tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30997586264310875412024-03-08T15:51:56.266-08:00always doing a new thingLaureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-75980904590152969772010-03-03T17:42:00.000-08:002010-03-03T17:48:33.467-08:00how will i decorate?<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i am overwhelmed with the number of weddings i am involved with between now and the first of july.... there are creative things i need to come up with to make every event unique... every gift meaningful...<br /><br />does God ever feel like we are requiring that He come up with new and unique all the time? am i ever disappointed with Him when He doesn't decorate or gift me like i expect or hope for?<br /><br />let me rest in You. be mindful of all you have done....</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-1219502582407965142010-03-02T19:56:00.000-08:002010-03-02T19:59:02.592-08:00should i disciple?today i taught a class on social media to a curious group of people.... everyone has a twitter account... i thought i was ready but what i realized was that there is no way to teach people something like that in a group.<br /><br />it taught me something about discipleship... it must be done in small groups or it is confusing and stressful for everyone.<br /><br />who should i be discipling?Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-66744689180425184042010-02-28T18:11:00.001-08:002010-02-28T18:11:54.237-08:00touch Him on purpose<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i am wearing a blue cord... i have added charms and beads.... all of them are to remind me about the woman with the issue of blood. she knew Jesus was her last and only hope. she came into a mob crowding close to this prophet. she did not do this because everyone else was doing it or because she thought she should. her only purpose in coming close was to touch the hem of his robe... the edge of his prayer shawl.. the fringe... just one part.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i want to come close to You with the purpose of touching You, Lord. You are my only hope of being whole.....</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-4570068526170388902010-02-27T20:14:00.000-08:002010-02-27T20:16:05.413-08:00i choose....God thank you for your faithfulness. thank you for your sacrifice.....<br /><br />i choose You.Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-50058024665541672562010-02-25T20:41:00.000-08:002010-02-25T20:43:23.247-08:00i AM weaktoday i have learned that i am definitely not in control. i woke up praying that God would help me see Him... i think i spent so much time thinking about what others would think of me i lost sight of Him.<br /><br />when i am weak He is strong. let me rest in You.Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-42384220801928270482010-02-24T19:54:00.000-08:002010-02-24T19:56:32.897-08:00inadequate disciplinetoday it was all about me. that is never a good thing. i found that discipline is not easy.... i am not even capable of maintaining my focus. <br /><br />You gave Your dignity, Your very life for me. i cannot even focus on you properly. i am so sorry. Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-64613451630573492122010-02-23T18:13:00.000-08:002010-02-23T18:18:08.963-08:00i need disciplinei get too busy.... it makes me want to speed through even my quiet time.<br /><br />God help me slow down and pay attention--not because of something bad that happens but because i love You.... give me a heart for your discipline.Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-20699413805630023462010-02-21T16:57:00.000-08:002010-02-21T17:01:50.511-08:00"life, the universe and everything"<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">do i treat the life God as given me as a feast of celebration? do i share with others? do i taste all God has offered me and draw others into the feast? i have got to do better.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">God redeemed me.... He is the Redeemer of "life, the universe and everything." He has not redeemed it so i can sit around an look at it.... He planned for it to be a feast in the best sense of the word.</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-669887600560371382010-02-20T22:10:00.000-08:002010-02-20T22:11:53.418-08:00let me trust you Lordtoday i discovered how little i truly trust God. i caught myself worrying.... consumed with it. <br /><br />God loves me and will never forsake me. i should not worry about what might happen... i cannot control it.<br /><br />let me rest in You Lord. Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-7157882444336947032010-02-19T21:21:00.000-08:002010-02-19T21:23:09.086-08:00refreshed by living wateri want to refresh those around me.... how can do that without being refreshed myself. <br /><br />You have died so i can draw close to You. You arose from the dead so i could know Your power. is that refreshing? only You can give me that kind of life.Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-91728481911537826682010-02-18T21:32:00.000-08:002010-02-18T21:44:15.479-08:00why do we do the things we do?today i have done things i regret and things i am glad i did... most of it has to do with my words. are you surprised? <br /><br />i have to examine my motives better. i want to glorify God but i sure don't act like it. <br /><br />God is good all the time... thankfullyLaureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-62875583057611522562010-02-17T18:02:00.000-08:002010-02-17T18:15:41.918-08:00Ash Wednesday 2010<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">this year i am observing lent. i missed it last year.... a lot. so here is my list of disciplines for lent. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i am keeping a daily journal... even sundays. i know that technically sunday is not a part of the 40 days but i have realized that my sabbath should be given back to the Father with joy for this season. Jesus said that sabbath was made for man.... He gave it to me and now i truly give it back. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i am going to blog the highlights of my daily journal. this is important for reasons i cannot mention here.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i am going to look for God every day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">so here it is. God show me who You are really.... who I am.... who You want me to be.</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-51217663112115994382009-11-22T17:49:00.000-08:002009-11-22T17:56:04.901-08:00something I learned<span style="font-family:arial;">this week i went to birmingham with a friend. it gave us time to talk about what we watch on television etc. what i realized is that i watch an entirely different set of shows from the rest of america. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">there are two reasons that people watch movies or television.... to escape or to learn something. there are no real shows that allow escape right now... i don't want to watch greys anatomy or scrubs or anything else that shows people to be selfish and stupid. that means i don't watch most sitcoms or other stuff. i don't watch news very much because the sarcastic tones and eye rolling make me crazy. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">i guess i have become a reader so i can think about the stuff i am bringing into my brain. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">what kind of person does this make me?</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-23831522131041144832009-11-12T18:19:00.000-08:002009-11-12T18:22:45.844-08:00what a crazy kind of day<span style="font-family:arial;">today the sun shone and i got a good review... but i find that i am still unsatisfied and uneasy. God show me how to be satisfied... to be truly thankful.... to be really kind to those around me not to just SEEM like i am kind. let me be someone who truly prays for others.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">this is going to be interesting. i know You have something for me LORD. i hope i am enough.</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-70988324261081235912009-11-11T17:33:00.000-08:002009-11-11T17:37:59.423-08:00veterans day thoughts<span style="font-family:arial;">i have watched all of the twitter honoring veterans today..... i have no problem with that... it brings tears to my eyes when i think of the sacrifices of those who have served on foreign battlegrounds..... just one thing</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">what about the wives and mothers and children they left behind? what about those who had to live with the alcoholics of world war 2 or deal with the post traumatic stress symptoms of every war? there is no day to honor them.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">i honor them.... i honor myself.</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-86592944630080327632009-11-09T16:56:00.000-08:002009-11-09T17:02:43.181-08:00My life is averagethis week if found a website called "my life is average." it is a wonderful slice of life kind of site. it is linked to a site called "my life is great." the funny thing is that the average stories are much more engaging and wonderful than the great ones. i wonder if it is because of that daily stuff that we overcome to see the silliness. <br /><br />that has to be a lesson for life.Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-60734172439451245822009-11-05T17:15:00.000-08:002009-11-05T17:22:06.225-08:00Answer to my own question<span style="font-family:arial;">Today I ran across an article that spent too many paragraphs to say "don't by a book on becoming good at something just do it." There are two things I want to focus on in my life right now... I want to write and draw. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here is my blog which may be a bastardized form of writing but is still a part of the aim. It is about practicing daily. I have my drawing pad and pencils... basic drawing supplies. (I have put away the more advanced tools for a while.)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I read a quote today that said we are educated beyond our obedience. That is true. God has called me to be disciplined. Let me be obedient first.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">God is good all the time.</span>Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-78180357191021498462009-11-03T10:46:00.000-08:002009-11-03T10:52:46.911-08:00Do I praise other people's children?Ok, I missed a blog day but I was sick ok?<br /><br />I sat near a mom with two children in a waiting room this week. The children were good and were talking to one another. The little boy was about 4 and kept humming the tune to the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies. It was so sweet. His mother finally told the two children to hush. As I left I told her that I had enjoyed listening to them (especially the humming). She acted totally shocked. <br /><br />It really said something to me about the fact that parents are always sensitive to the disapproval of others and more often experience it. We need to be just as ready to praise well-behaved children as we are to show our disapproval when they are little monsters.Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-18956710907742471882009-11-01T20:47:00.000-08:002009-11-01T21:05:30.234-08:00how committed can i be?evidently this is national blog post month. do i have the commitment to add a post every day for a month? recently i have learned alot about the nature of commitment. i want to make a difference... in myself and for others. this is the first day of a new life.Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099758626431087541.post-69821671627517479402009-10-14T13:55:00.001-07:002009-10-14T13:58:00.303-07:00I want to be excellent at one thinghow do you develop a passion for one thing? my perception is that i do a "middling" job at lots of things because i love the process of learning something new. i want to have a passion for something so i have to do that one thing until i am excellent.....<br /><br />any suggestions?Laureehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195161730677368078noreply@blogger.com0