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This weekend has been long. Started Friday at 7:15 am with a delivery of roofing material, a call (in which I had to make) told me the roof was being done on early Saturday morning, broken AC, an evening with a phone call that said we wouldn't be able to close on the new house on Monday (tomorrow), Roof banging for two days, the "normal" church on Sunday, a phone call to my grandmother to find her not in 100% health and has ended with everyone in bed, but me. So here I sit contemplating the weekend and just life in general.

here is what I am thinking......

The house although it appeals to my senses is senseless! as in definition #2 (esp. of violent or wasteful action) without discernible meaning or purpose. Well it has a little bit of purpose as in we need a house but it is just a house!

I have a lots of people to call tomorrow because of one person? It is amazing to me how one person can cause so much havoc. It only takes one and there seems to always be that one. Oh you know you can name that one person in your life. If not, consider yourself blessed! Heck I could be that person.

Renting is terribly inconvenient and your best interests are not first on the list. You become a a force to be reckoned with.

Do you ever just want to go off? I have to continually pray for a slow tongue. Wow, sometimes I just want let it all hang out and be done with it! Then I realize it isn't worth it because it will not further the kingdom and will only hurt others. Not worth it. Just have to put on my big girl panties and deal with it, privately.

Then there is the Kingdom. It is so simple. Yet many in this world make it very complex and just complicate that one thing that matters. The gospel. Today Alexandra made a party invite. She made a party invite for heaven. A party that God is waiting to have for us and party that all are invited to attend. Have you got your RSVP in? This is all that matters. In this life it is not about YOU, it is about what you do with your invite. I think once you understand that fundamental truth all the rest will follow.

I am not perfect, never will be as long as I live but I know that if it doesn't further the kingdom it is pointless and trivial and just not worth another thought or minute of concern. I AM NOT PERFECT, just forgiven. I do stupid stuff and I am not excusing my behavior just asking for a little grace (getting what you don't deserve) and mercy (not getting what I do deserve.) For the record I'm working on showing grace and mercy toward others.

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