Mother's Love

Last time we were visiting family in Abilene, we saw a young woman pushing a toddler on a lawnmower and a six-year old right behind her carrying their groceries. Having worked in the grocery business for three years, I thought I’d seen it all but I was wrong. This was classic and I wish we had our camera so we could have a picture of this family’s courage and determination to obtain their essentials. The first thought that ran through my head was they must not have a car, or stroller, or even know how to travel from one place to the next without drawing attention. So here is to you Momma for your love and not leaving your kids at home alone so we all hear about on the evening news.

Pumpkin Carving

I have to quote Seinfeld regarding Pumpkin Carvers, “Who are these people? Cause I’d like to know!” Well I met one today and let me say, first impressions are everything. Simple math is Icy Hot on the wrist from Pumpkin Carving = SINGLE! When I first heard of pumpkin carving, I was 5 and recall it could not be done without adult supervision. Well now there are adults taking pumpkin carving to a competitive level and that scares me. You’ve seen these people on the news every year around Halloween. We saw some poor soul on the local news getting so excited just explaining the importance of professional pumpkin carving, he almost gave himself asthmas. I found myself shouting at the TV, “Slow down professor!” Did you know there are competitions for these people? Are you aware of the time, effort and care that’s required to not only carve but also maintain these masterpieces? There are professional carving kits that put surgeon supplies to shame. You have to coat the inside of the pumpkin with Vaseline to maintain their appearance as well as keep them refrigerated when not in use. I once heard of a carver that is so allergic to pumpkins they have to use precautionary measures to ensure their health while consuming in this self inflicted joy. I can’t help but picture the type of protection this individual wears just to poke holes in produce. A few things come to mind while imagining this much-needed attire; welders mask, splash shields, bio suits and vet supplies. Can you truly love something so much that it can cause serious physical and social damage to yourself? I think not.

Martha Stewart

For those of you that don’t know me, I hate Martha Stewart. I really and truly feel this woman is out to destroy us all and therefore, she is the antichrist! She can whip up any type of craft or project, show you how to do it, have a celebrity involved and make a buck or two. She’s referred to as an entrepreneur, but I’ve said for years she’s just plain greedy and could care less about anyone but herself. Am I right? Look at the whole insider trading scandal, she thought and still believes she did nothing wrong! What type of role model is that? In the financial world insider trading is unethical, without integrity and punishable. As it turns out, the best thing that happened to Martha Stewart is her going to prison. Her company boomed as soon as she got out! People across the world were dusting off their mason jars, pulling out their Cornish hen recipes and buying or making replicas of the nappy poncho she was last seen wearing as she left the joint. All I know is that when as I stand before the Lord one day, I hope to never hear him speak that one of my shortcomings was accepting Martha Stewart’s Living in my life.