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Drawing a Line in the Sand
It's time....finally....to publish the book...
Drawing a Line in the Sand
Monday, 09 February 2009 07:08

After hemming and hawing and praying and crying and getting over what happened to me last year, it is time to publish my book. I'll be self-publishing and that's ok.  I'm over the stigma of self-publishing after reading an article in Time Magazine that said self-publishing is the new way to go.  The traditional book indusrty as we know it is dying.

So, stay tuned...and together we'll see what comes of it.

I'm so excited! 

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Arrogant, overfed, unconcerned
Drawing a Line in the Sand
Sunday, 01 February 2009 10:08

 

 

Yesterday, I was finally able to use a gift certificate from my birthday.  My dad bought me a morning at the spa.  Cool right...then why did I feel so uncomfortable?

Oh, yeah, I know...that word again....Haiti.  oh my gosh..will it ever stop?  No, it won't.

 

Leah spoke to us last week about Haiti and about why so many people in America just don't care what happens anywhere else.  She quoted Ezekiel 16:49, "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy."

 

Arrogant

Overfed

Unconcerned

 

Sure, they were talking about the city of Sodom, a place where the people put themselves and their wanton desires before everything else; especially God.  Doesn’t that sound like a nation you know? It does to me. We're so wrapped up in ourselves and the day to day luxuries that we take for granted, that we never stop to even consider how many people on this planet, at this moment, are simply struggling to stay alive.  As we throw billions to the weight-loss corporations and weigh our food, just to binge later because we think self-denial is unfair, literally millions of people starve today.  Right now, they have nothing to eat and we can't decide what to cook for dinner.

ah, but I digress...

I was sitting in the pedicure chair while one employee worked on my feet, another was giving me a manicure and yet another was giving me a massage. Sure it felt good; sure it was relaxing and pleasant.  Yet, all I could think about was arrogant overfed unconcerned.  As I was being pampered, I realized how much money we frivolously throw away on things that just.don't.matter.  What would happen if just a portion of us took all that money that we throw away on things that don't matter and put it to a better use?  Imagine the impact we could make.

Draw your line in the sand with me. 

 

 

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Hard Days
Drawing a Line in the Sand
Friday, 09 January 2009 20:45
Some days are harder than others; they just are.  There are some days you wish you never got our of bed...ever have one of those?  I had one yesterday....and it was a doosey.

But with each dawn, so long as we open our eyes and breathe into the morning, we get the opportunity to try again.  Sometimes, we'll have to take that day to make amends for what we did yesterday, or to mourn the loss of someone who won't be breathing into the morning.  Sometimes, we'll even have several lousy days in a row.  

It is important to keep in perspective the fact that we cannot change others...ever.  We can only change our perception of others and our reaction to others.  Sometimes, that is the difference between a good day and a bad day.  

So, I challenge you today...draw your line in the sand and say today I will have a good day. Today, I will control my actions, reactions and my perceptions and look past the pettiness and into the person to find good qualities.  Today, I will look past my own situation and find happiness in the big picture, or the little picture, or wherever you need to look to find peace.
 
I wish you peace. 
 
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Come on December...Let's Do This
Drawing a Line in the Sand
Friday, 28 November 2008 00:00


As we bring November to a close, I realize that there is so much I have not gotten to yet.  I realize that I have not closed out my year yet...interesting because this year was "God's Timing is Perfect" and I guess we're not done yet.

But the more I sit here and think and pray, the more I realize I have not done enough.  I am not deep enough, I am not grounded enough, I am not strong enough...certainly not as strong as I thought I was.  I keep thinking that I have come so far, I keep thinking that I am making a difference somewhere just to find out that I'm just running in place.  Defeated? No, certainly not.  Deflated? Yea, that's a better word.  

I guess I feel like I'm just scratching the surface of who I amsupposed to be.  I'm not sure I know how to get there.  It's like I can see it; I can see where I want to be, but it's just outside of my reach.  Part of it certainly has to do with not being in Disciple this year.  I really wanted to take Disciple 3, I think I needed to take it but I took the easy way out instead. I decided that my schedule and the things I wanted to do were more important.  

So, I could either just spin into December and see where I end up or I could buckle down and make a point to invite God into every moment, every breath...cause that's what He wants anyway, isn't it?  He wants all of us, the good, the bad and the ugly.  He wants us doing dishes and training our children. He wants us mowing the yard and witnessing to a co-worker.  We're supposed to give it all to him.  

So, is this where I draw my line in the sand?  Is this where I decide that it's all His anyway so I should live all of my life for Him instead of just part of it? The answer is simple, it's the execution that's the hard part.
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writing...
Drawing a Line in the Sand
Sunday, 01 June 2008 00:00
I will continue to write.
I will continue to write.
I will continue to write.

Sometimes I have to repeat this over and over in my head or on paper. Yes, it's been a hard year so far, but we're still here, we're OK. I will survive and I will write.

I've started putting some of the pieces back together to allow me to write more again and I am confident that everything will work out the way it should.

God is good. Of that I have no doubt.
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