Skip to main content

Day 25: Rearrange the Furniture


April 9, 2020


My mom used to rearrange the living room furniture in our house every couple of weeks. I’m not sure why. Maybe she liked variety? Maybe she was never quite satisfied with the arrangement?  Maybe she was just trying to “keep us on our toes”.  One time I was (sneaking) in after midnight and did a Dick Van Dyke flip over an ottoman in the dark. (There were no cell phone flashlights back in the day).  “Home improvement” projects are a popular weekend activity for a lot of people.  Remodeling this... painting that…  For me, home improvement on the weekend usually means dusting, sweeping and mopping.  Even just doing that makes my house feel newer and I feel happier with how it looks and feels. (and smells)  That’s probably what my mom was up to when she moved the furniture around.  She wanted that “new feeling”.  Since starting my blog I feel like I have done some “home improvement” in my relationship with God.  I’m praying more and studying God’s word more.  My “spiritual furniture” had been in the same arrangement for a long time. (I wasn’t growing or trying to learn anything new. Kind of just going through the motions.).  I still have a long way to go in my relationship with God, but things feel new again.  None of us can afford to have our faith, hope or trust in God covered in dust right now. Too much is happening in the world.  The good news is that when things get daily use, they don’t accumulate dust!  2 Corinthians 5:7 says this: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”  And 1 Peter 1:3 says: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”  Enjoy your brand-new day!  Smile and be joyful!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

  There comes a time for most boats when they need their hull scraped free of barnacles.  One website says that “a barnacle-free surface is essential for smooth cruising”.  According to Google, this process is more easily done if the boat is removed from the water.  I guess God thought I needed some maintenance work, as He has dry docked me.  Four weeks ago, I had shoulder surgery.  Apparently, when I do something, I do it up big.  It turned out that I had not only a rotator cuff tear, I also have something called frozen shoulder.  I was shocked when the doctor originally told me I would miss 6 weeks of work.  I told him this is no time for that.  Teaching virtually and in person at the same time is not something that can just be handed over to a substitute teacher, if one can even find a substitute willing to take it on.  When the recovery time was bumped to 12 weeks (thanks, frozen shoulder) I very nearly decided to just live with...
1 comment
Read more

Day 188: Thank a Teacher

These last few weeks have been quite challenging at work as the teachers in my school district have been asked to teach both “face to face” students and “at home” students at the same time. (As in, simultaneously !)   Multi-tasking has always been “a thing” in education, kind of like being a mom, but with more kids (who are not your kids) and less bathroom breaks.   The job description is un-writeable even in “normal” circumstances.   As a teacher I am accustomed to juggling many tasks at the same time.   It is a talent I had (nearly) perfected over time.   This school year my usual act of juggling balls and bowling pins while keeping plates spinning on tall sticks has been upgraded with the addition of chain saws, knives and flaming torches.   (Thank you, technology, learning management software and unstable internet!)   And did I mention I do all this blindfolded?   (while wearing a mask?)   One of my new sayings is “I don’t even know what ...
Post a Comment
Read more

In God We Trust

  Today is election day.   I’ve never seen a political race more closely watched, worried about or polarizing. I am not concerned about the outcome.   The Ruler of the Universe is in control.   On a day when the nation feels so divided, my prayer is that people will remember their “common ground”, the things we can all agree on rather than the things we disagree on.   Disappointment and discord are inevitable whatever the results, throughout the nation, within cities and neighborhoods and unfortunately, even within families.   Days like this one are Satan’s favorite.   He is at the ready with his giant stick to stir the pot of our discontent.   Instead of discontent, let’s fill our pots with all the things we agree upon and treasure.   If each “side” can be gracious and not lash out or boast, Satan will be missing even more of the ingredients needed for his recipe for disaster.   Rather than fanning the flames of discord and fear, perhap...
Post a Comment
Read more