Oprah's On~

"In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday. Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older. And, there on television, she said it is "exciting." Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring every day...like her breasts. They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first."

See, there's really no hope for me. At 70+, I'll still be saying things before I think it through. Sa-la-vee!

What A Heel!

Well, another source of torture for this trip has been trying to get my feet sandal-worthy. It all started with my Dad giving me a pedicure for Christmas. Another treatment later, I came to the conclusion that home therapy throughout the lifetime of my feet is unavoidable. (Wow, you would have thought that two pedicures would have done the job.) So, my home therapy (like the pedicurist) has been to get that cheese-grater-looking contraption after my feet 2-3 times per week. The bright side is that you don't run the risk of scraping your knuckles like with a cheese crater. And now with less than a week till the trip, I think my feet are flip-flop fine.

Oh, the high cost for tender feet! Last night I was scrapin' away and I thought about my heart. If it takes this much care and attention to tend my feet, how much attention should I be giving to keeping my heart in likewise condition. You know, I can tell when my heart is calloused over...for instance, when a harsh word spills over my mouth gushin' from my heart, or upon hearing or reading a touching testimony, no tears. I've taken a few layers of hardness off my feet and found a sensitive spot on my heel. Everytime I rake over or even past it, it sends shooting pain and even bleeds if I persist. Is there a spot in my heart that everytime the subject comes up-I cringe, bleed? Yeah.

Lord, some things are so deep or they happened so long ago that we aren't even aware of their existence or source anymore. Heal my heel and heal my heart.

Hawaii or bust!

God convicted me in a scary, private sort-of way today. Usually I like to blare things I learn on this blog but this might be too private, oh what the heck...

"For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it." Isaiah 28:20

I have been laying in a tanning bed in order to get ready for this vacation to Hawaii, right? Well, my toes have burnt a little bit on the bed (I'm too tall), but the tuff part is that the bed is short in the width. Or rather, I'm long in the width. One of the embarassing reasons that I've not been pumped up about this vacation is because of the extra fifty pounds I've gained in the last couple of years. I pray that this will be the year for God's empowerment to radically deal with sin in my life. Maybe instead of laying my butt bare before the fake sun, I need to lay my heart bare before the real Son. Don't be embarassed for me, just pray for me, k? Thanks!

"The pure in heart will see the Lord" (Matthew 5:8).

"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective" (James 5:16b).

"A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways" (see James 1:8).

Lord God, I want to 'see' You and I want my prayers to be potent. Amen!

Movie Review V

Enjoyed this movie! Had a God moment. The coach's conflict between his dream job and his dad job was the plot. The newspaper article about his struggle to keep both teams on a winning streak was pivotal. Finally, his resolve, "If I don't get this right then nothing else matters." 'This' meaning his dad job.

It made me think of my first ministry to my hubby. If I don't get this right then nothing else matters. I may be amazing in the Childrens' Ministry, but if I'm mediocre at home then what is the point? O.C. (Oswald Chambers) rocked that same boat this morning during my quiet time..."The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him".

So really, my pre-ministry is the private moments with Him. Excellence in intimacy with Him leads to an excellent wife, which leads to an excellent childrens' minister. "I have to get 'this' right or 'that' doesn't matter. And I have to get 'that' right or ministering doesn't matter."

The hubby just commented that he tried all day to put in a load of laundry for me. "You have a lot of catching up to do," he said. "Now, you are the one that let me go to New York," as I saunter from the room. And on my way to bed I do two loads of laundry, wash dishes, setup the coffee, put the phone on the charger, turn the heating down, put away my shopping treasures, turn out lights, let the cat in, take out my contacts, shower, turn down the blinds, and thought about thanking him for my trip. But, he was out like a light. He actually went straight to bed.

My Nother Wanna Be

My nother wanna be for this year is to exercise and eat right. I want to be healthy, have energy and be a witness for Him. Pray, Pray, Pray...be the steering wheel, not the spare tire! This reminds me of another spare tire in my life that needs to go! The one I want to work off, for laughin or cryin out loud. hehe

Wanna-be in '07

Spare-(1. not being used 2. held for emergency use.) Lately, my prayer life has had more in common with a spare tire than a steering wheel. Prayer, like a spare tire, is there as a back-up plan for emergency use and sometimes it's not in use at all.

Steer-(1. to direct, set and hold to a course 2. to be subject to guidance or direction.) My new year wanna-be is to have my prayer life be more like a steering wheel than a spare tire. "Lord, direct and guide me!" Oh, that He would set and hold the course for all of this new year. I just gotta do some askin'.