Okay, so this one may be very short.  I’m working tomorrow, and Sunday, there definitely will NOT be a Monday episode this week, and I am worn-the-heck-out!  What a week it’s been!

There is so much complaining I could do, but that is NOT what this is for.

There is also so much bragging and praising I could do, ’cause it’s been a good week in a lot of ways, too!  We are going to be doing some baptisms at the jail this week!

But for you guys, let’s get to the stuff you want to see…. so…

Do you have relatives that do nothing but complain and criticize? Don’t let them get to you. God gave you two ears so things could go in one ear and out the other. Use them.

So very true.  For those of you who don’t understand this … you are blessed.

Think about ALL the things you did in your life…ALL the sins that you have committed.  The big and the small.  Every single one of them will keep you out of heaven and each of them condemn you to hell.  The grace of God and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ forgave ALL of that.  From the tiny to the huge.  Can’t you see your way clear to forgive someone else for anything?  That doesn’t mean that you don’t want to see justice, but you still need to forgive them.  And yes, I know how hard that can be.

That used to be my airport of choice when I lived in NJ

 

It has been said that Adam and Eve had the only perfect marriage.

That was because he didn’t have to hear about all the men she could have married; and she didn’t have to hear about the way his mother cooked!” 

That’s the first rule to being an adult!

It speaks against their sin.

A quiet little man was brought before a Judge.  The Judge looked over the charges, then peered down at the little man in amazement.

“Can you tell me in your own words what happened?” asked the Judge.

“I’m a mathematician dealing in the nature of proof.”

“Yes, go on,” said the Judge.

“Well, I was at the library and I found the books I wanted and went to check them out.  

They told me my library card had expired and I had to get a new one.  

So I went to the registration office and got in another line.  

The lady there gave me some forms to fill out.I filled out the forms and got in another line to get my new card.”

“And?” prodded the Judge.

“And then the guy behind that counter said, ‘Can you prove you’re from New York City?’ 

So I stabbed him.”

This is perfectly logical to me.

Yes there are!

Not at all, Impish.  You go right ahead.

Hang on!  Hang on!  If we’re making a list of stuff we’re asking you to forget, then get out your pens and notebooks.

I returned to my parents’ home to attend a funeral. At the temple, my mother led me to a man who looked vaguely familiar. 

“Barbara, remember Rabbi Green?” she asked as she left me in his company.

I frantically tried to place him, and suddenly it came to me. He was the kind man who, five years earlier, had officiated at my grandmother’s funeral. 

“It’s good to see you again, Rabbi,” I said. “Though I wish it weren’t always under such tragic circumstances.”

The rabbi looked perplexed but uttered some words of consolation before he was called away. 

A few minutes later, I rejoined my mother.

“Imagine,” she whispered, “after all this time, to run into the rabbi who performed your wedding!” 

That would be EXACTLY what I would say.

Them: Thank you for your service.
Impish: Thank you for being worthy of being served.
Them: Um…. but…. [walks away with a whole new outlook on things]

This kid has a huge future in marketing.

Don’t ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

– Robert Frost (1974-1963

That’s it, gotta fly, big storm rolling in. God bless you and keep you until next time.