Smoothies, Cyanide and God

I thought I'd share a few recent discoveries/things I've observed:

• A few moments ago I finished off a delicious smoothie.  The ingredients: 1/2 banana, vanilla yogurt, a mix of blueberries, raspberries and blackberries and 1/4ish of an avocado.  Oh, and, I threw in the avocado pit.  Yep.  True story.  It was so good!  p.s....don't listen to naysayers who claim the pit contains cyanide....well, it does contain cyanide, but it's supposed to be a kind that fights cancer.
• I've noticed that when I don't eat (meaning, only on liquids for a few days), my olfactory is quite sensitive.  While walking about our neighborhood this evening, I kept noticing various smells.  A few people must have been grilling...yumm.  Someone was doing laundry, but I wondered why I could smell the fresh, wonderful scent of the detergent so well.  Maybe they ignore washing machines and stick to the outdoors.  Suddenly, a putrid aroma shocked me.  I almost walked into a dead squirrel that was being swarmed by flies.  Really gross.  There were other things I noticed that had nothing to do with scent.  A small, paperback book lay discarded on the street, the cover intelligible at first glance and its pages were a sorry sight due to the rain.  I looked closer. Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance was the title, by Tony Dungy.  Hmm.  I continued on, encountering a peculiar grouping of (trash?) items that ended up there on accident.  A pen had been broken into a myriad of pieces.  A jar of salsa lay nearby.  Curious.  But then, there was the yard bordered by bluebonnets.  [Bluebonnets never fail to make me happy] 
• Much of my day was spent on the PrayFortWorth website, which, btw, you should check out!! Still needs work, but the fact that we finally have a functional site is agreeable progress, indeed. :-) I had a few moments of panic, however, when I made the author bio photo I was adding to the homepage HUGE.  It was like her face was the background image.  Oops.  :-/  
• I read the book of Esther last week.  There is much in Esther that surprised me and that struck me in ways it never had before.  Here are a few verses from the 9th chapter:

  Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them. ²  The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all peoples. ³ All the officials of the provinces and the satraps and the governors and the royal agents also helped the Jews, for the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them. ⁴ For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

  This really got me.  Just think.  How often are we intimidated by others who are less powerful than ourselves?  Satan is an example of this.  Luke 10:19: "Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you."  Yet, we've all had times where we've sat in fear of the devil and his tactics.  He has no power!  The Jews weren't necessarily stronger or more mighty than their enemies (although, I don't know, maybe they were), yet when the fear of the Jews fell on them, they were made powerless.  Be careful who or what you fear.  Esther is a good reminder to me of Him who is truly in control in this world.  We need have no fear.
  
  Yep, this is how my brain tends to work.  Random ideas from all over.  :-) There's lots more I could have shared, but, for now, that's all. 
  
  Smoothies --> Cyanide --> Smells --> Football coaches --> my future --> websites --> Esther --> Fear --> No fear  --> God. Yep.                                                                                                                                                     

  p.s. my brother is making a hamburger, and it smells soooo good.  There are moments when hamburgers are the very best thing in the world. Peace and joy!