Red Alert!
Amber: "Corry, if you go into the building, move stuff around, be careful because it's the time for the brown recluse".
Me: "Oh okay. Thanks for the warning."
Amber: "Do you know what they look like? I can show you a picture."
Me (already shuddering by the thought of a spider-pic): "No!"
Amber: "Would you like me to show you a picture?"
Me ( half grossing out): "NOOO!"
Amber: "Or what they can do to your skin?"
Me (totally grossing out now): "NOOOOOOOOO, thanks!!! I 'll tell you what. When I see a spider...I just kill it!"
That settled the matter to everyone's satisfaction and I appreciated her warning:-)
Forewarned is forearmed, or as the Dutch saying goes: a warned man counts for two. It's odd though how a warning often feels like and is taken as a threat and false pride tosses it aside because "I know that is not going to happen to me, I will make sure of that!" And then I am so surprised when I find myself in exactly that situation that I was warned about. Well, eventually I learned that a warning is given as help and instruction to have a better, happier life. To avoid the pit-falls. It's given out of love and care and a guideline to reach the goal successfully. Just like God's written Word!:-)
Have you noticed how many warnings there are in The Bible and did you ever wake up in the nightmarish situation that you were warned about?
Ezekiel 33:5
He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life.
Me: "Oh okay. Thanks for the warning."
Amber: "Do you know what they look like? I can show you a picture."
Me (already shuddering by the thought of a spider-pic): "No!"
Amber: "Would you like me to show you a picture?"
Me ( half grossing out): "NOOO!"
Amber: "Or what they can do to your skin?"
Me (totally grossing out now): "NOOOOOOOOO, thanks!!! I 'll tell you what. When I see a spider...I just kill it!"
That settled the matter to everyone's satisfaction and I appreciated her warning:-)
Forewarned is forearmed, or as the Dutch saying goes: a warned man counts for two. It's odd though how a warning often feels like and is taken as a threat and false pride tosses it aside because "I know that is not going to happen to me, I will make sure of that!" And then I am so surprised when I find myself in exactly that situation that I was warned about. Well, eventually I learned that a warning is given as help and instruction to have a better, happier life. To avoid the pit-falls. It's given out of love and care and a guideline to reach the goal successfully. Just like God's written Word!:-)
Have you noticed how many warnings there are in The Bible and did you ever wake up in the nightmarish situation that you were warned about?
Ezekiel 33:5
He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life.
21 Comments:
Yikes! I know what black widows look like, but don't know about the brown recluses, though, like you, I don't especially want to study photos!
Lenise,
I know vaguely what black widows look like and I was told, to be sure if it was a black widow, to look for the "hour-glass" on their bellies. Like I am going to turn them over to find out...yeah right!! haha.
I stand by my motto: the only good spider is a dead one!:-)
God's Grace.
Jayne,
Haha, that may be so, but I will help him with his insomnia and put him to sleep! (grin)
God's Grace.
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider
And sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Black widow or brown recluse?
Karen,
And Miss Muffet came back
ready for attack
holding a shoe in her hand
the shoe came down
before the spider could frown
and send him to lala-land
Black pump or white tennisshoe? (grin)
God's Grace.
Ha ha ha. eewwwwww. yuck! My perfect world would be one without any bugs, or rodents, or things that fly. All of the above scare me! (I'm such a girl) =)
Kristi,
C'mon now, if you were "such a girl", you wouldn't be the Annie Oakley in hunting, hehe.
BTW, did you ever consider how many fleas, ticks and whatever else have ya, you put out of business with that one shot?!?! (grin)
God's Grace.
Corry,
I don't like any kind of spider, except the ones we call granddaddy long legs, they have the teeny tiny body and those long skinny legs. I don't bother them even when they are in the house. But I don't care for any other kind.
Hope you had no ill effects from the camping trip. Have a wonderful week-end.
Patty
Patty,
I don't mind those either, but anything else really grosses me out.
Camping went great! The "ill" effects I have right now are not from camping. A little bug made itself comfy in my stomach since yesterday and I feel yukkie, weak, crabby and irritable. But that too shall pass:-)
Have a blessed weekend!
God's Grace.
Dear Corry
Wishing your Mummy a very Blessed and Happy Birthday!
May our good Lord bless your Mummy abundantly :)
Audrey,
You remembered!!! She will be honored:-)
Thank you very much, lieve zus.
Een gezegend weekend!
God's Grace.
Dear Corry, Hehe I also fear spider. Thanks for the warning about the warningsin The Bible.
Nice picture you've got here Corry :)
Kitty,
Thanks:-)
I think you already were aware of the warnings, prolly even before I was:-)
You know, we could start a new PETA group: People Exterminating Terrifying Arachnea, haha.
God's Grace.
Hahahaha.
I never heard the second verse. Are there more?
Karen,
There are as many verses as "Dutch Sayings", hehe.
Here is verse three:
The spider looked flat
which was kind of bad
Miss Muffet was somewhat relieved
gone was her fear
but it was very near
the spider's family grieved
Blessed Sunday!:-)
God's Grace.
i hate spiders!!! they're so... so... i just hate 'em. =)
thank you for listening to me rant last friday. thank you also for praying. i'm better now. luv yah, much!
Pia,
You can say it: they're so...so...yukkie! hehe
You are more then welcome, what are parents for?!:-)
Love you too, girl.
God's Grace.
I too hate spiders...they make me feel like my skin's crawling! When we were in the States this summer, a relative found a brown recluse under their pillow when they were making the bed in the morning, so they killed it and left it on the table, so their Canadian relatives could get a good look at what it was. Then they proceeded to tell us what would happen if it ever bit us! I didn't need that science lesson!
Have a great week...God bless you!
Cinder,
I am glad they found it before someone got hurt!
I bet you don't want to see pictures either?!?! hehe.
Have a blessed week!
God's Grace.
Too many times to count. Yes...heed all advice. Never know when it is an angel in disguise telling you to take care! ;)
Marianne,
So true! God works in mysterious ways:-)
Welcome back girl!
God's Grace.
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