Heart Of Worship!

I've always really enjoyed this song, but there was one line that made absolutley no sense to me.
"I'm sorry, Lord, for the thing I've made it." It drove me crazy because to me, it was gramatically incorrect- until I heard the story behind the writing of the song....

So at this church they decided to stop have worship for a while. They would sing and spend time in prayer and meditation, but there would be no musical instruments. It was to teach them that worship has very little to do with music and more with intimacy with God. It  was during this time that that song was written. What that line I did not understand meant was that, we have made worship a thing and have not viewed it as the an encounter with God... And just like that, It made sense- like those pictures that you don't understand until you take a step back and BAM- you're looking at the Mona Lisa!

So let's not make worship just another thing we do at church. Let's come back to the heart of worship where it's all about Him!

I Am

This is a poetry excercise I did with my grade nine's but first I did it myself and this is my result...

I Am
I am loud and vibrant.
I wonder when my day will come.
I hear beautiful music.
I see smiling faces.
I want to be needed.
I am loud and vibrant.

I pretend I can fly.
I feel the city's pulse.
I touch everything.
I worry about being alone.
I cry for what could have been.
I am loud and vibrant.

I understand that it's not so simple.
I say let's embrace the compelxities.
I dream about guitars.
I try to see everything.
I hope this one is it.
I am loud and vibrant.

Potbelly!

I was informed a few weeks ago that I may be getting a bit... pudgy! Not something a girl wants to hear, but tough love is often what is needed for action to be taken...

So excercise is the order of the day! I've started running again and I've pulled in the reins on my daily diet AND, to top it all off, there is a mirror that I walk past every time I walk into my room that reminds me of the... abundance of my ASSets. I must admit though, I feel great! I forgot the rewards a good physcal lifestyle brings. Besides  my often stiff muscles, I know that soon they will pass and results will soon show and I can't wait to see them!

Here's to grinning and bearing it :)

Friendly Neighbours

The most random thing happened to me the other day..I'm walking down my road after a long day at work, theres 200 bucks worth of meat in my one hand and a handbag full of school books in the other and I'm thinking to myself, "All I wanna do is sleep!" I look up and there he is; my knight on a shiny motorcycle...

His lips are moving, but I can't hear a word he is saying. I pull John Mayer out of my ears so I can hear. "Can I offer you a lift?" he says again. "Seriously?" I respond. "Seriously", he says matter of factly. I look down at the meat in my hand. My arm hurts and I still have a good 2 blocks to get to my house. It's hot, I'm cranky.... What the hell, who says ubuntu is a black thing anyway? I stuff the meat into my handbag ( big handbags have nothing to do with fashion, I tell you!) while my rescuer turns the bike around. After a brief inspection and a quick calculation of how I'm gonna gracefully mount this "horse", I climb on.

"So, come here often?" he asks, as if he does this kind of thing all the time. It was a short drive and it proberly isn't a big deal in the greater scheme of things,but this dude made my day. Not to mention, gave me a cool story to tell ;)

Future bride

So there I was. At my friend's wedding, In the front row where I was sure my chances of catching the covetted bouquet would be slimmest. All the single ladies behind me waving their arms and giggling nervously as though this contest would decide the future of their relationships. "Ready?!", shouts the doting new bride. "Ready!!", we confirm. My arms folded, ready to watch the bouquet fly past me and into the eager group of in-a-serious- relationship girls. It was gonna be interesting to see who would catch it...

Imagine my suprise as I watched that bunch of flowers coming straight for me. The clock that I hear tick tocking at the back of my head every time one of my friends ties the knot just started tick tocking with more urgency. Oh crap!

Finger up my nose

It is near impossible to get through life alone.

I hate being a burden to people so I try very hard not to be. So far in this year, I have found it increasingly difficult to do things without any help from someone. Every once in a  while, I find myself needing assistance of some kind. I'll be in a crisis (of my own making) and there will appear to be no way I can get out of it by myself. Pride has me thinking that I can do it on my own,but I soon find that I can't. Much to my dismay, pushing a round peg into a square whole is not possible...

We all need people to get by in life otherwise we are royally screwed! I am learning that Ubuntu isn't a luxury; it's a necessity. Lesson learned.

Like Sands Through The Hour Glass...

... so have the days of my life been going! I have discovered that it is near impossible to blog about anything deep when you are too busy. Who care about the shape of leaves when you have 4 academic assignements due in one day?!

I'm loving my new life. I finally feel like a grownup what with all my new responsibilities. But at times it does get overwhelming and I find myself thinking why I thought it was a good idea to study and work at the ame time; I mean really? I feel like I'm trying to juggle ten million things at once and I'm failing dismally.  In some ways it is a good thing because I have a point of reference for all the theories I am learning in my course, but I have no  time to really delve into all the work, so it feels like i'm missing out on so much. I feel like I have to choose between the two. Which will get more of my attention than the other and that giving them both my full attention is not an option... *sigh*

But what choice  do I have but to trudge along and hope for the best....?