I
have a new word to add to your vocabulary.
It’s one of those coronavirus-inspired gems we have all come to know and
love. How about … “essentialling”? Have an idea what it means already? Well, everybody knows that you are
essentialling when you break quarantine and head to the grocery store or
pharmacy to buy “just the essentials” as outlined by national, state, or local
guidelines. Put it in your dictionary
right next to “social distancing.”
Did
you hear about the April Fool’s joke that caught a few folks? Seems the International Space Station was
supposed to hover right over Galveston around mid-afternoon. People were encouraged to take a picture of
themselves waving to it as they tried to spot it in the bright afternoon sky. And I heard more than a few folks were
hoodwinked, including a certain elementary school teacher who shall remain
nameless to protect her identity. Being
the awesome teacher that she is, she even notified her students of the
phenomenon. Love it.
I
noticed our neighbors outside around that time, so I discreetly took a picture
of one of them gazing into the cloudless sky.
Then I went outside and joined in with their young son as we waved and
waved, hoping to be seen by actual astronauts.
It was great fun, and an excuse to be outside. Now, you do understand that the space can
indeed be seen on occasion. It looks
like a star, slowly moving across the sky.
However … like every other star you have ever seen, it is only visible
at night, or maybe in some circumstances early morning or dusk. But never in mid-afternoon. Sorry, folks … April Fool’s.
We
received a really great gift yesterday.
As I noted in an earlier post, we put out some palm crosses on our porch
here at the house as well as on the porch at church. Yesterday was the first day available, and
several of our neighbors stopped by to grab one. One who came was a Dad of one of our little
guys at church. And he didn’t come
empty-handed. He gave us a bottle of
hand sanitizer. It’s one of the new
creations from a local distillery that revamped their machinery to create hand
sanitizer instead of vodka. Amazing
gift. Thanks so much guys. That is truly a treasure.
Isaiah
55:11 says, “so is my word that goes out
from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I
desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
Father,
thank you for the fun of celebrating a great joke and for the expression of
love in a bottle of hand sanitizer.
Amen.
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