FOOD FOR THOUGHT - A DEVOTIONAL
Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often
should I forgive someone who sins against me?
Seven times?"
"No!" Jesus replied, "seventy times seven!"
~~ Matthew 18:21-22 ~~
How often must we forgive family members and friends? More times than we can count. Our children are precious but imperfect; so are our spouses and our friends. We must, on occasion, forgive those who have injured us; to do otherwise is to disobey God.
Are you easily frustrated by the inevitable imperfections of others? Are you a prisoner of bitterness and regret? If so, perhaps you need a refresher course in the art of forgiveness.
If there exists even one person, alive or dead, whom you have not forgiven (and that includes yourself), follow God's commandment and His will for your life: forgive. Bitterness, anger, and regret are not part of God's plan for your life. Forgiveness is.
A Prayer: Dear Lord, Your ability to forgive is limitless; mine is not. Keep me mindful of Your commandment to forgive others - and to keep forgiving them - just as I have been forgiven by You. Amen.
A Woman of Prayer - 365 Daily Devotions, Freeman Smith LLC, Publisher
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Had things gone the way she planned them, my sister Bev would be here now. :-( Because fate has been playing a huge joke on her for the past couple of months, ever since she listed her house in PA and sold it and rented a condo to live in until next spring when she and her husband Don can retire and move to their new lake house in Texas, she's been stranded in Texas for over two weeks and she's still counting. I use the word "stranded" very loosely. Oh to be stranded at that lake house! She's not here because she's still there because as it turns out, her movers operate on a very laid back delivery schedule. Very laid back. LOL (Sorry, Bev, but your whole moving saga continues to keep me in stitches.)
So our much anticipated visit went the way of not-so-whoopee moving companies, but we have a bombdiggety visit planned for this fall. :-)
So Bev's not here but Mandy and Aaron are. They had dinner with us Thursday night and have spent the last few days with his Mom. Everyone is coming over here today. I'm cooking a big roast because in spite of the fact that it's upwards of 100 degrees every day now, my roast beef dinner is a family favorite and they'll be tickled pink. I'll just lower the a/c by a few degrees.
Aaron has to go back home tomorrow, but he's leaving Mandy here with me. She'll fly home Saturday evening, so she's all mine for the next week. :-) Friday is Krissy's birthday and boy do we have big plans. We're going to Chuck E. Cheese and we can't wait. LOL Oh, I kid. I mean, we really are going to Chuck's place, because we'll have Cameron and Avery with us and Cameron knows where the best birthday parties are always celebrated, but that night we're all going out for a grownup dinner at W W Peppers which is currently Krissy's favorite restaurant.
But, I'm not kidding about being excited about Chuck E. Cheese. I love that place. I think I'm a closet compulsive gambler. I've given up all my other vices, so I'm hanging on to that one. LOL
Meantime, Rob and Mandy and Aaron are on the golf course this morning so I'm having an extremely rare quiet morning.
:-)
You'll just have to pardon all the smileys - I'm happy. :-)
Krissy and the kids will be here shortly with a week's worth of laundry. Her washer broke Thursday night. She was distraught. It was awful when my own washer broke earlier this year and I don't have two little laundry makers! Krissy got over her upsettedness pretty quickly though - today she's headed to Best Buy to buy her dream washer and dryer. For starters, it's going to match. Isn't it always just so great when you can finally buy both appliances at the same time and they finally match? She's getting hers in bright red and I say, hooray for you, Kris. Aren't you so thrilled that Harvest Gold is a thing of the past? LOL
You know you're a grownup when you get as excited about your new washer and dryer as you got about your first car. LOL
Anyway...
It's quiet for now but it won't be for long. Hurt me, hurt me.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
I bought bananas yesterday. Those would be the bananas on the right. I bought them knowing full well I already had bananas. Those would be the bananas on the left. But I can never run out of bananas because Avery loves them.I think at least twice a week, I peel a bunch of aging bananas, stick them in a ziplock, and toss them in the freezer.
When I start running out of freezer space, I pull them out. Good grief. No wonder I'm always running out of freezer ziplocks. LOL
So yesterday I converted all those frozen bananas into these wonderful giant muffins. These will come in handy around here for the next week. Just one of them is breakfast.
Here's a progress report on my tomato. Or as my friend Diane would call it, my "mater." :-) Look at it go! I can't believe I haven't killed it yet. My neighbors must really be wondering about me - I'm babying this thing like it was the rarest of rare orchids or something. But it's the first.tomato.I've.ever.grown.I love this tomato.
And while I'm on the subject of all the vegetables I'm growing (two tomato plants and one little avocado tree), here's what my avocado looks like now. Cute, cute, huh. As cute as that little sprouting top looks, it's gonna get "cropped" soon. It's extremely painful, but very necessary because I don't want a six foot tall spike. I want a bushy tree.And while I'm on the subject of sprouting tops....
and
Avery Lou Who
would let you play with her $300 blackberry.
SOME PITHY THOUGHTS
Farm Town is eating up all my spare time! I scoffed at the whole Facebook/Farm Town thing when my daughters told me I should check it out. Oh my word, the whole fam damily is playing Farm Town and we haven't had this much fun since I bought Krissy and Mandy Candy Land Bingo, back in the eighties. :-)
And while I'm on the subject of games and toys, can I just say...Cameron got a small fortune's worth of Transformers for his birthday last month and he brings them down here. I've never seen anything so complicated in my life.
A Transformer that Rob and I can actually figure out.
I give you...drumroll please...Bumble Spud!
Happy new week everyone. Stay cool! xoxoxo
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18 comments:
You're just having too much fun!
Going to Chuck's place for Krissy's birthday - sounds like a lot of fun! I can just picture you playing the games and holding on to the big long string of tickets.
I never thought about freezing ripe bananas and saving them for muffins. You're so smart! The muffins look yummy.
And look at that tomato! Get the bacon ready - it won't be long. How much of the avocado do you crop? Post a picture when you do it. I never cropped mine and they grew too tall but not full enough.
I love the matching hair-dos on Mandy and Avery!
I'll have to figure out how Farm Town works on FB. I've been spending way too much time on Farkle. Did you make Bumble Spud? Looks like a distant cousin of Mr. Potato Head.
Go back to having fun!
I definitely realized I had reached a certain age when I was as excited about my new front loading washer and dryer as by my first car. Sad to say, however, they cost as much as my first car, too. Ouch!! :-)
Enjoy this week with your girls. What fun!
We have ENDLESS amounts of bananas around here because my youngest kid needs to keep her potassium levels up, which she will tell you, too.
I'm not believing you like Chuck's place - yours must be a lot nicer and newer than ours!
Bananas - they're either too ripe or too green. But when they get too ripe, I smash them up and freeze them, 3 at a time. Works great.
A red washer and dryer - too cool. I saw navy blue ones the other day - made me want to trade in my brand new white ones. But I love my new set.
The twins love our phones - not Blackberries, but just phones. They have called people that we really didn't want them to call! Too funny. One of them even put a few letters in and sent a text message!
I hope Aaron's loving his job - did they close on their house??
Say hey to both of them for me, please.
PS I think I'd give just about anything to be stranded at a lake house ALL BY MYSELF about now.
Your glee simply drips from the screen. I can hear it in every word your choose. Have fun! I am so happy for your week. I hope you'll share every moment of joy.
You really need to get a little happy, Barb! LOL.
That transformer spud cracked me right up! That's about my speed on transformers too. I can never make them things work.
Guess what? I've got a teeny tiny tomato too. I can hardly wait for it to get big and red. I've bacon ready for the big day in the freezer!
That's an excellent devotional.
My kids LOVED Transformers -- and that was before the current movies. They loved the first movie -- we haven't seen the second yet.
We loved Mr. Potato Head -- that one is adorable!
Have fun!
This was truly one of the most fun blog posts to read anywhere, anytime. Truly your cup overfloweth right now.
Transformer spud cracked me up... :)
Enjoy the tomatoes. We just got back from vacation and we had rigged a timer with sprinklers for our tomato plants. Unfortunately it's been about 104 every day and we didn't account for that. The poor plants were gasping for more water, but the grass all around sure looks great!
I have one tomato too (though I see you have two, yes?) I planted just before it rained for a week, so I figured my plants drowned. But no, they didn't and I now have one tiny mater on the plant. I added marigolds too, "because Barb said they'll keep the bugs away or....well, they look good for one." Dh just took my word for it, lol.
Blessings,
~Toni~
p.s. the BEST way to garden is to have a neighbor who plants too much and brings all his overflow to you. Gotta love him. :D
Dang those muffins look good, and of course I'm starving! ;o)
Better watch that mater, when it starts ripening the birds may peck it full of holes, and you'd just fall all to pieces and say "sugar!". Or something, lol.
Enjoy your time with the fam damily, and I agree about FarmTown. It's definitely addictive, lol! ;o)
Happy new week!
Love and hugs,
Diane
I bet you and Mandy are having a ball. Sounds like a great week.
Love Mr Potato Head....
Lurve all your smileys and all your quiet time. And do I see the hint of a blush of red on that 'mater? And I'm growing an avocado, too. :) We had our floors stained last week, so I put "her" and my other plants in the garage. I think it might have still been too fume-y though. We'll see. Can't wait till I have a spike that needs trimming.
Bummer, bummer, bummer about the Bev visit though. :( Glad you can have a do-over in the fall, which will include her actual presence.
Glad to see Mandy hanging out.
What a good momma to make a roast.
Must try to comment on the bananas. My girls and now my grandsons looooove frozen bananas. Stick a popsicle stick in half or even a third of the banana and freeze. A third is necessary when one of the grandsons insist on several during the hot Texas days. Becky
Must try to comment on the bananas. My girls and now my grandsons looooove frozen bananas. Stick a popsicle stick in half or even a third of the banana and freeze. A third is necessary when one of the grandsons insist on several during the hot Texas days. Becky
Hope you're having good family visits even if your sister didn't get to come! Yeah better get your bacon ready to go with that tomato.
I have resisted farm town thing on fb so far, I already play too many other games! But more people I know are picking it up so we'll see how long I hold off.
Lord, I'm laughing outloud! Bumble Spud!!! ROFLOL! and the Lou Whos and the Farm town! I CAN NOT get involved in Farm town! But I'll be looking you up on FB :) Have a great time with Mandy and birthdays and such!
Well it is about time I caught back up with you. Avery has GROWN! Oh my goodness! And you had company, lots of company.
Love the tomato plant. I have two - no 'maters' but blossoms, which say A LOT for where I live.
Hugs to you!!
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