Ick on a Stick

I noticed a white flappy thing on this branch and a lizard with his orange throat bulging in and out. Oh, I just had to get my camera! Again. :)

Anyway this lizard looked anemic and he started eating that white filmy thing.

I thought he must be an albino lizard and I still didn't know what he was chomping on.

In just a few seconds of watching and waiting he started to change color. By the time I walked around to the other side of the bush he had almost finished his snack and was now the color of a regular anode lizard.

Curiosity made me look up info on lizards. And yes, some of you might all ready know, they do molt. I didn't know that. But what is really icky is that they eat the shedded skin. I found out that the skin gives them calcium and nutrients. And they are fastidious about their grooming-so they don't like to leave a mess behind.

I thought this was amazing, even if a bit gross.

"If therefore any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17

Oh, how I was ugly in the Lord's eyes, before He made a new creature out of me. And He took all my mess away.

**Pray for the people of Japan. I have no words for the devastation seen on TV.

photos:karenevans

From Grody to Gorgeous

Our old carpet was really grody. Yes, I'm sure that's a word and I'm gonn'a use it. The carpet had to be at least 15 years old. Between the first owners and us, that it had seen cats, numerous dogs, kids, food, drinks.... Okay, you get the picture, and no, I didn't even want a picture of it.




We decided to rip it up, not knowing what was underneath, but knew it was better than the "c." This picture shows some of the repair work needed before anything could be done.

Here you can see a couple of cracks. My dog just looked at it, not used to the different texture and smell.

We decided on tile, since most of family has allergies. Here a tile cracked and had to be replaced.

This is the finished project. No longer grody! It made the whole house feel brand new.

"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away and behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17

Christ came to me as I was, all grody and yucky. I agreed with Him it was time to change my life, my heart and my mind. He ripped up all my old life and wrapped it around Him on the cross. My soul's condition was bare. The cracks, the holes, the chips. Jesus' sacrifice makes me new. He continues to repair the broken places I make. He covers them with tiles of His choosing. My soul will be totally gorgeous and complete when one day I see Him face to face.

I am grateful for my new floor and forever grateful for my new life in Christ.

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