Yes, indeed, it's that time of year. I love this time of year. It's the baseball time of year. The major league season begins this weekend with my beloved Cardinals taking on the Mets. It's feels a bit different coming off of a World Series win, as that hadn't happened in my lifetime prior to this year (I wonder how many Cubs fans haven't experienced the World Series victory...easy answer = practically none. Certainly single-digit numbers...but this isn't really supposed to be a Cubs-bashing post).
I'm also working in baseball for the first time this year, which is pretty cool. It'd be a lot nicer if I got paid more, but...
Things are really picking up around the office. Things are coming together as the Southern Illinois Miners approach Opening Day of our inaugural season. I'm busy, but it's usually a good busy.
That's all for now.
Go Cards, and go Miners!
MH
That time of year...
Update
This week marks week number two at the new job for me. Last week started off a bit slowly, but picked up in speed as it progressed. Same goes for this week. I like the environment, not so much the hours or pay. Praying things go well...
Hatter
Family Matters
Nope, this has nothing to do with Steve Urkel.
Actually, I just wanted to share something that's going on in my life. My father took my grandmother to the hospital yesterday morning. She passed away earlier today.
We were close, especially when growing up, as she lived just a couple blocks away. I will miss her, but I'm at peace.
She was in a great deal of pain, and had been for some time. In fact, I don't think she's been in constant pain for about a year, to varying degrees. She's comfortable now. She's at peace. The greatest blessing in this matter is knowing that she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior long ago, and had a very real, personal relationship with him for many years. She now gets to spend the rest of eternity praising and glorifying the name of Jesus in His very presence.
Praise God!
In other, less earth-shaking, news, I did not in fact begin work with the Miners this week. Due to technical issues, I will (hopefully) start work there next Monday. I was informed of this change on Sunday afternoon, and was somewhat bummed about it at the time. In the wake of other events this week, I thank God that he gave me the opportunity to be with my family this week.
Isaiah 49:14-16
I've been thinking about this today...
But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me." "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
(Isaiah 49:14-16 ESV)
What greater love, compassion, attention, and care can we witness in the world around us today than that of a mother with her infant? While even some mothers do neglect their children, the LORD has not and will not abandon us; Christ will not abandon the church, his bride. Do we deserve this? Nope. We deserve abandonment. I certainly do.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
(Isaiah 55:9 ESV)
Praise God!
Colossus
Last Thursday, a colossal squid was caught by some New Zealand fishermen. The colossal squid is a different species than the giant squid and, as one might guess, a bit bigger. The largest known invertebrate species, in fact. This one is the largest ever seen. Its weight? About 990 lbs. That's about a half-ton. That's a big squid. Seriously.
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