So I get the potatoes home and I decide to have a baked potato for dinner. Many of you that have been following this blog for a long time understand what I'm going through concerning backed potatoes. Just to refresh my memory I looked it up on the Internet to make sure I cook it properly. Set your oven at 425° cook for between 30 to 45 minutes, after you've scrubbed the outside of the potato and perforated the skin to let the expanding gases escape.
I did all these things and I really scrubbed it well. It also said to turn the potato every 15 to 20 minutes which I did. I decided to leave it in for 45 minutes to make sure that it was really cooked. Well, you know where I'm going with this. I take the potato out and I have everything ready on the counter and I cut through the potato and it's still hard as a rock inside. I immediately go into the fetal position and start going into depression. Just kidding, but I was very disappointed, to say the least. When you're preparing a meal, don't you sort of prepare your appetite for that specific item? You know I wish there was a little device I could just put the potato in and push the button and it would cook it perfectly. Maybe there is, I will have to check. I ended up having to throw the potato away even after I put it in the microwave oven for a bit. The reason I cook it in the oven instead of the microwave is because I want the skin to be crisp. There must be a way to do this consistently and end up with a good baked potato. I know, I'll go to a restaurant.
Now that I got that off my chest, we can move on. I get to take the grandkids out today for an outing. I'm going to take them over to the family fun Center this morning. It opens at 10 AM and if you get there when they opened it's virtually empty and we have the run of the place. Then I will take them out to lunch and probably feed them some chick chick (KFC). I sure wish Harriet was here. She would love to go out with the boys and we always had a great time together. I know that the time will probably come when it will not be on my mind so much, but I miss my girl.
Since I'm talking about my wife. I get a tell you that it's really interesting that I'm doing the vacuuming and laundry and dusting and stuff. I think I'm starting to get a little bit pickier . I mean really what is dust? If you will Google that question you will find that a lot of dust is dead skin. Since I'm the only one here, that means that a lot of me is on or in the dust. So I'm wiping myself up when I dust, what a crazy thought!
I'm still trying to revive the plants out front that seem to be dying. I hope I'm not over watering them. We had rain this past week which was so unusual. I remembered hearing the noise in the middle of the night and trying to figure out what it was? It was the rain on the roof and it's been such a long time since we've had rain that it was a surprise.
Tomorrow's message will be, "God Is in the Restoration Business". I will be using the life of Samson as a springboard for the message. Most people know about Samson. Did you ever think of why did God include some of these stories in the Bible? I believe these are true events, real people, and real life adventures. I will tell you why they were written.
"Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." 1 Corinthians 10:11
Tomorrow I will explain how Simpson's life is an example for us. I believe that we can learn a lot from his life. You don't want to miss tomorrow's sermon.
Regardless of where you live, I hope that you'll be in the house of the Lord on Sunday morning. So many people today that call themselves Christians have time to do everything but worship the Creator of the universe, Our redeemer and Savior Jesus Christ. The Bible specifically says do not forsake the assembling of yourselves together as the manner of some is. I realize that's probably not proper grammar for this day and age but that is King James English. You know what they say about excuses, yes that's right and everybody's got one. Don't be an excuse maker, do what God asks us to do and do it with a joyful heart!
Maranatha,
Frank
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