Torch Starter Kit

i went to wal-mart on saturday afternoon (yea i know, im an idiot) but i was just wondering around mostly people watching because there may not be anything more interesting than watching the world before you.  but i walk into wal-mart and as im walking in there is this sweet little old lady walking out, and not trying to be nosey but it just happens, i look down at her cart.  inside on the top of everything else theres a little cardboard box that reads "Torch Starter Kit" why the crap does this grandma need a a torch starter kit?  what does she have going on back in her little house that will cause her to need this?  i cant think of anything, but if some houses start getting vandalized and burned...i know who im gonna turn into the police...

i ate supper with brian and aaron on friday after they did their interviews.  it was a good time and it was great seeing those guys, and i think once we parted ways after supper, i realized that it's kind of sad that i won't be around to bug brian every morning and sneak off to get sweet tea and ride around in the golf cart at caswell.  i knew there would always be a day when i would have to "be done" with caswell, but just like this growing up and becoming a teacher, i didn't ever think it would REALLY happen.  

this morning, i attended the methodist church to see a kid in the youth group get his eagle scout...it was a good service and the message was very good, that of it which i heard.  you see i had a little bit of a tough time paying attention.  there was this little 4 or 5 year old girl sitting in front of me and she had a barbie doll.  but for some reason this little girl thought it would be fun to keep taking off the dolls clothes and have a conversation with her.  what the crap.  no i don't have some barbie doll fetish or anything, but could anyone who struggles with being mature more than be have been placed in the seat directly behind this little girl.  i was giggling like a little school girl for most of the service.  when i left church i felt guilty, but not as guilty as that little girl should feel for taking off a girls clothes off during the service...children these days

one thing i always think about when i go into a bathroom is the pranks my friends and i used to pull on each other growing up.  i use the word "prank" loosely because they could hardly be described as such.  but the most common thing to do was to turn off the lights on the person who was last using the bathroom.  back in the day, this prank was great, easy, and always made the pranker laugh.  it also worked because it would actually be completely dark in the bathroom and you would have to feel your way out into the light.  sadly enough, cell phones have ruined this prank.  i tried it on one of the youth tonight at church, and as i did it, he didn't yell or anything like i was expecting.  about 3 or 4 minutes later he walks out holding his cell phone out as a guide light...i just dont have it like i used to.

the dodgeball tournament tonight that my mom put on for the whole church was very successful.  there were over 100 people there and ranged from ages 5 to 60...good times.  it is refreshing and exciting to see the Body of Christ come together like that and have a good time.  I find myself being way to critical of the church and its members sometimes rather than seeing the good that God has provided and placed there.  Take this week to see the beauty of what God is doing.  Don't focus on negatives, but rather on the positives.  

Listening To: Rob Blackledge

Reading: my lesson plans

Looking Forward To: Dinner tomorrow night with Bennett, Mom, Dad, and Rob Johnson.

He watches what he wants to watch...