Confessions of a compu-sloth

I am techno phobic....no that's not quite right. I'm a little phobic and a lot techno lazy. I've been pretty successful getting other people to do stuff for me that I just don't want to bother learning. It's an ugly truth. Now you can see the result. I tried to get a cool picture of a sparrow at the top of the blog. I found a beautiful one on a free image site (I'm also a lazy photographer) but didn't realize you need to apply some kind of shrink magic to get it on the page. Oh well. Now there is a picture of some grey blur, a stick and a bird tail. If it didn't have the actual photographers name in big letters across the bottom you might ask if I was depressed or a self proclaimed artist or just a bit off. Now you know I'm just lousy at layout. I bet that guy wishes his name wasn't on the photo now.

babies and such

Today I went to a baby shower for a girl (?), young woman, that I have known since before she was a thought. It was given by a group of several other young women whom I have also known forever.
It was one of the most relaxed get togethers I think I've ever attended. No pretense, no hoopla, no overdone decorations.
Ok, I'll be honest, when I got the invite and read that it was a 'green' shower I kind of rolled my eyes a bit. Don't get me wrong, I'm a pretty dedicated recycler, composter, water saver,etc. But a green baby shower? No wrap for the presents? no cards? Um...so what are we going to do?
Do I just flop down my gift in the plastic 'Babies'r' Us bag , eat the cake and go home?
Well, I got shoved out of my little puny thought box. Happens a lot.
They had a room set up like a nursery with a place for crib items and bedding, a changing table that held all the diapering gifts, a baby tub to put all the bath things in and around, etc.
Several good cooks had been asked to contribute their best brunch items. Yum!
We had time to catch up with old friends , relax with some coffee and goodies, enjoy watching our grandbabies playing together.
Throughout I kept looking at all these women who I still see with their little girl faces who have grown up to be gracious, honest, creative. It is God's goodness to me that I have the sweetness of their grown up wisdom in my life.