sloth . . .who me?

well, I was going to write that today I  have been a sloth . . .but then I remembered that slothfulness is one of the seven deadly sins and that freaked me out a little . . .so I found a cute picture of a sloth . . . she doesn't look so sinful.  She is even smiling.  Goodness gracious, as I type those words, I thought to myself, "isn't that just how sin gets us"???  So often sin comes in an attractive package . . .and lures us in.  It doesn't look bad so it must not be bad, right?  Wrong.

I think I have been slothful today.  I usually go at warp speed.  The busier I am, the more I can usually accomplish.  Today I haven't even left the house.   I'm thinking that I might go get a pedicure in a few minutes . . .that is pretty slothful, too!!

I did bring work home and this morning I finished a task that took a couple of hours.  I have folded some laundry and washed and dried another load.  I did try out a new recipe -- I baked little miniature rolos inside brownies . . .made in a mini muffin cup.  They are ok.  I was expecting spectacular.  They are not spectacular but they are cute. 

I am running the dishwasher now.  I did make up my bed.  I also read my devotion.  I also took a NAP after lunch!!  Glenn (son) is off today and he brought lunch and I enjoyed an hour with him.

Right now I am sitting at the kitchen table typing away . . .and the cat is also being slothful.  He is even snoring and it is so cute!!

So . . .maybe I'm really procrastinating.  I need to write two articles and I don't know where to begin.  I might do one of those next.  God has been whispering in my ear, "write, Lisa, write."  I kept saying, "write what, Lord?"  In the last week, I have been asked to write two different "articles" that people will actually (maybe) read.  Since God has been whispering "write" . . .I immediately said yes to both requests.

I also really, really, really need to work on the prayer vigil for an Emmaus walk.  Maybe I will work on that tonight.  I also need to work on a Sunday School lesson of some sort for Sunday.  I think I will do a stand-alone lesson since it is Labor Day weekend.  I wonder if anyone will be in church?  We are leaving right after Sunday School to go see friends out of town for Sunday night and Monday.  Another thing I need to do is figure out my menu for Tuesday night and make a grocery list.  I think we might have pork tenderloin on the grill because I have a few of those in the freezer.  I've been trying to use my crockpots (yes, I did say "crockpot(S) . . .sometimes I have three or four going on a Tuesday night) a lot this summer for Tuesday nights so that the house doesn't get so hot.  I'll have to think about what I can serve with those pork tenders.  Any suggestions for crockpot side dishes (besides green beans - we had those this week)?  I always have a salad or slaw and rolls and dessert.  I need a vegetable and a starch.  I might do some fresh veggies in the electric skillet. . .maybe squash????  I have a giant spreadsheet of menus but I've been trying to do a few other things this summer.  Last Tuesday night, I made angel chicken.  I got the recipe here:
http://www.southernplate.com/2013/08/slow-cooker-angel-chicken.html  It is quite tasty . . .now imagine making a quadruple batch.  FYI - do not - repeat DO NOT add 8 packs of Italian dressing to this recipe.  That would be LOGICAL, wouldn't it?  If I am quadrupling the recipe, 2 X 4 = 8.  For some unknown to me reason, I tasted after the addition of three packs . . .and I grabbed a potato out of the pantry and peeled it and threw it in the crockpot to soak up some of the salt (works like a charm every time!!).  It would have been ok with the three packs but I didn't want to take a chance.  Laura liked the recipe but she thought it would be good if you added something spicy - like a can of rotel.  I'll have to think about that addition.

So . . . do you ever find yourself in a slothful state of mind/being?  I need to find Bishop Willimon's book on the Seven Deadly Sins and re-read the chapter on Slothfulness.  Surely one day of rest is not being slothful, is it?  Why do I feel so guilty?  Actually, after re-reading my list of things I have already done today . . .I may have accomplished more than some folks who don't consider themselves slothful . . .hmmmmmm.

So what do you think about the sin of slothfulness?  There is some strange juxtaposition going on in my mind . . .Labor Day weekend . . .and slothfulness???  What are your plans for the weekend?  Will you join me in my slothfulness?  Big plans?