Sugar, Spice, & Everything Nice...

. . . Maybe Not.

Monday night, Erin and I had to run some errands. I was in for a non-eventful evening. . . Or so I thought. Only this time I could sum up the evening with defiant little girls.

First was our exciting trip to Famous Footwear! Just what every husband wants to do, go shoe shopping with his wife. (Erin is actually pretty good. She doesn't take long at all.) As we were walking down the aisle's, we heard a mother telling her daughter to follow her. We saw the little girl just standing at the end of the aisle staring at us. The mother called again and the little girl still didn't move. Finally a couple of minutes later, the little girl ran to her mother gabbing away.

Huh...

A few seconds later we heard a disgusted voice saying "Natalie! Why didn't you tell me you had to go to the bathroom! Come on, let's finish this up, your stinking up the store."

So as it turns out, the little girl who was staring at us was actually "concentrating" on the moment. Gotta love poopie diapers.

Next came Target.

While I went to covet the DVD's, Erin visited the little girls room. Suddenly an annoying ringing sounded throughout the store. It sounded like someone had gone out the emergency door. No big deal.

Not too long after the sound initially started, I saw a few security guards walking quickly followed by my wife. She called me over and recounted how while she was outside the restroom, she saw a mother come out and tell a Target employee that her daughter had just pulled the fire alarm!

Five minutes later, Target's entrance was consumed with a dozen firefighter's in full gear, three fire trucks outside with siren's blaring, two fire marshall trucks, and two squad cars. So much for a non-eventful evening. ;)

—b


Wednesday, December 13th, 2006/Leviticus chapters 13 & 14

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
I learned how to spot leprosy!

Actually, last night at Bible study we continued in John Ortberg's book, The Life You've Always Wanted, and I was able to take away a good lesson and a question I must periodically ask myself.

Concerning spiritual discipline's: I will try and sum it simply by saying; Why do we pray, read the Bible, go to church etc? Is it to earn merit with God? To please Him? To proudly say to others that we are good Christians?

Nope.

We have spiritual discipline's to grow closer to God. If we have the wrong heart while doing them, we might as well not do them. Plain and simple.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
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