Time Marches Onward

The older I get the faster time goes. Not really, but relatively speaking. Time is going at the same speed it always has, with the same number of seconds per minute, the same number of minutes per hour, etc., etc. But because none of us have chronometers or at least chronometers built in so that we become increasingly aware that our time is short and that we will never ever have the fascination with snow globes or pony rides we once had when we could really spend time with those items. I love the poet Longfellow who never ever lost fascination with being a child, even as an adult. Time doesn't move quite so fast then. I hope I never lose that fascination either.

White nights!!!

The whiteness of snow does something to me, make me want to capture it, make it into little ornaments and keep them in a glass case. I love snow. I love the coolness, the purity, the quietness of snow. Drove home one night with mom in the car and went to dinner with mom and to pick up her medicine and then home all the while the snow was showering big huge flakes of whiteness. To me it's like a shaking of confectioner's sugar all over the place. May we always thank God for His creation even if we don't care for it. For His creation was made for us!!! Thank you God.

Que Bella!!!

Isn't it fun speaking in another language with people who are fluent in both the language you speak and your second language? A dear lady at church is from Germany and speaks fluent English and I try (though it's been at least 30 years since college) to speak German and she loves it and I love it. I feel as though it is another form of acceptance, of trying to empathize and sympathize with her. I love being with her and having conversations in German and English, simple though they are. I am so glad God gives us the ability to traverse language barriers and make many friends.

Living in Peace

We are only human, right? We worry, we gripe, we hurt, we miss. We also fight back, we file grievances, lawsuits, complaints. Not saying this isn't permissible. Paul said everything is permissible. But he also said not everything is beneficial. So does that mean we should not fight back if our life is threatened? Nope, not at all. Paul said not everything, he didn't say, nothing is beneficial that is deemed permissible. He also said live in peace as much as possible. He didn't say peace at all cost. But as much as humanly possible. He didn't excuse barbs aimed back at a perp either....it's kind of like Karate. Karate is a martial art based in peace, the primary aim is maintaining peace. And for that you need the wisdom of God. There was an older gentleman ahead of me at a pharmacy that moved his cart to the side. I pulled up along side of him and then asked him if he was in line. He handed me several barbs and I chose not to fight him, because it wasn't worth it. It's not. He might have been having a bad day, he might have had a hard time in the cold weather. Who knows? But at that juncture, it would have served no purpose to have argued. I think I grew up a little today, because I really would have argued with him, like I do with  my mom. Although of late I have been conceding more arguments to mom lately because it serves not purpose. Live in peace. That serves a purpose.

NEW!!!

Many legends exist where the hero is reborn, made fresh, being given a new life. Brand new. That's what we want. We want to start our personal lives a new, a new weight loss regimen, a new relationship, perhaps like me 3 years ago, a new city. Perhaps we are returning to a life we felt comfortable and unjudged (again like me) or perhaps we just need a new perspective. We really do need to be reborn. Each of us according to Christ need this before we can enter heaven. And I believe this. We need to consider ourselves and look at ourselves in newness before we can ever hope to raise to the height that our Creator wants us to go. May we be blessed in this and find this newness in everyday life.