PDL Dead Head Following

I saw this on someone's blog, I can't remember now who (I'm sorry). Anyway, this is so funny! Click on the title, but the picture should give you a good chuckle anyway.

Life In A Box

I think we live or at least I live my spiritual life way too much in a box. We (including myself in "we") then have the gull to ask God to work inside that box. So life in the box has to always meet the standards we have made our box to be. No exceptions. We sometimes change our box, we had a new look to it, some neat dice, some new couches, we even may change some "rules" some just surface stuff, but sometimes it is deeper than that, all the while though we are still in a box. We still expect God to make Himself comfortable in there as well.

But I wonder if we allow ourselves to break out of that box? I know I have slowly been breaking out of each one, trying to not claim one stage of my life and the absolute or the final answer. What if we allow God to help us break through? One thing I have learned as of late is the willingness to stay in these boxes, even if I do redecorate the box all I'm doing is staying in the same place. I'm not allowing myself to go on a journey with God. I'm not allowing full growth.

Same with our church communities, but this is a larger box. We come in our individual boxes and all sit together, not confronting each other, just gathering. To that we will sometimes change the look of that gathering, again just changing the environment inside the box, but staying in the same place. Our communities aren't breaking out of any boxes but just staying in the same place. We are not helping ourselves in our communities if allow this to stay the same and never change. Not only will we become stagnet (at best), but each church community will at some point wither and die.

How does this begin? I cannot speak for the church community and how this begins. At this point I'm not exactly thinking that the church community will accomplish this. On a personal side, it is a complete surrender and honesty. Its a complet fall out with God. Meaning you stop defining your journey, instead you allow God to define it. Its realizing you are in a box and that you have made it, not God. You will see change. Some of it radical, some of it not so radical, but you will shake your world. I find this place a hard place, as most of my blog can attest, but I think it is worth the fall.

Maybe this entry is more for myself to remind myself the journey and the importace of it, but I would like to think I'm a voice in the desert that might be calling to others. I pray I help move people out of the norm.

Recommendation

This is a MUST have for anyone who is food challanged. ;) Blake and I were heading to T.O. the other day as I told y'all before to see Lydia and Drew. Anyway, we stopped and got some fries for a vendor and I dropped a fully ketchuped fry on my clothes. I begged Blake to stop at Wal-Mart to grab one of these so that I didn't look like a dope. Let me tell you this thing works!!!! I was able to walk the streets of Toronto and hang out with people without look stupid, well ok I had other things that confirmed this, but at least I was able cover ONE thing up! ;)

Can We Live?

Since some of y'all don't go to TheOOZE I want to share this here as well. I just get excited when I read something so awesome as this.

I was looking at Rudy Carrasco's blog Urban Onramps and he linked to a really cool article. Here are some quotes just in case you think you might pass;

"In case people haven't noticed, a double-minded message lacks power. The curse of my generation isn't that we don't have something to stand for; it's that we don't have the integrity to back it up. So while everything else Nick Cannon may do from here on out could be a total disaster (isn't he the same guy that made a song with R. Kelly called "Gigolo"?), it is my ultimate desire that he not do anything to jeopardize peoples' ability to receive the truth. Right now, he has my respect. "

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"So what will it take to touch the next generation of potential child-killers? It will require that the message be made relevant. Here's a hint to pro-lifers: relevant might not look like you. Moreover, it probably doesn't sound like you either. This is America folks, not the GOP (contrary to popular belief, the two are not synomous). "

Here is the link to TheOOZE as well. I don't know how much discussion will come of this, but you can at least watch if some does. Or post some comments here. :)Go here to watch any discussion that may come at TheOOZE.

Blessings for now!

P.S. Just click on the title for the blog from Nykola. :)

SoGood

I'm trying Soy Milk. I bought some chocalate soy milk today. It tastes really good. I'm wanting to make some healthy choices. I have said off and on I was considering going vegaterian. I don't know if I will, but it seems like a healthier lifestyle. Who knows. I have decided recently to do some more reading about it. If anything I think I'm going to add more things like soy products to my diet for sure.


On Another Note:

Our betta is a fighter. Although he is slow and not is zippy self he is fighting along. I keep pushing him. Or in my mind I am. I put his beloved bell back in the tank and it seemed to perk him up a bit. He might go sleep in there after awhile and rest. He has eaten some, so I'm glad about that. He is just still slow going. We will have to watch him the next couple of days. Major lesson learned in the Kennedy household this week for sure. :P
*UPDATE*
Our sweet Angelus died just a few minutes ago. (11:00 PM) I have never really had pets so excuse me for being way sentimental. Angelus was my baby. Although it was sad to lose Cordy, losing Angelus was the worst. He was such a sweet fish. He loved "talking" to Blake and I. He would come to the front of the tank, float and just chat away or maybe making fun of us. Anyway, I just lost my first favorite fish and I'm heart broken. I know that sounds really silly to alot of you, but it broke my heart.
I will miss you Angelus! Loves always- Mom!

Anyway, its been a quiet weekend. Blake and I are kindof like newly weds right now, not wanting to leave each other. I'm now regretting the decision not to go to work with him tonight. :P Its just hard when you work there already to know that if you spend the night there you have to come back after so many hours. On the other hand my husband is there and I want to be with him tonight. *sigh* I hope y'all are having a good weekend!

Blesssings!

Look At What I'm Reading Now...

John has been encouraging me to read Sue Monk Kidd's book The Secret Life of Bees but I have not found it, but I have found her newest book. I'm not very far but what I have read it seems to be an excellent book. I will keep y'all updated and if it is a must read for y'all. :) To check out the book and Sue Monk Kidd just go to her website: The Mermaid Chair. Blessings!

A Must Read!

graph from real live preacher

Y'all really need to read this! I found this on Liquid Thinking and thought I would share it here. Do as normal. (points at title)