Nine Months to Christmas

It’s March 25th, which has led me to consider that since Christmas is nine months away, today would roughly be the day that Mary became pregnant with Jesus. To my knowledge there is no celebration of this day, but it does amaze me. At sometime around nine months prior to birth, Jesus Christ, fully God, condensed Himself into one tiny cell in the uterus of a teenager. God became embryo, implanted Himself in Mary’s womb and made His dwelling among us. How amazing and mind-boggling is that? And what was Mary’s life like over the next nine months? Due to divine intervention, Joseph believed her, but how many of her family and friends didn’t? Over the next nine months, as Mary walked down the street, did some people whisper, “Here’s Mary, the one who says she’s a virgin but is pregnant – yeah right… she needs a mental evaluation, she should get rid of the fetus, etc.” The Savior of the world – dependent on the nutrients from a placenta in the womb of an unwed teenager. How deep the Father’s love for us.

Urinal Protocol (For Guys Only)

The following is an important announcement for males only, females need not read:

There should be a class taught for guys on urinal protocol. I am amazed at the number of males who are seemingly clueless when it comes to urinal usage. In my workplace, there are three urinals on the wall, no dividers. Now, as every guy should know, if all the urinals are open, one should choose one of the urinals on the end, never the one in the middle. However, in the past week, I have lost count of the number of times I have walked into the restroom only to find one dude in the middle urinal. Of course, if this is the situation, I then have no other option but to use a stall. Which brings me to another issue: If a guy ever has to use the stall for this reason, he should lift the seat. It is so sorry of a guy to not lift the seat in this situation. And, no matter what you do in the stall, freaking flush the toilet! I don’t understand why this is so difficult. But I am about ready to post flyers offering a course on proper urinal/stall usage. Apparently, many guys do not understand this basic guy thing. Our world is in worse shape than I thought.