Tea

Madison has a hot cup of tea each morning before school.  And thus, the whole indoctrination of tea is complete.  Daddy isn't as heavy a tea drinker as Mommy is, or her parents.  But he does like a good spot of tea from time to time, especially on a cold day.  Madison is now in that category, hopefully not the addict that Mommy has become over time.    But each morning, Mommy makes her a big cup of tea, and Madison drinks it all down without any fuss or problem.  The funny thing is that she did not always do this with her hot chocolate in the morning - go figure!

Anyway, in this spirit, Daddy had a message tonight to preach in the classroom, and the topic of tea went really well with what we were trying to say.  The illustration involved two bags of tea - one is more immersed in the water, whereas the other one was just dipped once.  Obviously, the one that is more immersed is the stronger cup of tea.  And as Christians, we too are stronger when we're more immersed in prayer, God's word, and visits to church.  Fairly simple message, but a fun one, as Daddy literally made a cup of tea right there in front of everyone in the classroom as he spoke.  Not many other illustrations will let you do that.  Here are the three points:

1.  Tea is best served hot, hot, hot!  You have to boil the water, not just heat it up.  That’s the way we need to stay for God.  Don’t be lukewarm!

2.  Like a bag of tea, we must soak in God’s word, in prayer, in worship, and in church!

3.  Tea takes time to make.  It’s a slower process, but it is worth it in the end!  Just like a good cup of tea, it takes time for us to get where God wants us.  But when we get there, it’s all worth it!

So if you're ever looking for a good sermon that involves tea, or lets you get a chance to make tea as you speak… here it is!

We were spending a lot of time today at work, talking about Summer Xtreme, which is not that far away now.  Just 131 days, to be exact.  Also, more talk about the fire marshal, who is actually is making up his own rules about how what he thinks is safe, versus what is actually listed in the code.

Anyway, today was largely about ballet and school for Madison.  She's writing an opinion paper about her favorite season, which she is convinced is summer.  This might have to do with the fact that there is no school in the summer, and it is her birthday season.  SPEAKING OF WHICH, with our planning for Summer Xtreme today, we plotted out Gwinnett County's Summer Xtreme as well.  This year, Madison is also going to that one, and the first day of Gwinnett's Summer Xtreme is actually her birthday.  So it's a big, big party for her this year, and she'll be going to a new place she's never been to before, Sky Zone.  So that will be nice.

Anyway, lots going on right now until then.  New series coming up fast, and already lots of imperial entanglements.  We're busy, busy, busy this season.  But it's good to be busy, right?  Sure it is!