I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old again.
I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.
I want to return to a time when life was simple. When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care. All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.
I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.
I want to believe that anything is possible.
I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.
I want to live simple again.
I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.
I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.
So, here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first, cause... "Tag! You're it."
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Friday, November 11, 2005
Lot's going on...prayer needed...and life's happenings...
Well it's only been a week this time between posts...aren't you proud? ;-)
The weekend was good...got to go to Monroe, and see all my Monroe peoples! Went to lunch with some of them, then went to the shower. The shower was good...the mama to be got all sorts of pretty things for her little princess. Now I can't wait to meet her little princess...only 3ish more weeks! YAY! I'm not sure when I'll get to meet her exactly (partly cause we don't know exactly when she's going to make her appearance, and partly cause she's due right in the middle of finals time! The girl friends stayed and visited after the family left, so we were at the shower for like 2 1/2 hours or so, but it was a lot of fun. And I got to play with another little princess who's about 2 months old (my favorite red head's baby). After the shower we went to eat...(basically a day of eating and sitting and talking for the LR people). We had bar-b-q. It was yummy...I wasn't all that hungry though, so it wasn't as good as it is when you really want bar-b-q AND you're hungry. The fellowship was fun though...that's where we were ALL together except the 2 LR males. The kids were loud, but in great moods, and playing well together. I'm sure the management was glad to see us leave...we took up THREE long tables, and it was pretty much full. Then 3 more hours back home. Got home around 10:45ish...so not too bad!
Tuesday my favorite red head came to town to see a doctor about her 3 year old. They decided to take out his tonsels and adnoids, and if I remember correctly, some scar tissue from around his treach/trake (I kept avoiding that word cause I'm not sure how to spell it, but that's my best guess), so they'll be back up either Sunday night or Monday morning for that (while I wish it were for just a visit, I'm glad I'll get to see them again so soon!). While I know it's a surgery done all the time on kids...pray that it goes well for him. I'm pretty sure my favorite red head thinks I'm just glad cause I get to see her little princess, but that's really not the case (granted I will definitely get my loving time in with her), I enjoy visiting with the whole family!!!
Wednesday I got notice that one of my friends, who's mom lives close to LR, got a call from his mom saying something wasn't right, and there was concern of a stroke, heart attack, pinched nerve...she lost feeling in her left side...lots of wondering until they (a cousin) could get her to a hospital and get some tests run...they determined it was 2 tumors on her brain...please PRAY FOR HER!!! They are going to do a biopsy, hopefully today, but might not be till Monday or Tuesday, so everyone's stuck wondering. The doctors said worst case...they do nothing and she's got about 7-12 weeks....best case, they remove it and life goes on great...might need Chemo or radiation or something...but until they do the biopsy, no one knows. They will be coming up this weekend, but I'm not sure how much I'll get to visit with them...I've offered my services though, if they need a sitter for the boys or a place to crash or a listening ear or whatever!
This past Sunday's sermon was good again...all of Bro. P's sermons are good...I just haven't been listening with my heart lately, I've been listening with my ears only. I don't remember the exact verses preached from, but it's in the gospels (mainly John), so you can find it if you wanna look it up. The main idea was that we were all in the crowd the day Jesus was Crucified...and he talked about the 3 groups of people in the crowd that day. Group 1 - Those at enmity with Jesus(basically the lost pictured by the crowd yelling for Jesus to be Crucified), group 2 - Those that wanted to escape from Jesus(basically people who just don't want to deal with who Jesus is, pictured by Pilate (sp?)) , group 3 - Those who were exchanged for Jesus (the saved, the ones who deserve the punishment that Jesus took on the cross that He took for us, of course pictured by Barabas). At the end he invited those in group one to join group 3 by accepting Jesus, those in group 2 to deal with Jesus and join group 3, and those in group 3 to be remember what Jesus did, and live like it. At the end he told the story I'm sure everyone's seen in e-mails about the guy that lowers the bridge for the trains and raises it for the boats...he brings his son to work with him, and when the train comes, his son is stuck where the bridge needs to be lowered....there's like 250 people on the train, and he has to choose between them and the single life of his son...He throws the switch and watches his son's death, and watches the train go by and sees all the people talking and still living life, and he's in aguish wanting them to realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so they could live. And now God is saying won't you realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so we can live. I'd heard the story before, and even with the comparison of God, but it touched me in a special way Sunday...it was all I could do to keep from sobbing! WOW! I wish typing the words you could hear them like I hear them in my head (how Bro P. preached them)...Made me leave wanting to proclaim with my life that was "exchanged for Jesus"...and that God's son didn't die in vain, I knew He'd paid the price for me! I challenge you - which group are you in? If you aren't in group 3, please do what it takes to be in that group...if you are in group 3, please live a life that will show it to others, so they'll want to know your savior too.
Ok - well I need to finish up, so I can go to class.
Those I'll see this weekend - wish it were better circumstances, but I'm glad I'll get to see you, those I won't, I'll be missing you, but I'll see you soon! (unless you're reading and I don't know you, then I probably won't until we get to Heaven - if you're in group 3)
The weekend was good...got to go to Monroe, and see all my Monroe peoples! Went to lunch with some of them, then went to the shower. The shower was good...the mama to be got all sorts of pretty things for her little princess. Now I can't wait to meet her little princess...only 3ish more weeks! YAY! I'm not sure when I'll get to meet her exactly (partly cause we don't know exactly when she's going to make her appearance, and partly cause she's due right in the middle of finals time! The girl friends stayed and visited after the family left, so we were at the shower for like 2 1/2 hours or so, but it was a lot of fun. And I got to play with another little princess who's about 2 months old (my favorite red head's baby). After the shower we went to eat...(basically a day of eating and sitting and talking for the LR people). We had bar-b-q. It was yummy...I wasn't all that hungry though, so it wasn't as good as it is when you really want bar-b-q AND you're hungry. The fellowship was fun though...that's where we were ALL together except the 2 LR males. The kids were loud, but in great moods, and playing well together. I'm sure the management was glad to see us leave...we took up THREE long tables, and it was pretty much full. Then 3 more hours back home. Got home around 10:45ish...so not too bad!
Tuesday my favorite red head came to town to see a doctor about her 3 year old. They decided to take out his tonsels and adnoids, and if I remember correctly, some scar tissue from around his treach/trake (I kept avoiding that word cause I'm not sure how to spell it, but that's my best guess), so they'll be back up either Sunday night or Monday morning for that (while I wish it were for just a visit, I'm glad I'll get to see them again so soon!). While I know it's a surgery done all the time on kids...pray that it goes well for him. I'm pretty sure my favorite red head thinks I'm just glad cause I get to see her little princess, but that's really not the case (granted I will definitely get my loving time in with her), I enjoy visiting with the whole family!!!
Wednesday I got notice that one of my friends, who's mom lives close to LR, got a call from his mom saying something wasn't right, and there was concern of a stroke, heart attack, pinched nerve...she lost feeling in her left side...lots of wondering until they (a cousin) could get her to a hospital and get some tests run...they determined it was 2 tumors on her brain...please PRAY FOR HER!!! They are going to do a biopsy, hopefully today, but might not be till Monday or Tuesday, so everyone's stuck wondering. The doctors said worst case...they do nothing and she's got about 7-12 weeks....best case, they remove it and life goes on great...might need Chemo or radiation or something...but until they do the biopsy, no one knows. They will be coming up this weekend, but I'm not sure how much I'll get to visit with them...I've offered my services though, if they need a sitter for the boys or a place to crash or a listening ear or whatever!
This past Sunday's sermon was good again...all of Bro. P's sermons are good...I just haven't been listening with my heart lately, I've been listening with my ears only. I don't remember the exact verses preached from, but it's in the gospels (mainly John), so you can find it if you wanna look it up. The main idea was that we were all in the crowd the day Jesus was Crucified...and he talked about the 3 groups of people in the crowd that day. Group 1 - Those at enmity with Jesus(basically the lost pictured by the crowd yelling for Jesus to be Crucified), group 2 - Those that wanted to escape from Jesus(basically people who just don't want to deal with who Jesus is, pictured by Pilate (sp?)) , group 3 - Those who were exchanged for Jesus (the saved, the ones who deserve the punishment that Jesus took on the cross that He took for us, of course pictured by Barabas). At the end he invited those in group one to join group 3 by accepting Jesus, those in group 2 to deal with Jesus and join group 3, and those in group 3 to be remember what Jesus did, and live like it. At the end he told the story I'm sure everyone's seen in e-mails about the guy that lowers the bridge for the trains and raises it for the boats...he brings his son to work with him, and when the train comes, his son is stuck where the bridge needs to be lowered....there's like 250 people on the train, and he has to choose between them and the single life of his son...He throws the switch and watches his son's death, and watches the train go by and sees all the people talking and still living life, and he's in aguish wanting them to realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so they could live. And now God is saying won't you realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so we can live. I'd heard the story before, and even with the comparison of God, but it touched me in a special way Sunday...it was all I could do to keep from sobbing! WOW! I wish typing the words you could hear them like I hear them in my head (how Bro P. preached them)...Made me leave wanting to proclaim with my life that was "exchanged for Jesus"...and that God's son didn't die in vain, I knew He'd paid the price for me! I challenge you - which group are you in? If you aren't in group 3, please do what it takes to be in that group...if you are in group 3, please live a life that will show it to others, so they'll want to know your savior too.
Ok - well I need to finish up, so I can go to class.
Those I'll see this weekend - wish it were better circumstances, but I'm glad I'll get to see you, those I won't, I'll be missing you, but I'll see you soon! (unless you're reading and I don't know you, then I probably won't until we get to Heaven - if you're in group 3)
Friday, November 04, 2005
every other week it is...
So, it seems that I can't get this updated more than every other week...*sigh*...I've been wanting to...have had things to say, just no time to say them! I'm loving the new job still...which is a good thing! :-) LOL I stay busy...that's one of the reasons this hasn't been updated in a while. I'm at lunch right now, is how I'm able to do it, and I really should be getting ready for class tonight during this time, but I've got a terrible headache, so that's not gonna happen!
Going to be in Monroe on Saturday...I'm kinda looking forward to that...we're only going to be there for a day, so there's a limited amount of time to do what I want to do! I've got homework to do this weekend, so we can't stay all weekend...I'm going to use Sunday to get homework done. There's 3 of us gals riding down together, so that should be fun, and of course the baby shower will be fun - how can it not be fun looking at cute baby things for a little girl!? I have a cousin's bridal shower that's this weekend also, but I'm gonna have to pass on that...will get a gift, and send it, but I've just got too much to do for school (finals are in a month!!!!) to stay for the whole weekend, and go to both!
This past weekend I finished unpacking my kitchen!! YAY! Actually that's not 100% true, cause I have one more box to unpack, but I can't do it right now, because we haven't bought the cabinet we're gonna put it in, for me to put it in. LOL! My sweet wonderful husband went hunting...he was happy...made for a quiet house, which was nice for a while, but by the time he got home I was ready for him to be home - I missed him! :-) He didn't kill anything but time...he did see a couple though...took a shot at one of them, but overshot it (he was bow hunting, and has 2 green sites, and he used the wrong one).
Church Sunday was great...Bro. P preached on revival...used the standard revival verse..."If my people which are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, and heal their lands." (typed from memory, so if it's not exact, sorry). He preached it a little different from what I'd heard in the past, and the Lord convicted me heavily! He started with a comment about how the church is growing etc, but that we still needed revival...he said if you'd ever been closer to the Lord than you are right now...then you needed revival. Conviction started there, and we were only 2 sentences into the message! WOW! His "spin" on that verse was to tell us of 4 things that PREVENT revival. They were 1. Pride (acting like you don't need God...and he focused on your actions, not so much having the thought that "I don't need God," but having actions that say "I don't need God" - ouch), 2. Prayerlessness (he called this the 1st cousin to Pride cause it's the Pride that leads us to stop praying to God, seeking His help, cause we can handle it on our own...granted when things get tough, we call on Him again, but as soon as it gets better, He's put on the back burner again - OUCH!), 3. Priorities (this one he talked about our actions again...he said you might think God's your priority, but check and see where you spend you time, money, thoughts, etc and that's actually what your priority is - OUCH!) , and 4. Presumption (this one he talked about how we tend to say "well I know I'm saved, and God's gonna forgive me anyway, so let me go ahead and do whatever. - at first I didn't think I did this one that much, but as I've thought on this all week (obviously if I'm typing Friday about Sunday's message it's been on my mind), I've realized I do this one too). So needless to say - Sunday helped me a LOT, I definitely left church different than how I arrived (something it's sad to say hasn't happened in a LONG time!). I've realized I've let something happen that I was afraid of, but instead of guarding against it, I've let it happen...that's letting school (which has to take up a lot of my time, just in its nature), come between me and my Savior...and I've missed out on that perfect fellowship! I challenge you to think on these 4 points, and see if there's something in your life that's come between you and your Savior, and if you don't have a Savior, then I challenge you to fix that part today, before it's too late...the time is drawing near!
ok - well - lunch is over, so I better get back to work...let me know your thoughts on this posting (that's what the comment section is for! ;-) ) Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
Going to be in Monroe on Saturday...I'm kinda looking forward to that...we're only going to be there for a day, so there's a limited amount of time to do what I want to do! I've got homework to do this weekend, so we can't stay all weekend...I'm going to use Sunday to get homework done. There's 3 of us gals riding down together, so that should be fun, and of course the baby shower will be fun - how can it not be fun looking at cute baby things for a little girl!? I have a cousin's bridal shower that's this weekend also, but I'm gonna have to pass on that...will get a gift, and send it, but I've just got too much to do for school (finals are in a month!!!!) to stay for the whole weekend, and go to both!
This past weekend I finished unpacking my kitchen!! YAY! Actually that's not 100% true, cause I have one more box to unpack, but I can't do it right now, because we haven't bought the cabinet we're gonna put it in, for me to put it in. LOL! My sweet wonderful husband went hunting...he was happy...made for a quiet house, which was nice for a while, but by the time he got home I was ready for him to be home - I missed him! :-) He didn't kill anything but time...he did see a couple though...took a shot at one of them, but overshot it (he was bow hunting, and has 2 green sites, and he used the wrong one).
Church Sunday was great...Bro. P preached on revival...used the standard revival verse..."If my people which are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, and heal their lands." (typed from memory, so if it's not exact, sorry). He preached it a little different from what I'd heard in the past, and the Lord convicted me heavily! He started with a comment about how the church is growing etc, but that we still needed revival...he said if you'd ever been closer to the Lord than you are right now...then you needed revival. Conviction started there, and we were only 2 sentences into the message! WOW! His "spin" on that verse was to tell us of 4 things that PREVENT revival. They were 1. Pride (acting like you don't need God...and he focused on your actions, not so much having the thought that "I don't need God," but having actions that say "I don't need God" - ouch), 2. Prayerlessness (he called this the 1st cousin to Pride cause it's the Pride that leads us to stop praying to God, seeking His help, cause we can handle it on our own...granted when things get tough, we call on Him again, but as soon as it gets better, He's put on the back burner again - OUCH!), 3. Priorities (this one he talked about our actions again...he said you might think God's your priority, but check and see where you spend you time, money, thoughts, etc and that's actually what your priority is - OUCH!) , and 4. Presumption (this one he talked about how we tend to say "well I know I'm saved, and God's gonna forgive me anyway, so let me go ahead and do whatever. - at first I didn't think I did this one that much, but as I've thought on this all week (obviously if I'm typing Friday about Sunday's message it's been on my mind), I've realized I do this one too). So needless to say - Sunday helped me a LOT, I definitely left church different than how I arrived (something it's sad to say hasn't happened in a LONG time!). I've realized I've let something happen that I was afraid of, but instead of guarding against it, I've let it happen...that's letting school (which has to take up a lot of my time, just in its nature), come between me and my Savior...and I've missed out on that perfect fellowship! I challenge you to think on these 4 points, and see if there's something in your life that's come between you and your Savior, and if you don't have a Savior, then I challenge you to fix that part today, before it's too late...the time is drawing near!
ok - well - lunch is over, so I better get back to work...let me know your thoughts on this posting (that's what the comment section is for! ;-) ) Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
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