Why I'm Not Married.......

While reading my music history text today, I came across the answer to one of life's mysteries... why I am not married:

"Dancing is essential in a well ordered society, because it allows males and females to mingle and observe one another. How else does lady decide whom to marry? Through dancing, she can tell whether someone is shapely and fit or unattractive and lame, whether he is in good health or has unpleasant breath, and whether he is graceful and attentive or clumsy and awkward."
-Thoinot Arbeau 1589


I guess doing folk dancing with my kids at church doesn't count!

Psalm 33:16-19

No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear
Him, On those who hope in His mercy,
To deliver their soul from death, And to keep
them alive in famine.

Psalm 33:16-19

At first glance it doesn't really seem that this psalm applies to us today, but when I start to think about how many things I put my trust in (instead of the Lord), then it becomes relevant. The Lord is the only one who can save us and keep us afloat--He needs to be our strength in time of need. Our own individual efforts will not get us far, and I find that the more I trust in my own efforts, the more worn out I become. Lord, I do pray that you would teach us to turn to you for all of our needs, that you would be the solid Rock upon which we stand, and that we would truly know that You will not give us more than we can handle. Thank you that You are ever present with us. Amen!

Classic Sesame Street - Yo Yo Ma and the Honkers

Found this old Sesame Street clip and thoroughly enjoyed it. Have fun!

Ludicrous...

"In Rhode Island, a kindergartner was suspended for bringing a plastic knife to school so he could cut cookies."

"citing reports that a 10-year-old girl was expelled from a Colorado academy after giving a teacher a small knife her mother placed in her lunchbox."

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He knows...

The Lord knows...knows everything about us...our deepest longings, desires, fears, everything. It is so encouraging to know that He will give us exactly what we need, and He gives it to us in His timing. Went down to Letchworth and met up with some Fredonia friends, some of whom I haven't seen in five years. It was such a blessing and so encouraging to hear how the Lord has been working in their lives. And it came at a time when I truly needed something to keep me going. It's like the Lord is saying, "I haven't forgotten about you. You're time will come." Sometimes life overwhelms me and I get bogged down in the circumstances surrounding me...forget to look up in the middle of a trial. And then the Lord makes His presence known, that He hasn't forgotten you and is still on your side. How wonderful that is!

Winding Down....

Things at school are winding down, and with each thing that is completed I can breathe a sigh of relief. This has definitely been my most challenging year yet. (See my other blog.) But the Lord is bringing me through and I'm sure He has a purpose for it happening.

Sunday I had a visit with a couple of string teacher friends o mine--a time just to kick back and relax. And what a blessing it was!