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Friday, July 29, 2005
Ok. Three days in, and I'm typing my third entry. What does this say about me? Maybe I have more time on my hands than I initially think. Nevertheless, I feel like venting (but in a nice way) about something, and where better to do it?
People in ministry commonly say, "Oh man, I've been pregnant with this thing for such and such a time..." And when the project finally get's going, they refer to it as the 'birth'. Then, there's nothing else said about the matter.
This is where the error occurs.
If anyone has had the experience of childbirth, they will probably say that pregnancy was uncomfortable, that labor and delivery was painful and messy, but that the real work happens when you take your precious little bundle home. And there you are, living second to second, simply trying to keep that thing alive. The symptom of every sneeze is negotiable, every diaper is an adventure, and each cry is disciphered and discerned with the utmost concern.
I have come to discover that this also applies to any project that the Lord gives you.....
Back in April, I was part of this awesome, worship album, recording extravaganza. Some of my closest friends came to my house for a week and we just let the red light run while we worshiped. It was the best, especially for me as it was like two worlds merging...since the group included new friends and some from YWAM (Youth With A Mission). Anyway, some great songs came out of it, and now I am in the process of taking everything and making it into a CD. I am finding this to be more difficult and time consuming than I could have ever dreamed. Not only am I having to be everything short of married to the manuals of all the recording equipment, but I'm also having to be in a deep mode of prayer and discernment to know what to keep and what to throw out. In other words, the 'take home the baby' part of this project is the real work....bleh!
Has anyone else out there felt the same way?
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Yikes... well, first of all I can see a big FAT 2nd chance in here.... anyone, anyone?
Yep, I'm working on CD #2... this time is for real, not that the other one wasn't, but it was a great learning experience while this one is actually being engineered by a pro. (abeit slowly!) But what people don't exactly know, is that I'm highjacking some of the songs from CD #1 for CD #2. Mwahah!
At the time of this entry, I was a mother of two very small little girls.... now I'm a mother of three. Sadly, one of the singers and I no longer keep in contact.... however, the other singer has grown closer than a brother. (I didn't even really know his wife at the time, but she's also become an irreplaceable pillar in my life.) And the guitarist for the first project has literally grown a foot to the point that he towers over me.
Anyway, for the sake of flashing back, xanga is a great resource. I had no idea I had been blogging for such a long time!
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Do you ever get that feeling?
Like you are concealing vital information from the very people that need to hear it?
I'm not talking about questioning whether or not to tell your spouse when you have accidentally used his toothbrush before putting in your contacts.
No, I'm referring to those situations that frequently occur in check-out lanes, gyms, and classrooms.... when you have at your disposal the greatest knowledge for triumphant living, (Hint, it's JESUS), and know if you spill the beans- right NOW- you are co-laboring with God in bringing even MORE of His Kingdom to earth!?!
I love that feeling.
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| ...new posts coming to a blog near you. | | |
| Item one: Yes, yes, yes.... it's all true. After trying out the dark hair thing for about 9 nine years, I've returned to the color of my birth. Don't believe me? I've got pictures to prove it! I think it's so funny that people don't even recognize me at first. Even my own husband. That's why it's so fun to come up from behind him at church and plant a kiss on his cheek. Those of you who know this righteously-driven husband of mine, can appreciate his reaction. I've done this a couple times, and still get a pleasing result!
Item two: I don't think anyone loves change as much as I do. And I'm feeling it. Big time. Can't wait to see what the Lord is up to!!
Item three: Tofu and cabbage is my current meal of choice. Am I the only one?
Item four: Last month, I woke up with a feeling of urgency... to get my 5 year old in ballet classes, of all things! Just as I was working on how to budget this in, I received a letter from our car insurance informing me that our monthly payments have decreased by $50! (Most people snicker at my devotion to the laws of the land; the big one being the speed limit. And now, this obedience manifests in smaller insurance payments! Rock on!) Anyway, add the fact that I canceled our superfluous life insurance policies on two of our daughters (how many do you need, really!)... and VOILA!! You get ballet tuition for two children! Affirming again, that the Lord never tells you to do something (no matter how small) without providing for it first!
Item five: I get to meet up with a friend who just happens to be in Israel at the same time as me next month! That was the coolest bit of info all week!
Item six: I am leaving the 20's soon. I don't have any regrets.... well, maybe that time I said how much I detested mustaches in front of a man wearing one. Oopsies. | | |
| Wha???? TWO posts in one week. Wow, Smithern, you really ARE amazing.
1.) So, I am super excited about going to the store this afternoon. I am going to buy some dairylicious coffee cream in gleeful anticipation of Monday morning! Yeehaw! To all my COTH friends who are a week behind, my apologies.
2.) Today is day 5 of the House Sacking venture. (Less like a Viking this time, more like a Hun.) I've gone from one end to the other, wheeling a big crate while I go, and hauling off my victims by the hour. Yesterday I found three game boys in the bottom drawer of my desk. Today is the day for actual cleaning, changing sheets, and mopping. Then... oh then, my work here will be finished.... for at least a week.
3.) Actually my work will be finished after Alterfire and I tackle an unpleasant job on Saturday. Our 2yr took up residence in our study when she appeared. So, it's always been an office/nursery; when she's not sleeping, she floats between the big sisters' room and the living room... trailing her toys behind her. Since this one is actually the most musical of our three daughters (surprise!), we have come to a nice trade. Alterfire and I will be dismantling the GIANT desk from her room, transferring it to the music room, and replacing it with our upright piano. The piano is only a fraction of the desk's size, so she's going to have a complete room makeover in the process. (It might even involve paint.) The biggest change however, is the fact that her crib will morph into a day bed. This will be a good thing. I just know it.
4.) I was finally able to write music for my next wedding on Feb 13th. They wanted me to put music to a prophecy that was given to them years ago and sing it as a blessing during the ceremony. It was a challenge for me on several levels. Let's just say I had to stretch. My favorite thing to do.
5.) I am hardly able to contain myself until March. I've never seen Israel in full bloom!! The expectancy of standing in the Golan, drinking in a big gulp of Eretz air is making my mouth literally water.
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