We have BigStaff every Wednesday morning at 9:30.
This is where church wax is hashed. It’s pretty generic but every once in a while Steve will ask, “What’s going on with you? Need prayer? Have something good to say”, and he scans the room.
For one year (minus two days of ditching) every Wednesday he has posed the question and I slink in my chair… think math class, 8th grade.
People talk a lot about how great their kids are, school acceptances, career advancements, proposals, moving to Europe blah blah blah.
At my house we talk about moving, advancement and college too. And my kids have beaten me down with such vigor that not ONLY am I nearly convinced that a pot farm in California is a viable solution for college financing, but it could also answer a bevy of retirement questions I have as well.
I tried the the-family-that-prays-together-stays-together thing.
Maybe the-family-that-harvests-together-stays-together is worth a whirl.
BUT TODAY IS DIFFERENT.
Today I had two things to report – but, alas - no inquiry.
So I’m going to tell You.
Last night, Fat Tuesday, my boys and I were at party in the neighborhood. There was a great band and no once was dancing.
I looked at my 11 year old and said ‘Want to dance??’ He is always up for a good Worm on an empty dance floor. ‘No’, he said.
I looked at my 15 year old, who only came because every once in a while I allow him to drive illegally. I said with a wide grin, ‘Do you want to dance??’
To my utter shock, he smiled and said,
‘Yes’.
He got up, took me by the hand, and proceeded to spin me, twirl me and box step me for what felt like a blissful eternity.
With the most beautiful awkward smile I’ve ever seen.
It was the perfect gift.
Next item: Last week we found out that son #2 (Worm boy) beat out a few hundred kids for a position at the Talented and Gifted middle school in our area.
… He’s got such a bright future.
I hope I don’t mess it up.
Thanks for listening.
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that is aewsome. like so frigginly cool awesome im afraid to sa it is because ever time i give a compliment or say anything good to anyone?or even believe in good? anywhere reprocussions ensue bu im desperately trying not to cave in the cave. Worm Boy? om goodness that is hi larious. i told yu GENYUS CHILDREN. but a lil goofy. jus like yu. goofy:genyus:planet:plant. GROW GROW GROW GROW YAYO!!!! dance!
ReplyDeleteI love you Kate Miner! And I love those boys!!!
ReplyDeleteKaren
I love YOU the MOST!!! joyce
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Your un-edited honesty is always refreshing.
ReplyDeletereturning the favor...very, very sweet.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thx for sharing:) miss ur amazing self!
ReplyDeleteWe have something to be happy about. It’s the work of our Savior for us. It’s the realization that all is well, in Christ. We are saved and on our way to Heaven if we just believe. But there is one thing that can interfere with all the blessings that are ours in Christ. It’s self-confidence.
ReplyDeleteSelf-confidence cuts us off from God. Not earthly self-confidence, which can help us get through this life, but self-confidence where the next life is concerned. Watch out for being self-assured and not Christ-assured. People will tell you that being good will satisfy God and get you into Heaven. You will hear this in church, synagogue, and even your own mind. But it’s not true. If you can earn salvation, then God is your debtor. If God is your debtor, then you are greater than God. God is not, nor ever will be indebted to any person.
Who are God’s children? They are those who have been filled with God’s Spirit. The only way to receive the Holy Spirit is to believe what you have heard about Jesus, the real message about the real Jesus. When we believe that Jesus paid the price for our sins on the cross, and rose from the dead, we are given the Holy Spirit and made into the children of God. Who are filled with the very presence of God? It’s the ones who put no confidence in what they do. This is true humility.
You may have every outward reason to put confidence in your life. You may even be a blameless person, outwardly. But you know your insides, don’t you? You know, and God does too, everything in your heart that is bad. This is why we cannot trust in self-merit to be saved. This is why we need to lose everything we think we have, as far as good works are concerned. What is more, we must consider our efforts to please God as rubbish, and then we will acquire Christ Jesus. Deem them as worthless and gain Christ.
We do not have a righteousness of our own. That just doesn’t exist. True righteousness comes from faith in Christ, from first to last, from the start to the finish. Don’t reject this because you do not understand me. Be good people. Work with your hands and mind and make your way in this world. But the next world needs something more than us. Go to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. He will take care of eternity. Trust in Him, not yourself.