Faith and Bumper Stickers

     Years ago a colleague reported for jury duty and was surprised at one of the questions a lawyer threw at the prospective jurors:  "What bumper stickers do you have on your car?"

     At first she was puzzled but, the more she thought about it, the more she realized what we slap on the bumpers and windows of our cars often reveals our attitude about a lot of things. Bumper sticker decals speak to our faith, our political persuasion, our taste in music, our membership in organizations, our cynicism, how well our children are doing in school, and even the number of people in our families. If we have no bumper stickers, that, too, might say something about us. It was an interesting way to whittle down the jurors to the lawyer's satisfaction.

     Bumper stickers can be fun. The last two posts have been rather serious so it's time to get a little silly.

Here are bumper stickers I'd like to see:

Survival:

Cut Me Some Slack

 I'm Doing the Best I Can

 Bad Hair Day--So What!

 Perfection is Overrated

Children:

You Need How Many Cupcakes, When?

Play More and Clean Less

 Go Fly a Kite--No, Really. Go Have Fun!

 Reading with a Child Rocks

 The Worry Train has Left the Station!

Perseverance:

Move Aside, I'm Comin' Through!

Don't Mess with Me Today

 I'm Going to Pursue This 'Til It Dies or I Die!

Aging:

Retirement:  It's Nice to Have the Time to Be Busy

Message to Retirees:  Stay out of the Stores on Weekends!

Where was I Going with that Thought?

What Did I Come Into This Room For?

 When You Die, All Your Treasures Go In A Yard Sale

Don't Ask How I Am, Ask What I'm Doing

Miscellaneous:

I'm Multi-Lingual:  I Can Smile in 7 Languages

Success Re-defined = Contentment

Goal:  To Be the Best I'm Capable of Being

Garbage In, Garbage Out

You Might Wanna Try De-daf

Faith:

Heaven Looks Better All the Time

The World Needs God

Love Conquers Most Things. God's Love Conquers All

My Favorite Bumper Sticker:

Eternal Life is God's Idea of Success

     The Bible has bumper stickers. It's called the book of Proverbs. I always smile when I read that book because it conjures up a mental image of an old Grandpa or Grandma rocking on a front porch, sharing wisdom with a group of youngsters seated at their feet. And, yes, they're smoking corn cob pipes. The Old Testament book of Proverbs is God having a little fun. He distills wisdom clothed in marvelous Jewish humor.

     Ann Zwemer, former missionary nurse in India and a dear friend, has been legally blind for the past ten years. However, that hasn't kept her from publishing a book titled, Just a Moment! Daily Reflections for Thinkers. The book is formatted in large print with two reflections per page so readers who are sight-impaired can enjoy it. Behind each is a world of wisdom gained from her walk with God.

Your Turn...

      Now it's your turn. Today, whenever your family gathers together, see if you can make a list of possible bumper stickers that reflect your family's philosophy or belief system. Be creative and have fun. The kids will probably come up with some winners.

If you come up with some good bumper stickers, publish them on the Comments page so we all can get a chuckle.

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