Tuesday Hugs

Sending out hugs on this wet, but awesome Tuesday morning.  Sorry about yesterday, but I could not get on OH and then when it finally let me, the boss came in.  We are moving our office this week and we have bunches to do.  You all have an awesome day today!!!  I love you all.  (I cannot wait to see y'all at the reunion in April). 

This was my daily devotional yesterday, but I love it and want to share it with y'all. 

"Your Words were found, and I ate them."  Jeremiah 15:16

A woman bought a parrot, took him home, and then returned him to the pet store the next day.  "This bird does not talk," she told the owner.  "Does he have a mirror?" asked the owner.  "Parrots love mirrors.  They see themselves and start up a conversation."  So the woman bought the mirror.  The next day, however, she returned.  The bird still was not talking.  "How about a ladder?  Parrots love walking up and down a ladder.  A happy parrot is more likely to talk."  The woman bought a ladder.  Sure enough, she was back the next day; the bird still was not talking.  "Does your parrot have a swing?  If not, that's the problem.  He'll relax and talk up a storm."  The woman relunctantly bought a swing and left.  When she walked into the store the next day her countenance had changed.  "The parrot died," she said.  The pet store owner was shocked.  "I'm so sorry.  Tell me, did he ever say a word?"  he asked.  "Yes, right before he died," the woman replied.  "He said, Don't they sell any food at that pet store?"  The moral of this story is:  You can spend your life on mirrors, focusing on appearance; on ladders, focusing on career success; on swings, focusing on entertainment and starve to death spiritually.  Mother Teresa said the most difficult cases she dealt with in Calcutta were those who'd lost their appetite entirely, or were so sickly they couldn't feed themselves or digest food.  We will die spiritually if we don't feed ourselves on God's Word each day.  Jeremiah said, "Your Words were found, and I ate them, and Your Word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart."  (The Word for you today - Daily Devotional)

Good Morning Carmen,.  Sorry i missed my hugs yesterday.  I was spending the day with my husband.  I was not on the computer until late last night.  it was a good day.  Hugs to you today.