Scripture standout: Acts 26: "16‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me."
Morning thoughts: My feet are KILLING me, and I am not surprised. My foot horrors happen every year as summer draws to a close. My feet — which have enjoyed wriggling around in the sand or going on beach walks or soaking in the tepid pool for three months — get dry and crackledy. They chafe the floor when I walk, sometimes — oftentimes — they snag the carpet. They make sharp sweeping sounds when I slide them between the sheets at night. If I'd just leave them alone or buff them in the shower — maybe be better about pedicures — then the pain would never come. But I secretly enjoy giving that dry, crinkly, chad-hanging skin a tug. Pick. Pick. Pick. And I'm always left with a painful slice of raw skin that makes it nearly impossible to walk properly. Sigh.
His Deed/The Day: Today's deed is interviewing another fabulous teacher for the Teachable Moments project. It suddenly occurred to me last night that this work falls into the deed category. It is work, yes. But I am having some perspective that I can use my gifts, or experience, in writing to share the awesome stories that are coming out of our classrooms. Isn't that deeding? I can give public props to our teachers from this vantage. Maybe God is using my rat-a-tat-tat-typing-fingers to let other people know how great his teachers are. Could be! Pretty neato! I wonder if it's possible to break all kinds of work down to the core, and find some deeper meaning or purpose? I be it is...
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