Stories and other stuff

Every now and again, I misplace something.  Not as often as I used to because I make a deliberate effort these days to put things back where I found them.  What I misplaced is a little booklet of daily devotions called Our Daily Bread.   Occasionally, I share them with you.  Today will be one of those occasions. I found my booklet this morning.  I suppose I should have realized it fell behind the nightstand next to my bed.  I honestly thought I looked there for it.  I'd actually grabbed a replacement copy a couple of weeks ago at church but gave that away last week.  There's a story behind that but as always, I'm not gonna share it yet.  I meant to pick up an additional copy the other day at church, but forgot. The title of the post is "somewhere in the night''.  Somewhere in the night last night, as I slept, my glasses fell off the nightstand and hit the carpeted floor.  As a result of the impact of falling a mere three feet at...

I posted this earlier, but nobody read it yet so it gave me a chance to re-write it. Y'all know I'm a baseball fan.  I really love the game.  Every now and again, you find a game that turns out to be one of those great games and you're glad you watched it. Tonight's game between the Dodgers and Nationals is on TV.  I was thrilled that it was because I haven't seen them play this year.  What a game so far!  It's in the tenth inning and this game has had just about everything! The Nationals called up a player and today was his first major league game.  The kid is 19 years old.  His first at-bat was a bouncer to the pitcher.  His second at bat was, well, a little better... a double to the bottom of the center field fence.  His third at bat he had an RBI on a sacrifice fly that put the Nationals ahead.  It was 3-1 Nationals in the bottom of the ninth.  And then: A couple of passed balls, a double, and a player reaching first bas...

I stole this from Facebook but if anybody's looking to get me the perfect birthday present, this (or a car battery for my Saturn) would be a wonderful choice. I are a mechanic.  I hate sitting around.  Last night, there was a problem with a jet found during a flight that needs fixed and I couldn't help the guys on my crew fix it because of my stupid elbows.  They were all working on this airplane and several will be this weekend, but not me because I'm on light duty. It's like being a fireman and having to watch a fire burn while others put it out.  It's no fun. I'm sure my fellow aviation maintenance friends will find the humor in this as well.  Happy Friday!

When I was young, I used to talk about girls and cars.  Nowadays it's pretty much food, fixing stuff, and ailments.  Today's topic is about ailments. As I age, new words enter my vocabulary.  Today's is bursitis.  While it sounds like an old guy thing (and maybe it is, I don't know), what I do know is that I have it in both elbows.  I know it hurts.  I know Ibuprofen doesn't make it feel better.  I know ice makes it hurt worse.  I also know I'm grounded from pretty much all chores for the next week. That sucks.  I had to call a friend and ask him to take a chore for me because I can't do it.  I could probably start the mower but not the trimmer.  It's like mine, it takes a dozen or so  pulls to get it running. Light duty, ice, and a balm for my elbows was the order from the doctor.  And stretches.  But the light duty thing is going to drive me nuts. I mowed my lawn on Saturday.  I need to mow it again. ...

The Mrs. always told me that if I did this thing or that thing to this house, it would try to eat me.  I think about that every now and again.  I've actually been very good to the house of late, trying to fix this thing or that thing, trying to clean up the yard from a year of disinterest on my part. My house is 53 years old.  It has a few issues from time to time that I have to deal with.  The screen door not opening this morning is just another one.  Here's my day so far. After a horrible night's sleep and my elbows killing me, I woke up for good at about ten after seven.  About nine, I decided to head down to the church.  I have a couple of projects (that are going to have to wait until tomorrow at this point) I need to do.  I put my stuff in the car and thought I'd make a quick trip to Lowe's for a new spark plug for my trimmer.  A new spark plug (and finding the seal for the gas cap floating in the gas tank & reinstalling it wher...

I saw all of this a while ago on my Facebook page.  It starts out with the newest on top, the oldest on the bottom.   Sometimes, the story just writes itself. "I'm Proud To Be Christian" by Aaron Chavez You have been equipped by the Creator of the universe to overcome every obstacle. Forget what you lack and let God take care of you! Unlike ·  · Share · 1,8044693 · 15 minutes ago via Sendible ·  "I'm Proud To Be Christian" by Aaron Chavez 2 hours ago  via  Sendible You may be about to give up on a marriage, on a troubled child, on a lifelong goal. But God wants you to hold on. "I'm Proud To Be Christian" by Aaron Chavez You may be facing an ongoing struggle right now but I want to encourage you to stay in faith. If you stay in faith, you allow God to carry your burdens. God has promised He will go before you and smooth your path. Unlike ·  · Share · 7,274232561 · 6 hours ago via "I'm Proud To Be ...

Today isn't about me.  It's about all of the wonderful, marvelous things God is doing for me, things that I couldn't cause to happen by myself.  I can only boast in the Lord today and I'm happy to boast about what believing on Jeuss has done for my life. For every trial I've been through the last couple of years, there has been blessing.  Most of those blessings were to learn lessons I'm going to need as I move forward in my life.  Praise God for those lessons!  They were hard.  They hurt.  They were necessary and I'm so thankful for them.  I couldn't see how then, but I can now! Praise God for answered prayers!  And not just mine!  I see them in the lives of others, too!  I'm happy to see God at work everywhere!  It brings me joy to know that He's trustworthy and I love to hear stories of what He does in others' lives moreso than telling about what He does in mine!  Praise the Lord for not abandoning His children. I...