02.02.06
Lord, help me with the right choices
Mary Ann Herman-Bogle 2-2-06 wordzee21@hotmail.com
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Lord, help me with the right choices…
A lesson learned thru a garbage can encounter…
Definition of errors…garbage that should’ve been removed beforehand.
Greetings to everyone who is interested in how to best sort thru the trash and save what’s valuable…..(Jay and I have different ideas on what to keep…He sees NO use at all for certain things…i.e. those plastic holders that hold beverage cans in place…(ah, but they entice me to cut ‘em out and crochet around the different designs…therein)….or cleaned/rinsed margarine containers which are easily recycled into button or jewelry containers…or those used softener dryer sheets….I can make ‘angels’ from them…or use ‘em to line doll clothing…..Jay and my sons take great pride in recitation of “If in doubt, throw it out.” When I heed their advice….I usually always need the stuff (that’s gone) about a week later…AFTER our garbage has been picked up.)
Re: that last part of intro paragraph….We are blessed with great young, strong nabors, including Tony next door. Shortly after their move-in- about 15 months ago…we made a deal….On Tuesday evenings, Tony takes our full wheeled garbage can out to the curb for Wednesday morning pick-up.
The next day either Jay or I go out and bring up the empty containers….I’ve added other nabors to my Wed. A.M. dance…I call it the Garbage Can Jitter Bug…I bounce outdoors….retrieve at least about 5 garbage cans…and put them back on their given properties…off the street. It’s exercise for me….Besides …if for any reason Jay or I aren’t able to get out those same nabors see to it that our ‘empty garbage can’ is returned to our property…
Well now yesterday…during my frisky aerobics…etc. out there….I found a smudged piece of paper on a nabor’s front yard.. ….Feelin’ secure with my gloved hands…I picked it up… (Those people do not have any children yet…)..A homework assignment in cursive overcurve strokes. Letters of the alphabet were written out ….along with this statement: Ruth chose to serve the true God. Apparently the student either missed a few words on purpose or intentionally did a special version of the message….in print form…….Ruth chose the true God.
Instantly I thought: Ahah…a reflection focus possibility…
Dear Lord, my true God, help me with the right choices….Remind me to serve You in all ways for Your Sake. Encourage me to do for others as You would do for them. Be with me always, even when I am workin’ on menial tasks around the house or yard. Show me the worth in everyday living. Remind me to be selective on what is trash…and/or what is workable either for me or someone else.
Furthermore, Lord, nudge me to rid myself of the trash in my spiritual quests….Take away my selfishness, my anger, my impatience, my judgment of others, my pouting, my temptations to advise You on how to handle the important things, my indifference…my blindness regarding the needs of the helpless, the homeless and the jobless…
Help me to keep my soul free of harmful garbage….Thank You, Lord, for Your Divine Maintenance Security.
Remind me, Lord, to spread my prayers out, especially to/for Jay, my devoted husband, to our families and our friends, to the medical personnel, to utility workers, to the concerned city officials, to the people who suffer with deadly diseases, to the little children who are abused and/or struggling with terminal illnesses, to our government leaders and to our brave and loyal U.S. Military stationed stateside and abroad.
Oh that I would be more grateful that You led me to that child’s homework paper….a memorable lesson for me.
Glory, Honor and Praise to You forever. Amen…
Caring Hugs, Mom/Gram/Sis/Su Hermana/Mary Ann…who is sometimes out there doin’ her boogey with those garbage cans on windy El Paso mornings….those cans are twice my size….and I could imagine me bein’ swept off somewhere holdin’ on….to the giant containers….Wouldn’t that be a traffic stopper! While we’re on the subject…here are a few references…for u to keep or put in File 13…Choices are up to u. (U’ll see a couple of my comments later on in italics…)
A father is asked by his friend, “Has your little boy decided what he wants to be when he grows up?”
“Yes, he wants to be a garbage collector,” replied the boy’s father.
His friend thought for a moment and responded, “That’s a rather strange ambition to have for a career.”
“Well,” said the boy’s father, “He thinks that garbage collectors only work on Wednesdays.”
Weird Facts
Mosquito repellents don’t repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito’s sensors so they don’t know you’re there. (I’ll have ya’ll know that those little critters ALWAYS know I’m where they can find me even if I think I am protected?)
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. (So, when will some smart scientist invent/create Apple Coffee?)
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. (Methinks they should be called footlets, no?)
Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. (How about Ken’s full name?)
The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; “7″ was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. “UP” indicated the direction of the bubbles.
No standard 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
One in every four Americans has appeared on television. (I’m ready …how about u?)
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. (Does that mean Jay and I will be invitin’ u to a stork shower soooooon?)
The albatross drinks sea water. It has a special desalinization apparatus that strains out and excretes all excess salt, (Does this mean that bird can eat more than one potato chip?)
Clarendon, Texas, there is reportedly a law on the books that lawyers must accept eggs, chickens, or other produce, as well as money, as payment of legal fees. (Would they take genuine three dollar bills, too?)
Cats purr at 26 cycles per second, the same as an idling diesel engine.
A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies 200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat 1,000 times…..(That’s a lot of flappin’…)
That’s all she wrote from this keyboard….Have a blessed day… May angels be with you every minute to protect you…to guide you and to shower you with comfort.