Sleeping In...

I was laying in bed this morning snuggled into the softness of pillow and comforter. The ceiling fan was creating a comfortable breeze and I just did not want to leave the simplicity of laying there. All was right with the world...and then I began to think about how grateful I am for moments like this and that led to thoughts of my children and before I realized it I was thinking about the families of the miners that are trapped in Utah. It is curiously strange how the mind never really stops and how random thoughts link together. There is always a tragedy occuring somewhere. I hear stories about people experiencing rough times and I always wonder if they have God in their life. I know a significant number of people believe in God but they do not have an intimate relationship with him. They put him away until they need him and so I am wondering why it takes a compromising event to seek him out. If we are willing to come to him at our worst, shouldn't we be willing to come to him at our best? We each are made to be imperfect, so our individual "best" sides differ. The dirty person with tattered clothing on the street curb may very well be at his best. We do not know what he has pulled himself from to be there. In any case he deserves kindness to encourage him to climb. I know how I feel when people are kind to me. Just food for thought.

Yesterday Kristin and I watched The Freedom Writers. It was a good movie and I enjoyed her company. For dinner I made white wine and herb marinated tri-tip, rosemary potatoes, pasta salad, and black-eyed peas. We very seldom eat red meat anymore but I am starting to look forward to beef stew weather so I might have to kick it up a notch and do some fancy menu planning. I called Jim last night because he has left 3 messages on my machine this week. We have plans to see a movie. He hasn't been to a theater in years and so I offered to take him downtown so he can see the changes. Maybe we can get an ice cream or something after the movies. He is experiencing good days right now so we need to take advantage of them. Well, I'm getting a late start today so I better get busy. I'll blame it on the miners.