Purpose

I took this picture at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY last summer. Thought I'd share it with everyone ;-)

A small tribute

Today I wore a ribbon.
Not one of some great consequence,
Or so it may appear.
But insignificant as it may be,
To me, it means the world.
Because, you see, my ribbon represents
Much more than meets the eye.
It represents big hugs and loving kisses,
Rocky Road ice cream on Sunday afternoons,
Your smile that warmed a room.
It represents complete devotion,
to One and those around you.

I never will forget the way
You loved so unconditionally.
You held our family quite together;
With caring arms a'mending.
I know you felt that leaving then
Would disappoint me, true.
But disappointed, I am not,
In anything that's you.
I cannot quite describe it.
Words seem driven far away.
So all I have to say, for now,
Is "Grandma, I still love you."

No more rugs...

I'm learning not to stand on any more "rugs". They keep getting ripped out from under my feet. My heart is learning that the fall that follows these displacements really hurts. I'm trying to focus on standing on the Rock. It's impossible to rip one of those from under me. No more rugs... unless they're under the Rock.

If you love Jesus, pass THIS on...

No offense to anyone, but I think I may just lose my mind if I have to read one more cheesy e-mail that ends, "If you really love Jesus, you will pass this on to everyone you know within the next 24 hours and something really great will happen to you!" UGH!!! It just makes me cringe! How dare we treat the name of our Lord so lightly. Just "slap it on there". That'll get 'em! How sickening! No reverence. No awe. Just my old pal, Jesus. He won't mind. We have forgotten the fear and terror of the Lord. I know I'm rambling a bit. I'm not sure exactly why this annoys me so terribly.

So why are we passing the message on anyway? Because we love Jesus, or because we want something great to happen to us? Half the time, the e-mail is not something to which I would want my own name attached, much less that of my Lord. Often it contains Scripture taken out of context or ideas of selfish gain haphazardly "supported" with various bits and pieces of Bible verses. Anything to make you feel good. I think I just feel like we have such a skewed idea of God. We don't carry that deep, gut-wrenching respect for Him or His expectations anymore (if that makes any sense).