things that make you go hmmm....

So, this week a little boy was found in South Berwick, dead.   Who was he, what happened..... Now we know.  So sad that this can happen.  What is even more sad for me is that either there were no warning signs or no one dared interfere.   I find it hard to believe that she didn't strike a chord with anyone from Texas to Maine. 

As human beings, what has happened that we have become so busy in our lives that we forget there is a world of people around us.  Too busy, too tired, too this, too that.   Can we not take the time to look at those people that cross our path, ask the Holy Spirit if he's doing anything, if he wants us to join him.  We are Christians are we not.  Do we not have an eternal hope of glory seared on our soul.  We work for 70 years we have eternity with Jesus.  Let's think about that for a minute.  If we only had to work 70 minutes a day, or 70 hours in a lifetime we would think that was pretty okay.  Get where I'm going with this....in light of eternity it doesn't seem so long.    I understand tired.  I have 5 kids, and a drier that is not working, and it has rained for the past 40 days with not a glimmer of sun.... But let's take time to see people, talk to the person on your street, ask the woman in the grocery store why she is crying - can you help. ( be prepared if she says yes, it will take time.)   Look around and don't miss opportunities.  You will be tired and you will be blessed. 

A couple days ago we set the kids to doing the supper dishes and watching the littles so us big kids could go for a leisurely evening stroll.  We came across a poor unsuspecting young father and said - "hey how's it going"  he was on his second floor porch wondering which idiots were messing in his flower garden.  His answer was - don't ask, putting kids to bed and then I have to do dishes.   So, Curtis said, we'll do them.  (little did we know they had guests for dinner)  I washed and Curtis dried.  We got to visit with some great people and help them out in the process.  (we may have visited too long, not sure...)  Anyways, it was fun and we were blessed.

We are humans and I think we are all intertwined in this crazy thing called life.