What’s The difference?

I’ve been studying in Jeremiah and Ezekiel of the Bible lately. Those two books carry much of the suffering the children of God will experience because of their sinful behavior. they broke all of the ten commandments God had given them. For instance, they didn’t pay any attention to the sabbath day but treated it like any other day, they killed their babies by throwing them into a fire, sacrificing them to a god made of wood  or stone, they sinned by carrying on terrible sex crimes and they had forgotten God.

I’m old enough to remember the way America used to be. Nothing was open on Sunday! It would be impossible to buy a loaf of bread as well as a can of beer on Sunday. I remember several farmers who wouldn’t go out in the fields to work even when rain was predicted for the following day! The churches were filled with people and everybody talked about God. Oh, I can’t say everyone was an angel! but we had more people that were trying to be good than those who weren’t!

What about today? Why our stores and other business places are wide open on Sunday. We have forgotten God. I believe Sundays cash registers are more filled than any other day of the week! We kill our babies, calling it a choice for women. How about the baby? doesn’t he have a choice? Every sex crime is happening in America. Even the sex crime God names in his Word as abominable. We even let them get married! No I don’t think America is any better than the Israelites were over 500 years before Jesus was born.

Do you think God gave us one more chance by putting President Trump in charge? He put the people of Israel in exile in a variety of countries where they were slaves. Where will he put us? No, I think he is giving us another chance to change. Are we going to change?

My Son

Starting a few days ago, I had three falls right in a row! Now I know an older person is more than likely to fall, but I felt that three is too many, don’t you? On the first two there wasn’t much damage, but the last one was different. I cracked some vertibras and made my back hurt worse than before. My doctor told me I had to stay in bed, getting up a little each day so I don’t get weak, for 6 to 8 weeks! That sounded awful to me. I knew I  would have to have someone caring for me. That sounded awful too.

The four kids had a talk. One was teaching school, One was working for the school district and was a pastor’s wife, one was a pastor in New Mexico and that left my son. He was an electrical engineer but lost that when our whole world went crazy! He started up his own business on the internet which, of course, meant he could do his work at home, So, he was chosen the one who could take care of Mom. There was one problem though. He was a loner. Yup, he liked to be alone. He moved his stuff into two bedrooms and, for him, this was home! We went along smoothly the first few years. I was able to do housework and outdoors work and even built a pond out in the back yard. He helped me whenever I needed help. However. I have needed more and more help each year. I am 90 years old now and with me mostly staying in bed for 6 to 8 weeks, I will require much more help.

I know he gets frustrated but he always puts his frustration on something else like his computer, or the weather or the car, but  I know he is frustrated he can’t go anywhere or do anything he wants to do because he has to take care of me. I learned much about this son of mine. He really cares about people. Yesterday he took his best friend’s mother to the hospital and helped them out as much as he could. He does everything he can to help his sister who is the mother of two girls and has no husband to depend on. And, he takes good care of me, more than I appreciate.  He often says,”I want to be alone for awhile.”    I do because I know he really does need to be alone for while.

I think this whole thing was put together by God, his job being lost, his new job and my needing someone to care for me. I am one who likes to do everything my way, without any help. But I have learned to soften myself some and make it easier for my wonderful son do the things he has to do. All in all, we are getting along quite well. I wrote this blog thinking it might help someone else who has this problem.