Well I didn't finish but I did get a good start on cleaning up around the house. After a winter of piling things in the shed, like old clothes, baseball equipment, old furniture, everything from the garage, drums, tools, toys, etc., it was time to make a path into the shed. Yes, you can now walk in the shed and find some things. It took just about all day but it feels good to have made a little progress. Isn't it amazing how much junk just shows up at your house, or it does mine. If you drive by the house it looks a little like Fred Sanfords place because I have some junk out by the road. Some of it's already been picked up and I'm waiting for the rest to be taken off soon. I hope somebody wants it soon or I'll have to throw it away I'd rather give it away.
We ended the day by burning a big brush pile. It was so nice out after dark. I pulled me up a chair and listened to the kids run around having a big time. The neighbors kids came over and had a great time with Ethan and myself as we just watched the fire burn into the night. I just love Spring time. I don't even mind the spring cleaning.
You know, not only does my shed need a spring cleaning, my heart needs a daily cleaning. I don't know about you but if I'm not careful filth can get all in my life. I need to be cleansed by God's forgiveness everyday. I hope that you will not allow sin to build up in your life because if you do it will be like my shed, hard to walk in. You can not walk with God and have a life filled with junk. You may need to do what I did, just stop everything and make time to clean out the junk. Love ya.
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A Mouse Story ...
A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.
"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you but it is of no sequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."
The mouse turned to the cow and said, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you,but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap-- alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butcheredthe pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember -- when one of us is threatened,
we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another. So I'm sending this to you to let you know that you are appreciated very much. Remember: Each of us is a vital thread in one another's tapestry; our lives are woven together for a reason.
One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a family member and friend.
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