I can be like a bulldog sometimes, grab a bite of a thought and I can’t let go, sometimes a thought or purpose tries to escape me so I clamp down tighter. Once I hold a truth, belief, or concept if it tries to escape, I drag it back and give it another shake. Its mine and until I have worn the thing out I will keep chewing on it….Sometimes events conspire to keep my mind on a singular thought, sometimes those events simply reinforce or confirm points I have made or beliefs I have held. DeAnn’s word for this trait “stubborn”. That label fits at times, competitive is a nicer handle, but I can be very competitive!
Normally on Saturday’s DeAnn and I share breakfast at McDonald’s. Yes, I said in my last post we often eat Saturday’s lunch at McDonald’s, that is a true statement also. Saturday is our work day, as a reward for our efforts, and so we don’t have to prepare meals or clean up, we eat out two meals on Saturdays. We live in a small town with very limited fast food choices.
This last Saturday morning we had planned to dine on our own as DeAnn said she had a forensics event to help with at her school 30 minutes away and she was going to have to leave a little early. I could sleep late, get breakfast on my own, and start the days work on my own timetable.
First in the series of events DeAnn miss read her watch, thinking she had gotten up a full hour early, she did not realize I had done her a favor and reset our alarm clock to help with her schedule. When she saw the clock in the car she understood what had happened and sped to work, kicking herself the whole way, wishing she could call someone and explain that she is on her way, fearing kids were waiting. When she got there she knew something was wrong. The school was empty, she wasn’t late, DeAnn was almost a full month early as the forensic event isn’t until February.
After all her rushing around, after self generating some anxiety, after calling and waking me from my sleep, after some laughing on my part, she came home and we shared a breakfast at McDonalds that we bought in the drive thru. I showed her last weeks blog and laughed.
My Proverbs 4
I say check you facts again and again, be sure of what you think is so,
stop your worry, cease your anxiety, check the things you think you know.
Proverbs 5
When your own problems you create, the competition can sleep very, very late.
David
