Rabbit Trails

  I spent another day in my gardens. A nice pretty cool front blowing in on this September day, did NOT happen, but I went out anyway. It was only 98% humid. Could have been worse, right?   It was warm, not hot, but warm.    I've heard some people say they don't care about flowers.  Or flower gardens. Or anything like it.     I get bit by red ants. Sometimes when I pull a weed, the dirt and sand will fly right into my eyes. I sprayed myself with OFF, which is something I hate, but the mosquitoes are horrible right now. I get dirt under my fingernails, I break my fingernails and I get rocks in my shoes. I pinch my fingers and get poked with rose-bush thorns. I get sunburnt and thirsty. Everything is heavier than it used to be......      My hair gets in my eyes, I think about other things I could be doing, opposed to wearing leather gloves with holes in them..... pull...

  My husband left for four days to preach a revival in Humble, Texas, for Brother Reynolds. He left Sunday morning and got home Wednesday night, late. I sewed an apron...... and a shoe bag for Kimberly. I left the box of biscotti ON the cabinet, no worries about anybunny taking one.   Monday morning EARLY, Klarisa and I drove to San Marcos. Yes, I drove. Yes, we made it. No, nothing weird happened. We were looking for a wedding dress. We found one. All day long was fun except for about 10 minutes.   Ate lunch with David San Marcos, went to the gazebo where they will be wed, then went off shopping. Gave up on San Marcos, so we drove to Austin.  I also found out that Burlington Coat Factory doesn't just sell coats. Sounds like a coat store to me.... but what do I know?      We all said YES to the same dress. Woops. Actually, the store that we bought the dress, doesn't do the Y...

Without Him   Without Him I could do nothing Without Him I'd surely fail Without Him I would be drifting Like a ship without a sail   Without Him I would be dying Without Him I'd be enslaved Without Him life would be worthless But with Jesus thank God I'm saved   Oh Jesus, oh Jesus Do you know Him today Please don't turn Him away Oh Jesus, my Jesus Without Him how lost I would be Without Him how lost I would be ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  I have a little tape player in my sewing room. I buy tapes nobunny else will buy. I got a Gathier tape..... for a dime.... *Reunion* The last four songs on side two are: Without Him Tho Autumn's Coming On (I could have gone all day without THAT one) Through It All Hold To God's Unchanging Hand. Good songs.   I also have a little tape player in my bedroom. I listen to the Bible on tape in there..... AND I have Lester Roloff reading the New ...

  Psalm 42:9   I will say unto God my rock,  Why hast thou forgotten me?  why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?     Canst thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations? Who told thee that the night would never end in day? Who told thee that the sea of circumstances would ebb out till there should be nothing left but long leagues of the mud of horrible poverty? Who told thee that the winter of thy discontent would proceed from frost to frost, from snow, and ice, and hail, to deeper snow, and yet more heavy tempest of despair? Knowest thou not that day follows night, that flood comes after ebb, that spring and summer succeed winter? Hope thou then! Hope thou ever! For God fails thee not. Dost thou not know that thy God loves thee in the midst of all this? Mountains, when in darkness hidden, are as real as in day, and God's lo...

If I am in your town, and you're in a restaurant, and a straw wrapper flies past your head. It was probably me. And I'm not sorry. 

I love people. I love my friends. I love to meet new people. I don't mind being in a large crowd. I don't mind being with strangers. I can start a conversation with a stranger. I'm a people person. But this? No.   

  Today, this really isn't very funny. It's very true. And real. Too real.   My parents both have wonderful teeth. My one and only sister has nice teeth. I do not. I had a rotten tooth pulled before I even started school. I had braces. I've had fillings. I've had gaps. I've had extractions. I've had reactions from pain medicines BECAUSE my.teeth.hurt.   But, I'd rather GO to the dentist  and deal with the pain  THEY can inflict,  rather than live with the pain  my own teeth have caused me. I like dentists. My real dentist is an Iron Man. He wears funny socks. He swims, then rides his bike, then runs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let's talk about pain. If a preacher tells you he's going to have to tell you the truth, it will probably hurt. If a doctor tells you to take a breath.... you better prepare yourself for something unpleasant. If a dentist tells you a shot is goi...

  I only like before and after pictures..... if they don't involve ME being embarrassed. My gardens have been neglected. I LOVE to garden, but I don't like to feel like I need to call out the National Guard for help. I like to keep up on things. I failed my gardens this summer.     Things got WAY out of hand...... we had a rainy, rainy, summer......so the weeds have been quite happy, and quite busy.       This is the second pair of gloves I had on today.  The first ones were pathetic. These are the ones that got blood on them.       I was outside from around 9 until 5? Yes, I took breaks. One pretty long one when Roy Rogers came on..... and ice cream was in my bowl.   I swept, tidied everything up.      I pulled weeds and carted them to the sidewalk pile. I put rabbits in better places.    And, I pinched my finger ...

"God doesn't JUST hear us when we pray."  JCM August 2014   God hears our prayers, and everything else.  Do you think God just hears your cries for help but not your complaints?  Do you think God hears your words in time of need, but not your whining?  Do you think God just hears you when your soul is vexed.....but not when you're taking His name in vain?   This is what God hears: dark sayings, minced oaths, encouraging words, praise, gossip, songs, secrets, phone calls, lies, truth, all conversations, whispers, exclamations, murmurings, disputings, confessions, judgments, clean jokes, dirty jokes, bad language, backbiting, talebearing, questions, answers...... So yes, God hears your prayers. And everything else.   Ecclesiastes 5:2  (KJV)   Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God:  for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. ...

  Friday night we're at Sara's apartment for the *twin* birthday party. I remember when they were born. During hurricane Rita. I flew to Mississippi, the twins were born, James came to get me and enjoy the twins, but had to drive back to Freeport to get the girls because of the hurricane. What a week. On our way HOME from Mississippi, we met the hurricane coming through the area.... and it was all calm on the coast when we got home.     Cousin Jonathan. Always has a smile ready.      Ice cream cake. Not a good idea. In Freeport. In September.    Saturday was the Spa Party for Alisa. She turned six. I can remember when she was born. It was during hurricane Ike.   WOW   Why don't we all have babies during hurricane season?      This is what went on.....      I thought these were just pretty fun. T...