Weebles

Weebles Wobble, but they don't fall down. Oh, to be a Weeble.

Home Sweet Home

The earth's surface is roughly 2 billion square miles. 94 billion square miles are land. The rest is water. The square mileage of the USA is about 3,794,000. How much of it have I seen? How much will I never see? I have visited parts of Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tenessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, and Guatemala. There is so much I have not seen. 100 years ago most people would not have seen that much. The world was huge and their world was so small. Some people traveled or explored. Armies conquered far lands, but many people never went to the next town. I am curious about far away places. I wonder how people live and how they look at life. I wouldn't mind seeing some of the historic places of Israel, Turkey, and Greece. I wouldn't mind visiting Eurpeon sites my ancestors came from. I would like to know more about Mexico and Canada. There are some beautiful places in Thailand and other eastern countries. Australia sounds interesting. It would be nice visiting friends in Kenya. But mostly I just like being at home. I am curious about other places, but not enough to actually get up and go there. I like my corner of the world just fine.

Trusting God

This past week has been a tough one. A friend of mine died this week and it has been difficult for most of the town. When she died we realized she had far more affect on our lives than we had ever realized. I can't pretend to understand why things happen. I don't believe that God causes bad things to happen, but I do believe He can bring good out of the bad. We have seen differences healed and people brought together more than ever before. I hope to see much more good come out of this tragedy. Though there are many things I do not understand, I do know I can trust in God. Habakkuk 3 :17 - 19 tells me this:
Though the fig tree does not bud and there be no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to go on the heights.

Blue Skies, sunshine, birds, trees, and friends. Feeding cattle, watching birds, and being with friends. Nothing else like it.

My Favorite Things

I don't have a lot of favorite things. I don't think I could possibly have an hour long television show telling everyone about my favorite things. But I do have a few things. I love my size 7 dark wood knitting needles. Those are my favorites above all the other needles. I love my blue Propet slip on shoes. They are so comfortable. I can walk around and stand all day with no problem. My favorite food is migas. When I have a bad day I come home and fix migas. It lifts my day. When I have a good day, I make migas. Any day is a good day for migas. Those are a few of my favorite things.

Real Life

Life. Some people are so full of life. They live life to the fullest and get all they can out of life. To some life is a white knuckle ride. But others throw their hands in the air, hair flying in the wind, face up drinking in the sunlight as they yell "look Mom, no hands." Those people are fun to be around. They climb the highest mountains, sail the seas, dive to the depths and take in every bit they can take in. They jump without testing the waters, they taste every aspect of life, they seem fearless. They are the ones who really know how to live. They set the bar for the rest of us. When life ends it was a life well lived.

New Years Resolutions

I don't know who invented New Years Resolutions, but I think it was a conspiracy. Perhaps it was a foreign power trying to keep us preoccupied during an invasion. Perhaps it was the predecessor of the computer hacker planting a virus in our society. Whoever it was, I don't appreciate it. How many people actually keep their resolutions past April? How many people make the same resolutions over and over each year hoping to actually make a change this year? How many people feel badly about themselvesfor not keeping them? I am not a fan of New Years Resolutions. If there were a facebook page I would dislike it. I have actually made one Resolutions I've kept: Eat more Chocolate. Mostly I find Resolutions to be a plague I should avoid, an exercise in futility, and a useless way to waste time planning. I have found one and only one way to overcome this monumental conspiracy. I gave it up for Lent.