SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATAN???
So, here's a guy we don't talk about very often. Christians believe that there is a single God (albeit in at least 3 forms..."at least 3"???...there's a topic for another blog) who created life, the universe, and everything. We believe that He gave us the ability to choose or own way; believe or not believe, worship or not worship, do good or do evil. We also believe that there is a dark power at work in the world, devising ways to keep us from loving God, which is, in the end, all He truly asks of us. So if there IS this one being who is bent on turning us from the best path, who worms his way into our lives every single day and, all too often, has success...why don't we ever talk about him? Okay, we talk about him sometimes, we pray for protection from him and perhaps even acknowledge his work, but we don't do much on the "know your enemy" front. Is it fear? Lack of understanding? Priority? Maybe it's time for us all to compare notes a bit more. To talk to each other about what Satan does that works and how we've learned to avoid him. I have seen the roaring lion and I don't want to be devoured.I'm one of those rare teachers that really looks forward to supervision duty. Of course, I try to do all my duty at varsity baseball games. Friday is the first of the year that I will get to see and I can already hear the "PEARNK!" of the aluminum bats.
James threw up all over me last night. Ain't parenting great? He got up 3 times after going down (very rare for him) and was complaining that his stomach hurt. Then his head hurt and, sure enough, he was running a fever around 101.4. We just tried to keep him calm until we went to bed ourselves and then we put him back down. And that's when he covered his sheets, blankets, pillow, carpet, chair, bathroom linoleum, Lisa, and me with vomit. And after a few minutes of crying and sobbing and trying to understand what in the world was happening to him, he said, "I wanna play." He had no more trouble the rest of the night and felt good this morning. He still has a little fever so he and Lisa are staying in today. But I am amazed, as always, at the bodies God created for us. Garbage in, garbage out. We heal ourselves so routinely that we often don't even think about it. Amazing child...amazing God.
posted by Thurman8er @ 10:53 AM
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