So many names...................

I could give this posting so many names. Maybe you can pick one after you read this blog posting. Here are a few suggestions. How about -- Watch Out! or Hit in the Head! or The Sun Was Blinding! or Keep Your Eyes Open! or You Could Have Hit Me With a 2x4! Maybe you're starting to get the drift ---------------

It was Friday night and I was tired! After a stop at Menards for boards, Dave and I went to Wendy's for some fast food. Just as a side note -- Dave always says how much he hates fast food whenever we eat it, which isn't often. Me? I could live on the stuff! Anyway, we ate our supper and headed out the door where the evening sun was shining in that blinding sort of direction -- just before the sun dissolves into a nice sunset -- bright, in the eyes, reach-for-the-sunglasses kind of glare. So I did. I reached into my purse, found my sunglasses (all the time walking towards the truck) and just as I was putting them on -- BANG! I was stunned and said to Dave -- "I just walked into those boards!" Sure enough! The boards (all 8 of the 1x6 boards) were sticking out of the back of the truck and I plowed right into them. Fortunately, nothing was bleeding and nothing was broken, but I sure jarred whatever brains I had in there! Obviously not too many! It really wasn't funny then -- but now? I just think about it and I crack up! Seriously! How could I not have paid any attention to all of those boards? You can apply all sorts of life lessons to this episode. For me, the biggest one is just to start paying attention!!! But, once again, my antics have given me something to laugh about and to share.

So, now that you've heard the story. You can pick the title of this posting. Or better yet -- you can name it. Just be kind. I am an aging lady with a bit of a rattled brain!

Don't eat in the dark

The restaurant was dark -- very few windows, a couple of candles on the table, low lights -- sounds like a romantic dinner, doesn't it? It was actually a large group of people from the City having dinner together. (There are some privileges for being married to a Councilman!) The conversation was good, there was a nice wine being poured and the dinner was being served. I was delighted to see my plate of food -- pasta, chicken, various vegetables. It looked delicious! I stuck my fork into this wonderful looking plate of food -- white sauce, tomatoes, summer squash, carrots, etc. and began eating. It was so good!!! The meal continued and I kept chatting away and eating this delicious food until I took this one bite and my mouth did a crazy sort of dance and my eyes started watering and I thought "wow, that was some sort of tangy sauce down in the bottom of this dish!". I figured if I didn't dig too deeply into the bowl, I would be just fine as everything else had tasted so good!!! My fork was full of this big piece of summer squash and I put it into my mouth and once again, "wow, that's some sort of tangy sauce in there!" That's when it dawned on me! That was NOT summer squash -- that was a LEMON! I leaned over to my hubby and told him what I had just eaten -- with tears nearly rolling down my cheeks (from sourness and honesty, laughter at myself -- I really wanted to just stand up and tell everyone because it was so darn funny!). What a nut I am! The lemon was there, obviously, as a garnish, I just hadn't really SEEN it! Remember, the restaurant was dark!

Isn't that the way life is sometimes? When the day is dark and gloomy and there isn't much light, the lemons are hidden and the sour things end up being a part of our day. I know it is in my life. If I keep the Light on and keep the focus on the brighter things of God's goodness, I can see the lemons and try to avoid them before their sourness consumes me. If I can focus on Him and the sweetness of His goodness, the devil-soured-lemons of the world stay at bay. I hope today is one of those brighter days when I can keep the Light on! Don't live life in the dark and defintely, don't eat in a dark restaurant!