Not sure why I'm doing this...

Lately I've been thinking...and thinking...and thinking...

My head is full of thoughts, yet I'm not sure what they all mean yet. So, I've decided to "blog" them. To me, the word "blog" is ridiculous. More ridiculous may be that someone else would even end up reading this. But, this isn't for everyone else I suppose. Everyone always say that I don't do enough for myself, that I'm always taking care of everyone else. So, I guess this is for me! :) So, here goes nothing!

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Unemployed - Part Two

In my last post I mentioned this would be the "rest of the story". I realized a bit ago that this actually is just the middle of the story as God hasn't shown me the "rest" yet. Again, I'm not going to go through and edit this. Again, I'm just being real, typos and all. Where we left off, I'd left my job and now you understand why more fully. It was my mental health or working for her. I chose health. A few weeks before I left, I'd heard a song by my current favorite band, Unspoken. If you know me well, you'll know that I latch onto one specific band or artist and stick with them on a constant loop of their songs until another band sneaks in. I've been listening to Unspoken on that loop for about six months now. Coincidence? Nah. I worked for her for five months. One month prior the Lord started infiltrating my head with life-giving music. He knew. One song, Sleep in the Storm, hit me hard a few weeks ago. It is the telling of the story ...

Dumb Sheep?

My dad shared this video with me recently and I feel in love with it all over again. It is one I've seen before, but watching it again was beautiful. In my bible study group recently, we discussed how it is impossible to trust someone that you don't know. Most people (though we all know that one person that would) don't immediately tell someone everything about their life upon your first meeting. You probably don't tell that person a lot even in the next few meetings. You get to know the person. You learn about them, what they like to do, their family, dislikes, friends, etc. We spend time getting to know them. Back to the sheep and their shepherd---watching this video was amazing. These sheep knew better than to answer to anyone else, but their shepherd. They knew his voice. They knew his ways. And they trusted him. The second he started calling to them, their heads lifted. HE was their guide. They hav...

Timing is everything, right?

That's what the old adage says, right? Timing is everything? I guess it depends on what we're talking about. Timing meant a lot to thousands of people on 9/11. Timing means a lot to athletes. Timing means a lot when words are spoken. So what about the Lord's timing? I saw a quote today that read: His timing is rarely ours, but it's always perfect. (Amy Carroll, author) Hmm...in my deepest places in my heart, I believe that. But, at the surface, sometimes I question. Yeah, I'm REALLY human! :) The devotional I've been doing is one for writers and has been really encouraging, enlightening and interesting. I was encouraged to write a timeline of my life events to see if I could piece together where it was the Lord is guiding my life...how He is using me in ministry. (We are ALL ministers that love and follow Christ, by the way.) So, let's look at my timeline for a sec: *began working in the youth group at First Ass...

Notes to Self...and whoever's listening

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