DQ's Miracle Treat Day 2016 and Miss KY

sometimes I do not use the sense the good Lord gave me

take this evening for instance

today, in the USA, it is Dairy Queen's Miracle Treat Day

if you buy a blizzard at a participating DQ

they will donate a dollar to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

I know Miss Kentucky, Laura Jones

(Like, for real, I know her, I was team mom when she played soccer at KCU.

I love her and her heart for Jesus and people.

She competes for the title of Miss America in September!) 

and she was asking people to go buy a blizzard today

Children's Miracle Network is the official philanthropy of the Miss America Organization

so I went, to do my part in supporting her 

well, actually I gave Ruth my Discover card 

and she went and got three-one for me, herself and Kyle

I asked her to get me a large

it has been a long time since I last had one

now I am miserable

and remembering why it has been so long

I know better

I wanted to help 

but I went with what sounded good

rather than what I know to be good for me

next time I will simply donate the full price of the blizzards!

it's so easy to make excuses

to have "reasons" to justify making an unwise decision

thankfully this one isn't life threatening,

physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually

but it was still a bad, bad choice

and now I sit,

repenting while I reap the consequences

and hoping the next time I am tempted

I will use the sense the Good Lord gave me and resist or flee 

 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. 

God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, 

but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, 

that you may be able to endure it." 

1 Corinthians 10:13

This girl is as beautiful on the inside
as she is on the outside.
She wants to honor God in everything she does.
I invite you to join me in praying for her to do that very thing.
(This is a choice I will never regret!)

And if you missed Miracle Treat Day

or if you just want to make a donation

you can do so easily!
You can copy and paste this link or type it into your search engine:

http://www.missamericaforkids.org/Donate/LauraJones