HARMLESS THOUGHTS

"Your Word has been tested and found to be very pure; Therefore, Your servant loves it." Psalm 119:140 (Jay Adams Translation) I do not doubt the truth of the Bible. When I pick it up and read through it's pages, I know that the words I am reading are true. There are whole books that have been written about the truth of the Bible. They have evidenced the many attacks on these words, and have proclaimed the glory the Bible's amazing reliability... its amazing durability. No matter what challenge has come against its authenticity, the Bible has been proven right over and over again. It also continues to be a beacon of wisdom and hope, regardless of the moral dilemmas we get ourselves into. All of these things I know and believe about every verse in the Bible, but there are some verses that I know and believe in a deeper way. In a way that has gone beyond accurate historical facts, and has cut deep into my soul, leading me and guiding me by its light. This verse spe...

So I have this giant tree in my back yard. It wasn't looking too healthy, so I had this guy come over and cut it down. I thought to myself, "Great. This works out good for me, I have a fireplace in my new house, I ought to be able to use all of this wood. No need to have it hauled off. I will just split it, stack it, and this winter, life will be golden." So, today I went off and with a little bit of my birthday money and my handy-dandy Lowe's card, I purchased some of the tools that I thought I would need to start splitting this wood. One of the tools that I purchased was a small one-handed hatchet. (I didn't know if I would actually need this tool or not, but it seemed like a smart choice at the time, so I added it to the cart.) Once I got home, I immediately set to work on the wood. I was feeling pretty manly and all, I was splitting wood with my axe, I had a fire going in the fire pit, I was profusely sweating, and drinking a (non-diet) coke. Oh yeah... ...

When the mommy is away, the boys will play... (and eat!) Thursday night, when the children were supposed to be silently sleeping away in bed, we stayed up and had a movie night . And no movie night is complete without cinnamon rolls. (at least when it is one of my movie nights...) Of course, I also had to introduce Sam to the wonderful world of the BIG Cinnamon Rolls! (He was impressed!)