2/4/09 Bedside Table Top
Okay folks---anyone who has ever been to Sunday School knows the story of the “loaves and fishes” ---there are 5 loaves----so why didn’t someone inform me of this typo on the blog---I guess you call it a typo, though 5 isn’t even close to 9---I had to stumble on it myself---remember, I rarely proof these things and often don’t read until after the fact---in this case, way after the fact.

Okay #2---about my bedside table top----it has an array of “stuff” including Afrin, a bottle of Ambien, out of which I have only taken 4 over the last 17 days, a picture, 2 actually, of my T-Cup friends, who really know me and still love me, 4 freshly sharpened pencils (a recent gift), a 4x6 violet post-it note pad on which I write verses----violet for verses makes sense to me----(I write citations of verses received during the day via e-mail or slug mail or readings and then Larry reads them to me at night before lights out) a 4x6 blue post-it note pad (blue/bedroom---I wonder if this color coding idiosyncrasy goes back to all those 20+years of teaching kindergarten) a blue Impact gel pen and a blue “flag post-it” highlighter, which I really love, plus an Erasermate pen for my nightly Commercial Appeal crossword puzzle along with 3 pairs of glasses, which is amazing since I can rarely find any---I bet you think my bedside table w/2 bookshelves underneath is 10’long. Whew---I think I just entered the English handbook of world records for the best example of a run-on sentence---those sentences which should be avoided!

“Camping out again today in God’s Word before leaving for Dallas after Larry’s classes--should arrive around 9 or 10 tonight. The location this time is II Corinthians 4. Verse one starts with, “Therefore, since we have this ministry, we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.” I like the way that the Lord can speak to my heart through scripture written long ago. Today, I’m so grateful that His mercy has not allowed me to lose heart and that His Word is Truth and balm for my soul.

Closing out with Amy Carmichaels’ notes in Edges of His Ways…………”Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow stronger. Let it be so with us.” "Let it be so with me, Lord whether in Dallas or Memphis. “

Larry just asked about “my dance” wondering if I’d be eliminated again (remember those Teen Town dance contests where a tap on the shoulder meant you were out---I actually stayed in a long time if I were dancing w/ my older brother) by a doctor or if this would be the beginning of the dance marathon. I don’t know the answer, but the “Lord of the Dance” does and he continues to hold my hand and pull me back in step even when I try to keep twirling around on my own.

Have already received a warm Dallas welcome from the folks of Park Cities Presbyterian church---(including prayers from the pastoral staff). I look forward to meeting y’all!
This “Shug” can’t wait to see her 4 little Texans (& their parents)