As I was driving home from the grocery store I heard a man on the radio ask what we were leaving our children/grandchildren. He mentioned how he would choose, over any amount of money, the writings from his grandfather . . . if he had left any.
So, I have determined to create a diary/journal of what happened to me on this day(s) the Lord has granted me.
Today is Sunday, June 5th. It was a hot day. Two things stand out right away for me about this day.
The first was I laid out in the sun. Only fifteen minutes on each side but while I was laying on my tummy on a towel in the grass I found such joy. The smell of the dirt and the grass and the flowers and the heat was amazing. It brought back such memories. Memories of childhood, and of my children's childhood, laying on our tummy's watching the bugs in the grass or looking at the little tiny flowers and all of their amazing parts. They are so beautiful with their little petals and all those other tiny parts that make up flowers. I was praising God the entire time. It is so easy to forget that our universe isn't the only one. There is an entire other universe right under our feet.
The second was the devotion I read this morning. My reading plan is titled: Morning & Evening and was written by C.H. Spurgeon. He shows us how even the story of Adam and Eve (Cain and Abel) foretells of the coming of Christ. Here is the link (I hope it still works when you choose it) http://www.youversion.com/reading-plans/morning-and-evening/20
That was a good part of the morning devotion. This evening is about how can we be sluggish when it comes to our zeal for the Lord. He also speaks of vanity. He writes about it in a way I hadn't considered. "even a fool" is vain with his "caps and bells and lyres" and it is so true. I don't mean to but I do take pride in my ability to make people laugh and I do it at the expense of myself. By devaluing myself I devalue God because how can someone take me seriously when I speak of God if I act a fool all of the other time?
I did go by and see Lindsay and Kyler. Kyler smiled at me. Lindsay said that they all went to Craig's Mom's pool today and that Kyler likes the water.
I didn't see Michael and his family this weekend. Yesterday was the Burns & McDonnell company picnic. Usually the boys and Mary come as does Mendy and her kids. This time I had to work and Mia had a game. I offered to meet Mary and Michael and sign them in - but the didn't make it over.
Scout, Harriet and myself had a pretty darn good day. The air conditioning is amazing. I did go shopping several times throughout the day. I get worn out easily so I go and then head home once the fatigue sets in. I do wonder if I will ever have my knee back. If I will ever walk normally again.
This weekend was a good one. It started with Courtney, Mark and myself going to the Main Street AMC downtown Kansas City to the Cinema suites. I love being waited on and sitting in those big red recliners.
The movie really disappointed me and depressed me. It was Hangover II. Supposed to be a comedy. The movie made me realize how far we have sunk. It ended with the man feeling strength and pride in the fact that he had a demon inside him (his words not mine). He had been sodomized by a she/man and loved being with prostitutes . . . I mean, how low have we sunk when a mainstream movie has to sink to full frontal nudes of she/men to get their laughs? How low have we sunk if a man takes pride in having sex with another man? Oh, and it was gay pridefest at the Power and Light District. It just makes me sick. I'm sorry but it does. People take pride in the fact that they have sex. Woo Hoo!!! They have sex. They base their whole identity on the fact that they have sex with their own gender.
Then I get home and check Facebook and the local public television (KCPT) posted that they had set their booth up at the gay pridefest. I immediately hit comment and asked what other festivals they set their tents up at. Wonder if they set them up at family venues or Christian venues? But I know they don't.
I guess what has set me off about this whole homosexual thing is what happened to us in Chicago. We got our hotel at the Hyatt and when I walked in I saw all of these beautiful men. As I was standing at the front desk I saw one couple groping each other. Then I see my grandchildren walk in and as they are riding up the escalator they see that same couple groping each other at the top of the escalator. Christian goes "yuck" and when I saw that with my grandma eyes I became furious. I don't want my grandchildren around that.
It is so true what someone said the other day. Evil walks proudly down the street and good people have to hide. It makes me sad and sick. Sick that my grandchildren have to grow up around this.
Which brings me to another post on Facebook. This time it was from The Browser and it was an article about how abortion is slowly being taken away. You should have read the comments demonizing Christians. Of course this is common. It is perfectly fine to say horrible things about Christians but those same people wouldn't say a word against any other group. Sad. It just makes me sad.
I'm going to have to narrow my world and hope my children narrow my grandchildrens world. I don't want them exposed. I know that there are things I've seen and heard in my life that I would love to unsee and unhear. Of course I can't. The kids need to be protected. They need to grow up knowing and learning all about our Savior. He is our only hope.
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