Great movie

If you need a great movie suggestion here it is: "Something the Lord Made." It's the story of heart surgery pioneers, Dr. Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Excellent story of the racial tensions of the time (1941) and the beauty of doing what you enjoy and were created to do no matter what recognition you receive.
Enjoy

Thought of the day

Aging. I'm sure it's much easier for wine in a barrel to sit in the cellar and age than for a 34 year old with a heart full of desire and dreams to be in the barrel of home schooling in the cellar of motherhood.

Confessions

Ok, I have some major confessing to do about my former dog hating ways. Actually, I still hate everyone else's dog, BUT I have grown to love our 9 month old doberman, Zoe. I thought that was not possible for me, but I love the dog! I love her personality, her temperament, how quiet she is (unless she finds a frog), how not licky she is, how she makes me go on walks and how Heath cleans up after her!! :-) It is definitely the right season of our lives to own a dog. So there, I said it, I admit it, and I almost already cry thinking about the day she will die which is one reason I hate all dogs to begin with!! Argh!

Thought of the Day

So when does what we "know" actually become what we "believe?" I think this is a particularly pertinent question for those of us who grew up in church. Knowing is certainly not the same as believing. I think we often use the word "belief" in contexts that should use "know." In the little devotional book called "Igniting Faith in 40 days," I'm being challenged again with things I say I believe but maybe I just "know." Jesus, bring what I know into my experience, into deep believing that brings action. FAITH.

Thought of the Day

Do I really not have the time . . . or is it not a priority? I'm trying to be a bit more honest with myself these days. It's revealing quite a lot!

Blog Wallpaper

The face of my blog is in honor of flip flop season!! Of course, those of you who know me, know that I believe any season is flip flop season, but hey. I'll celebrate with those who save the flip flops for sunshine and warm weather! Happy Spring!

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news (even those in bare feet and flip flops).

Thought of the day

Mother Teresa didn't pray for clarity, she prayed for trust. Hmmmm.

Thought of the day

Jesus is not a control freak . . . or there would have been no tree of the knowledge of good and evil and we'd all be robotically following his "best!"

I'm really thankful that spending time with the One who isn't a control freak will help me to be less and less of one and more like Him!

Thought of the day

God is not about conformity and uniformity. God is about unity. Unity is obtained and maintained by having the same Spirit of the Living God within us.

Ephesians 4:3-6
Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace. We are all one body, we have the same Spirit, and we have all been called to the same glorious future. There is only one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and there is only one God and Father, who is over us all and in us all and living through us all.