Ephesians 4:19

Ever heard the saying give them an inch and they'll take a mile? Or if B is an exception to A, then no part of A is true? Or let the camel stick its nose in your tent and pretty soon the whole thing will be inside? Well, me either on the camel one. But how about this one?

It's like they think it doesn't count as porn because it's mainstream and lots of people have read the book. They're wrong. It is porn, and it's just as bad as whatever XXX garbage you wouldn't want your husband (or wife) to peruse on his (or her) laptop late at night while everyone's asleep. 

I won't rehash the blog post I'm sharing today, but I will paraphrase one part of it . . .

“Dear Lord, will your children become self-aware? Will they show they have… standards? Will they take a stand, be obedient and not devour this trash being shoved into their face? Will they speak up to say "Alright, Hollywood, we won’t play your game any longer. As humans, we often disagree on pretty much everything, but we do agree on the fact that we’re too smart, too moral, and we have too much character and self-respect to support you and spend our hard-earned money watching this trash. Sorry boys, your jig is up!”

Like Mr. Walsh, here's hoping!

And as for my movie money? I'll take the four unlikely outcast brothers who rise from the sewers - and not vice versa.

Later ;)
Shelia

Prove it . . .

This will be the shortest post I ever do.

But I could not ignore the opportunity to share the journey of a truly humble servant heart . . .

Prove It

Prepare to be changed . . .

Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you.

Watch over it willingly,

not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it,

but because you are eager to serve God. 

1 Peter 5:2

Later,

Shelia

GOD Bless America . . .

This year we'll be celebrating Independence Day with family, good grilling and the annual neighborhood fireworks. Of course we'll also be making special memories as Bennett gets his first introduction to the spectacular friendly competition. That's assuming Mr. Sandman doesn't get him first.

I found myself reflecting this morning on how blessed we are to live in the greatest country on earth. A country where, even though things go amuck regularly and other people (aka people we - or 'they' - put in office) make stupid decisions on our behalf, we at least have the freedom to voice an opinion about it - both verbally and/or through social media. A small freedom that we take for granted, yet so many people in the world long for on a daily basis. A freedom that could mean possible death for others.

Much like our freedom to worship. Another one we often take for granted.

I was caught off guard with the thought of this freedom this morning. As I drove to work on auto-pilot (up since 4:00) I had WAY-FM cranked up pretty loud. Like most mornings my mind was elsewhere when one of those songs came on. You know, one of those that just reach right out there and grab you? The kind that make you reach over and turn the volume up even more? Because in America we can do that. We have full freedom to do that. Also to gather, to worship and to pray at will. We don't have to hide or fear the consequences of doing so. Another personal freedom that so many people long for and are denied throughout this world. The full freedom to sing, to praise and to worship God - silently - or at the top of our lungs.

I proudly admit that I enjoyed that freedom pretty loudly this morning. :)

I hope as you celebrate Independence Day, whether it be with family, friends, good food, firework displays or on the couch with a movie marathon, that you spend a little time loudly enjoying and thanking God for the freedom that you have to do so. Make a mental note of the bounty of blessings that he has blessed you with.

May God continue to bless America . . .

Later ;)

Shelia

"When couples love God first they love each other better."

Dun dun dun dun GUM . . .

Just a quick post to ask if any of you have ever opened your dryer to remove a load of freshly washed CLEAN clothes only to find the dryer drum streaked with (dun dun dun dun) GUM??

Uh, yeah. It's happened yet again.

I have spent hours over the years melting, freezing (yep), scraping and sweating with my head stuck in our dryer trying to remove sticky, gooey, stretched streaks and blobs of gum that failed to find it's way out of pockets before or while in the washer.

And at that moment it really becomes a mute point as to who should have checked the(ir) pockets, right? Ughhh!

Anyway, I love Pinterest, but I often forget to make that my first go to place for tips or information. That will probably change because I am so glad I thought to do so this time. And as much as I wish I could take credit for this ridiculously BRILLIANT trick, I can't. But I will however share. ;)

This time, as in the past, there were globs and there were streaks. Blue. SO blue. Trust me these photos taken by a deranged woman holding a cellphone do not do the damage justice  . . .

Pinterest gave me my mission, so I first tossed in some dirty damp towels to heat up the dryer while I prepared my weapons. As instructed I soaked dryer sheets (yep, you read that correctly) laid out flat in a paper plate of water (that was my idea) for approximately 5 minutes. I was still playing DoubtingThomas at this point so I just placed an entire sheet over multiple streaks and let it set for 10-15 minutes.

Then, still doubting, I went back to check things out and found that this supposed little miracle remedy had actually WORKED!!

I mean look at this!

So once I stopped jumping up and down and dancing around like a happy deranged woman, I put a little more thought into my particular predicament. I took more dryer sheets (I use Snuggle - not that I think that mattered) and cut them into squares that would fit and cover the multitude of gummy streaks I still had left to deal with. I did not do the towel and preheat thing this time, but I did let this batch soak in water for the suggested 5 minutes as well. But instead of placing them and then waiting to let them sit for 15 minutes - I placed a square on each of the 10,000 streaks and immediately began wiping and rubbing the gum.

And wah-lah!!! It all came off - with barely any elbow grease! 20 minute chore tops! Every. Single. Bit. Came. Off. Aaaamazing! Do yourself a favor and store this bit of information somewhere. Lol! Pinterest maybe??

Now before you judge my excitement as a little bizarre or think I'm over-reacting just a little bit here . . . if you have ever tackled this chore as many times as I have over the years I'm pretty sure I can see you doing a slight little dance of your own about now . . . right? ;)

Later ;)
Shelia

"God designed husbands and wives to complete each other, not to compete with each other." ~ Jimmy Evans