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The Holiday Update, part 1
Sunday Funnies
Since it's Sunday and all, here's a funny story to cheer up your day about a Pastor and a kitten.
Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of
his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc.
The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car
and pulled it until the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.
That's what he did, all the while checking his progress in the
car. He then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree
would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went 'boing!' and the kitten instantly sailed through
the air - out of sight.
The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood
asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business.
A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of
his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, 'Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?'
She replied, "You won't believe this," and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, 'Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it.' She told the pastor, 'I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her.'
Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique sense of humor.
Christmas Muses
In other news, my muses have made a surprise visit and I'm writing a Christmas Cracker story for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lazuli_kat's 12 10 days of Spander Christmas. My day is the 23rd, so I'll post links to it when I'm done.
Health News
That whole thing with the allergic reaction to my meds continued when I discovered the pain I had from the event were actually muscle spasms. All my muscles from the waist up to the top of my head was sore and sensitive for the better part of a week and a half. I was stuck eating soft foods for about three or four days because my jaw and throat muscles were so stiff. I'm much better now, and only vague sensitivity to those areas remains.
Let the festivities begin!!!
I went to the women's Christmas Dinner at church the other night and came back filled with Christmas Spirt. Damnit. So, I'm wrapping presents (damn you Fuzzywigs for not including the tag to the Webkinz I bought my nephew and making me go back to beg for it today), baking (back to the store to get the spray oil that doesn't include garlic... "Why do I keep smelling garlic on the banana bread?"), and decorating a bit (still looking for the baby jesus for my nativity).
Bah Humbug
I told my mother just now what I was writing. She seemed to think that nobody would believe me that I had Christmas Spirit if I was snarking the whole time about what went wrong so far. LOL - she just may have a point there.
Hope everyone's holidays are going well so far. *big smooshy hugs all around*
Since it's Sunday and all, here's a funny story to cheer up your day about a Pastor and a kitten.
Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of
his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc.
The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car
and pulled it until the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.
That's what he did, all the while checking his progress in the
car. He then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree
would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went 'boing!' and the kitten instantly sailed through
the air - out of sight.
The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood
asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business.
A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of
his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, 'Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?'
She replied, "You won't believe this," and then told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, 'Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it.' She told the pastor, 'I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her.'
Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique sense of humor.
Christmas Muses
In other news, my muses have made a surprise visit and I'm writing a Christmas Cracker story for
lazuli_kat's Health News
That whole thing with the allergic reaction to my meds continued when I discovered the pain I had from the event were actually muscle spasms. All my muscles from the waist up to the top of my head was sore and sensitive for the better part of a week and a half. I was stuck eating soft foods for about three or four days because my jaw and throat muscles were so stiff. I'm much better now, and only vague sensitivity to those areas remains.
Let the festivities begin!!!
I went to the women's Christmas Dinner at church the other night and came back filled with Christmas Spirt. Damnit. So, I'm wrapping presents (damn you Fuzzywigs for not including the tag to the Webkinz I bought my nephew and making me go back to beg for it today), baking (back to the store to get the spray oil that doesn't include garlic... "Why do I keep smelling garlic on the banana bread?"), and decorating a bit (still looking for the baby jesus for my nativity).
Bah Humbug
I told my mother just now what I was writing. She seemed to think that nobody would believe me that I had Christmas Spirit if I was snarking the whole time about what went wrong so far. LOL - she just may have a point there.
Hope everyone's holidays are going well so far. *big smooshy hugs all around*