Thought So!

The Mighty Mitochondria

Not to worry—I’m not morphing into a mitochondriac, just helping my youngest (and most brilliant-- she wanted me to add) daughter with her science. 

Remember studying about the mitochondria, those little funny-shaped things in our body’s cells?  Did you know that the mitochondria are not the main source of energy for your body’s cells (please tell me you care, because I’m not finished)?  It’s not the ATP (I know that you already knew that), the glucose, or the starch.  (Here’s where you ask, “Well then, Marilyn, pray tell what is?).

I’m glad you asked.  It’s the sun allows our cells to live and receive energy.  Just like God’s Son is necessary for us to live spiritually through accepting Him as our Savior. 

Another tiny little lesson from God’s creation.  Class dismissed.

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Where Has the Time Gone?

Do you ever just think about Heaven, and eternity? Take time, for example…because the Lord will, and He’ll throw it out the windows of Heaven.

We won’t be late—ever. No pacing outside a hospital room… no microwaves beeping at us… no day-timers to leave empty. No calendars to shop for… no alarm clocks to set… no oven timers reminding us of burnt cookies. No planes to catch…no meetings to race to… no watches to break.

Isn’t it hard to fathom that something to which we are almost addicted will be so worthless? And, if we don’t have time now, we sure won’t have it in eternity.

Oops—got to go!

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There, There—Does That Make You Feel Better?

If you ever get the chance to go the speed limit, try it sometime.  It makes an otherwise tedious drive great fun as you observe contorted faces in your rear-view mirror, and then have them roar past you in a rage.  The best part is pulling up to or behind them at the next stop light (I shouldn’t poke fun, because I, too, am guilty).  It not only saves gas, but it’s also a stress-releaser to tool along at 50 or 60km (in Canada), not fretting about having enough room to pass or wondering where the next police car will be (Caution:  leave early enough to try it).

So, my apologies in advance to drivers who wonder why the woman up ahead is dragging her wheels.  And the next time you pass someone and then see them at the next stop light, smile and wave—it could be me.

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Romper Room

Before my formal schooling years, I often began my day with Romper Room.  It was a half-hour of black-and-white TV, watching a half-dozen kids have fun and do cool things like ride stick horses around in a circle, and cut and paste. 

Each day at the show’s end, The Lady would look through a special mirror that enabled her to “view” the viewers (don’t worry—it was totally innocent).  Then she would name a few kids that she saw-- “I see Bobby, and Susie, and Mark, and Mary….” and I would be crushed, because my name was never mentioned (mind you, there were probably a total of two Marilyns watching any given show).  But at the very end, my 5 yr. old heart was suddenly euphoric with her pronouncement of “…and I see you, too, and I’ll see you tomorrow on Romper Room.”  This happened whenever I watched the show.  I don’t remember when (or, if ever) I clued in that the shtick was the same on every show, and that she couldn’t care less if my little face was plastered to the screen, waiting.

Genesis

16:13

“…Thou God seest me:”

Thank you, God, for always seeing me.

Maybe Baby

Maybe it’s just me, but I sure hope that the word “baby” doesn’t become obsolete.  Just imagine…a husband getting home from work, and his wife running to meet him with the news, “Guess what, honey—we’re going to have a fetus!”

Will we be required to have fetus showers, buy fetus clothes, have a fetus brother or sister, or engage in fetus talk?  Perhaps, instead of asking a woman’s due date, we will need to correctly inquire, “When will your fetus meet us?”  Or think of singing, “Fe-tus face—you’ve got the cut-est lit-tle fe-tus face.”

It all sounds kind of babyish to me.

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What if Noah had been a procrastinator?

What if Noah had been a procrastinator? “Just another 50 yrs., Lord...100, tops, and I’ll have this thing ship-shape. It’s just that there’s this game on, and...”  Would the Lord have held back the flood, or would Noah have been in deep water?

What’s on my plate today? Is it something I should pencil in, or would I just rather wait until tomorrow (and go through the whole process again)?  I’d hate to think I’d missed the boat, or part of the Lord's plan for me, because I was... lazy (ouch).

So, I challenge you to a do: do it now (and keep an eye out for rain).

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