On top of the clouds

Gotta share...

I'm on the airplane, flying above the clouds. It's a very cool thing to be able to see the tops of the clouds. Makes me think of the arctic and icebergs. Or maybe Alaska and its vast expanses of snow. There are a few taller whiter clouds sticking up out of the others. It's hard to describe, but beautiful. Sorry I didn't take a picture.

We started descending and I had a thought/question. The clouds look soft as cotton, how come going through them causes such turbulence? Actually we're not quite in them yet. But gotta turn off the phone. Bye!!

Update: never did get that bumpy!! And pretty good landing. Now, find the car and go home to the G-girl!!!

Hard boot. Again.

I am happy to report that I have reinstalled Blogger only 1 day post hard reset of my phone. Unlike last time when it was weeks. Of course now I can't remember what I was going to write about... Oh well, maybe it'll come to me. Perhaps there will be two posts today. Wow!!

I should get out more

So I'm flying to Phoenix tomorrow for my cousin Katie's wedding. I've been prepping for weeks - dress shopping, practicing hair, looking up stuff to do while there, etc. Tonight I even painted my nails. With fancy hot pink tips. The same hot pink as my toes of course.

I got to thinking that if I got out of the house a little more, maybe getting all dressed up wouldnt be such a momentous occasion. Which means I have no life. Or not a dressy one anyway.

Know what? That's okay!!!

Lesson in Forgiveness

Today, some coworkers played a little joke on me that I didn't find very funny. It has been a great time to practice the forgiveness I've been reading about.

I realized very quickly that I had to forgive in order to sleep tonight. Not forget, not let off the hook, but forgive, in my heart. I still don't completely get what that means, but I think I'm getting closer.

I prayed a lot on my drive, along with a few scathing compositions in my head for the email I'll send tomorrow. When I got home, I got on my knees and prayed asking for peace about the situation. It wasn't instant, but I felt a lot better.

Now, a few hours later, at bedtime, the mad is coming back. I'm writing that email in my head again.

I've learned that forgiveness isn't necessarily a one-time thing. I have to keep praying and seeking wisdom and peace. It's an ongoing process. I don't have to forget or pretend nothig happened. But I do have to keep God at the front of it all. Pray, pray, pray!

Burnt Offering Overload

I may be a heathen for saying this, but I'm so tired if reading about burnt offerings. There are several different kinds for various reasons, but they're really all the same. And we're told how to do it. Then when, and by whom and why. Tonight they're doing it. But really, its all the same words over and over and over.

I look forward to moving on to something else. And maybe learning why we don't do all these offerings anymore!!

Been waiting

Matthew 25:5 "the bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all because drowsy and fell asleep."

I really need to stop finding humor in my Bible readings. But, my thought at this verse was , uh, yeah, still waiting. No wonder I'm always so tired. It's cuz I'm sitting around waiting for my bridegroom!!

Day 3

First, I had to reload the Blogger app on my phone after the hard reset 2+ weeks ago. I should write more.

I have challenged myself to read the entire Bible this year. I borrowed a special Bible from a friend. It splits it up so I get a little NT, OT, Psalms, and Proverbs each day. So far, so good. It is weird jumping from old to new but its working for me.

Tonight I have questions. Thought I'd write them down so I might find answers someday.

Do Jewish folks get baptized?

It first says that Noah was to take 7 of each clean animal, a male and its mate... What about the other 5? Cuz later, and in the song, it always talks about pairs...

Man, those guys lived a long time. Interesting that more or less life spans got shorter through the generations. Was a year what we call a year today?!

Think that was it. Good stuff.