Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Hey Jesus

So I'm sure many of you know that I love the Indigo Girls. Although I've only been to -1 of their concerts, I do someday hope to make it to one!
Anyway. I've been thinking about this song for a bit. It is called Hey Jesus.

Hey, jesus, it's me.
i don't usually talk to you but my baby's gonna leave me,
and there's something you must do.
i am not your faithful servant,
i hang around sometimes with a bunch of your black sheep,
but if you make my baby stay,
i'll make it up to you and that's a promise i will keep,

hey, jesus, it's me.
i'm the one who talked to you yesterday and i asked you please, please for a favor
but my baby's gone away, went away anyway
and i don't really think it's fair,
you've got the power to make us all believe in you
and then we call you in our despair,
and you don't come through.

hey, jesus, it's me, i'm sorry.
i don't remember all i said,
i had a few, no, too many
and they went straight to my head,
made me feel like i could argue with god
but you know, it's easy for you, you got friends all over the world,
you had the whole world waiting for your birth
but now i ain't got nobody,
i don't know what my life's worth.
i'm not gonna call on you any more.
i'm sure you've got a million things to do,
all i was trying to do was to get through to you,
get through to you because when i die and i get up to your doors
i don't even know if you're gonna let me in the place,
how come i gotta die to get a change to talk to you face to face?


I love this song and it leaves me with so many questions. Why do some people think that Jesus only listens to his "faithful servants"? Jesus loves all of us and listens to anyone who takes the time to talk with him. I do believe that developing and nurturing a relationship with Jesus can help with situations described in the song. Rarely have I seen Jesus jump in and fix something but that doesn't mean that I don't ask too.

Why do we assume that Jesus is too busy to talk with us? We maximize and then minimize our needs/wants/questions/concerns. We beg and plead for immediate help and then step back as if we do not deserve it. Why?

I love the song because it makes me think and makes me wonder...

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Don't Stop Believing

So this song keeps coming up lately. Last weekend I was waiting for food at the end of the Tour de Cure bike ride (way to go my fabulous husband on your ride) and this song started playing. A man comes to the table with his plate of food and starts rocking out. He was singing while eating pasta. No microphone needed this man will sing to his noodles.
Later that evening, I log onto facebook where one of the youth from my church has the lyrics of this song as her status.
I heard it on the radio today too. Craziness.

So what's been going on with me lately you may wonder? I'll assume you are wondering. Well, it feels like summer. Rich and I are taking a break from the routine of life to enjoy the beauty of the mountains of western NC. So far, I'm enjoying the time away. It's good to spend time with him and just hang out. Tonight we watched Wall-E. Who knew this was such a romantic movie? I enjoyed it. Hopefully people will stop being so trashy. Also, I just finished reading the book the Reluctant Fundamentalist. I have to sat the ending was confusing. I'm looking forward to seeing what the book group ladies have to say about it on Tuesday.

My garden has veggies growing in it. I haven't eaten anything yet but hopefully by the end of the month I'll be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor. The weeds are so bad this year. My crazy creeping grass keeps creeping where I don't want it to and not where I do. We have areas of the yard that need grass and it insists on growing in flower beds and the garden. Go away grass.

So now I'm going to start reading a new book and continue to enjoy my mini-vacation!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Me and My Gang

Just wanted to say what a great time I had with my seminary buddies in St. Louis. It was so amazing to see so many great people in one place at one time.
Now I'm back in NC. Getting back into the swing of things and gearing up for the end of the school year. Rich finishes his P1 year this week! Woohoo! The youth and children I work with have a few more weeks left. Summer is in the air.
My garden is looking good. Due to the hot weather, I am watering at least once a day. The plants are looking good. The seeds haven't come out of the soil yet. I'm waiting for them to come on out.
That's the update from here.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

So I'm feeling very worn out by life, work, etc. I'm in need of a break. I'm looking forward to my time away that is coming soon. I don't enjoy things when I get into this mood. It makes it hard for me to do my work. It makes it hard for me to feel motivated. It is just hard.
Don't think that I don't enjoy my work and my life because they are both fabulous. Every so often I reach the I need a break point. And I've reached it.
What I wonder at times like this is what happens to people who have no choice? What if you've reached this point in your life but there is no break available? What if you have to keep working to eat? I don't know the answer to these random questions that jump into my head, so I'm plopping them out here on this space in the hopes that this will help.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Southland in the Springtime

So the weather here has been springy and unpredictable, but it is such a joy to till the garden...okay I admit that Rich tilled but I offered moral support. I love the smell of soil and the back backyard of our place. I'm excited about my new red wheelbarrow. My goal is to get home tonight in time to use it for the trimmings I'll take off the shrubs in the front yard.

And in the spirit of spring, here's lyrics to a great song by the Indigo Girls

Southland in the Springtime
Maybe we'll make Texas by the morning
Light the bayou with our tail lights in the night
800 miles to el paso from the state line
And we never have the money for the flight
I'm in the back seat sleepy from the travel
Played our hearts out all night long in New Orleans
I'm dirty from the diesel fumes, drinking coffee black
When the first breath of Texas comes in clean
And there's something 'bout the Southland in the springtime
Where the waters flow with confidence and reason
Though I miss her when I'm gone it won't ever be too long
Till I'm home again to spend my favorite season
When God made me born a yankee he was teasin'
There's no place like home and none more pleasin'
Than the Southland in the springtime
In Georgia nights are softer than a whisper
Beneath a quilt somebody's mother made by hand
With the farmland like a tapestry passed down through generations
And the peach trees stitched across the land
And there's something 'bout the Southland in the springtime
Where the waters flow with confidence and reason
Though I miss her when I'm gone it won't ever be too long
Till I'm home again to spend my favorite season
When God made me born a yankee he was teasin'
There's no place like home and none more pleasin'
Than the Southland in the springtime

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

All Will Be Well...

So today I was driving and listening to NPR (I spend much of my time doing this!) and heard a story about a man named Hal Taussig who started a business (called Untours) but did not want to become a millionaire. I found this story refreshing and frightening. I want to be able to be more like him. I want to not want things and security and money in the bank. I try not to want these things and yet...

Monday, February 9, 2009

Start at the very beginning...

I love a fresh sheet of paper where you can write anything you'd like. It is open for possibilities. I don't feel that same excitement when I look at a computer screen that is open to a new word document.
At this point, I don't know what the direction of my blog will be. There are many things I could write about, but for now I think I will write about what comes to mind and what is going on right now.
This might be a good place to list some goals or dreams. For now, I'll share 25 things about me from a silly thing I responded to on Facebook. I did find it a good exercise.

1-I met the love of my life on the internet (Go match.com!)
2-It took me much longer to realize he was the one than it took him to realize the same.
3-I first wore glasses in 2nd grade.
4-I first wore contacts in 8th grade.
5-I stopped wearing glasses or contacts 5 days before I turned 31! I love LASIK.
6-If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to the Mayan ruins of Tikal.
7-I love to travel and have always dreamed of being on The Amazing Race.
8-I applied to be on The Amazing Race with my friend, Kristi. We do not know why Phil has never called.
9-To help ease the heartache of not being selected for The Amazing Race and because he is such an amazing guy, my husband proposed though an elaborate game of TAR-Susannah Edition.
10-I got married in Yosemite National Park in a snowstorm in April.
11-I was honored to officiate at the weddings of two of my favorite people--my sister and my roommate!
12-Also, I was honored to be asked to participate in the funerals of my godparents.
13-It wasn't until I broke my leg that I realized that I love spinach.
14-I love to read.
15-I love to make lists!
16-I hate making the bed and only do it when company is coming over.
17-My husband and I joke about my surgical enhancements--the $40,000 leg and the amazing eyes!
18-I have the best ideas when I'm in the shower.
19-I love coming home and settling in on my purple couch in front of the fireplace to read a book, knit, or watch tv.
20-I do not enjoy cooking although I love to watch cooking shows.
21-I enjoying gardening even though my garden wasn't too fruitful last year.
22-I'm the money person in the family despite the fact that my husband is much better at math.
23-I get stressed before I travel because I have to pack and clean. I refuse to come home to a messy house.
24-I cannot believe it has been 10 years since I studied in Mexico!
25-I admit it. I'm a nerd. I wrote these down on a piece of paper before I typed them.