“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.” Proverbs 14:4 KJV
I first read this verse in Proverbs a couple of years ago. There have been a few ideas that leaped from the page and almost like a key fitting a lock opened up wisdom to me.
With five children life is chaotic much of the time. There is friction in my spirit because I want a clean crib. A place of order, solitude and less messy. What I have is untidy, always in motion, and too noisy to my liking.
When this verse entered my heart I saw my family for what it is. It’s the blessing that increases our household. We are a team and have one another as a resource to lean on a helping hand, and a Three Musketeers spirit.
The Lord, through Proverbs 14:4, taught me that day the true measure of my blessing.
In uncertain times there is nothing better than a messy, smelly crib full of oxen.
Here is a video discussing some of the ideas in Proverbs 14:4. Use this time to get closer to the Lord.
This weeks’ knot in our !3 Weeks 13 Knots series is the Bowline.
Called the world’s most useful knot, the Bowline boasts of high strength while still being easy to untie. It was the knot of choice among the sailors aboard the full-rigged sailing ships of old.
So glad to reveal this secret. She has ridden many many miles having outgrown her current bike. She’s the one child who works for her alone time with me, her father. I don’t know who was more excited, Talon or Daddy?
Thanks to everyone at Elite Cycling and especially Marcelo and Debbie. Today was a special.
This is my Father’s Day gift. A set of silverware. An odd gift for Dad you might say but you see we have a strange metric to measure our success as a married man and woman with five children. In other words, a God made, natural family.
When Yané and I decided to marry we chose this set to place on our registry. My sister Donna and her husband Joseph delivered the goods. We have enjoyed countless meals with our original set.
Over the years, as we’ve added to our quiver and they learned to clean up after meals, many pieces were accidentally thrown into the trash and delivered to Mt. Trashmore. It’s become one of those inside jokes you share with your spouse alone.
We measure our marriage’s success by how many lost pieces of our original set of silverware have been lost as we build up the next generation.
Man and woman marry. Children follow. Husband and wife, Mommy and Daddy, sons and daughters with a sprinkle of twins. We are intact, not broken just as the Lord intends. Tonight we all eat with the same silverware once again.
Liverpool beat Watford 3-0 at Watford on November 24th, 2018.
Liverpool walked away from Watford with yet another win and a few extra goals. The first half was somewhat uneventful. The Reds had some chances and Alisson made a brilliant save, but the match was still scoreless as the first half came to a close.
This all changed later in the second half when Salah put the ball in the back of the net after a flurry of shots from other Liverpool players. The Watford goalkeeper, Foster, put up a valiant struggle, but the Egyptian King scored anyways, putting Liverpool 1-0 above Watford.
One goal usually isn’t enough for Liverpool. After Firmino went down just a few yards from the penalty box, Alexander-Arnold took the resulting free kick, and scored the second goal. The ball seemed like it was going to sail above the net, but it instead dipped down right into the net. This was the goal that broke Watford, and was just what Liverpool needed.
Even though the Reds were up by two goals, they still had troubles. Watford tried to come out and score, but their attempts were not successful. One particular Watford player, Success, was causing a lot of problems for Jordan Henderson. Henderson already had a yellow card from a foul against Success, and when the English international committed yet another foul, the referee showed him another yellow card. This resulted in a red card, and Henderson was sent of the pitch with eight minutes left on the clock. This was most unusual, as Henderson is the captain of the Reds and usually doesn’t let himself get so carried away like that. However, since it was so late in the game, Henderson’s red card did not affect Liverpool.
After Liverpool successfully cleared a Watford set piece, Andrew Robertson ran up the left side of the pitch with the ball, getting past the Watford defense. He then passed the ball to Mane, who took a shot at the net. Foster, the goalkeeper, deflected the shot right to Bobby Firmino, who headed it, giving Liverpool a three goal lead late in the game.
Alisson Becker is a great goalkeeper. However, there is a slight issue with him. After every international break, he makes a mistake or two before he gets completely settled in the match. The Brazilian goalkeeper sometimes makes mistakes that Karius would make! However, despite this little flaw, he gave Liverpool yet another clean sheet, which helped the Reds defeat Watford.
