A Writers Block

Job had it all. He had the family, the wealth, the life everyone dreamed of. He had everything that the people of his day considered a life blessed by God because of his righteous living.  He had lived perfectly for God. Job had everything.  For many people, life is about success, achievement, having the prettiest car, having the nicest house, being the best mom, being the best wife, being the best housekeeper… blah blah blah! If you have all that then God must be blessing you for living rightly before Him. Right? For some it may be living a righteous life that brings them satisfaction, knowing they lived for God as they believed they should. None of it is bad in itself but I think we humans can take all of this "blessing" stuff a bit far and I know that we all have different opinions of what "being blessed" is. For Job, it wasn’t about being blessed or about the things he had gained, the success he had achieved, the righteous life he lived but it was about t...

I am a big fan of Paul Reiser's books. Familyhood is out and it is good to laugh, even if it is at myself. The first thing in his book was a perspective on friendships during the season of raising a family. It caught me off guard because it was a more serious comment and it is how I often feel. His parents were a bit extreme (if, in fact, they actually did this) but life does seem to feel this way sometimes. I don't wanna wait twenty-five years to spend time with my friends either. If you have any ideas on how to fit it all in, please enlighten me!!! "When they were well into their sixties, my parents renewed friendships with some of their old friends. These were close friends from their school days, friends from old neighborhoods - good friends that I had no recollection of ever having met growing up. Where had these people been? I wondered. If they were such good friends, how come I never heard of them? My parents' simple explanation was that they had all drifted...

My mother-in-law reminded me of this site that my sister has had me read often. It's so easy to read through, to make something more than 10 minutes of, to journal on, or just to gain insight for your day. If you don't feel like tackling the latest Bible Study, you need a pick-me-up/challenge, or maybe don't even know where to start, this is a great beginning. It guides you step by step and you can make as much or as little of it as you'd like. I challenge you to journal your answers, questions, and thoughts as you go through the prayer. Go to Sacred Space and click on the language of choice. Then just follow the prayer step by step. Read it aloud or not. It's just for you and God.

Life is an interesting journey of twists and turns, ups and downs, bumps and straight ways. Sometimes it's our personal journey that mixes things up and other times it is the journeys of those we hold most dear. I wanted to post the link to Terry and Kathie's current journey (click the title or HERE ) for those who wish to be inspired, challenged, and given the opportunity to pray. My life has been changed by the journeys my parents and in-laws have been making. The only thing I can say is, "Thank you" to each of them for loving God through it all and trusting Him to lead them through it - whatever that might mean - and for sharing it with me. I love you, Moms and Dads!

Angry Birds - 1st golden egg My Sweetie and I were talking about how each one of us has our own sphere of influence and how interesting relationships can be because of that. Leave it to me to find an interesting correlation between this deep topic and a fun app called Angry Birds. There is one level in particular that struck me as the most appropriate. It's the first level of the golden eggs. It goes like this... with the hand, grab a bird and slingshot it into the "arena" of bouncing balls and pigs. When the balls are hit by the birds they ricochet off of each other, the walls, the pigs, and anything else in their paths. The object is to kill the pigs by hitting them with the balls or knocking them over (the pigs stole the birds' eggs to eat them for breakfast). So, my mind heard the word sphere and went straight to the 'spheres' of this level (I'm a little whacked, what can I say?). I got to thinking about each of us being like one of these balls. S...

"Presents BIG, presents small. It's fun to give them all! But the perfect gift to give is friendship. Friendship is for everyone. You can't touch, see or feel friendship... you make it! Friendship is a really important thing to me. Offering friendship is simple." by Kayla Ketchum Pretty amazing when your daughter has a few things to teach you, the parent. Friendship does take work but it also is an offering. People will either accept you as you are - all your faults, all your quirks, all your differences - and be a friend or not. There's no "shaping or changing" of a friend. If they don't meet your needs or you don't meet theirs then you both have to decide whether you have a real friendship that says, "Ok... I'll take what you can give and love you as is," or let them go as an acquaintance... neither of which is a bad thing! No expectations, no stipulations... just love in action. Kayla, my sweet, you are so good at putting t...