Reading the Directions (Day 45)
In an effort to understand better how to use our digital camera, I actually got out the instruction book and skimmed it the other night.
In an effort to turn off the camera’s flash to capture better the deep wine burgundy color of a flower, I pushed the wrong button and apparently deleted all the pictures of our visit with Aunt Nellie, my amazing 93-year-old aunt in Oregon, and her family, including a great picture of my cousin, Art, holding his twin 15-month-old grandchildren, one in each arm.
My heart hurts that I messed up so badly. If I had read the directions more carefully, if I had studied them and practiced with the camera instead of skimming the instruction book, this likely would not have happened.
What a lesson for us as Christians! It is easy to skim the direction book (aka the Bible), to go on with our lives in our own way and under our own power, bumbling along pushing the wrong buttons . . . and messing things up instead of really reading and studying the directions, seeking the best and right way to do things.
P.S.
For obvious reasons, this post will not include pictures of my aunt and mentor, Nellie Greer, or cousin Art and the twins. :-(
In an effort to turn off the camera’s flash to capture better the deep wine burgundy color of a flower, I pushed the wrong button and apparently deleted all the pictures of our visit with Aunt Nellie, my amazing 93-year-old aunt in Oregon, and her family, including a great picture of my cousin, Art, holding his twin 15-month-old grandchildren, one in each arm.
My heart hurts that I messed up so badly. If I had read the directions more carefully, if I had studied them and practiced with the camera instead of skimming the instruction book, this likely would not have happened.
What a lesson for us as Christians! It is easy to skim the direction book (aka the Bible), to go on with our lives in our own way and under our own power, bumbling along pushing the wrong buttons . . . and messing things up instead of really reading and studying the directions, seeking the best and right way to do things.
P.S.
For obvious reasons, this post will not include pictures of my aunt and mentor, Nellie Greer, or cousin Art and the twins. :-(
posted by Patty @ 11:40 AM
2 Comments:
At 10:16 PM,
PJ said…
Patty,
The best pictures you ever have are stored, not on a disc or printed on Kodak paper, they are in the vast reaches of the mind. Enjoy them. You can access them all the time.
Jeff and Joanie
At 8:26 AM,
Patty said…
You're right, Jeff. THANKS! See you guys soon.
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