Not Bad for a Friday

I got my car serviced, including new tires, I made it to Mississippi in time for dinner with my father-in-law, and I made it to Old Navy before it closed so I could get a shirt to wear tomorrow (since I forgot the ones I left hanging in the bathroom at home). Now I am McDonalds, trying to quickly write this before the thugs mug me and steal my computer. Tomorrow holds forth the promise of the farmer's market and who knows what else.

So how was your Friday?

Gotta Get Me Some Evian!!

Maribeth's Top Ten

Today is Maribeth's 25th birthday, so I would like to list the Top Ten Things I like about her:

1. She likes cats

2. She's the daughter my mother wished on me. Lucky me!

3. She's adventuresome and brave and does things I've never even considered.

4. She doesn't mind letting her feelings be known.

5. She's my Disney pusher and is the one responsible for getting me back on the Disney path to happiness.

6. She's a good half-marathon partner.

7. She's thoughtful and comes up with unique ideas.

8. She will usually give me her honest opinion when asked.

9. She's very artistic.

10. She's not afraid to forge her own path.

Happy Birthday Maribeth! I love you!

It's Not A Cat Video, But Just As Cute!!

The question is, will it work on old folks like me?

Potential

It's getting late, I'm sleep deprived, and blog ideas are few and far between. I can't even muster up the energy for a kitty video. Maribeth walked past and suggested I blog about the new roof. So here goes.

Technically it is a new roof - it's just not on the house yet. All the shingles and coverings and various other supplies were delivered today and are sitting on the side of the carport. I guess you could call it the new roof - it's just not in its final form.

So the lesson for today is potential. Just like the roof materials that are just sitting and waiting, there are always all kinds of potential in and around us, waiting to be made into the final and complete product. While things and circumstances may seem like just piles of junk, ultimately all that junk can be used to reach the purposes for which they were intended.

But like most potential, right now the roof materials are just sitting there idle. And like all potential, it won't do much good unless it is used. So I guess my lesson is to start using all those mounds of potential that exist within myself. After all, any potential that is truly ours was put there for a reason - to fulfill a purpose and destiny that is uniquely and divinely ours.