Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

SHE’S BACK !!!!!!

lil’ miss canada posted an update!  go check out what she’s doing.

so now this one is back in austin, and this one is in canada.  it’s just mg, me and the cats (plus this one off and on for another month).  kinda quiet, kinda sad, kinda exciting, kinda fun, kinda sweet around here.

YOU NEED A KITTEN!   YOU KNOW YOU DO.

DON’T DELAY, PLACE YOUR ORDER TODAY!  OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY.

I’ve had this as a private post for a while.  I didn’t want to make it public until I had experienced a little growth and maturity in this area.   Still have lapses, but God is definitely weeding this out of my life.

       or if it’s about my children (spouse, mother, father, etc.),
             or if I’m really, really, really concerned about them,
                     or if I’m only telling one other person,
                              or if it’s some good news,
                                       or if I don’t mention any names,
                                                   or if I’m the one just listening (or over hearing).
                                                                etc., etc., etc.

some definitions:

Idle talk and newsmongering about the affairs of others.

Idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private
affairs of others.

To talk idly, esp. about the affairs of others; go about
tattling.

Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate
nature.

A person who habitually spreads intimate or private rumors
or facts.

some scriptures:

Proverbs
11:13
A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

Proverbs
16:28
A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs
20:19
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

Proverbs
26:20
Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Leviticus
19:16
“Don’t spread gossip and rumors.

Ephesians
5:3

Though some tongues just love the taste of gossip,
those who follow Jesus have better uses for language than that.

1
Timothy 1:5
The whole point of what we’re urging is simply love—love uncontaminated by
self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God. Those who fail to keep
to this point soon wander off into cul-de-sacs of gossip.

anyone besides me guilty of this stuff?  any tips for taming the tongue?

i love, love, love the daily audio bible with brian hardin.  i load it on my ipod before i walk out the door in the morning and it makes my day better even when i’m in a big rush.  i’m an auditory processor, so hearing the bible read makes a big difference for me.  i also love that brian started the podcast as a way to keep himself accountable to read through the bible in a year, and that he prays at the end of each day’s reading.  it’s a free subscription on itunes….check it out!

the coffee guy has joined the fun!   go say hi to marcus.

she’s back !!!!

i am old.
yes i am…..older than you, anyway.

so here’s the thing:  i have been too chicken all of my life to get my ears pierced.

until now…..

where should i go, girls?  claire’s?  will i be sitting next to an 8 year old getting it done at the same time?  i’m already starting to chicken out just thinking about the needle.