Delectable Thought

Life's a busy roller-coaster. Not many people say, "Man, I just don't have enough to do today." Our life plates are usually overflowing making us look like that person at a buffet who seems to think he won't eat again this decade. So how do families find time for each other in the midst of life's chaos? Family Dates! Many couples designate a certain night of the week as the infamous DATE NIGHT. I'm fan and think this is a Good thing. But often we forget how fleeting the time we have with our children is and we never set aside a night, or part of a day or even an hour as a Family Date. Maybe we just don't think about it, but I think it's as important as the sacred DATE NIGHT. We take Family Dates. Not every week, but usually a few times a month. This doesn't mean this date is the only time we spend together, but it's special. We do something special or silly, like go get an ice cream or go the park or go to our favorite pi...

We set a date---a family date. There are no highheels and fancy clothes on family dates. There's just ordinary clothes and everyday shoes. We may visit the park or just get an ice cream or two! We don't set high expectations We only desire that we are all together. For now there are only three But all around us are the whispers of the unseen faces that all belong in this family. Three are those that have gone ahead Already living in the life that's to come. One (the loudest whisper) has yet to join this family. Yet, he's there and we wonder What he looks like What he smells like What his laugh sounds like. If he'll like us and maybe one day love  us. For now, we have our family dates with only the hope of him. But soon, we have the reality of him. Until then... we wait.

Colors are everywhere. We usually have a favorite or favorites And think it sad when someone can't see colors Because they miss out the beauty of things. We teach our small children or are taught as small children to differentiate among colors. It's an important skill that we must  master. We also are taught to notice sameness  and differentness . Another skill considered of great importance. At some point in our education though, we acquire the habit of  Prejudice. We begin to think that Round  is significantly less than Square And Tall  is better than short . Or that white  is greater than black , though white is really the absence of color and not like black at all. It is our pride that causes us to do this. You see God doesn't make such distinctions or make such declarations. And He's the creator. He's the one who first called round, round and square, square and tall, tall and short, short and white, white and black, black. So, yes, there is diffe...

John Owen Thurman will turn a grand two years old in exactly 14 days! He's lived A LOT of life in those almost two years. He knows how to say the letter "A" and how to count to 3 and if you ask him what his name is, he'll say, "Me!" He's had almost ten haircuts, visited nine states, fallen an innumerable amount of times, swam in the ocean and pools. His best friend is his dog, June. She's a black lab. He loves fruit and juice and especially Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. (They are his favorite!) He's learning to use the big boy potty. He still sleeps in his crib. He makes me smile, laugh, cry, and want to scream all in the same day. He is my third child of four and the only one I have been given the privilege to walk this life on earth with. (The others I'll see in eternity.) I treasure my time with him and know that he is on loan to me. I try everyday to drink in everything about him, even the temper tantrums and hard-headed...