Giving serious attention to my coffee, I soon emptied my cup.”
–D.C. Adkisson (The Shepherd)
Been sittin’ here waitin’ for you, Pard. Nope, not wastin’ time, honin’ the kitchen knives while waitin’ for yuh to ride up. My mercy, did you realize this is the first time we shared coffee on a Saturday mornin’ this month, an’ the month is half over. I don’t know if time flies or not, but it sure does scurry along right quick like. Be right with yuh, I’ll pour yuh a cup while’s yur gettin’ settled down.
What’s that? Yuh broke a tooth. My land, how did that happen? Cherry pie? Ah, one of the cherries still had the pit. Well, ha, that the pits! Get it, sort of a pun. Someone didn’t do their job completely and left a pit for yuh. Some fool is probably sittin’ somewhere a-grinnin’ wonderin’ who bit into the pit.
We sure had a time visitin’ kin along with stayin’ with the daughter and her family. We saw most of Annie’s kin while back East. It was good for her and a treat for our youngest granddaughter Julee. She was our travelin’ pard on this trip. All the granddaughters have now made a trip with us. Too bad the grandson is not around–we’d take him out West an’ start makin’ him a buckaroo.
I notice that broke tooth didn’t hinder yuh from downin’ that coffee. Hang on, more’s a-comin’. Pits are like those hidden obstacles that come our way in life. The pie looks invitin’ and most surredly is delicious when “CRACK!” There goes the tooth. Now, that’s not life-threatenin’, but it sure is annoyin’. I remember once when I broke one. The tooth didn’t hurt but it left a jagged edge and no matter what, my tongue found it and wore a sore on it.
Just like the devil–throw something we aren’t expectin’ just to annoy us. We are bought by the blood of Jesus, but he still does his best to kill or cripple us, and if nothin’ else to just annoy us. Then he goes off somewhere in a darken corner and smirks. But Pard, I know an annoyance like a broke tooth, or twisted wrist, or stiff neck won’t keep yuh from doin’ the work of the Kingdom.
Let’s finish up the coffee so we can be about doin’ the Lord’s business this day. First off, right after giving some serious attention to the coffee, yuh check yur cinch.
Vaya con Dios.