Genesis 1:24-25

Genesis 1:24-25

And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Now, I really don't care too much for the "creatures that move along the ground", but I love all the other creatures that God created! Although, hippos aren't all that attractive. What in the world was God thinking when he created those? Have you ever seen one in real life? They're hideous. I don't know why they bother with them at zoos. You'd think they'd be detrimental to their numbers! Nobody wants to see that. Especially not after lunch! I did noticed something interesting just now for the first time that I'd never seen before, that I find a bit odd. Maybe it's just me, but did God just say to "Let the land produce" these things. Are you picturing apes and giraffes, and cows and sheep, and snakes just suddenly growing out of the ground like I am? Some deer and elk maybe? It was a quite a funny picture in my mind. You have to wonder what it looked like. Did they just suddenly appear? Or did they literally grow out of the ground like a flower only a lot faster to where you could actually see it growing? Or did it just pop out of the ground like I pictured earlier? I have to admit the growing out of the ground picture in my mind was even stranger than the first. Maybe I'm just weird to wonder about these things, but I like wondering about the things no human has ever seen with their own eyes.

By the way, I have one of those lovely creatures that God created. A cat named Jewel, and I love her very much. I'm glad God created her. I thought I had four before we got her, but they tell me they're human, which we'll talk about in the next post. I think I'm glad God created them, too. Sometimes, I have my doubts, like when they try to ride their new electric scooter through the house at 15 miles an hour, thinking I won't notice. That's another story for another time. Anyway, I love giraffes. They are just so surprisingly graceful with those long necks and spindly legs. They are amazing creatures. Have you ever seen one drink. They have to spread their legs way out, even with those long necks. They are incredible creatures! What a mind to think that up! That is amazing! There are a lot of other creatures I love as well, but the giraffe has to be my favorite. Of course, I love deer and elk as well, but mostly on my dinner plate! I would love to here about any of your favorite creatures and what you love about them?

A Good Monday (Is that an oxymoron?)

Wow! I'm sure I gained 10 pounds tonight, but what else is new. It's the Christmas season! Tis the season to get fat! We had a Ladies Christmas Party tonight at my church. There were lots of ladies there. It was a great success. We ate cookies and drank hot drinks like cocoa and apple cider and played the necessary cheesy Christmas party games and sang Christmas carols. It was loads of fun. Met some new people from the church that I've only been attending for about 10 months. It was great! I did make it to Step Study this morning and was able to stay the whole time. I even found a baby-sitter for next week, when my kids are on Christmas break, so I can go then, too.

Missing Step Study

Let's see if I make it to and actually get to stay at Step Study this morning. This whole thing has been a disaster. Circumstances beyond my control have kept me away from the step study I'm supposed to be co-leading, all but 3 times. Yeah, I've been gone more than I've been there. We're already in book 2 and I've only shared my answers to 2 of the lessons in book 1. There are 6 lessons in book one. I've done all the lessons, but that's not all you're supposed to do. You're supposed to share your answers with someone even if you miss your group time. I've got a lot of makeup work to do.

A Relaxing Sunday

It's been a lovely Lord's Day. I got to relax and enjoy my day. My girls were both beautiful angels at our church's Christmas program this morning, which I had completely forgotten about! They barely got their in time to get in their costumes for second service! I guess with the two hockey games and the slumber party I had to pick Angela up from this morning, my brain was just too full for one weekend! And my son had the nerve to ask me to take him to Wal-Mart this afternoon to spend his gift card he got for selling popcorn with the Boy Scouts. Ugh! I'm not taking him until after Christmas! I don't care how much he whines!

A Rather Boring Morning (I enjoy expsosing you to the mundane things of life sometimes)

Well, we'll be going to church in about 40 minutes. We have snow on the ground again, finally! Jeremiah's outside playing in it right now! He couldn't resist the snow this morning. My daughter had a rough night. She was cold apparently. I don't know what her deal is. I wasn't cold at all last night!

Angela's First Hockey Games

Sorry, I haven't gotten back to Genesis yet. I've been promoting my son's blog instead. Again check it out. Refer to the post before this one if you need the address. I'll be getting back to Genesis hopefully, this next week. My daughter had her first 2 hockey games today. All in one day. They played LC here in Moscow this morning and then went to Lewiston to play them on their own ice. They lost both games, but tried hard and had fun. They have a few new players on their team besides my daughter, I believe, so they're just learning. Angela needs to work on her skating mostly. I think the rest will come pretty quickly once she gets her "ice legs". Right now she balances with her stick, so when she hits the puck she falls over, so learning to skate better will make a huge different. Once she gets confident on skates, I think she'll be able to be more aggressive, going after the puck and learning to control the puck and everything. I'm sure by the end of the season she'll be a very different hockey player! She loves it a lot, so I know she'll work hard to improve! She's a great little girl with a lot of fire and a lot of energy. This will be a great sport for her!

A New Blog From My Brilliant Little Scientist

Please check out my son's blog at http://11th11.blogspot.com/

He calls it that cause apparently it's a big deal that he turned 11 on the 11th this year!