Prayer

If you ever want to be amazed while praying, try praying with a kid. I love to hear my kids pray and listen to the big/wild things they pray for. Tonight Max prayed that God would heal Lil P, aka Parker Kelley, and that he would never get sick again. He also prayed that God would kill all of the bad people in the world and stop making them. He asked God to make the bad people so sick that they would never get well again and die immediately.

This is one of Max's crazier prayers, but he's also prayed that God would move us to Africa or Australia so we can tell people about Jesus. I too want to move to Africa while the boys are still young and maybe God is using Max to help us mobilize. I don't know, but I enjoy praying with my boys.

Snakes

I have been seeing a lot of snakes on my route lately and today was no exception. I saw a total of 4 snakes.

The first live snake I saw I ran over, but not intentionally. I was driving on Hwy 170 going north at approximately 60 mph. I saw this black strip in the road and didn't think anything about it. Once I was within 2-3 feet I noticed a head lift into the air but it was too late then. There were cars coming from the other direction and braking wouldn't have done any good either. I looked in my side mirror and saw the snake strike at its mid-body, the part I ran over, and I thought, "That's probably the last time you do that."

The second live snake I saw was on a dirt road called Bidville Road and it had light brown(tan) and darker brown stripes or diamond shapes. It was pretty big and hanging out in the weeds but it was far enough out for me to see. I see things that most people don't because I am a professional driver and I am trained to see what you less than professional drivers can't or don't see. At first I thought the snake was a rattler due to its size and markings, but after googling it at work I realized it wasn't.

The other two snakes were dead in the road. Speaking of dead in the road, why do so many armadillos die on or near a hiway or road? I can't count all of the dead dillos I see in West Fork and Winslow. Do you think people try to kill them with their cars or do you think the dillos are playing dodge car? I don't know, but I would guess I saw at least 10 today.

I pooped in my pants

We are still trying to potty train Grant. He was doing great until our family caught this stomach virus which gave him explosive mook (my fave word for poop) and we made him wear pull-ups until the virus passed.

Now we make him wash off outside with the hose, clean his underwear, bathe himself and he loses toys. This isn't working too well. If you have any ideas, which are legal, let us know.

Dead Pigeon

I added a link which shows how I think the pigeon might look after it struck my truck.

I have killed again! That's right. I'm one bad s.o.b. Today wasn't my fault and I don't feel bad since it was a pigeon. For those of you who don't know I also killed a deer less than a year ago on Devil's Den Road. Don't worry, you can't see the blood anymore.

Some of you might wonder how I killed a pigeon. Was it the force, good driving, excellent hand/eye coordination or a combination of all of these? All of the above would be correct normally, but today it was the wind. I'm going 70 in my Sprinter on 540 returning from West Fork and Winslow. As I'm driving I catch something out of my right eye. It's a pigeon which has been blown sideways and is unable to flap it's wings. The pigeon hit the lower driver side of my window. After the loud thump I look in my driver side mirror to see flowers (not really, feathers) floating in the air. So, if you have thing for pigeons this is not the post for you.

Sarah thinks it's sad but I don't. If anyone knows how to get a picture of a pigeon for this blog let me know.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiting_for_friday/433787093/in/pool-deadpigeon/