For the Record

For the Record

Quotations and words of wisdom from this weekend

“I wouldn’t want to be a worm on this hook.”  Kiley, at the fishing spot
“Does the tooth fairy come when you are camping?”  Kate with a tooth hanging by a thread
“Your hair looks so pretty in the sunset, mom”  Nathan ( a future romantic)
“If you slip in the showerhouse on the wet floor, you could sue the owners.”  Tyler (future lawyer)
“You attend OSU for a few years, but you play in the band for life.”  OSU Marching Band alumni, 90 years old, preparing to march in Sept. 2 game
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion “Your God reigns.”  Isaiah 52:7
“Do you really need cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich?”  Caleb at campfire
“You can tell a lot about a person by examining their ipod playlist.  Who they are, happy, sad, aggravated, mad, carefree…its all there.”  Jessie examining ipod
“Boys are all so weird!”  Erica from How to Eat Fried Worms
“No doubt about it, that’s a water moccasin.  Fishing is done, right now.”  Jim at Indian                                                             Lake
“The only things you need in a tool box are a hammer, a Philips screwdriver, a flat head screwdriver, WD40 and duct tape.  Everything that’s broken will get fixed or hid by all these things.  What more could you need?”  Ron at campsite
“Do people really arrange marriages for girls at age 10??  Abby, age 9
“Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?  He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls them each by name.  Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.”  Isaiah 40:26
“Strong men take care of themselves.  Stronger men take care of others.”  Ben, the father bull from Barnyard
“Who is Ernesto and why is everyone mad at him?”  Abby, with rainslicker and umbrella
“Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, dead at 44 from a deep sea accident with adult sting ray during filming.”  All Irwins around the world mourn at his passing.
“Jesus bids us shine with a clear pure light, like a little candle burning in the night;  in the world is darkness, so we must shine you in your small corner and I in mine.”  Red songbook #841
“I never fall asleep in these kinds of chairs…they are too uncomfortable for snoozing…zzzzzzz”  Dave at campfire
“We are free to be at peace with ourselves and others, and also with nature.”  Thomas Merton
“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth, love one another deeply.  I Peter 1:22
“I underestimated the amount I would change just because I loved someone so much.”  Tammy on marriage
Have you not seen?  Have you not heard?  The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary and His understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”  Isaiah 40:28-29

Wishing you a day full of joy