my husband laughs at me

And now my son is starting to laugh at me too.

Why? Why would these guys laugh at me?

Because I say the dumbest things sometimes (I wish speech had an edit button).

Here are 3 of the latest… (so you can laugh too)

*It was like light and day! (yeah, yeah… night/light, what’s the difference?)

*I know I am, but what are you? (so maybe the insult fit and I just decided to agree… or not)

and my personal favorite (I was talking about our dog)….

*Wow, she’s not the sharpest bulb in the drawer! (and apparently neither am I)

I realize AFTER I say these things that they are wrong, and that has to count for something, right?

Right?

Hey now, RIGHT?

Don’t you walk away shaking your head like that…

smackdown

I was talking with my son recently in the kitchen.  He is 10.  He said something about his dad being the #2 boss in the house.  Figuring he was joking around (my kid has a great sense of humor!) I puffed out my chest, lifted my nose in the air and said, “Yeah, number TWO boss.  Haha!”  My son looked right at me at said, “And mom, you are #3.”  I pretended he stabbed me through the heart, dramatically shocked and offended that I was number 3.

Still thinking he is joking, I razzed him a little.  “What… you think YOU are number one boss little man?”

His reply?

“No, mom.  I meant GOD is the number 1 boss in our family.”

Out of the mouths of babes….

I’m thankful for so many things this year, and especially this reminder of who my boss is. 

Happy Thanksgiving.

Elephant Poo Poo Products???

If you are looking for a good laugh today, read on.

My husband (who is legally blind, although today I’m thinking legally “blond” even though his hair is brown) looked for Elephant stationary for his mother to use at work (in a Republican Representative’s office). He found what he thought he was looking for, ordered it, and today received a call from his father.

My very intelligent husband had unintentionally ordered her stationary that was made out of “Recycled Elephant Waste.” Yes, you heard me right… Elephant Poop. I walked out and he had a funny grin on his face. I asked him what was so funny, and he sheepishly told me that he had sent his mother “Elephant Poop” for her birthday.

I’m still laughing so hard at him! If you would like to order Elephant Poop for YOUR mom’s birthday, here is the Amazon link.

“Star Wars” – an a capella tribute to John Williams

This made my day!  Seriously.

For my husband…

Steve, I think you’ll really appreciate this one.    (I snagged this off of Cbgrace’s Weblog.  Thanks!)

Naked Pastor Strikes Again

Seminary for Porcupine Pastors

I enjoy David Hayward’s website, Naked Pastor.  Often he makes me think.  Sometimes he makes me laugh.  And as much as I hate to admit it, occassionally I don’t have a clue what he is trying to say.

Today he posted this cartoon, entitled Seminary for Porcupine Pastors. This one made me think, laugh, and sadly recall the pastors I’ve heard say “being a pastor is lonely, because we cannot be friends with our sheep.”

I don’t think I agree.  It seems to me that they aren’t “your sheep” and it also seems that Jesus was very close with his disciples.   But I’m not a pastor, so I don’t know from personal experience how easy or difficult this might be.

Do you have any input?

Yearbook yourself

For a good laugh, yearbook yourself.  You can see how you “might have looked” at various years.  It is pretty funny. Here are some of mine.  I had some trouble editing them to get my photo to fit perfectly enough to look natural, but you get the idea.  Hover over the pictures to see what year is represented.  I snapped a picture of myself last week with my hair pulled back to use for this.      Have fun!

Why men shouldn’t be ordained…huh?

Ok, hopefully you won’t be offended… but I had to share this blog post from Serving Bread listing the 10 reasons “Men Should Not Be Ordained.” Yeah, maybe I have a strange sense of humor (ok, no maybe about it)… but we hear all the arguments about why women cannot minister. Here is the ‘flip-side’ for you.

Here’s the article…

Ten Reasons Why Men Should Not Be Ordained (by Serving Bread)

10. A man’s place is in the army.
9. The pastoral duties of men who have children might distract them from the responsibility of being a parent.
8. The physique of men indicates that they are more suited to such tasks as chopping down trees and wrestling mountain lions. It would be “unnatural” for them to do ministerial tasks.
7. Man was created before woman, obviously as a prototype. Thus, they represent an experiment rather than the crowning achievement of creation.
6. Men are too emotional to be priests or pastors. Their conduct at football and basketball games demonstrates this.
5. Some men are handsome, and this will distract women worshipers.
4. Pastors need to nurture their congregations. But this is not a traditional male role. Throughout history, women have been recognized as not only more skilled than men at nurturing, but also more fervently attracted to it. This makes them the obvious choice for ordination.
3. Men are prone to violence. No really masculine man wants to settle disputes except by fighting about them. Thus they would be poor role models as well as dangerously unstable in positions of leadership.
2. The New Testament tells us that Jesus was betrayed by a man. His lack of faith and ensuing punishment remind us of the subordinated position that all men should take.
1. Men can still be involved in church activities, even without being ordained. They can sweep sidewalks, repair the church roof, and perhaps even lead the song service on Father’s Day. By confining themselves to such traditional male roles, they can still be vitally important in the life of the church.