Tip of the Day 6/11/12

99 Days of Summer: Now that summer is in full swing this is a great time to learn a new skill. Several years ago Richard and I decided that instead of a vacation we would do a "staycation" and take cooking lessons. It was so much fun and we have really benefited from all we learned. What have you always wanted to learn how to do and just never pursued? I have always wanted to learn how to weave on a loom and saw a store this weekend that I am going to check with for lessons. Remember the movie from a couple of years ago "Julie and Julia" about the woman that cooked her way through Julia Child's cookbook? Checkout a book or videos from the library and learn from them. PBS Create channel offers great teaching programs for everything from painting to knitting. Craft stores and home improvement stores offer classes and free workshops on a variety of topics for kids and adults. Let's get up and learn something this summer, stop dreaming and start doing.

Word for Today, Continue: Richard tells a story of a farmer whose neighbors questioned his odd behavior. Everyday they saw him out in his field walking around holding an open book over his head pointing to the words and talking to the sky. When questioned about this he said he was reminding God of his promises in the Bible and asking for them to be fulfilled. He trusted God to do all He had said He would do. Since the farmer had children that were struggling he was reminding God of the promise that said, he and all his household would be saved. Never give up, if God has promised He will do it. Continue in prayer and love and wait to see God work. "When he was still a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran and kissed him."