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Another Kind of Post for Breakfast

While looking at my Just a Quick Thought category for my previous post to see if I should keep the category, I found this post from last year. It's worthy of a "do over."  Kids say the darndest things.

The Wheels in My Head

I did these things:

• exercised
• enjoyed some U2 music
• listened to Chuck Swindoll teach on Knowing God
• read a little Bible history from the Awesome Book of Bible Facts (kids book)
  
• watched some news
• ate breakfast, courtesy of my personal chef
• discussed some ideas below with above mentioned chef

Thought about these things:

• Where exactly is the Promised Land in modern geography?
• God warned the Israelites to remember Him as they enter into the abundance of the Promised Land.
• How do God's sovereignty and man's free will mesh together in history? What and how will we teach our children about that?
• What do I think of God telling the original Israelites to conquer the Promised Land, sometimes killing everybody in the city? (Answer: faith.)
• What if a people did that in the name of God today? (See next question.)
• How did Jesus change God's dealings with people?
• Is requiring a life of regular maintenance (house work, exercises, etc.) one way God uses to help us stay grounded? (In a good way.)
  

....All before 8 am this morning. 

As I was rebooting the laundry, I laughed at the volume & content of my brain that morning.

I'm Going to Bed

I'm going to bed (not couch) and it's 9:15...p.m., not a.m. after an all-nighter.

Yes, this is blog worthy. Now let's see if I can stay on track and actually make it upstairs to bed and be asleep before 10. That hasn't happened since....hmmm...several months at least.

Lots on my brain I could blog. Lots on my brain I should blog. Alas, I shall sleep.

Good night. Sleep tight. And pleasant dreams to you.

What's for Breakfast?

What fuels you in the morning? Fruit? Eggs? Granola? Chocolate frosted sugar bombs? How about a serving of profundity from an 8 yr. old?

Here's the two scoops:

Two kiddos eating breakfast while I’m at the computer trying to capture some deep thoughts. I’m barely aware of one of the kids playing a few chords of “Here Comes the Bride” on the keyboard. Then my ears perk up:

“Maybe you’ll understand kissing when you’re older.”
(6 yr.old Fifi)

“You don’t understand it. You just play around with it.”
(8 yr. old Ninja Boy)

“It’s not an it. It’s an…(searching for a way to explain kissing)….it’s an it.” (Fifi)

Ninja Boy’s comment almost knocks me out of my chair. For one, it completely fits with what I’m trying to write about. As if that’s not enough, it’s a stand alone comment that fits many issues.

“You don’t understand it.You just play around with it.” Faith. Marriage. Sex. Nuclear science. That's the short list.

What a way to start the day. 

What Our Soldiers are Doing in Iraq

Before turning in I did a quick check on a few blogs. I didn't plan on posting. Then I read The Village post at 365 and a Wakeup Call. I had to come tell you about it.

As if the description of this destitute village isn't enough, Thunder 6 recounts the mission that brought his unit to the village. Then there is the Iraqi man.

Amazing how words about people I've never met, written by someone I've never met can affect my heart, mind, and hopefully my actions.

Fifi created this picture while I was writing this post. She was beautiful as she sat there, in her element, patiently waiting for Mommy to finish her blog. I love you, sweetie.