I thought that being out of school this long would have me so out of the routine that going back this morning would be such a “fish out of water” experience. I figured that we all would be wandering around 5 year olds at our first day of school, but we did okay. My Professional Development class was a no brainer. But it pretty much is that type of class anyway. We reviewed the last test we did before break (but she has misplaced mine, if she cant find it, she will have me retake it on Wednesday) and reviewed our standard and scanable resume to hand in. Then we selected topics for our final presentation. I have been chosen to conduct a presentation on customer relations (both internal and external). And girlfriends, have I got some things to say on that subject! But we won’t go there now…..
On to my Excel class. Just before class one of my dear friends let me know that we had a test for chapters 5 and 6! Oh, my bad, didn’t remember that! So I crammed using the study guide she gave me and prayed for the best (Ha, try to tell me there is no prayer allowed in school!) So we head in and dang if I did not rock that test! I got a 80% on the first part and a 90% on the second part. Yea I LOVED that!
Yesterday at church we had an excellent sermon. Paster Carter has just done a wonderful job coming into our church. His sermon yesterday was about being in the youth of your commitment to God, and your actual age has nothing to do with that. He spoke on how the mistakes of our past cannot determine the future walk with God. We all have to confess our sins to Him, ask forgiveness and make better choices for the future. He spoke about the sins that people continue today in their own selfishness and ignorance and the result of those choices. That is one thing I have always believed, that when people wind up in a bad spot, most of the time it is because they made a bad choice. Now I know that is not all “politically correct” and all, but heck people, we have politically correct-ed ourselves into a society where we have a country of crackheaded, whiny-butt, irresponsible, sassy-mouthed “adults” that just want to blame other people for the mess they got themselves into. We have turned drug rehab into a dang resort where it is cool to go hang out for awhile! We got people who are running around with a cart load of screaming kids all from different daddy’s and they bitch about how hard their life is rasing them. Well let me clue you in sweetie, what part did you have in getting yourself into that position?
Now don’t get me wrong, I know we all make mistakes, heck I have made a few in my time, but there gets to a point in life where you have to stop the whining, grow up, and make better choices. That is where God comes in. He wants to show you the right way; teach us some common sense! There is a reason why the Bible is the oldest book in print, because it WORKS! But let me clue you all in on something, in case it has escaped you. Common sense is a wonderful thing!
We all who got more than a semester of kindergarten knows that drugs will MESS YOU UP! and if you got all the way through high school, that means you have heard that lecture at least 26 times. Then if you go out there and smoke weed, snort crack, or shoot something up your arm, do I feel sorry for you? Nope.
Go out one time, get drunk, puke all over a car or wake up with a hangover, and then do it again and complain how awful you feel or that you didn’t mean to sleep with that girl? Sympathy from me? Don’t hold your breath!
Rob a store and blame it on the fact that your Mommy didn’t hug you enough and you can’t get a job? Oh cry me a river!
But I digress…..
So I picked up this book at church called “Building a Home Full of Grace” by John and Susan Yates. It is about establishing a family bond that puts God at the center of the home and how you build that with every member of your family. I know that for Andrew and I, that is so important for us. We want to be the example to our children on how to praise God and follow the words He has for us. In turn we hope that our boys will lead better lives, be better men and respect the common sense that will keep them from the traps of Satan.
And on that note, I ask that you be in prayer for Tracie today. She is at Duke Medical Center as I type this preparing for the tests and meeting with the doctors there. Please bless her with your thoughts.
