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December 11, 2007
druid bushes...
we've wavered back and forth over the years over the use of "christmas trees" and whether or not to put one in our home. one of my colleagues said to me today, regarding decorations that are put up around our office: "if anybody asks you why we have these decorations up, you can just tell them that we put them up as a symbol of Christ. the lights are His light, the red bows signify His blood, and the evergreen boughs represent the life ever lasting." except that the evergreens were, ahem, Fake.
that's all pretty cheesy if you ask me, but well we have a tree in our house this year. we also have a fireplace but we're not expecting a fat man to drop down it!
but we do believe in the coming of Christ, that He was born into this world as a child, that He suffered for our sakes. not only did He suffer death on a cross but He also suffered a lifetime of separation from the one He loved most - the rest of the God-head, the Father and the Spirit.
and just as first Christians accepted the use of the druid's bush, and joined "Christmas" to their pagan practices, maybe it is apt that we use lights to adorn our houses in this season of short days as a reminder of how Christ came - and still comes - into a dark place and lets His light shine.
light is coming friends, and isn't it glorious?
[it's a con-color (?-sp) tree - never heard of it before]
your host for this episode : carrie; 04:58 PM | Comments (4)
December 02, 2007
The Magic Chef
So we have this super cool Magic Chef stove
but it is missing a chrome vent cover, and now the oven knob is not working properly all the time. I have figured out what the problem is, but I can't tell you.
I don't know what the parts are called... the thingy that turns the thing is stripped out so that when you turn the thing the thingy doesn't turn the thing.
I can't find a model # on it to save my life, and I have looked everywhere, with the exception of flipping the thing upside-down.
It makes it a pain to find parts if you can't find a model #.
We are not even sure how old it is. At first we assumed that it must be the original, but having found pictures of 1920's stoves on line, it is not :(
It appears to be from about 1950ish...
In any case, just wanted to rant, and put this out on the web on the off chance that someone out there knows something about these things...
your host for this episode : dan; 05:05 PM | Comments (4)