Taking Hebron

I'm a fairly   very intense person, who finds great joy in being extremely efficient. Yet, I'm also a multitasker! This exciting combination of things can leave my brain falling behind some days! And then I find myself more scattered than organized. I've often thought, If I could just focus this intense efficiency on ONE thing at a time, wouldn't I be more effective? Today, I went over to the store to pick up a few things. As you always do when going to a popular store, I asked my mom if she needed anything there. She gave me a small list of groceries and I tucked it in my pocket. I parked in my usual section of the parking lot and went inside. I found the things I needed and then had to wait around a few minutes for assistance in a department. I hadn't gotten a cart or a basket and my hands were full, thus when I got this last item I checked out at a back register and headed for the door. I knew I hadn't been very efficient but I was done just the same. G...

When I was about 9 or 10 my big brother gave my sisters and I his old Sega Genesis gaming system. Us girls would spend hours playing Sonic the Hedgehog together, trying to get to the next level or land. We didn’t have memory cards or a save mode so that we could save the progress of the game and come back later. When you stopped you lost everything, so we usually played until we were all so tired of playing it we didn’t care if we made it to the next level or not! Recently Joseph got into playing the classic Sonic the Hedgehog games on our new gaming system. After listening to his stories of the game and answering his hundreds of questions about them I got a little itchy to play myself. Video games aren’t something I find much interest in anymore (for I have plenty of other things to do!) but for old time’s sake I pulled out one of my favorite games and played. Yet unlike “old times” I had a new ability. A memory card and “Save Mode”. I could save the game to my heart’s ...