It’s cold and I do not function well in cold weather. I know what you’re thinking: How cold could it possibly get in SW MS? This morning it’s a balmy 31° with a windchill of 25°. Thankfully it’s sunny today, but the winds are racing straight out of the North.
Enough of the weather report.
When I added my time card today it added up to 6.66. ! -6.98 + 13.64= 6.66. !
I had to distribute the Community Coffee order around campus. The small yellow hand truck wasn’t up to the task. And as I have said, ‘Baby its cold outside!’ Thinking I would save a few steps getting into another building, I went in the closest door. Heavy door, small-overloaded hand truck, key pad for alarm at opposite end of the building… Please, Mr. Officer. I really do work here. Just trying to do it and I need an extra set of hands.
I put away that buildings coffee and went to another. On my way to the next building, I spied a penny on the sidewalk. Tails. Wudint picking it up. Did what I needed to do, reached in my pocket for my $1 for the Coke machine and there was no $1. Grrrrrr.
I grumbled all the way outside, across the parking lot, wind whipping my hair around, my eyeballs frozen open. But lying near the sidewalk was my dollar. I picked it up and walked over to the penny. It was still tails. So, I kicked it! It came up heads.
Moral? Is there a point?
Here ’tis: Big or small life is going to be filled with aggravation and troubles. My troubles were small today. In my recent past my troubles were huge. I know many going through things I cannot imagine dealing with.
We all know Phillipians 4:13. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Hebrews 13:5 is another that keeps me going. He will never leave me nor forsake me.
This life is tough and cold. Keep kicking the penny. It will eventually come up heads.
Blessings from the Exile’s Kitchen.
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It’s a good word. I’ve kicked a good number of them in my life.
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