This and That

The Big Kahuna in our home turned 51 today... I made his favorite dessert and cooked a delicious meal. We went out Saturday night to celebrate.


I've been contemplating on the passage in Ecclesiastes on a time for everything - chapter 3, verses 1-8:

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

Now reread the same passage thinking of situations in your life where you have scattered or gathered, loved or hated, been silent or spoken. Or think of a time when someone knew when it was time to give you an embrace or time to refrain. I've been contemplating on this for awhile.

We are still missing our Shorty although the burden is easing. He was in so much pain that it is somewhat of a relief knowing he doesn't have to endure that any longer. His cremated remains are sitting on our mantle for a time. We aren't currently searching for another pet. I want to honor his memory for awhile, and I think I'll know when we're ready again... but I still look at the classifieds and pet photos regularly.

There is a good article for ministers by Gordan MacDonald on knowing when it is the right time to leave a church and seek a new position. Having seen some good separations, and some not-so-good separations, I thought this was well presented. Although written for ministers and their churches, it has application for the secular job world as well. You can find the article at this address: http://www.ctlibrary.com/le/2002/summer/4.36.html.

Have a blessed day!