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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Bye Bye Bad Baggie
Well it seems that Frito-Lay heard us--over the LOUD noise of their SunChip's biodegradable bag-- and are scrapping the idea. In an earlier post, I mentioned how loud their new bag was. Now they're pulling the bags off the shelf right away and replacing them with the bags they used before. They are going to continue to research the eco-friendly bags, but try for something a bit quieter. Here's the story in USAToday.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Waiting
We do a lot of waiting in life. Waiting for ...
... that check in the mail
... for your house to sell
... test results
... for a loved one dying from cancer to take their last breath
... in line at the post office, grocery store, fast food line, the DMV
... your spouse to get dressed so you can leave for church or an evening out
... an important phone call
... water to boil or roast to cook
... to be seated for dinner
... the right partner to marry
... your child to be born
... your loan to be approved
... the movie to start
... for a long, bad day to be over
... in a traffic jam
... for the economy to get better
... for your opponent to make their move on Words with Friends or Wordfeud
The list can go on and on. Bottom line: we don't always get what we want when we want it ... we have to wait. I'm waiting right now for direction from God. Big changes are coming to the North American Mission Board where I work. I've been waiting for these changes to start. They did on Thursday. Employees with five or more years of service and at least 55 years of age were offered a retirement package--the goal being to reduce the workforce in large numbers with the least amount of pain. Here's an article if you want to read more. But I can tell you, it's painful for those deciding whether to retire and those of us too young to retire. We know more staff reductions are coming ... we're waiting. Waiting is hard. We want the answers right now.
Why does God make us wait? Good question. Many would say that He will answer in His time when it's best for us. The waiting makes us stronger, more dependent on Him. Even though I know this, it's still hard.
I haven't been sitting around doing nothing ... like I said, it's hard for me to wait. I've anticipated the changes coming at work and have been looking for a job. I've been waiting for that phone call to get an interview. What does God have in mind for me; for my co-workers? I don't know, I, we have to wait. A Bible verse that I learned many years ago comes to mind, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31, KJV).
So I'm going to do the only thing I can do ... wait ... on the Lord.
What are You waiting for?
... that check in the mail
... for your house to sell
... test results
... for a loved one dying from cancer to take their last breath
... in line at the post office, grocery store, fast food line, the DMV
... your spouse to get dressed so you can leave for church or an evening out
... an important phone call
... water to boil or roast to cook
... to be seated for dinner
... the right partner to marry
... your child to be born
... your loan to be approved
... the movie to start
... for a long, bad day to be over
... in a traffic jam
... for the economy to get better
... for your opponent to make their move on Words with Friends or Wordfeud
The list can go on and on. Bottom line: we don't always get what we want when we want it ... we have to wait. I'm waiting right now for direction from God. Big changes are coming to the North American Mission Board where I work. I've been waiting for these changes to start. They did on Thursday. Employees with five or more years of service and at least 55 years of age were offered a retirement package--the goal being to reduce the workforce in large numbers with the least amount of pain. Here's an article if you want to read more. But I can tell you, it's painful for those deciding whether to retire and those of us too young to retire. We know more staff reductions are coming ... we're waiting. Waiting is hard. We want the answers right now.
Why does God make us wait? Good question. Many would say that He will answer in His time when it's best for us. The waiting makes us stronger, more dependent on Him. Even though I know this, it's still hard.
I haven't been sitting around doing nothing ... like I said, it's hard for me to wait. I've anticipated the changes coming at work and have been looking for a job. I've been waiting for that phone call to get an interview. What does God have in mind for me; for my co-workers? I don't know, I, we have to wait. A Bible verse that I learned many years ago comes to mind, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31, KJV).
So I'm going to do the only thing I can do ... wait ... on the Lord.
What are You waiting for?
