Tuesday, June 28, 2005
sneakers anyone
falling down is an interesting thing......ok, i don't fall down much, hardly ever actually....in an attempt to win a race sunday, i fell....i cannot believe how much it hurts and how humiliating it was........ok this is where i started to post a little object lesson....you know.....using the verse about running the race......don't give up.....keep your eyes on the prize......i actually had this post completely finished then realized....hmmmmm....how unoriginal......how predictable..............so all i'm going to say is....wow.....i really need to be more active and not wear high heeled flip-flops when i race.....duh
Monday, June 20, 2005
poor dale
sorry if i am embarassing you dale....................................................
noone
is it pathetic to laugh out loud at yourself? well, i think that post was hilarious, even if no one else reads it...........is no one one word......no one......noone.....no........it would read like noon if you spelled it that way........
brain break
sometimes i feel so intellectual in my head....i have thoughts that seem so profound...then i go and read other blogs.............i can't keep up with all the deep analogies and metaphors about life.......where do you people get this stuff....doesn't it hurt your head?...people, people, relax...........watch a stupid sitcom or something.....let it go.....everything is under control.......go get some gimmicky, disgusting kid popsicles, and sit and eat them with your kid......read the stupid riddles on the box........fake laugh until it becomes a real laugh(it works).........stop thinking......i dare you......watch nickelodeon or something........make a really obnoxious noise, really loud so someone hears you.....................this brain break has been brought to you by jen........................
Sunday, June 19, 2005
cyberspace bumper-stickering
i was wondering....why do people do this blogging anyway....the thought came to me as i was overwhelmed the other day because i haven't updated my blog in a couple days...i wondered 'why am i doing this'.....is it to vent my thoughts...do i imagine an audience out there and if so who are they....exactly who is reading this....am i making a point?.....it's like bumper stickers.....what are they for?.....do people really want you to know what they are all about?......do we get some sort of satisfaction from letting others know what we associate with?....who am i???......who do i want others to think i am????....will i actually post this?....is this just for me.....venting...........if i made a bumper sticker what would it say about me......it's kind of a scary thing, this blogging....cyberspace bumper-stickering stuff.....even the titles of the different blogs...say alot....you know...there's nothing new to say.......it's all been said.....it's just up to us who can express it the best now and be the most convincing......i try to think of cool things to write, that will make people go, "wow"....i never thought of that...truth is, it ain't gonna happen....so i guess i'll just try to be original about saying the same old stuff.................i don't think anyone has ever said 'cyberspace bumper-stickering'......i'm sure someone will look it up....if you find it, let me know....it'll just prove my point.....ha ha.....this is my longest post yet, about nothing.....funny stuff
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
legacy
ok, it took me 15 minutes to figure out how to post again...now i forgot what i was going to say....
oh yeah, i wanted to post part of a song i really love....it's called legacy by nichole nordeman...
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
Who blessed Your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
how will people remember me? i worry about what people think of me now, but more importantly how much of my life will live on in others? have i made a positive godly impression on anyone? it's so easy to blend in at church, theres no challenge.....the exciting challenge comes outside the church...when people around me in the real world watch and wonder where i got that little something that they don't have yet.....and it's not because i've recited the abc's of salvation...it's because i've taken the time to be their friend and care about their life and listen to the crap they are going through....and not bat an eye when they use profanity....it's then when they see the love i have in me that is not my own....it's then and only then that the moment comes where i don't even need to bring up god...because they do....because they finally get it.....they finally get that the difference is i don't have to sell god to them....because they actually see him in me..even with all my mess ups and mistakes....that's exciting....that is the kind of legacy i want....not that i was a great evangelist....but that i was like jesus....i drew people to him because they saw something in my life that they wanted.....
oh yeah, i wanted to post part of a song i really love....it's called legacy by nichole nordeman...
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
Who blessed Your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
how will people remember me? i worry about what people think of me now, but more importantly how much of my life will live on in others? have i made a positive godly impression on anyone? it's so easy to blend in at church, theres no challenge.....the exciting challenge comes outside the church...when people around me in the real world watch and wonder where i got that little something that they don't have yet.....and it's not because i've recited the abc's of salvation...it's because i've taken the time to be their friend and care about their life and listen to the crap they are going through....and not bat an eye when they use profanity....it's then when they see the love i have in me that is not my own....it's then and only then that the moment comes where i don't even need to bring up god...because they do....because they finally get it.....they finally get that the difference is i don't have to sell god to them....because they actually see him in me..even with all my mess ups and mistakes....that's exciting....that is the kind of legacy i want....not that i was a great evangelist....but that i was like jesus....i drew people to him because they saw something in my life that they wanted.....
hoppin' on the wagon.....
ok, so i joined the blog bandwagon. i figured if my 12 year old can do it, so can i. it's a scary thing posting your thoughts so everyone can read them. maybe that has been my fear....i have so many thoughts rattling around in my head lately that i fear they may be transformed into a post.
whats left now....i was being sarcastic with this blog setup because i could not figure out a name for my blog....so i typed 'whats left now'.....that was an available title...go figure...
the irony is this....it is appropriate for where i am in alot of ways...whats left....where am i....have i done anything with my life...really...sure, all the traditional things that people like to get accolades for....mom...wife....friend.....but what have i really done...
i passed a sign at a church recently that said....."man sees WHAT we do/God sees WHY"......hmmm....got me thinking....
its time to examine the why....and get out of the what...because if the why is in order, the what will follow....
whats left now....i was being sarcastic with this blog setup because i could not figure out a name for my blog....so i typed 'whats left now'.....that was an available title...go figure...
the irony is this....it is appropriate for where i am in alot of ways...whats left....where am i....have i done anything with my life...really...sure, all the traditional things that people like to get accolades for....mom...wife....friend.....but what have i really done...
i passed a sign at a church recently that said....."man sees WHAT we do/God sees WHY"......hmmm....got me thinking....
its time to examine the why....and get out of the what...because if the why is in order, the what will follow....
