Words of Wisdom 2

In my last blog I talked about a journal I have kept over the years filled with all kinds of “Quotable Quotes”, poems, stories, or things that really struck a chord. This next little tidbit I came across many years ago. Back then I found it humorous and got a good chuckle. At this stage of life, it’s not quite as humorous!

Chris Gray

Lady in the Mirror
A very weird thing has happened. A strange old lady has moved into my house. I have no idea who she is, where she came from, or how she got in. I certainly did not invite her. All I know is that one day, she wasn’t there, and the next day, she was.

She is a clever old lady, and manages to keep out of sight for the most part, but whenever I pass a mirror, I catch a glimpse of her. And whenever I look in the mirror to check my appearance, there she is, hogging the whole thing, completely obliterating my gorgeous face and body. I have tried screaming at her, but she just screams back.

If she insists on hanging around, the least she could do is offer to pay part of the rent, but no. Every once in a while, I find a dollar bill stuck in a coat pocket, or some loose change under a sofa cushion, but it is not nearly enough!

I think she is stealing money from me. I go to the ATM and withdraw $100 and a few days later It is all gone. I certainly do not spend money THAT fast, so I can only conclude the old lady is pilfering from me. You’d think she would spend some of that money to buy wrinkle cream. Lord knows she needs it! And money isn’t the only thing I think she is stealing. Food seems to disappear at an alarming rate----especially the good stuff like ice cream, cookies, and chocolate. I can’t seem to keep that stuff in the house anymore. She must have a real sweet tooth, but she’d better watch it, because she is really packing on the pounds. I suspect she realizes this and to make herself feel better, she is tampering with my scale to make me think I am putting on weight too.

For an old lady, she is quite childish. She likes to play nasty games like going into my closets when I’m not home and altering my clothes so they don’t fit. She also fiddles with my DVD so it does not record what I have so carefully programmed. She’s also found other imaginative ways to annoy me. She gets into my mail, newspaper and magazines before I do, and blurs the print so I can’t read them.

Lately, she has been fooling with my groceries before I put them away, applying glue to the lids making it almost impossible for me to open the jars. Is this any way to repay my hospitality? She has also taken the fun out of shopping for clothes. When I try something on, she stands in front of the dressing room mirror and monopolizes it. She looks totally ridiculous in some of those outfits, plus, she keeps me from seeing how great they look on me!
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Try as she might, the little old lady in the mirror will not get the best of me! For I know that God will carry us through, even into our advanced years. He has had a plan for us since the beginning of time.

“And I will still be carrying you when you are old. Your hair will turn gray, and I will still carry you. I made you, and I will carry you to safety.”         Isaiah 46:4

Blessings,
Chris