Does anyone struggle with being irritable a lot? I do.....it's hard to admit, but I do. It's not that I walk around all frowny and upset, it's just that little things upset me. Little sister doesn't come into the kitchen to help me when she should; I get upset with her. Little brother is being foolish (again. ;D) and I snap at him. I've really been trying to ask for God's help with my weakness there....and He does help me when I ask Him. But how often do I ask for His help? Not as often as I should. How often do I just try to do things in my own strength? WAAAY too much. Sadly, I'm pretty stubborn. I want to justify myself for getting upset with my siblings and therefore eliminate the need for God's help. Really, the battle is half won when I"m willing to admit to God that I'm wrong and need His help in something. In my own strength, I am nothing. But "I can do all things through Christ which stregtheneth me" (Philippians 4:12)
Today is cleaning day....oh boy, that in and of itself could get me down. ;D Our cleaning always seems soooo overwhelming at the beginning!! Thankfully, we're almost done. Just have to vacuum/mop my room. Really, it wasn't as bad as it looked at the beginning. You know how when you sit and talk about what needs to be done that day it all seems almost too big to handle? Once you get going, it seems to get less. Once the cleaning and other necessaties are done, I'm going to work on our latest home movie!! I came up with it. Here's the story line (disclaimer: it's meant to be excrutiatingly corny. That's my family's style with stories we make up!).
The two fastest pacers in the land are going to have a match race.
It's all arranged, and the owners are training for it. M knows that
her horse is slower, and knows she has to do something about it or
she will lose her fame. She researches ways to pump a horse up,
and decides on purple grape jelly. Meanwhile, D is training her
horse for the race; twenty miles a day at a fast gallop. Patsy is in
top form; she isn't even blowing after those twenty miles and
wants to run more. D knows she has a great advantage.
The day of the race:
Minutes b4 the race, M secretly feeds Pepper several spoonfuls of
jelly and sends her out to the wire. D straps her horse to her jockey
and sends Patsy out, too. The crowd cheers wildly. The horses are
ready and prancing. The bell clangs and they are off!! The horses
power down the track, both striving for the lead. Patsy is ahead by
a nose. Pepper tries harder. For a minute, it looks like she'll make
it!! Then, the jelly wears off and she falls back many lengths. Patsy
is the champion of the race! !
After the race:
M congratulates D. Suddenly, D sees a spoon with purple jelly in
M's purse. M is mortified. The officials penalize M heavily and
take away her racing privileges. M pleads for a lighter sentence,
and promises never to cheat again. The officials relent: she only
has to pay the $1 million but still gets to race. M is radiant!!
The end.
This afternoon I hope to get a lot of it filmed; I already got Patsy running for her workout. I loaded her up in the car, drove her to a spot in the neighborhood that's a ways away from our home and let her out to run beside the car. She loves it!! We average about 20 mph; I'll take her out again today to get a few more shots at different angles. (BTW, I'm not the one filming; I drive. ;) Sis' takes a video....) Then I'll get all my siblings together and we'll get the rest of the movie done!! ;D We've done several already. It's a great way for us siblings to spend constructive but fun time together. And it creates lots of good memories. I mean, some of the bloopers we get are hilarious!!
In Christ,
~E
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