Waking Up Me!

Have you ever just known that you have to do something, but not sure why? You can see lots of reasons for it, but nothing is exact as to why? Well, I had that happen just recently. I felt like God wanted me to take care of the things around my house that annoy me, but not enough to do anything about. What started as a feeling that I needed to do some cleaning turned into a project: touch up some paint, fill some holes, wash walls, deep clean in places that are hidden. I hung pictures and wall decor and made my house a home again. It felt so good to live  here again; to accept the gift that had been given and treasure it for as long as it is mine to have. When my friends came over for our study after I had done most of the work, I thought for sure they would notice. No one did. I brought it up and then they commented on it. Still, I had more work to do and I called attention to the places they don't see that have yet to be cleaned (my room, walk-in closet and the loft bedroom whic...

Below is an email from the Senior Pastor at our church, Garnett Slatton. I wanted to share it because it's filled with Truth, with Hope, and with Love. May it be a blessing to you today! December 18, 2012 Just a few thoughts... Community Gathering For Prayer and Remembrance of the Newtown Tragedy Bay Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Wednesday, Dec. 19 7:00 PM Dear Friends, By now you've heard a lot from the media about the shootings in Newtown this past Friday. I know that you must be struggling to process such a horrific event; I certainly am. After hearing about it on Saturday, the shock was so recent and awful that I honestly did not know what to say or even how to pray on Sunday. After talking to people, most are feeling a need just to be together, to get some reassurance from one another and from Scripture, and to pray for the folks in Newtown. So we are planning a gathering of the congregation and community tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 7:00 PM in t...

A week ago, JJ Heller and Audrey Assad came to my church to perform for their Deeper/Heart Tour. Eight of our singles group members went to the concert . It was A-MAZING.  I LOVE JJ Heller's music. Her songs are ones I can really relate to. Her famed What Love Really Means  and Your Hands were the first to draw me in. Then, I heard Until You Came Along . It's a song on their When I'm with You  album (2010). Before JJ and her husband, Dave, finished off their set, they asked if anyone had a song they'd been waiting to hear. Not being one to miss an opportunity, I yelled (literally, mind you), "YES! UNTIL YOU CAME ALONG!" Dave talked JJ into doing it instead of another they'd planned (Yea, me!!). I later found out from Dave that it is his fave song on that album which is also very cool!  To me, the song is about how when you let God into your life, you finally see what you'd always been missing. He makes all things new. He fills up the em...