Preparations for Absence.
Have you ever thought about all the things you do in a day
that are actually necessary? Yes, we all goof off some each day, but if the
household includes any critters, we have to consider the things that keep them
healthy and happy. Around here it is only two dogs and sixteen hens, but they matter.
Also, we have a trash day schedule. Not a biggie, but still. Have a feeling
Jennifer won’t have to worry about unlocking the main gate for Blake to mow and
weed eat unless we get some more (highly unlikely) rain this month. And then
there are the peculiar quirks associated with the actual running of appliances
around here. The microwave oven happens to pull an inordinate amount of
electricity, so the coffee maker and microwave cannot be running at the same
time. One or the other, but not both. Will try to remember to mention this to
Jennifer, but the old woman should be back in the house quickly enough that it
won’t matter. Only spending overnight in the hospital.
Two hens are broody right now and really don’t want to get
off the nests in the little brooder. Neither welcomes any “intruders” for
laying eggs either! And Thelma, the turken, has been hopping the front fence in
order to look for another place to lay her eggs. For a while, she made a nest
in the iris bed out front and each day required a trip out there to pick up her
egg. Such fun—Easter egg hunting can be year ‘round!
The Kindle app on my notebook has been telling me that it has
no internet connection. Frustration. Jenn said that it has something like one
thousand books downloaded on it. Oh well. Reading for me is what TV is for
other folks. Eventually maybe the old woman will get the necessary steps down
to ridding the “library” of the finished books and a quick look at the ones
recently downloaded.
It looks like some schools are learning that the electronic
tablets and other technology are doing more harm than good for students’
ability to learn. In Sweden they are going back to real books and actual
writing papers because the reading and writing levels fell so drastically
without books. Well, duh. Just because we CAN use technology does not mean it
is the best. We have at least one school here in WF which has an F in
scholastic leveling. Our entire system is lacking when children can’t read and
write before they enter the sixth grade. Won’t even tell you the story of the
young woman who came to me to ask if she could quickly learn to read and write
since she was given a sports scholarship to MSU but was unable to accept it
because the coaches always had someone else to do her school work for her. That
is beyond sad. It is outrageous. That is the system failing.
Was talking to a friend about how many children are in WF
and have zero books in their homes. Our parents read to us and had us sit on
their laps and learn about turning pages to get to the story. Can you believe how
many children have never learned to sit and turn pages on a real book? The time
spent with children is never wasted when we read to them.
Lately my study has been involved in the Torah lessons, but
you will be spared more of that for a bit. Sterling and his silly sister talk
about the lessons and the commentaries that sometimes disagree on what the
scriptures say—at least in my opinion. He believes that these fellows that are lifetime
students in Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic have a better understanding of what
things mean. That is probably true, but when it all boils down to it, a pattern
was laid out in the seven holy days and then in the signs given by Christ. It
is always possible to try to fit puzzle pieces in the wrong spots, but sooner
or later, it all comes down to the Law: One God, His son, the Word, and the
love that was given to us with grace. If we have love for God, love for our
fellow man, and care for others as much as for ourselves, we are probably doing
our best to please God. Anyway, that is my hope.
Rest well, my friends. You are loved.
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