All those sayings others have said that stick in my head…..hmmm, I wonder what things I say will impact others today, tomorrow, years from now. My Aunt Judy always called rubber spatulas child cheaters. That makes perfect sense because they clean the bowl so well that there is no cookie dough to lick for the kiddos or Ronnie B. I have called them child cheaters my whole life. Roshan is here this summer staying with us. He is a student at the lab from Nepal. This young man is so inspiring. He is always there to jump in to help and to learn new things. We have made jam, rode the lawn mower, took driving lessons, and just had a blast. I won’t even go into all the adventures and silliness he and Clara shared. But I told him that we call rubber spatulas child cheaters and that years from now when he cooks with his own kids will remember me and the child cheaters. See I know how to be unforgettable. So what are some sayings that stick in your head from others in life? Here are a few of mine.
The best way out is always through. Robert Frost
To know Him and to make Him known.
I love you more than dirt.
Nobody likes you~nobody liked you first.
I can wait one minute.
JOY~Jesus Others then Yourself
Today is the day. Mel Fisher
I want to live back to the stage.
What are a few of yours that others will still hear in their heads even when you are not with them? Some of mine and some of yours have back stories or explanations that clarify what they mean. But those who replay them in their head know exactly the context that makes them meaningful. I am stumbling out to the kitchen to get breakfast before school when I recall my dad saying Barbie, if you had your druthers what would you druther. My response was always the same. I would druther you leave me alone in the morning. Now when his words come to my mind my response is I would druther you were still here to pester me in the mornings. But I am grateful for his words still with me almost thirty-five years after he passed away.
In Him,
Joyful
8-4-22
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