Song on the Surf
Last night, I watched the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico. As I was getting settled in my beach chair, Ipod on shuffle, this song began to play. With the unparalleled sound of the rolling tide in the background, the words spoke to my soul.Even if my toes were wiggling in the "sinking sand", I was worshipping the "solid rock"...Christ Alone.
What's in a Name?
I'm sitting alone in a lovely little condo at the beach. Well, I'm not completely alone; I am joined on the sofa by my number one canine pal, Riley. I'm over here due to the graciousness of my friend Jennifer, who owns this condo, and a strong desire to spend some time alone with God. It has been refreshing; a boon to get out there and start following Him more boldly and obediently.I was just going to jump on the computer to send a quick shout out before I got down to working on my retreat talk, but when I logged in I realized that this is my 100th post! One thing I've noticed is that, in the blog world, your 100th post is like a "rite of passage" to be commemorated in some way; the...
A Wake-Up Call
I woke up this morning with a word on my brain. Now I didn't say a WORD, like from the Lord, a passage of scripture or an epiphany. Just a word. In this case, it was the word "erode". I thought to myself, "maybe a geologist would wake up thinking about erosion, but not me, normal American homemaker and mother of two." Weird.So, then I sat down to have my quiet time, read my devotional and work on my bible studies (yes, I'm doing two this summer - this girl needs accountability, people). For my devotional, I'm reading through Power of a Praying Wife. Here is what I read:I will not allow confusion, miscommunication, wrong attitudes, and bad choices erode what we are trying to build...
Preparing for His Bride
I got a call yesterday from a young man that works for my husband. He has an anniversary coming up and wants to do something special to surprise his sweet wife. They are cutest couple! He asked me if I would help him put together a weekend getaway that they would both remember. Man...how did he know this is right up my alley?!I've spent the morning going to the web sites of some of my favorite places, making a list of special restaurants and fun things to do, trying to figure out what would make that young woman's eyes light up and flood over with love for her man. It has made me giddy, not only because I am a hopeless romantic, but because I happen to know that my own sweet man is...
Clarification
Lest there be any more confusion, I state the following:I HAVE NOT HAD PLASTIC SURGERY!MY BLOG HAS UNDERGONE A "FACE LIFT", A "TRANSFORMATION" - IT LOOKS DIFFERENT!MY LAST POST WAS MY OWN ATTEMPT AT WHAT WAS APPARENTLY FAILED HUMOR!Congratulations to Ang, who was the only published commenter, being that she was the only one who apparently got it - AND the only one that was NOT a plastic surgeon (I'm not kidding)! Thank you for reading the entire post! :o)