Old School

I have been doing some computer shopping lately, as I will need to have my own device  to write papers on and do other such studious things in the near future. However, I soon became shocked to learn how much you  can spend on such a contraption and a little voice whispered in my head "remember your old blue Royal typewriter? Save hundreds and reuse". The thrifty side of me listened, and last night I got out my old blue Royal typewriter and looked it over. I think I could do it ... yes. For decades students used their old trusty typewriters to write their long and many drafts of papers until suddenly this thing came along called a computer and changed the world. But, thousands of people functioned without a computer and I think I could too, if I wasn't such a wimp. So, maybe I should bone up and over come the wimp side of me, listen to the thrifty and use that old blue Royal typewriter. Or, maybe I should listen to the wimp side and buy a computer (after all, you can't update a blog on a typewriter).

Patience

If you haven't guessed it by now, this week's Fruit of the Spirit is Patience. It didn't seem to surprise me either that this was the first week of Pioneer Clubs that the girls really tried my patience. Funny isn't it? I think I felt more like these chickens, "Lord I don't want to have to work on this right now, I don't have time, please just give me patience NOW!" Learning..... that's a lot harder somehow, I guess because it's work. It was a good time though, and the girls love having Judy do the craft (so do I). It was fun.

Let the shopping begin!

I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving time with all the delightful traditions involved. Our gathering was a special treat with lots of food involved. We also skipped out on the Black Friday hullabaloo and decided to celebrate National listening day instead (look it up, it's a fact!). Now that Thanksgiving is over, however, I say..... Let the shopping begin!

Happy Thanksgiving

I know this is a tobacco advertisement, but I thought it was cute all the same!

Sister love

My sister's coming home today!

Peace

This thing of teaching Pioneer Clubs seems to be God's way of gently teaching me things. This week's lesson was on peace. When I first thought about teaching this lesson, I wasn't sure how to talk about it with fourth-graders. However, when I began to search it out more I started to think of it more as a lack of worry. This way of thinking about peace is so different than just thinking of it as a warm fuzzy "all get along" kind of way that the world portrays it as. I am a very good person at justifying my worry. I can come up with all kinds of good excused to make my plain and simple anxiety look like a deserved attitude. This is not right, and if I am claiming to have the Spirit living in me, I think I should let Him take control and evidence his work in my life. The Fruit of the Spirit - you know!

Today's Psalm

20 May the Lord lanswer you in the day of trouble!

May mthe name of the God of Jacob nprotect you!

2 May he send you help from othe sanctuary

and give you support from pZion!

3 May he qremember all your offerings

and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

4 May he rgrant you your heart's desire

and fulfill all your plans!

5 May we shout for joy over syour salvation,

and in the name of our God set up our tbanners!

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

6 Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;

he will answer him from his holy heaven

with uthe saving might of his right hand.

7 Some trust in vchariots and some in whorses,

xbut we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

8 They collapse and fall,

but we rise and stand upright.

9 O Lord, save ythe king!

May he answer us when we call.