Rather my children have turned blankets, chairs, clothes pegs and pillows into a sprawling complex that would make any architect jealous. Their building is empowered by Pandora (Katy Perry station which plays more Rihanna than Katy Perry - go figure).
Then...a cat jumps on the tent and it falls like the old Vegas Casino implosions.
And so, on this snowy and cold school vacation day, the goodness of tent making is hampered by the evil of a black cat called Luke. The solutions of the moment: an array of bags that will trap the cat by its own curiosity for anything boxy, much yelling followed by cries of despair. The tent has been built at least 3 times and the boys have yet to discover the truth of Paul's words to "overcome evil with good" (Romans 12:21).
As the battle between Cat and Boys continues, I am reminded by how hard it is to live by that verse in our current society - how's that for a segue and burying the lead!
How can we not be overcome by the evil of our day but overcome that evil with good? What does it mean to be good to ISIS, to be good to political corruption, to be good to systemic and transitory evil? This is not a rhetorical question...I would love your thoughts. Feel free to leave them in the comments section...they might even help with a certain black cat!
And Jayme, you thought I could not write today!
touche! Now you can untie the boys and return to dad duty ; )
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Thanks Todd...do I really need to untie them.
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