A winter wonderland. No other way to describe it. The kind of snow that we seldom see in Arkansas.
Unpredicted. Unexpected. Beautiful.
Homebound. For some it was "trapped"...for others a great excuse to stay home & enjoy quality time with loved ones.
It made me think about all those people who...for a variety of reasons...didn't make it home from their Super Bowl festivities of the night before. You know....playing it safe & staying off the road....or embracing an 'invitation" to sleepover with a friend....whatever the circumstances....
A casual decisions that turned into something....MORE!
One thing is for sure....when you get snowed in somewhere, you get to KNOW the person you are with in some very eye-opening, honest ways. It's real life...at its best...or its worst...depends on how you look at it...and, of course, who you are with....
It's one thing to spend 24/7 with folks that you know really well...& you like despite all of their quirks & moods.
At times you might choose to spend that much time with someone because...again, there are a variety of reasons WHY one might do that...the most common one being a deliberate choice to spend your time seeing something besides outside....
It's something entirely different to find yourself someplace....with someone....when it's impossible for you to leave...you're stuck there for who knows how long....with a person you don't know well enough to just relax & be yourself with....or who you do know "well" enough...it's just a different way that you like them...
I think every couple should have to be snowed/iced in together for at least two days before they decide they are are "serious" and start making plans & promises. There would probably be a lot fewer divorces if they found out that they really didn't LIKE each other enough to just be alone together...for long periods of time...with no one else to offer diversion or lively conversations...
A snowbound experience allows you to discover how deep is someone's shallow...or maybe it's how shallow is their deep...
Either way, it offers a pretty clear picture of what the rest of your life might feel like....I'm just saying....
I spent the day with my daughter, Jessi. She's always a blast! We tramped around in the backyard with Pete the Mighty Dog a couple of times. He was cranky. We watched movies....and Joan of Arcadia....and The Young & The Restless....that was interesting....seems one of Victor's children who was born after Sharon & Nick were grown & married...is NOW married to Sharon...and now they are close to the same age...imagine that!
LOL...soap operas AND snow days....both reveal a person's true colors...passions...motvations...agendas...unreal expectations...
Bundle up....stay warm....be safe....& find your way home....
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
All Is Well....
Woke up this morning....very early....& thought to myself..."How can it ALREADY be February?!?!"
Seriously, I wandered into 2010 thinking this is going to be MY year. I have a plan. It's a good one. I am going to be focused....& a little more organized....& a few other things....every day I will be on top of things...
*sigh* thank goodness those weren't my actual resolutions....or I would really be stressed out this morning!
So I spent a few minutes....in quiet reflection....and then came the whisper....from my best friend, the Creator of the Universe....
Seriously, I wandered into 2010 thinking this is going to be MY year. I have a plan. It's a good one. I am going to be focused....& a little more organized....& a few other things....every day I will be on top of things...
*sigh* thank goodness those weren't my actual resolutions....or I would really be stressed out this morning!
So I spent a few minutes....in quiet reflection....and then came the whisper....from my best friend, the Creator of the Universe....
...it is well....
That was it. Barely audible. Short & sweet.
As I made my way to the kitchen....to brew a pot of coffee...to get a head start on the day...I came face-to-face with the stack of mail...bills....notes about projects...& I was immediately overwhelmed with all that I HAVE to do...all that I NEED to do....all the things I have no idea how I am going to do...
...and I started to feel a little anxious....edgy...
Making the movie, STEP AWAY FROM THE STONE, wasn't really part of my plan. It has been on my radar for several months...& of course, I was always going to help. It was going to be one of those fun projects that I participated in peripherally while I worked my plan....
When did it become so important that I was willing to put my plan...my life... on hold to make it happen?!?!
I am not sure that it was ever a concious choice....somehow it just sort of happened....one minute I am a rooting from the sidelines....the next, the Coach is sending me in with the play...
All I know is that it's what I am going to do....I really have no choice in the matter...it's important...I have to do it...
When a conviction is so natural...& strong....there's really no point in trying to do anything else.
Jonah tried that...remember.... he didn't WANT to go where God sent him...so with all the best intentions, he simply decided to go SOMEWHERE else....yeah, right....I am thinking that didn't work so well for Jonah...
Probably wouldn't work so well for me either....
Still feeling a little anxious...though....about obligations & bills & responsibilities....I began checking my morning messages...and there it was...in black and white...one of those you-can't-possibly-miss-this-one signs that my best friend gets such a kick out of sending to me....
....On This Day....God Wants You To Know....... that as you surrender to divine providence in your life, you will feel lifted and carried and held. All is well, all is well, all is well.
Then I heard it...a giggle...followed by a playful slap on the hand...."Whatever, MJ...I KNOW you heard me the first time!"
It makes no sense....yet it's out of my hands....guess I will simply get on with my day....
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
On The Same Page....
Yesterday was a day full of blindsides. And today's horoscope is right on....
Cancer: Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2010 -- You may be running out of patience today, especially if people who are supposedly your allies are giving you a hard time. Although you surely would prefer more support from your friends and associates, it's not too much to expect them to be kind. Unfortunately, it may be difficult now to lessen the gulf that's separating you from others. Even if it's a challenge to wait, give it time; the distance will diminish on its own.
....then I clicked over to see what God had to say....
On this day, God Wants You To Know...
... that working together is good. We are meant to support one another in this world. Let go of the feeling that you have to do everything alone. Ask someone if they want to join you.
Next in my email inbox from God's Daily Promises came this verse & opening line:
"I assure you that any sin can be forgiven, including blasphemy; but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. It is an eternal sin." He told them this because they were saying he had an evil spirit.
The Word Snob in me made check out the definition of "blasphamey"....just to be sure that God and I were on the same page....
Hurting people hurt people....I know that....and I wish I could take away all of their hurts...but I can't...
I am liking life...A LOT...right now....
...nothing & no one is going to take that away from me....
Good things are happening....for me!
Cancer: Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2010 -- You may be running out of patience today, especially if people who are supposedly your allies are giving you a hard time. Although you surely would prefer more support from your friends and associates, it's not too much to expect them to be kind. Unfortunately, it may be difficult now to lessen the gulf that's separating you from others. Even if it's a challenge to wait, give it time; the distance will diminish on its own.
....then I clicked over to see what God had to say....
On this day, God Wants You To Know...
... that working together is good. We are meant to support one another in this world. Let go of the feeling that you have to do everything alone. Ask someone if they want to join you.
Next in my email inbox from God's Daily Promises came this verse & opening line:
The Bible commands us to forgive those who have wronged us.....
"I assure you that any sin can be forgiven, including blasphemy; but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. It is an eternal sin." He told them this because they were saying he had an evil spirit.
Mark 3:28-29 NLT
The Word Snob in me made check out the definition of "blasphamey"....just to be sure that God and I were on the same page....
blasphamey - 1 a : the act of insulting or showing contempt
( http://www.webster.com/)
( http://www.webster.com/)
Hurting people hurt people....I know that....and I wish I could take away all of their hurts...but I can't...
I am liking life...A LOT...right now....
...nothing & no one is going to take that away from me....
Good things are happening....for me!
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