Snappy Turt

You know when you have one of those weeks when everyone annoys you. Then the question gets asked “is something wrong” and it annoys you. People comments always seems stupid and when a question gets asked more than once you just want to yell “JUST LISTEN.” That is the week I am having. Thank the Lord tomorrow is Sunday, because that means it is a new week and this "snappy turt" attitude has got to go.

Reality Check

You see when I first got to Nashville, I just wanted to find friends. I joined groups and met tons of people. Now I wonder, are they really all my friends? Would I do anything for them? See the statement “quality over quantity” comes to mind here. I have a huge quantity of friends here, but do I really have quality friends? I am saying this more of an observation of myself, not of my friends.

When I start thinking of qualities I think a friend should have, these come to mind:

1. Counting on each other.

2. Trusting each other.

3. Listening (really listening) to each other.

4. Giving advice to each other - although maybe not the advice wanted.

5. Understanding each other.

6. Not judging each other.

7. Sharing with each other.

8. Forgiving each other.

9. Encouraging each other.

Would I really be willing to do anything for my "friends" and vice versa? Would I be willing to listen to my "friends" and vice versa? Do I judge my "friends" and vice versa?... etc... you get the picture...

This thought came to mind when my small group had the discussion of decisive answers: “let your yes be yes and your no be no.” Do not change your mind. Anyways, I seem to have a problem saying “yes” to everything and sometimes backing out. (which I would say is NOT being a trustworthy friend)… So that is what I am going to start working on: being a friend instead of trying to make friends. I am not going to cut anyone out of my life pursay but I am going to try to be intentional about who I call a friend. I am not going to say “we should get coffee sometime” when in all reality I don’t care to get coffee.

Thoughts?

Made to Crave

I am reading a good book on my kindle right now called “Made to Crave” by Lysa Terkeurst. The book is really making me think. God gave us all this crazy brain enzyme that makes us crave things (ha not too scientific I know)…Everyone has their different craving… some satisfy it with food, others with drinks, others with sex. Some satisfy it with shopping, others with work (being on top), others with money, and the list goes on and on. What if we are meant to satisfy that craving with God: with His love, with His power, through our prayer.

One of my favorite quotes from this book is “we consume what we think about, and what we think about can consume us if we are not careful.” You see, if every time we craved something, we prayed instead, would we be satisfied? Just a thought.

"Gluttony is a grievous sin, according to theology, if it induces us to find all our contentment in the gratifying of our appetites (not only food). But this is almost all our society offers us today; the only strenuousness of activity to which we are excited. We are left with a hollow at our core, a sinking feeling in our spirits from day to day." - Henry Fairlie

First Blog

So as I start a blog I have no clue what to blog about… my life- hmmm that’s a little broad, my travels- well no, I have no trips planned (as of now), my food- that’s a possibility, but possibly obsessive, my faith- another possibility, but… "but what?” I’m not sure.

“Wait, I have no clue how to work you, website. What does all of this setup stuff mean? Just hand me a cute page. You pick all the colors and schemes and let me talk. You do the typing because I think too fast to type it all.”

Once I realized the computer wasn’t listening to me I decided it would be a blog about whatever I feel like blogging about. Who know, I may not even keep up with this thing. I also realized I need to start using a camera a lot more. A blog is like a book: a lot more interesting when there are pictures (okay, so maybe not too many books have pics any more… but it was a thought). Check back in a week or so and see if I am actually writing or if I am just wasting a website page.

Adios.