I have sinned Mightily

[JohnDB]

I went to my parents last night and we was talking about blackberry cobblers. My momma had made a blueberry one and I ate a piece...but it just wasn't the same.

As we all (dad and my son and mom) were on our way to the airport to watch the air show and the fireworks I coulda sworn that I seen a blackberry bush with a bunch of red berries on it. I said something about it and my mother said that she thought that I was imagining things. Besides 4th of July was the day to start picking them blackberries. She continued on to say that since they hadn't had enough rain that the blackberries wouldn't be any good. They would be all dry and not any count.

This morning (after spending the night) after breakfast I went out there to the corner right by their house to see if any of them blackberries that my mother was sure that I was imagining was ripe. My mother decided that maybe I had seen some but the bushes couldn't be much or have enough fruit on them to make a cobbler.

OH YEAH BABY!!!

I picked a grocery bag full and brougt them to my momma. I asked her if that was enough cause there was some more if she needed them. I also said that I was hoping she could make a cobbler out of them for lunch today...but if she didn't want my imaginary dry blackberries I could make something out of them when I got home in a few hours.

She stumbled into the kitchen and knocked the thing out...buttermilk buscuit dough and all...she said she wasn't gonna have much faith in them blackberries...I did...I had been licking the juice from my fingers when I was picking them.

She backed it and it appeared to be a tad undone (it was a bit) and she said that she was right...the thing didn't bubble up or anything...the blackberries must be dry.

So I went in the kitchen in a bit when I thought it might be cool and dished some out...the bottom was a puddle of wild blackberry juice. ooooooohhhhhh

I, after tasting a spoonful, told her it was poison and no good at all...My Dad the loudmouth told my mamma that there was plenty of juice.
She came and got her own bowlful...

It was Gooood...and that is the sin I committed...I ate way too much of my mamma's blackberry cobbler...

Doesn't a person first need to feel guilty before they can repent?

[oletimer]

Another one might clear things up!

[JohnDB]

Another one might clear things up!

Yeah...you might be right...cept this time with some ice cream to go with it eh?

Or are you saying that if I sent you some wild blackberry cobbler I might feel better about the whole situation?

[oletimer]

That will work to.

[beckrl]

OH YEAH BABY!!!

The sin is being a momma's boy Me too

[Pastor Don]

JohnDB]
Hey brother, I can hep ya out, see now if-n you'd take a 10th or more if-n yore feeling real guilty, an send that there tithe to ol' Pastor Don up-n here n North Carolina, why I am just shore ALL would be forgiven...

Over night it now for a quicker bless-n

All kidding aside I am thankful you got to spend the time with your parents and family. Enjoy them old dried out berries and be blessed..

DJ

[JohnDB]

I tell ya what...

I think repentance needs to be genuine...

and for that you must be convicted by guilty feelings...

But it is awfully hard to repent when I got a big ol blue smile on my face...and a **burp** (scuse me) very full feeling in my belly.

It is gonna be a while before I feel guilt with this situation...maybe never.

I am needing some prayers for my condition...

but it might cost you a couple of quarts of wild blackberries. to help me aleviate these guilty feelings...just fed ex them blackberries to me. I think I know exactly what to do with them.

[Pianoman]

Another one might clear things up!

Yeah...you might be right...cept this time with some ice cream to go with it eh?

I thought it was also a sin to eat warm blackberry cobbler without ice cream? Sounds like you've messed up pretty badly! Probably need to put a couple extra scoops on there to redeem yourself! If you really want to live on the edge - skip the plain vanilla & go for vanilla bean!

[Mike Vande]

Go, and sin no more...leave some for the rest of us, ya greedy glutton!