.....I keep getting these emails about the 25 random things, a little silly - but I thought I would just post mine here and shoot 25 birds with one stone.
1. I love my church, family, and of course Jesus
2. I was born in Mississippi
3. I'm named after my Grandmother
4. I was a brownie thru a senior girl scout and can build a fire in the pouring rain - just ask Drason
5. My favorite color is metal flake dark blue (especially on a 1968 Convertible GTO)
6. I went to college in Missouri ( for about 1 semester :)
7. I have owned 1 car for every year I have had my drivers licence - 2 ford tempos, a dodge intrepid, a 69 chevelle, a dodge dakota, a dodge ram, a mercury sable station wagon, a ford taurus, a chevy suburban, a dodge durango, and 2 chevy impala's
8. My first job was at Wendy's
9. I studied Spanish for 4 years and I can understand Spanish, but can't speak it very well
10. I was trained as an operatic soprano for 4 years - I can sing French, Italian, and German love songs
11. Drason and I will be married 10 years in April
12. I've been to Kenya and want to go back
13. I am the oldest of 4 siblings, my youngest sister is only 17
14. My favorite pizza is Hawaiian - lite sauce - from Donatos
15. I used to counsel adult male felons - by myself, with one other staff member in the building
16. Needless to say,You don't scare me, I can kick your butt
17. Before that I was a mental health case worker - I visited mentally ill people in their homes, by myself.
18. I also went to school for marketing and worked for the American Motorcyclist Association - helping them market memberships (mostly to 40 year old men and lesbians.)
19. Anastasia is my favorite movie
20. I have monkey toes
21. I trained and showed horses until I went to college
22. I was an alternate on a synchronized swimming team
23. I met Chris Rice after a campus concert when I was in college
24. I can play the clarinet - very well, alto saxophone - acceptably, and peck at the piano
25. I loved being a counselor - but I love writing music and being a mom a thousand times more!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Oscar the grouch
Yesterday I had a melt down, full on, bring out the Kleenex, don't try to talk sense to me, meltdown. It happens.
I could make a list that was a mile long of all the complaints I had about everything, yesterday. Today, however; it doesn't seem so bad, I actually feel kind of silly.
Drason does a computerized journal of his quiet times - this is a great idea - I asked him if I could share his entry for today and he agreed, so here it is - Drason's debut posting on the blog:)
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
"1 Peter 4
7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 8Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 11If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
The end of all things is near. What an understatement.
I wonder as he was writing these words when he thought the end would be.
How often do we grumble. We grumble about our bosses, our spouses, going to practices, going to church, etc...As humans we grumble a lot. Why? Because we are selfish. We need to learn not to grumble. Grumbling is one of those sins that people don't really think about but is pervasive. So what if I grumble about having to go to the store today, I'm not hurting anyone. You are hurting yourself. Grumbling takes away the joy God intends for you. If you are grumbling about going to the store, look at it a different way. You have money to go to the store right? You're not going hungry. Praise God on the good not the bad. You might say then, well I'm not like that, I have little money so I can't see the good in that. Well, it will be easier for you to not sin. Look at all the places in the Bible it talks about the wealthy not getting into heaven. That is one less temptation in your life. Praise God.
Grumbling is one of those very little sins that I talked about a couple of days ago that just multiplies over time to completely defeat you. You don't see it coming because it is so small, but just like a few snowflakes can start an avalanche a little grumbling can overwhelm you. Look at people you see that have a bad outlook on life, for me I will use myself circa one year ago. They are always grumbling, thinking the worst about everyone, never truly happy. Do you think they wanted to be that way? NO! After a time all of the little grumblings added up.
Grumbling is akin to frustration. It causes a little loss of joy a little at a time. Every time you grumble about something it makes you life less enjoyable. So what do I do? I either do what I am grumbling about and find a reason to rejoice in it, see getting my joy back, or don't do it. It would be better not to do it and not grumble about it than to lose the joy God intends for me. What if it is something I have have to do? Then I better try real hard to find the rejoicing part. The good news is the Holy Spirit will help us find it.I have come a long way in my grumblings, but I still have a long way to go."
Drason
I could make a list that was a mile long of all the complaints I had about everything, yesterday. Today, however; it doesn't seem so bad, I actually feel kind of silly.
Drason does a computerized journal of his quiet times - this is a great idea - I asked him if I could share his entry for today and he agreed, so here it is - Drason's debut posting on the blog:)
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
"1 Peter 4
7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 8Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 11If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
The end of all things is near. What an understatement.
I wonder as he was writing these words when he thought the end would be.
How often do we grumble. We grumble about our bosses, our spouses, going to practices, going to church, etc...As humans we grumble a lot. Why? Because we are selfish. We need to learn not to grumble. Grumbling is one of those sins that people don't really think about but is pervasive. So what if I grumble about having to go to the store today, I'm not hurting anyone. You are hurting yourself. Grumbling takes away the joy God intends for you. If you are grumbling about going to the store, look at it a different way. You have money to go to the store right? You're not going hungry. Praise God on the good not the bad. You might say then, well I'm not like that, I have little money so I can't see the good in that. Well, it will be easier for you to not sin. Look at all the places in the Bible it talks about the wealthy not getting into heaven. That is one less temptation in your life. Praise God.
Grumbling is one of those very little sins that I talked about a couple of days ago that just multiplies over time to completely defeat you. You don't see it coming because it is so small, but just like a few snowflakes can start an avalanche a little grumbling can overwhelm you. Look at people you see that have a bad outlook on life, for me I will use myself circa one year ago. They are always grumbling, thinking the worst about everyone, never truly happy. Do you think they wanted to be that way? NO! After a time all of the little grumblings added up.
Grumbling is akin to frustration. It causes a little loss of joy a little at a time. Every time you grumble about something it makes you life less enjoyable. So what do I do? I either do what I am grumbling about and find a reason to rejoice in it, see getting my joy back, or don't do it. It would be better not to do it and not grumble about it than to lose the joy God intends for me. What if it is something I have have to do? Then I better try real hard to find the rejoicing part. The good news is the Holy Spirit will help us find it.I have come a long way in my grumblings, but I still have a long way to go."
Drason
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