A laugh for today!

So, in contrast to the good belly laugh I got from the above, now here's my rambling thoughts for today :*)
Today is Feb 1. In my experience, there is only 1 month left in the year. Now I know that sounds a little strange, we all know there is 12 months in a year. However, somehow it seems that once the end of Feb shows itself, all of a sudden, the rest of the year passes in a blink. Maybe because Jan and Feb. are usually the coldest, and time seems to drag in those months? I don't really know. It just seems to me that these days and years pass so swiftly, that I can hardly catch my breath before another year has come and gone. There's so many things I WANT to do. So many things that I LIKE to do. So many things I NEED to do!

Looking back on the last 30 years I'm amazed at all that I have done, and haven't done both. I'm amazed at what I haven't learned, but thankful for what I have learned also. Yesterday I was talking with someone about patience. I am not a very patient person, and really don't like to wait. I believe that I have often prayed for patience. Hmmmmm sometimes the Lord answers prayers in a different way than what we had in mind. I remember some experiences in the past that in dealing with them I thought were so terrible, and just "the worst". I never dreamed that I'd have to deal with worse ones than that. Gradually over the next 10 years I realized that dealing with those experiences only were like stepping stones to the next and harder ones that were ahead. This winter in our special meetings it was mentioned that God's timing is not like ours. We are very taken up with the time issue, and I for one, want things delt with RIGHT NOW!
In contrast, God often takes years and many experiences to deal with people & situations. Since His work is perfect, and ours is not, then it would behove me to remember to just "let go, and "let God".
Oh, and on a lighter note here, I'm quite thankful that this blogger is so user friendly, that when I get in a hurry and hit "Publish", and then freeze because in a split second I realize that I didn't "spell check", that all I have to do is hit "edit" and I can go back and do it. Wow, if only we could erase our human mistakes that easily! AND, even before that, if I could recognize that I made them that quickly!