August 8 – “Just enjoy it”

Last week when Josh and Christi were here I heard Zakary and Cailyn deep into a discussion negotiating “favorite cousin” status.  Cailyn insisted that if she claimed Zak as her favorite cousin, then he had to consider her his favorite cousin as well.  That would be quite the coup for Cailyn since Zak and Micah are the same age and have been pretty much inseparable any time they are together ever since they were born.  Unfortunately I couldn’t didn’t hear Zak’s response.  That stipulation might have been a deal breaker, though.  After all, he is ten years old and, in the long run, she is a girl.

We had something unusual happen at church the other day.  Two different people asked us for a referral to a dentist.  Since they didn’t want to drive to Mansfield to see my first choice (That would be Dr. Blair Jones, of course), we encouraged them both to try the one we have been using for many years.  One guy was having some real problems and had already finagled an appointment with an outfit here on the Island.  He just didn’t seem very excited about going in cold turkey.  As it turned out for him, his wife liked the place just fine.  He on the other hand has had to go back in already.  They put in a temporary crown that keeps falling off.  And they told him it probably would keep falling off.  I don’t understand that one.  I’d tell them to break out the super glue.  The other person actually went to our dentist (At their temporary offices.  Theirs was the one that burned the other day).  His wife said he was quite pleased, though.  Ain’t dentists grand? 

Our Texas sage exploded into a mass of purple flowers last week.  The bees have come out of nowhere to enjoy the absolute honey heaven.  That thing is amazing.  Most of the time it is a silvery gray color.  But whenever it rains, suddenly these purple flowers appear and change the entire look of the bush.  I’ll never understand how God does that.  I’m glad that I don’t need to understand it.  That’s one of those, “Just enjoy it” kind of God gifts. 

1 Corinthians 3:10-11 says, “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.  For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

Father, thank you for purple flowers and good dentists and favorite cousins (even if they are girls).  Amen.