes when I am in a group, the subject of journaling comes up and I am always astonished when someone says they don’t like it or don’t know how to do it. This is not a judgmental statement.
It’s just that ideas and thoughts to write down have spun in my head since the earliest days when I learned how to spell words and form sentences. I was the kid who seized creative writing assignments and reports with joy.
My “What I did over my summer vacation” paper was like some thesis for a doctorate degree. I left out no detail. Essay questions on a test were my jam. I have a gazillion notebooks, scrap pieces of paper including receipts and napkins with ideas on them and digital notes in my phone.
And sometimes I feel weird. I wonder if maybe there is something the matter with me as I struggle to get every day tasks done while my mind is processing thoughts and ideas into stories to tell or lessons to teach.
So this week, I expressed to two writer friends how I wasn’t sure why I even do whatever it is I am doing with all these thoughts. And their encouragement was precious. Talking to them and hearing about the things spinning in their brains reminded me that God does talent us all in different ways.
When some appliance is broken in our home, there is absolutely no inclination in me to tinker with the motor or check the wiring. We call someone who has that interest and knowledge to fix it. That person may or may not be a writer – you can be both a repair whizz and a writer, but the desire to pull the panel off of an appliance and the knowledge to know what to look for is what they are called to do.
Which reminds me of this Scripture:
Whatever you do, whether in WORD or DEED…do it all to the glory of God, giving thanks to God the Father through Jesus Christ, His Son. Based on Colossians 3:17
Don’t despise your calling by thinking you are odd for doing it.
Random #4
I missed posting yesterday because the time change messed with my email service and now the deadline is 11 am instead of 12 pm.
This is going to put some pressure on me. As in, I just published this and now will finish. sigh.
Random #5
What a sweet fall we have had this year.
The weather has been so good and the leaves have lingered. We are still enjoying some blossoms on the mums and the wind and rains have not taken all the pretty colors away yet.
The sky has been so blue and we love walking or driving and taking it in.
It’s been a good one and we thank God for it.
Blessings and I will see you tomorrow!!!