I’d love to know who said:
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on the front door forever.
Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
When you hit a wall, feel along it until you find a door.
Never excuse in yourself what you accuse in others.
Don’t use a bazooka when a BB gun will do.
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.
A report came out that the New York City Department of Education wants offensive words deleted from tests because they might make students uncomfortable. Say what? The fear is certain words might cause students to be distracted. Students might actually think about what the words mean, not just how to spell them.
The following is a short list of proposed words these teachers want banished and questions they (the teachers) might find distracting (or offensive):
Dinosaur –Just because a dinosaur existed, does that mean evolution is true? If God made every animal, why are dinosaurs extinct? Are there any other animals besides dinosaurs that are extinct? Why do some animals die off and others survive? Is everything bad that happens on the earth man’s fault? Why is this the prevailing idea today?
Pepperoni – Why is it considered junk food? What is junk food? What should a...
Her thoughts tumbled like sneakers in a dryer.
Despite her college degree, she had a limited vocabulary, like, whatever, Dude.
She hurled epitaphs at him as he went out the door.
She threw up her hands while he shoved his in his pockets trying to get ahold of himself.
He grew on her like a germ culture in a petri dish.
The boy and girl in the coffee shop were made for each other. She had a laugh like a hyena approaching a carcass; his was a more refined bray.
He spun into his break dance like a buffalo in a dust bath with ground hogs cheering.
She fell for him fast and hard, like a bug hitting the windshield of a race car in the Indianapolis 500.
Seriously now. I am thankful for and indebted to good editors.
Some people have asked what my normal day looks like.
Get up when I wake up, anywhere between 5 – 6:30 a.m. Make the bed. (Rick’s already been up for a couple of hours, reading in the living room. Coffee is ready when I appear, bleary eyed.)
Read the One Year Bible.
Read devotionals. Rick and I read devotionals to one another – four in all, every one very interesting. We search for different ones each year. After reading, we pray together.
Breakfast -- not granola and yogurt, but eggs. Steamed eggs, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, or eggs in pancakes, but always two or three eggs and toast or sweet roll or muffin or something else equally unhealthy and delicious.
Take a 10-20 minute walk on the elliptical, ride 2-5 miles on the recumbent bike while watching a game show.
Shower and get ready for work. ...
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