a belated happy new year

strings

selfish love
i need you -
to let me love you.

i just must
feel OK
with how i am feeling...

all i did
- was crush you,
but if i smile sweetly,
will you forget?

your gentle energy
clouds my concerns:
for you.

it's all about Me here.
it's my mistakes (not your pain)
that i want to erase.
it's the anger i brought out
of you that rides on
my conscience.

if you would just forget about yourself -
nevermind the heartache you've lived with -

and satisfy my needs so
that i can be fullfilled.

One step at a time...

group prayer

• we pray together on Sundays; what about Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Mondays?

comfort with cultural diversity

• practice not offending others

actually accepting cultural diversity

• no really, don't offend them. (feminists, charasmatic, african american, rich man, homosexual, alternative lifestyle, someone not like you.)

deep effort

• make our meal a party

talking about our calling to the missional life

• what are you dealing with in your life? (diversity, prayer, effort, acceptance)

it might mean you have to change everything you know

• "it's not working."

are we doing anything?

• fellowship is not just for Sundays

church building versus missional life

• so we can't get anyone to come to us, should we go to them?

we're not coming for the food

• so we don't have to prove ourselves by cooking a masterpiece, but really - i'm hungry.

what's important to you?

• where is God asking you to concentrate your efforts?

how can i help?

ways to know that you knew nothing

• yogurt is the new windex.
• your kid goes potty in your underwear, while you're wearing them.
• the "30-second rule" is extended - indefinitely.
• breakfast is no longer equated with daylight.
• sleep is no longer equated with darkness.
• everything is a dog.
• your online identity is "super mom."
• given character traits and songs, you could identify at least 20 characters on "playhouse disney."
• everything that is not a dog is a "uh-oh."
• you giggle much too much. (this could be attributed to nearing insanity.)
• "take a nap" in synonymous with "you must be dreaming."
• your waistline grows in sync with your child's height, even though the child is no longer inside of you.
• what drives you insane keeps you sane.
• what makes your day hell makes your life heaven on earth.
• you make "ways to know..." lists.

the gang

these are the new members of my little family. scout is the speckled fish and clive is the orange fish. my son likes to make his mouth move like the fishie's mouth. how cute is that?

in yo face

how's this for an "in-your-face" reminder?