join the crowd

in one of my earlier entries i commented on how i wanted to be more "real" and "honest"...quit putting up a front, wearing multiple masks, or living in fear of what others think allowing them to dictate my existence. well, here's an opportunity to be "real," however, these words were posted by a man in a forum that i visit on www.ichthus.org. michael vick couldn't throw the winning touchdown pass more accurately, martha stewart couldn't dress a turkey more beautifully, and greg brady couldn't have been a better johnny bravo....nor could have i said these words more precisely...

"for me, the whole "who is pursuing who" thing keeps coming back for some reason. i think, honestly, that is because i realize how little of my time really is spent pursuing the one i say i live and die for...

let's get honest here. breakfast alone takes like 20 minutes. i don't even eat breakfast so i'm ok there. lunch, however, of course i take my typical hour like i'm supposed to. then you've got dinner. more of the same. add up the time i spend watching TV, movies, surfing randomness on the web, reading things that don't really help much, etc, etc and i've got quite the truck load of "worthless time" spend on worthless things.

i wonder why it is that it always seems "more fun" to do all these other things rather than seeking after God and being who it is He wants us to be. sometimes i wonder if it's because we all seem to have this innate "i have to..." in us so, as the rebellious ones we often are, we don't want to do what we're supposed to.

i'll admit, i've had my share of ups-and-downs with Jesus the last number of years. fortunately, however, i can genuinely say that there has always been a steady current of my life and thoughtlife spent on Him. but does thinking about God amount to anything in the long run? isn't it more for us to act on what we think and believe?

it should never be about have to. it should always be about wanting to and, even better, loving to. Lord, i pray you make me one of those folks who just LOVES to serve you all the time even when my flesh says "i can't." empower me and my spirit to be more interested in pursuing you than pursuing all the other things that always seem to get in the way...i love you Lord. really, i do..."

kentucky for you

this is what david and i heard on tv this past wednesday night that our local news aired several times before the actual news came on at 11:00 pm:

"this will be the coldest night of the season, and it's only going to get colder."
??? blink. blink. ??? i looked at david and said, "did i hear that right?" everytime we heard it, we'd look at each other and die laughing.

the bargain hunter

found this on the internet...got a few chuckles out of it. to all my ebay shoppin', yard sale scrummagin', thrift store hoppin' friends...

top 10 reasons not to buy a used sofa at a yard sale
10. there's a large red tag on it marked "evidence".
9. the cushions begin crawling away.
8. the owner asks you to sign a medical waiver.
7. what you thought was an old M&M appears to be moving.
6. the owner puts on latex gloves to help you carry it to your truck.
5. there are mushrooms growing on the back.
4. it seems to be generating its own heat.
3. stuffing is protruding out from the bullet holes.
2. there's a coin slot on the armrest.
1. under the cushions you find jimmy hoffa's wallet.

say won't you say

i was in search on the internet for a woman whom i hold very close to my heart....jennifer knapp. i miss her. i need her. the woman knows how to unleash my soul with her lyrics and tunes. i just found out minutes ago much to my ecstasy that gotee records has announced a new album that will be released january 24, 2006. it will be a "live" cd from the back forty tour recorded spring 2001. a tiny bit sad that it's not some new grub, but i will TAKE ANYTHING I CAN GET MY HANDS ON. i would love to play ultimate frisbee with this woman. she lights my campfire.

a yellow post-a-note

do cool things ever happen to you? it seems as though they never happen to me until yesterday. i decided to jump on the paddy wagon with the other three hundred million women and got myself a copy of oprah's latest book club selection: a million little pieces. i received it yesterday in the mail. when i opened the package i admired how new the book looked because i had purchased it on half.com as a used book. hey, only $5.99...it's the way to go. so i flip open the book, and a little yellow post-a-note is stuck on the first page. it reads, "live and let live. do not judge. take it as it comes. deal with it. everything will be okay." my immediate thought was, "woaahhh, how did they know..." i read the post-a-note over and over again thinking wow, how cool is this. each sentence spoke heavily to my heart. i was thinking wow, the person that wrote this had no clue who would be receiving this book, but the Lord obviously knew it was what i needed to hear.

may i have a chill pill?

creativity penetrates me. can be frustrating at times because my brain doesn’t really stop. always seems to be in hyperdrive. i was one of those kids who rearranged her room every other week always looking for change and a fresh new look. needless to say I am “visual” and a “feeler.”