My Head is Full...

...but not of snot. Just in case you were concerned. :)

I had no idea the shopping post would spark such controversy! So I thought I'd change directions a little bit and talk about something else for a minute or two. Warning: randomness below.

First of all - if you've not already been there, you must go over to Christina's blog and read her post "Where There's Smoke." Loved it.

And speaking of sites, I have another one I need to add to my list of faves. A few posts ago, I did my own rant on a blog post from Stuff Christians Like. I'd never been to the blog before, but my friend Rachel sent me the link to that post and I ended up reading other posts - and nodding my head quite often! The writer addresses great topics like the perils of trying to purchase rum for a cake, trying to sound super holy on Twitter, and making up a prayer request because everyone else has one. I've got a lot of catching up to do on that blog!

This is also speaking of sites, but let me give you some background. The last week or so has been extremely spiritually frustrating. The busyness of registration days last week got to me, and I didn't work hard at my quality time with God. That, in turn, annoyed me, because I hate it when people use busyness or tiredness or (anything really, if I'm being honest) as a reason to skip/skimp on devo time. I found I had plenty of time to sleep or scrap or read blogs, but not much time to really dig into the Word. Bad Bekah.

In my frustration, I found my way back to a site I'd not been to for a while: The Set Apart Life. This is the site of Eric and Leslie Ludy, who wrote When God Writes Your Love Story (and several other books as well). I have great respect for their approach to life, their ministries, their relationship, and their parenting. In fact, a while back, I went through a rough patch where I struggled with the concept of adoption. I didn't post about it because I could only imagine the backlash. But they have adopted two children now, and their explanations, their written journey of seeking God's will for that part of their lives...helped me better understand my struggles and how to look past them.

Reading their blogs and immersing myself (even momentarily) in their passion for life, love, and the Lord reminded me of what I was choosing to miss by not spending the time with Him that I should.

That, in turn, reminded me of the responsibility we have to each other when we share (whether verbally or in writing). Kinda made me feel bad for complaining about shopping. When people visit here, I want them to leave with passion, not frustration. That is not to say I'll never vent again...I'm sure I will. But I hope the ventings and the funnies and the "this-could-only-happen-to-Bekah" moments are all secondary to things that point back to God and His love.

Told you my head was full.

Be glad it isn't snot.

One last thought:

I'm helping out with Sunday's church service, and our worship leader called tonight to fill me in on some details. I grabbed a paper out of my Bible to scribble notes and found it was a bulletin insert I kept from a few weeks ago, because I loved the song written on it. This is a song I never heard until I started attending this church, and it has quickly become a favorite. I'm going to share the chorus with you, because I need these words tonight. Believe it or not, all this that I've written is just about 15% of my head-not-snottiness. There are dramas and traumas I haven't even gotten to yet.

Lord of all
Of all seen and unseen things
Of the universe that sings
And calls You Lord of all
Lord of all
Of the power not to sin
You have always been
And always will be Lord of all