Monday came and it wasn't a surprise that the Door County Cherry Crème Coffee was ready or me. Rene started the pot as she headed to work today. So when I awoke I could smell that familiar flavor coming from the kitchen. How nice is that?
I took a couple days away from writing and spent it with three good friends. We got off the grid and did a little hunting and shooting. We took some time to refresh and wind down a little.
Galatians 5:23English Standard Version (ESV)
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law
While pheasant hunting on Saturday my dog started sniffing around a small fir tree and I thought for sure I would see a pheasant come flying out. What he found was a dead porcupine. Now, I thought the porcupine was harmless, but my curious dog stuck his nose in the bush and came out with a snout that had a few quills embedded in it. We were able to hold him still and remove the quills without too much effort. But my four legged hunting partner still had a sore nose.
Now that experience is worth relating to on this blog. Although the porcupine was dead and seemed harmless it still could cause damage. In life, I believe we all flirt with dead porcupines from time to time.
What seems to be harmless fun just might hold some hurtful consequences. We think that a little over the speed limit won't hurt, but our teens learning to drive watch our speedometers while we are driving. When they get a speeding ticket we wonder why. When we call in to work saying that we are sick, when we aren't, we then wonder why our teens have lied to us? How about what we watch on television and then wonder why they are attracted to R rated movies and fight with us when we say no to there request to go see one?
Just a little sugar sweetens a cup of coffee and just a little vinegar makes it taste terrible. We have to be careful. What seems to be a dead harmless issue can be a big pain in the side later. Parents, grandparents, be careful. The example we set might have some sharp quills of pain for our kids and grand kids. Be careful not to set a bad example. What you do they justify in their heads as harmless and it really isn't.
Have a great day!
Marty
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