Saturday Mishmash

Very Old Photographs

This morning, while messing around in some old stuff, I came across these very old (since each is more than 50 years old, perhaps I should write antique) photographs of me. Therefore, with no humility since I am pictured in all of them, I share with you these scenes from my childhood.

Nana, my mother's mother

My Dad

With my sister, Debbie

Christmas

With Uncle Frankie Joe

Jenny, the pony my Uncle Frankie Joe gave me

With the chickens in my Uncle Frankie Joe's back yard

Exhausted

On days after adventures such as the one Alex and I had yesterday, I find myself exhausted. The furball and I sleep long yesterday evening. Today I have taken two unusually long naps. As for Alex, he’s again outside catting around.

Just Grape Nuts

For the past two days all I have really wanted to eat has been Post Grape Nuts Cereal.

I wonder want is in a bowl Grape Nuts that my body is craving? The 47.2 g of carbs, the 5 g of fiber, or the 90% of the body’s daily requirement of iron?

Hospitality

A couple of blogs I read this week reminded me of this ancient story. I’ve shared it before, I don’t think telling it again will hurt.

Once upon a time an old man, a stranger, walked out of the desert and into the camp of Abraham, who greeted him as a host is to great all visitors. He opened his camp to this stranger, gave him refreshment, and ordered that a feast be prepared of the best that he had to offer.

When Abraham and the stranger sat down to eat, Abraham took a moment to than YHWH for the meal and to bless the stranger who dined with him. Before they could begin to eat, the stranger said he had to thank his god also. He then pulled a small wooden statue out of his robe. However, before he could begin to pray, Abraham jumped to his feet.

“Is this how you repay my hospitality?” he exclaimed. “I have sworn to my God to avoid all idols and you bring one into my tent and even pray to this piece of wood! Get out! Leave my sight and my camp!

So the stranger left Abraham’s tent and began walking back into the wilderness of the desert.

And God spoke to Abraham, “Abraham! Abraham! What are you doing? I have protected that old man all of his days; have given him all that he needs for life. And he has given thanks to that little piece of wood for all of the blessings that I have bestowed upon him. If I can love him and tolerate his misguided thanks for seventy years, can you not put up with him for one night? Go! Call him back to your camp and treat him to the hospitality that is his do.”

And Abraham did as God commanded.

Rumors

This week I encountered the following video on Luis’ The Blog from Another Direction. He asked that it be spread around and I cheerfully do so: