Happy end of 2007

An interesting thing happened after Thanksgiving and before Christmas which I'm still having to deal with. Walking to work (from the commuter train) - my foot slipped. I was being very careful of my knee (bad knees) but wondered why it was taking so long to get up. No - no one was close by. Instead I crawled to a small brick flower bed and pulled myself up.

Hmm..time to get back on that train to go home and ice the knee. Somewhere along the train route, my hand really started hurting. By the time I got to my car - I knew it was time for the doctor. Turns out the right wrist is broken. For someone who does typing, knitting, embroidery, violin, piano and calligraphy - my life just became very very dull.

My friend, Theda, had me over to her house (she was sick) and together misery had company! Thank God for Theda.

Second cast was green. A crazy friend at work (yeah, that's you Rachel) suggested I decorate it like a Christmas tree. It was interesting - and had a light on it. The cast give many people a holiday grin- and it was amusing. My sister asked for a picture of it..here it is:

Fun with Friends

Friday was a fun day! I took the day off to hang with a friend and her (almost 4 month old) baby girl. Sometimes God just gives you those days to hang out - work a puzzle or just talk heart to heart.

Then of course, there's the joy of tickling and baby and listening to her giggles; then rocking her to sleep.

It was just a really nice relaxing day. I think of Friday as one of those days where I got "kissed by the King."

I thank God for Friday. I do realize every day is a day God has made, and I should rejoice and be glad in it. . .but Friday. . .I just want to be thankful for that day!

From the mouths of Children!

It was a joy to have my 11 year old niece spend the night on Friday. She has been emailing a friend of hers who challenged her to read Romans. She wasn't sure of the passage.

We went into my bedroom, and while I burned off some computer disks, she picked up the Message version of the Bible and started reading Romans to me. If there is anything more precious and sweet to the ears besides God's word - it's the voice of a child reading those words!

I think I'm liking the friends she's hanging out with!!

An worthwhile video from my sister

My sister in Indiana sent me the following link to a website. The link illustrates very clearly how young people are being bombarded with different things - and how Jesus welcomes back all prodigals. A very worthwhile video to watch! Enjoy.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ee73e63418003b47d7d5

Computer voices at School

So I'm attending school on Monday nights. It's a Christian college class - and we're studying OT: History - Poetry.

A guy comes in with his laptop, and wirelessly connects it during the class. Since I normally sit in the back of the class, I can see he's surfing the net, and IM'ing his friends. I figure, his loss and wonder what his grade will be at the end of class.

During the middle of the class, however, he hit a site that had sound. In the middle of class - 50 of us were in this class - his computer starts talking!

There was just a bit of irony that night as I watched the guy's face turn beet red. Another day in the life of Auntie.

Theology from my cat

This morning, my cat, Tut, went a little nuts over a twig out on the balcony. He attacked it, killed it and proudly presented it to me.

I looked at his big round eyes - and asked him if he brought me his treasure. He did, what I call a little throat chuckle, when he talked to me. I looked straight at him and asked him (so I talk to my cat - don't you), didn't he realize the twig wasn't the treasure, but that he was?

And then I stopped - stunned. How many times have I gone to God and presented Him with what I thought were little treasures for Him . . . and He responds. "Don't you understand. Your treasure isn't what I consider the treasure. You ARE the treasure!"

Sox

I've been trying, for about the last 6 months to learn how to knit socks. It's not that I'm knitting illiterate! It's just that I can't figure out the heel turns and toes at the socks. Eventually I rip them all out and go back to making felted cat beds or something else.

A friend at work figured out a new way to knit a sock using just one needle. That sounds easy! Except - you still have to count and do math - and make sure you're on the right side or the wrong side - or some such stuff. Wednesday night I finished my first sock! To be sure, half of the sock was one way and the other half was another way! But hey! It was my first stumbling step into the world of sock knitting.

Today I finished learning sock number two! And that sock - well it looks like it could be an actual sock.

So today is a banner day in the world of socks. Here is a picture of the very first pair of socks I knitted! (I love the little baby too!)

Christmas in August

Last night I was invited to go over to some friends house to go over Christmas music. I was amused that we were going to be playing and singing Christmas music in August.

Dinner was served - and it was a fantastic surprise. An entire Christmas dinner (with decorations and festive china) was on the table. We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, bean casserole, home baked rolls and cranberry sauce. Dessert was pumpkin pie! Amazing meal!

My Favorite Auntie Saying:

I have not had the honor of having children, but God is so good and has graciously allowed me the opportunity of having an Auntie role with many children - 1 biological, and many who aren't.

"A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I live in, or the kind of car I drove. . . but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child."

Thank you to mammas and daddies who allow an "auntie" to be blessed by trusting them with their children.