159 Hacker (Deut 6)

Last night I hacked into Donna's facebook page.
Hmmmm.
When I say "hacked" I don't wish to draw out some expectation of vast computer wizardry.
That would be improper.
And not totally accurate.
She left her phone laying around and her account open.
Heh heh!
Luckily my vast array of 'skillz' enabled me to bypass the tricky slide to unlock code.
And I was in.
I left a fantastically amusing status update and covered my tracks.
Not too long later, a tock over 5 minutes, my ruse was discovered, deleted and I was in a world of pain.
I think I cracked a rib laughing.

I bought flowers and chocolate and ice-cream home today.
Purely co-incidental.
Purely a good husbandy thing to do.

For a small donation to my favourite charity, the content of the "hack" could be left discretely in a plain envelope on a park bench of the enquirers choice.

Deuteronomy 6
As a parent, I'm meant to set a good example for my kids.
Not an easy task for me in regards to appropriate humour, table manners and bodily noises.
But there are some things that I think I do ok.
I love my wife and kids.
AND I show and tell them.
I work hard.
I respect my parents and others in authority.
I read the Bible.
I go to church.
I try my hardest to provide as many options for my family.
I try and help others.
I encourage my kids to make good choices and do the right thing.

This is what God beseeches the Israelites to do.
Tell their children the whole story.
Explain the journey.
Be open about the history of redemption.
Speak of the people's mistakes and God's mercy.

What we do and say will impact on others.
Some spend more time with us than others, so the results are more ingrained.
Perhaps this is something we could consider more often.