This is outstanding!! I want it.
Maybe you also read that the Mormons are eliminating the word Mormon from all church publications and church websites. They don't want people to call them Mormons anymore or call it the Mormon Church. Also out: Mormonism. They will also ditch "Latter Day Saints" and LDS. From now on they will only call themselves by the full moniker, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and they want us to do the same.
No word from church leaders on what they and we are going to call the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It's a mouth full: "The Choir of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints."
Word is that the
That works so long as you don't read what they actually believe.
See: 2 Cor. 11:14
How much of a difference, if any, does it make to use hot water when cleaning? Pam does our laundry in cold water, both wash and rinse. Modern detergents say they work just as well in cold water so at least in that case it doesn't matter.
What about taking a shower? Is hotter better? All other elements being the same do you get any cleaner than if you took a cold shower?
Doing the dishes?
Much (most?) of the world doesn't have an option re. water temperature. Have westerners convinced ourselves hot water gets things cleaner because we have access to it? And even if that was once true, is it still the case with modern soaps and detergents?
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I wrote the above Friday afternoon and never finished the post. It's now Saturday afternoon and I'm taking another stab at it.
Cannoli and Donut are now up in the weaning pen. They're crying for momma and Sundae is crying for her daughters. It's pathetic. And it will go on for a couple of days.
Is it just me or could this CNN.com headline be reworded to clear up what seems like something at least morbid, if not sick:
"Bodie Miller's wife shares heartbreaking photo of daughter two months after she drowned."
George, the super nice 82-year old guy who hangs out at the coffee shop invited me to his church's men's breakfast this morning at 7:30. About 20 guys, all 50+ years old, in an upstairs room with a warming kitchen. The food was about what I expected - scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, and fresh fruit. Alas, no BACON.
I had easy conversation during b'fast with a guy across the table from me who works in construction. We shared stories of drywall hassles and he told me about grief from dissatisfied customers who filed complaints even though he had nothing to do with the work in question. (In one case it involved electrical work and he'd only done the framing.)
What I did not expect was the discussion afterward. The leader read a verse from Matthew about Jesus calming the storm and said something about Job and Ellihu. I could NOT figure out the connection between them but that was just the beginning.
That led the group to contribute their thoughts on the status of our culture, the media, liberal politicians, and the future of our country. It was the worst of every redneck, fundamentalist, hyper-conservative stereotype you can imagine, with some really, really bad misuse of Bible verses to back it all up.
"If my people..." (2 Chron. 7:14)
Almost everyone chimed in with their "thoughts."
I stared at the floor.
At 8:40 (30 minutes after this started) I whispered to the guy across from me that I needed to leave. He mouthed back, "I do too." So we both stood up and walked toward the door. One of the guys: "Was it something we said?"
Ooooh. Bite my tongue!
I really did have to leave. I had the H.S. kid across the road who's taking care of our animals while we're gone coming over to go over the routine.
Boy, was I thankful I had that scheduled!
The next issue: what do I say to George when he asks me what I thought of breakfast?
"The food was good" ??
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