Coucoumellisms

Book of Deuteronomy 32:18-19.20.21.  You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you, You forgot the God who gave you birth. When the LORD saw this, he was filled with loathing And anger toward his sons and daughters. "I will hide my face from them," he said, "And see what will then become of them. What a fickle race they are, Sons with no loyalty in them!" "Since they have provoked me with their 'no-god' And angered me with their vain idols, I will provoke them with a 'no-people'; With a foolish nation I will anger them." http://levangileauquotidien.org/main.php?language=AM&module=readings&localdate=20120730

Livre du Deutéronome 32,6bc.18.19-20ab.21 Peuple stupide et sans sagesse, n'est-ce pas le Seigneur, ton père, qui t'a crée ? Tu oublies le Rocher qui t'a mis au monde le Dieu qui t'a engendré, tu le dédaignes. Le Seigneur l'a vu : et de colère il a repoussé ses fils et ses filles. Il a dit : « Je leur cacherai ma face, et je verrai ce qui leur arrivera. « Ils m'ont bravé par un dieu de rien, exaspéré par leurs vaines idoles, je vais les braver par un peuple de rien, les exaspérer par des gens stupides. http://levangileauquotidien.org/main.php?language=FR

Certain things happened at my part-time job which led me to seriously consider quitting.  It turns out that I did not have to quit, because I was fired instead, with no real explication why (although I have a few hunches).  I was more than happy to leave, it saved me the bother of going through agonizing weeks of " Do I continue and see if it gets better even though I don't foresee it getting better soon or do I quit now? " I suppose that this was God's not so gentle nudge out the door and through a new one.  This particular job experience gave me the desire to work for myself, at something I LIKE to do. For years now, people have been telling me I should make pinatas to sell.  So I decided I would start up my own business, making pinatas, painting pictures, and sewing things to sell. It took a while to finally come up with a logo that I liked, that looked professional. I wanted it to be something mushroom-y because the coucoumelle is a mushroom. I also wa...

My three youngest went to Vacation Bible School at Union Bible Church (Alburgh, Vt) last week.  The theme this year was bugs.  The sub-theme was change.  God changes bugs.  Caterpillars become beautiful butterflies.  If we choose to let God into our hearts, if we choose to obey his words, God will transform our lives as well. For each day (Monday to Friday) there was a story from the Bible about how God changed the lives of 5 (or 6) different people.  Monday was Joshua, Tuesday was Gideon, Wednesday was Ruth and Naomi, Thursday was Zacchaeus and Friday was Paul. Now this is not the first time I've heard Gideon's story, but it is perhaps the first time I paid real attention to it.  It's not one of the better-known stories of the Bible, but it would make an awesome movie, for those who like special effects, supernatural happenings, and unexpected twists and endings.  God has an awesome sense of humour, and a talent for keeping us in suspense. ...

Reuniting with good friends after a long absence.