Emily's Lemonade Stand.

I had some real realizations today.

When I went to church this morning, I was no expecting to hear convincing statistics on why anti-bacterial soap is toxic. However, our preacher decided today was the day. He went on to say how anti-bacterial soap contains the same chemical make up as "Agent Orange". Now, apparently "Agent Orange" is a big deal bad mamma jamma toxic cleaner. Also apparently, when you get anything on you hands such as soap, it seeps into your pores and into your blood stream. If you know me, you know that I have never been a "germafobe". Today, I think I just became afraid of anti-bacterial soap. Leaving, some big part of me wanted to go buy a huge thing of hand sanitizer.

I realized in Sunday school that the God I pray to every night is the God of the Bible. I know, I know, you are saying "Duh?". I think it just really actually hit me this morning. He is the God that led Moses to deliver the Israelites out of Egypt and caused the plagues. He is the God that destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. He is the God that brought fire down from Heaven to quench the water from the alter. I guess sometimes when I talk to Him, I forget. How humbling to talk to someone who has done all of these things. When we get to talk to a celebrity or someone like Mother Teresa who has done all these things in the world, it seems like such a big moment. I guess this morning I just realized more then usual how really amazing God is. It reminds me of the transition you go through with your parents. When you are little, you think they are evil. As you get older, you realize how smart they were. I never have thought of God like I thought of my parents, but sometimes I forget that he can even relate to my life. I have always known when I talk to God he understands. I just had it reaffirmed today. There is nothing God hasn't had to handle already. I think of Jesus coming and living as a man. He certainly has been through everything I have. It is nice to know that I can talk to God.

I realized today that I am a lot like Chicken Little. Maybe you read that when you were little. If not, it is a story about a Chicken who thinks the sky is falling. That has been my college experience. I always think the sky is falling. I was thinking today about how funny God must find me. I am down here worried about the sky falling as if God is not all powerful. I think I have to keep everything under control and I don't. How can I get into such a rut thinking life is ending when I have so much to be thankful for. At the end of my worst day, I am fed, loved, and healthy. Most importantly, I am saved from my sin and promised eternal life. The sky is not falling. This morning we talked about the children of Israel and how God delivered manna for them every morning to eat. They were not appreciative and complained about wanting meat instead of bread. God had promised them he would provide new manna every morning but they showed their lack of faith by trying to save it up. The next day their manna would be rotten and filled with maggots. I feel like this is something I do everyday. I try to stock up with all of these things I don't need whatever it may be. Then when all of that stuff rots away and wonder why I am not happy. The Bible says that every good and perfect thing comes from above. The Bible also says the Lord knows the plans he has for me and that they are to prosper me not to harm me. I have quoted that verse in Jeremiah many times in this blog. Maybe eventually it will sink in my thick head.

(An unidentified bug just crawled across my keyboard. I am not okay with it.)

I have begun to really appreciate Bowling Green. Nowhere in the world are the sunsets so colorful. They happen just that way everyday. I have also fallen in love with all the consignment/thrift stores in Bowling Green. There are too many to keep up with and they all have such treasures! I found a barometer, thermometer, humidity gauge just like the one my Grandmother had when I was growing up (like I am not still growing up). Yesterday, I found a clock for the kitchen that has a knife and a fork for the minute and hour hands. I was astonished when they both still worked! (If you know me you know that this is not my kind of luck at all). I also found a pan that has three heart shaped sections for baking! It makes me never want to shop for apartment decorations at a major store again. The stuff you can find at in thrift stores is so much cooler! I guess they say "One mans trash is another mans treasure."