An Apt Reply

Sam is having a very challenging school year this year.  Last night after school he had to call no less than ten parents and he got home after 7:30 p.m. to this word of encouragement -

Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; 

it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!

Proverbs 15:23, New Living Translation

 

Be a Thermostat!

There’s a difference between a thermometer and a thermostat.  

 A thermometer gives you the temperature of the room, 

but a thermostat controls the temperature of the room.  

Let social media and news be a thermometer, 

telling you the temperature of things out there, 

but not a thermostat.  

They don’t determine your emotional state – 

that is giving them far too much power.  

Be a thermostat, change the atmosphere in the room. 

Nick Cash, Senior Chaplain, Africa Mercy

TROUBLE

The 2017 Zupke Family Plan is to have a monthly game night.  Since January was almost through and time was running out, I went to the game closet and grabbed, "Trouble".  

Wouldn't you know - I was in the process of winning when Sam hit a streak of sixes and managed to be the first family victor?

The "trouble" is - Matt said my choice of games was lame and he gets to choose February's as it is his birthday month!  The thing is - it's mine, too! 

"It was soup . . . "

Matt has a crazy schedule on Fridays.  He works 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and then 5:00 - 10:05 p.m.  Being the awesome mom I am, I decided that I would make sure that he actually had a decent supper during his break.  I started it in the crock pot before I left for work this morning and just before he got home, the soup was ready!  Even better - he liked it!  Since he's now on bowl number three, I'm wondering how I'm going to tell Sam that I really did make us soup for supper and you know who ate it all!

My stitches are . . .

GONE!!!

And I am so very happy!

Thankful Thursday!

I am every thankful for the young man who lives here who helped me drop my car off for repairs after he finished work on Tuesday, then let his sister borrow his truck for youth group last night and me borrow his truck for work this morning.  He also dropped me off before he had to go to work today to pick my car up.  Thank you, Matt! You're appreciated!   

And before you get too sentimental, I put a tank of gas in it for him!

Just God . . .

Yesterday at Bible study, Sue asked us to pray for her friend, Pam.  Last night while working at ISD 196, I was told our former secretary, Pam, was very ill and I needed to go to her Caring Bridge site and pray.

Friends, it is the same Pam and I am praying.