Last night after a very full day I decided I wanted a bowl of popcorn. For anyone that knows me, they know popcorn is my FAVORITE snack to munch on and I have to control myself to have 1 bowl a week as I could easily have it every evening. . . okay maybe 2 bowls per week :)
While I was using my wonderful popcorn maker (thanks again Jay & Sarah) I was trying to transfer the popcorn to a bowl and somehow caught my thumb on the element that heats the oil to pop the corn. I heard a sizzle and then the pain hit as I jerked my thumb away. Yep, I burnt my thumb. OUCH!! Immediately I put it under freezing cold water for a few minutes until it was numb but the blister started to form as the rest of my thumb turned blue due to the cold. So I enjoyed my popcorn with my other hand :) The rest of the evening I kept going to use that thumb and couldn't. I never realized how many things I do with that thumb. Picking things up,
closing a zip lock bag, opening drawers, doing dishes, washing my face, etc. Once again I was reminded of how every part of our bodies are important and serve a BIG purpose. And how not only do our bodies not function properly if 1 little thing is off but I love how the rest of the body responds to help the part that is in need. Take my thumb. How did the rest of the body help? It automatically formed a blister to protect the new skin to grow and help the old skin to heal. WOW!
I had just explained how our kidneys work to my nieces at dinner (I know you're curious so that conversation came from eating chili and them asking what kind of beans were in it - which lead to kidney beans - which lead to 'why are they called kidney beans' and to anyone who doesn't know that answer - it is because they are shaped like a kidney) and how important they are and vital to keep our bodies functioning at their best. We talked about how every part of the body is so important no matter how small it might be - like our THUMBS!
The bible talks a lot about the body and uses it to illustrate how the church 'the body' need to all work together for a common purpose. Whether you are the head or the foot, the kidney or the thumb, if we do our part, the body functions normal. Check it out in 1 Corinthians 12:14-26
The other 'body' we are apart of is this world. And while Lance and I were lying in bed last night praying for Haiti and all the people affected by this horrible earthquake we were reminded that once again we can help. We can be a part of the body and help the 'thumbs' in need. We can pray and we can give. We don't have much but what we do we will sacrifice to help this country in need. We can give up those extra coffees at Starbucks for a month to help those who have lost everything. That seems like nothing compared to the loss these people have suffered.
So all that to say, What can you do? How can you help the 'thumbs' and be apart of the incredible body God holds in His hands. :)
ost but I've come to the realization that I love weekends! Now most people would say, "Ya, you are like everyone else and you just figured this out now?" But how I came to this conclusion is how much my life is outside of work. During the day I go to work to pay bills, but outside of work is my LIFE! And to have 2 whole days in a row that I can enjoy life without being interrupted with work is such a great thing!! :) 
