Rants about Lazy getting what Needy Deserve

20 years ago I spent a summer as a bank teller. I remember one lady who would come in every other Friday. With her she would bring her paycheck; it was very small. Her clothes were neat and clean, but obviously very old. She would deposit her check with a smile and then very bashfully in a very quiet voice she would ask for her food stamps (back them you picked them up at that bank). Each time she asked, the shame and embarrasment was evident on her face and in the slump of her shoulders. There were others that came in on Fridays. Men and women in expensive looking clothes and wearing brand name sneakers would pick up not only food stamps, but spending and rent money that had been given to them by the government. These well dressed, healthy, young men and women never seemed the slightest bit embarrased to get the food stamps and cash. Many of them complained that they deserved more....and few if ever brought a pay check that they had earned with them to be desposited.

http://revolutionarypolitics.tv/video/viewVideo.php?video_id=15915

I watched this video and felt so sad. There are so many people out there who are hard workers and go without rather than ask the government for a hand out while people like this man feel that they deserve all the help they can get.

In my starry eyed dreams I wish that there was a way to sort the needy from the lazy.

 

Chasing your kids with forks is a good thing...it is!

"Don't mock the mom", I cried all the while laughing and chasing my son around the kitchen with a fork. He is faster than I am so I know that I could never catch him, and I'm not sure what I would do if I did catch him. It was a crazy evening in the kitchen with Alyssa hogging her favorite chips and telling us about the crazy customers that graced her store that day, James hiding Alyssa's chips when she left the room to feed the dogs, me breaking yet another can opener while trying to cook dinner, and James laughing until his eyes watered at me and my can opener antics (Some how I missed out on the gene that allows one to use a can opener without breaking it...I am totally inept with hand held and electric can openers!)

I love these crazy evenings in the kitchen. When my kids were little I treasured my quiet time, now I revel in the noisy encounters that seem to be so rare in our very busy schedules.

At a Bible study I attended the other night my friend asked, "What do you want your legacy to be?" I pray that these silly times will be what fill my kid’s minds when they think of mom. I have made soooo many mistakes, but I love them so much. I strive hard not to dwell on regrets and 'I wish I would haves' I think that doing that is counterproductive. I look at my life, see where I am, and move on from there continually trying to please my Lord and Savior in all that I do. Some days I do way better than others, but what a blessing to know that my Savior will forgive me and give a fresh start whenever I ask!

I also feel pretty blessed that my kids still want to be around me. To have a 20-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son that want to spend time with me is a huge blessing! I'm not cool and I'm kind of naggy, but boy do I love them! I thank God each and every day for my family.

Furniture Flipping

One day each month I pull all the furniture away from the walls, flip the couch and love seat over, and vacuum under and behind everything. This morning that was the first thing on my to-do list. As I was vacuuming, I was grumbling that I hated this job. I realized though that I really don't mind the actual physical labor; what I hate about this task is that it is a very time consuming task that doesn't really do anything to make the room look better. When I am done the room looks exactly the way it did before I started. I would much rather spend time on tasks that improve the way a room looks....as I was having these thoughts it occured to me that I tend to have the same thoughts about my spiritual life. I am always ready and willing to work on faults and sin issues that will affect the way people see me, but not so ready to work on those issues that are hidden to others. hmmmm, how sad is that?!?!? It makes me wonder than why I am working on those issues. Am I trying to impress others or my Lord? I've shared before that I am a people pleaser, but this is rediculous. I have a Savior who laid down his life for me and still I find myself more concerned with what a friend thinks of me than how I can better myself for Him! My new goal....well, I don't think I am going to share it. I have some heart issues that need to be dealt with. You may never see the results, but I know that God will and THAT is what matters most.. ....please pray that I remember that.