It’s been a beehive of activity the last couple of days here at Half-Baked Manor. We declared war on our friend Mr. Mouse yesterday. One of the traps was tripped but no bait was gone and no mouse carcass was found. So, Mr. Mouse is still at large.
The Missus went to the fabric store today, and unbeknownst to me, picked out some fabric to recover our kitchen table chairs with. She came home and went right to work on it. She is full speed ahead in project mode! I’m amazed at her creativity and blessed by her industry. The new pattern is a much lighter pattern than we have now, which is great. We’re always trying to find ways to brighten up the public areas of Half Baked Manor, and it looks like this one will be a great success.
While she did all of this, I was at a seminar on opportunities for the Church to serve disabled people. I’m blessed to serve in a very loving church family. We have a number of people in our congregation who are living with disabilities, so this was something that piqued my interest. I rejoiced to hear someone from outside our church family advocate reaching out, welcoming, and serving people who live with disabilities and their families. However, it broke my heart to hear of people bringing guests and family members with visible disabilities being asked not to return, because it makes people “uncomfortable.” I do remember Jesus commanding his disciples to bring in the blind, and the lame, and the halt. Also, for a faith whose core teaching is that humanity is fundamentally broken and that the only way out of that brokenness is through Divine Redemption, it seems rather contradictory to shun those who are visibly broken. Maybe the rest of us are just better at hiding our brokenness.
One of these days (and I mean soon!), I’m going to take the WordPress tour and figure out how to add links, pictures, and everything else to flesh out my posts and give a little help to my friends!
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