Let me introduce you to
Mr. Potato Head. I found him on top of a #20 bag of potatoes I
recently bought. I have been known to do some very stupid things, and
I can't deny this one. First of all Mr. Potato Head weighs exactly 2
pounds. He is 20 inches around length wise, and 11 1/2 inches around
the middle. He comes from a giant family of potatoes. This is how I
came to know him. I went to the store for groceries, and needed
potatoes. Since my son, and I don't eat many potatoes I always buy a
#5 bag. But this time the different size bags of potatoes were lined
up side by side. The #5 bag was marked $5.00. There were no #10 bags,
but some #20 bags were also marked $5.00. A fellow customer, and I
thought there had to be a mistake so we asked a sales person and he
replied they are both the same price. Needless to say we both put a
#20 bag in our grocery cart. When I opened the bag for some potatoes
I discovered these giant-sized potatoes. Now I know why they were
marked $5.00. They are too heavy to hold in your hand while you peel
them. Impossible to bake, and even one potato is too much for two
people a meal. A bargain is not always a bargain after all. However,
I hope this one I have posted is the biggest. I think I have a few
more than 10 potatoes in that bag. I do have a hatchet in my shed if
I need it.
At 1 o'clock I feel like I
have used up about all of my energy for the day. Yet I have some more
planned jobs to do. Things that require the help of others, so I have
to stay positive. Sometimes it's not just when we feel like it. A
push has to take place. God has never failed me yet. We can find
pleasure in some things that used to seem like hard work. “Do unto
others as you would have them do unto you,” is a good bible verse
to practice. “Love and pray for those who despitefully use you,”
is another. “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” We need to tank up on
this kind of fuel every day. We can rest after we have accomplished.
Bodily pain is real, but mental pain is much worse. Fight with all
your might to stay positive. Pick someone up who has fallen, and drag
them if needed to get them to a safer place in Christ. It is required
of us. The more we stick together the stronger we become in Christ.
We must not let fear overtake us.
God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp
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