Just for laughs

I will confess that I found these on another blog one day and I did not write down the source, so I apologize for borrowing them without acknowledgement! There were a lot of them…but these were my favorites:

My mother is a travel agent for guilt trips.

In dog years, I’m dead.

If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving isn’t for you.

Madness takes its toll.  Please have exact change.

My husband keeps complaining I never listen to him…or something like that.

Money isn’t everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch.

He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.

I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Gravity…it’s not just a good idea…it’s the law.

 

Huh?

I read this article in the paper last week some time.  And I read it a couple of times to make sure I hadn’t missed something important.  No matter how many times I read it…I am still left saying “huh?” You just can’t argue with their logic…but still.  It’s no wonder our country is in the mess it is in.  Here, read for yourself:

NONSMOKERS COST SOCIETY TOO (WASHINGTON)–Smoking takes years off your life and adds to the cost of health care.  Yet nonsmokers cost society money, too–by living longer.  House members described huge health care costs associated with smoking as they approved legislation last week giving the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products.  No one mentioned the additional costs to society of caring for a nonsmoking population that lives longer. (Associated Press)

DailyBibleReader?

Today we started a study called “How to read your Bible…and get it!”.  I have read my Bible cover to cover so many times I really don’t remember how many.  I read to say that I had read my Bible every day (you know so I could say in Bible class that I was a “DAILYBIBLEREADER”).  Or to say that I had read the whole Bible in a year.  Whatever goal I wanted to accomplish..but sadly the goal was never to understand or to hear what God was saying to me.  Until the last couple of years…when the pain of my past was overwhelming me and I had no other comfort except the Lord.  Only then did I really “GET” some of what God was saying.

Last year we read through the Bible…kind of a guided tour…with Rex (My Daily Bread) and that was such a great experience.  Getting the chance to read the comments of what others had picked up on and find things that I had never seen before was priceless! It was so good for my faith.

I have to admit that I have been a little lax and aimless in my reading this year.  I have not committed to a particular goal and have not read as much as I intended.  I have made excuses like “I’m just so busy” or “I’m too tired to read tonight…I’ll make it up tomorrow”.  So I think this study will really give me some motivation and some direction.  I am really looking forward to learning how to get more out of God’s word.

Today we talked about finding our own pace…finding our own time and place…to pick up the Word.  Just because morning works for someone, doesn’t mean it will be the best time for you.  Just because some people can read 100 pages in a day, doesn’t mean that is the pace for you.  Pick your place, pick your time, and pick your pace.  Good advice!

What have you discovered about your Bible reading lately?