Monday, October 26, 2015

October 26 – “Perspective”

A small, slightly damp band of worshippers gathered at Seaside yesterday.  they had braved the mighty winds and pelting rain of the remnants of Hurricane Patricia mixed with Gulf of Mexico moisture from a low pressure system sitting just off the coast and a cold front struggling to make its way through to the coast.  It had all the makings of the perfect storm.  But it really wasn’t all that bad.  Kind of reminded us of what it is like during a tropical storm.  Lots of rain.  Blustery winds.  We even had some incursion into the house this time.  That’s right … a leak.  Somewhere in the very center of the house water started dripping from the ceiling.  Luckily Chris noticed it right away and stuck a pot under it.  Otherwise our wood floors would have been affected.  I put in a call to our contractor to come check it out (along with some other things as well).  I had to call him anyway to hire him to take care of the church’s damage from the violent storm earlier in the year.  We’ll see what he says when he calls back.

I have two final little tidbits from Noa that I haven’t shared yet.  One afternoon after her nap she had some information for us.  “I cleaned my buggers out in my bed.”  We weren’t even sure how to respond to that one.  Still aren’t.  Ah, the joys of having three older brothers, I guess.

She also worked very hard at drawing a picture.  The older kids were doing schoolwork, so she had to fit in.  Her  picture was very precise and tiny … dainty even.  It consisted of two little tiny curved lines touching each other.  That was pretty much it.  I asked her to tell me about her picture, and she obliged.  “It’s a baby holding her Mommy.”  Of course it is.  It’s all about perspective.

Hebrews 12:14 says, “Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”

Father, help us to have the proper perspective when it comes to trusting you.  Baby holding her Mommy.  Yep.  That’s us.  Amen.


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