Week of 9/27

Quote of the Week
"You can dress up garbage, but it's still garbage"
- A man describing the reason behind his divorce to me.

I loved this quote. So simple, says so much. I quoted it to a co-worker who is getting divorced. He absolutely loved it, plans to use it, wanted to credit it to me. I told him no, the originator's name is Chad, he deserves for it to be known as his.



Interesting Thing My Job Taught Me This Week
If you are in arrears on child support over a certain amount, you are prohibited from getting a passport. If you have one, it'll be confiscated. Moral of the story- Pay up



How to Begin the End of Your Career at Your Current Employer
When the Vice President of your area asks you a serious question in  a group meeting, laugh at him. Out loud. Yep, someone did that at my work. His days are numbered.



Favorite Bible Verse
I was reading the book of Judges last week, and I came across what is probably my favorite Bible verse of all time.

"But the hair on Sampson's head began to grow again after it was shaved" (Judges 16:22, NIV).

Probably never heard anyone ELSE quote that one as a favorite have you? If you aren't familiar with the story, Sampson was given the gift of great strength. However, Sampson made some poor life choices. He ended up being betrayed by the woman he loved. His head was shaved, causing him to lose his strength. His enemies captured him and gouged out his eyes. Then they put him in prison.

This verse is the next verse in the story. Why do I like it so much? Sampson was a guy who'd been given so much, but he seemingly lost it all by doing dumb things. In other words, his is just like you and me. But the story doesn't end there. God is a God of second, third, seven hundred and eighty-fourth chances. In the end God helps Sampson exact great revenge on those who had done such damage to him.

Life lesson: No matter what your past, God has a future for you.



Bonus verse from the Story of Sampson
"If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle" Judges 14:18

P.S. The heifer was his wife to be. Read the story. It's a good one.