Greener on the other side?

Who says life needs to be greener?

Does that just mean... better taken care of?

Watered?

Because grass can be greener... but full of weeds.

You wouldn't want that, now would you?

Take care of your own "lawn",

help it thrive, 

and don't worry about your neighbor unless it's when you're capable of lending a hand.

that sounds chaotic…

It is. :-) But it’s my beautiful chaotic blessed life.

Being in control isn't always a good thing. 

It doesn't leave room for the hills and valleys.

It doesn't leave space for facing fears or spontaneous ice cream trips.

Having a schedule, knowing what's coming up for the week, yeah! Of course! Plan your days!

But leave a little room for chaos.. because there is beauty in it. 

I know, because it's my beautiful chaotic blessed life.

And it's just right.

"Do as I say, not as I do"

 I've noticed, that we use this as a cop-out more than anything. 

If one of our kids points out that we're doing something that we tell them not to, we just use this saying as a "meh, I'm old and set in my ways. If you do what I say and not copy my actions, you'll be fine. I'm too old to change." 

You are not too old to change. 

Do you hold yourself accountable to your own words? 

Maybe we should.

I don't see a dandelion as a weed. Fight me. ;)

End if discussion ;) 

 

Jesus was fully God AND fully man

Jesus was fully man, which meant he had a human male body.

This meant he was faced with the same physical issues like dietary needs and hydration and sleeping, and also he was faced with things like sin and temptation.

But because He was fully man, this meant that there was so sin in him, there was no bad, no lies or any size or color (little white ring a bell?), no thoughts of stealing, no lust..  you get my drift? 

This is why he was ridiculed! He was a "goody two-shoes"! He followed all the rules of his Heavenly Father, not the laws of the land, except for the fact that he respected those in authority and listened to those who were teachers and the wise. BUT he also responded with the truth and love that goes along with being God.. was honest, wasn't about what people thought about him but only what God the Father had entrusted him with during his physical human years. 

Wow. 

What a mind blow.

There was no fault in him.

He always obeyed his parents, I'm sure, because unless it went against the will of his Heavenly Father, like when he stayed in the temple to talk to the elders during their trip to Jerusalem, He was exactly correct and realistic at all times.

He felt physical and emotional pain "Jesus wept" when his friends brother died, EVEN THOUGH he knew he was going to raise him from the dead. 

 

using echolalia as a means of communication

Trying to use Memes or quotes or other peoples things that they put together on Pinterest to help me say what I wanna say because it’s five times harder for me to think of the words myself and more exhausting and emotionally taxing.

This is a huge autism trait of mine. 

I quote movies, I can think of song lyrics as explanations, I use Bible verses, memes, inspirational things. It's hard for me to come up with my own words out loud.

did I just jinx myself?

when I was peeling egg shells off my boiled eggs, my husband was in the kitchen and I said out loud "wow! that shell came off so well!" and in past experience, a lot of times when I say things like that and the next one comes off crappy, there's something inside me that says "darn, must've jinxed it". 

So weird for a Bible believer to say or think that.. right? 

Or is that just something that is strange to me and nobody else?

I find it odd that we do things, like "knock on wood" and saying "good luck".. we don't even think about it. 

But are these things wrong to say? 

Do they come from a sinful place? 

What are the origins of these words and do they matter today? 

Definitely something I'm going to search up, because for me, once I'm curious about something, I generally have to do something about it until my curiosity is satiated. lol. Autism trait ;) it's something I love about myself and hate about myself at the same time. HA! 

pinch poke, you owe me a coke.. jinx!!

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adding on.. just found out, apparently knocking on wood can undo a jinx. 

and jinxing someone is giving them bad luck. 

so.. witchcraft? 

"good luck" is about tempting fate.. 

so if you believe in fate, you need luck to overcome the bad outcome to get a good outcome. 

and cross your fingers, hoping it works. 

www.irishcentral.com

The word "luck" itself is Middle Dutch in origin, according to Mental Floss. The word comes from 'luc,' a shortening of 'gheluc,' meaning “happiness, good fortune.” The word was probably introduced into the English language in the 15th century as a gambling term.

and you throw salt over your shoulder to keep evil spirits from entering the place you're in.