Sometimes I Write

Petey’s fever is down to 101.6 and holding. He fell asleep on the loveseat again as soon as we got home from our trip to Dr. Zack. Today he’s eaten about 3 bites of Cheerios, 3 bites of a tuna salad bagel (my lunch), and 1/2 of a freezie pop. This is my child who can out eat his brother that is 4 years older than him, on a daily basis. Please keep praying for him to heal quickly. His little body is fighting something terrible and I hate seeing him this way. I’m doing everything that I can to make him comfortable – you know – treat the child, not the fever. He’s awake now and he and Max are watching a Larryboy video. I hope my kids never tire of Veggie Tales.

So I got a little riled up lastnight and couldn’t sleep even after I finished my computer time. I ended up reading until 1:45 a.m. The book I’m currently reading is The Secret Life of Becky Miller By Sharon Hinck. I agreed to be part of a blog tour this month to promote her 2nd book, Renovating Becky Miller. I figured I had better read the first one before reviewing the 2nd one on my blog on the 23rd. 😉 I am liking this book! Change a few minor details about the main character, and this woman could be my alter ego. I’m sure I’ll finish it tonight before I go to bed and start the sequel tomorrow. So next Friday be expecting a book review. I hope it is the first of many to come as I tag along in the literary world that is a few of my friend’s lives. Maybe I’ll review the first book here this Friday.

About lastnight. Jared left me a warning in my comments section and it’s too bad he didn’t say more so I would know how he meant it. He’s my friend and I know he has my back whether he agrees with me on my issues or not. That’s o.k. We don’t all have to believe the same things and have the same convictions to love each other to the Lord. I hope you read my passion over the anger. I cannot stand to see people mistreated. It hurts me deeply and it moves me to action in the only ways I know how – and I don’t just talk the talk. Yesterday’s post was not about the current war in Iraq, or about black slavery, or about Nazi Germany. It was about suffering and the blindness to it, the lack of concern about it unless we’re personally involved, and even about the lack of action to change anything. If you think I was just caught up on any one of those issues, you didn’t read my post the way I meant it to be heard. I don’t want us to ever forget that we are responsible for and to our brothers and sisters around the world. America is not God’s country. ALL of the countries in the world are God’s countries. The world is His and everything in it. Satan may have temporary control over parts of the world, but it’s all God’s and will be returned to Him at the end.

I once heard a preacher say that we needed to keep our distance from the “worldly ways of the pagans” to keep oursleves pure. I say we are purified through Christ and He goes with us into the “world” to spread His message and bring people to Him. Who are we as believers if we see suffering and do nothing to try to alleviate or stop it? We would hope someone would step in to help us if we were enduring great suffering. We can do more than we think we can. THAT was my point in yesterday’s post. I hope it’s more clear now that I’ve calmed down a bit. As always, I welcome your feedback.