Who has not experienced sneaking something from the cookie jar and getting caught. Maybe feeling guilty?
We have all made mistakes whether by our actions or our words and feel a little foolish.
Paul writes that the message of the cross is foolishness to the guilty but a gift of mercy and grace powerfully expressed in action to believers, an act of redemption that creates new life.
One of the messages in the Bible told my stories is that all human nature is flawed and imperfect. Story after story beginning with a dissatisfied Adam and Eve. The story is told that they were living in a world full of color and beauty and good things to eat. They were both healthy in this place that was safe and secure and had the privilege of learning wisdom with the Creator. He had to learn from them too.
This story offers an explanation of the cruelty and hardness in our world if we believe that they wanted early wisdom more than godly wisdom and thus the world has become a place of trouble and suffering. Now we may not believe this story but the point is that most people are familiar with it. We learn from the Bible stories about leaders who were fallible hero's because as human beings we fail to be discerning of what is the truth and what is a lie.
We learn to ignore what we cannot understand or prevent. Why does a young healthy boy turn his back on all that Canada has provided for him to become a warrior a terrorist proud of his machine gun to destroy lives of those who have not harmed him. He seemed to be well liked and successful.
To me it seems so awfully foolish and can only think he was totally brain washed. A heart and mind filled with hatred, mocking all that freedom and justice have given to him freely.
One think that dad and I notice is how so many children are driven back and forth from school and how few you see out playing. I think, a lot is the fact that no street or place seems safe anymore.
Fear lives in our hearts no matter what our minds say.
We need good leaders and we need safer communities where people care and look out for each other.
Dad and I were asked over for coffee with some friends but I stayed home and rested because it would have been foolish not to. It is wise to know when to say no! I was also pleased when Carol and Pentali drop by for a visit that we were home. They are in the process of looking for a new place to live as they want to move out of their apartment.
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There is nothing like the threat of immediate danger that brings what is really important in life, in to focus.
And so it was for us yesterday. What to save in just a few minutes....I chose our three dogs and cat and Carl's prescription drugs...a few clothes and my ipad. YUP...priorities!
It was an extremely wind
y day and a tree fell on the hydro line and caused a bush fire. The line was going in to our sons house...which is two minutes away from us. The flames were leaping 20 feet in to the air. Fortunately the fire hall is just 3 minutes away and they arrived very quickly...within an hour the fire was out and all was OK. The danger was the fire was travelling north and our house was in the direct path.
It was very fortunate that our son was home..and went out to see why his power was out...normally he would have been at work, but they ran out of building materials.
SOOO my message to all is:
If your hydro goes out...go out and check your yard...it could be on fire.
This is the second time we have had a fire due to wind, trees and hydro lines. We are very thankful to our amazing fire department...they are all volunteers.
A wise choice, Beth, to stay home and rest.
I was just thinking about the difference in my old neighbourhood. It was mostly east indian families and the kids were always out playing, riding their bikes and doing normal kid stuff. Here, it is like a ghost town. Such a waste to have this beautiful neighbourhood but the kids safely behind doors on their computers and other electronic games. Sandra
Yes, whatever the truth of it, the world seems less safe for kids playing on their own outside. A far cry from growing up in Tsawwassen 50 years ago!
I think it is good to know when to say "no", although it can be difficult to gauge that exactly.
Love,
Rick
Nancy what a story! Yes, I guess we never really know what we will do until we have a dangerous situation. So thankful you are all safe and your homes too. Do you have power now! Did you get ordered to leave the area?
It seems like you get a lot of storms?
Volunteers are amazing!
Hope you are okay today.
love beth
We weren't told to evacuate our home...but it was on the verge of happening...I had the van packed and ready to go. The saving grace was the quick response from the fire department...about 4 minutes...otherwise there would have been at least my son's house gone as well as our nephew's and our sister in laws and ours. It was the wind that drove the fire.
I am especially afraid of fire ..I lost both my parents to a house fire. Also as a child there were two fires..one the garage burnt down, along with the new car and the other was a kitchen fire...I panic when there is a fire.
We all had power within a couple of hours. Thanks to MB hydro. We are fine..still a little shaken, but fine and very thankful today.
Victoria Beach is a prominent peninsula that juts out in to Lake Winnipeg and we take the brunt of the storms from the north west. We do have a lot.
Thank-you for your concern, Beth....I appreciate your friendship very much.
Love,
Nancy
Same here , not many kids out playing. Had a great time at the fair yesterday. Fireworks were cancelled because of the wind. We met Melina's sister at the fair unexpectedly. The kids all had a great time. Got home about 10pm.
Ken
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