Oh ain’t it lovely! Ain’t it fun! My Granny used to say, “Man must work from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done. I admit it. I didn’t want to fold those towels today.
robin with load of towels
I really wanted to put them in the basket and dread them a while. Of course, this is not what God wanted me to do. He cares about laundry. Oh, I know, isn’t that silly of Him? I keep asking Him why He cares about stuff like that. But He does. I guess it has something to do with Him being a God of order and all of that. (Let all things be done decently and in order.) Ouch! God and my husband, they have this order club going that I just don’t get. Anyway, let’s say that I needed a big attitude adjustment. (I have hated to fold clothes ever since I was little. I used to beg my mom to let me do the dishes instead!)
Yep, there they are. Still there. Waiting on me. “God, don’t you realize that I have MUCH more important things to be doing instead of THIS? Don’t you know how much stuff I have to do to promote the book? This is such a waste of time right now!”
Lord, fill me with your Spirit. Empower me to love you with all that I am. Teach me to do your will, and guide me in the work that you have prepared beforehand for me to do. Give me joy in serving that You gave Brother Lawrence. Amen.
People used to wonder why I homeschooled my kids. Well, it was a really radical thing to do back in 1990 when I started. I have to say, there probably isn’t any decision I’ve ever made as a mom that is affirmed as often as that one. Take this recent headline on Fox News website:
The bottom line is that in Half Hollow Hills High school they have over 60 clubs, (including a gay rights club.) Isn’t it amazing that they decided to cancel the Ichthus club without notice. The Ichthus Club was started four years ago by a student who just graduated last year. The student’s little sister was looking forward to being in the club this year. Strangely enough, Ichthus was denied club status this year.
Mom Fights For Kids’ Right to Have a Christian Club at School
There is a heroine in this story. It is the students’ mom, who has only let herself be known as “Mrs. P.” Mrs. P got wind of the school’s anti Christian leanings when her son was forming the club. It turns out that the school tried to block the formation of the club, and only allowed it to get started when Mrs. P threatened legal action. So it isn’t really a big surprise then that they gave the club the ax as soon as her son, the founder, graduated. Good for Mrs. P! She contacted The Alliance Defense Fund, who has taken the discrimination case.
Superintendant Claims Club Cut for Budgetary Reasons
According to Dr. Sheldon Karnilow, the Superintendant, there were lots of reasons not to let the club form this year. He says that there wasn’t a faculty advisor. (Even though Mrs. P offered to find an advisor.) He says that there were 16 other clubs which were cut strictly for budgetary reasons. (Wonder how they decided which ones to keep?) He claims that there were only six or seven students attending regularly. (David Cortman, the ADF attorney, denies this. According to him there were regularly thirty or so attendees with fifty on the roster.) Why, Dr. Karnilow was so accomodating that he even offered to shuttle Mrs. P’s daughter to another school to attend their Ichthus club. (leave class early, miss work, and find her own ride home.) Gee that was nice of him.
Yesterday at church, (Metropolitan Baptist in Oklahoma City) we honored our Pastor, Dr. Randall Faulkner. He has shepherded our flock for twenty years in a day when a hundred and fifty thousand pastors leave the pulpit every month and the average stay of a Pastor at a church is eight years. Thank God for men [...]
It’s that time of year again, isn’t it? Time to get serious about our weight! I didn’t do as badly this Christmas as I have been known to do in the past. I didn’t bake my traditional mounds of goodies. (Sorry boys!) I finally admitted to myself that one of the real reasons that I [...]
Rosan Khoury, the Newest Star
Ms. Khoury and Family Host the First Christmas Show in Her Arabic Village in Israel
Will wonders never cease? The first time I visited Israel in 1981, Rosan Khoury was a babe in arms, less than a year old. I was honored to become her Godmother, or shbenti as we call it [...]
Oh ain’t it lovely! Ain’t it fun! My Granny used to say, “Man must work from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done. I admit it. I didn’t want to fold those towels today.
