Wednesday, February 6, 2008

the rainbow connection

I love finding spiritual truths in unexpected places. I don't know anything about Paul William's spiritual condition; what he believes about Jesus. He is a great, generous humanitarian. He seems to be a good man. He is an excellent songwriter. We have all heard dozens of his songs, whether we realize it or not...

He wrote The Rainbow Connection -- not Kermit. Kermit just sings it.
I don't know what Mr. Williams had in mind when he wrote the song. But what I like about it is that it demonstrates the longing we all have for something beyond ourselves. We want to know that something out there means something.

"What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing and what do we think we might see?"

Someone is out there. Someone made all those stars and that rainbow and every human has inbedded deep inside a desire to find and know that Someone.


Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that
and someone believed it,
and look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing?
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me.

All of us under its spell,
we know that it's probably magic....

Have you been half asleep
and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's something that I'm supposed to be.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me.
La, la la, La, la la la, La Laa, la la, La, La la laaaaaaa

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

can't judge a person by how they look

I just watched this program and was so touched by how God works. And by how it is ok for us to be different. This man is going to be able to reach people who would only roll their eyes at goody-two-shoes me.
I have never even heard a KORN song, as far as I know. That kind of music isn't my thing. But I love this guy.
I don't know if this clip is the entire 30 minute program or not. The interview portion of the program usually takes about 20 minutes or so. Click on the link and watch it when you have a chance.

justice in the burbs

I am giving away a new copy of Justice in the Burbs by Will and Lisa Samson. This is a book about living out our Christianity in the world around us. Something God has been speaking to me about for several months now.
Watch the video below and leave a comment. Next Tuesday I will draw a name from those who comment for the winner!

Monday, February 4, 2008

four things

Yay! Michelle tagged me. I needed something easy to post today. I have two sick kids home today. Why have we been so sick this year? We hardly ever get sick -- usually. Could it be the stress of transition? Or are there more germs in this town?

Here's the meme.
4 Jobs I've Had:
Computer parts maker -- this lasted a whole month

McDonalds cook, counter, drive-thru, birthday party person
Waitress in a restaurant in an old west gunfighting town.
Public Health Nurse

4 Movies Watched Over and Over:
Casablanca
O Brother Where Art Thou
Princess Bride
Toy Story

4 Places I've Lived:
Colorado Springs

Kansas City
Pueblo, CO
Westcliffe, CO

4 TV Shows I Watch:
Monk

Psych
Good Eats
Suite Life of Zack and Cody

4 Places I've Been:
Haiti

Mexico City
Boston
Washington DC

4 People Who Email Me Regularly:
Bob Viagra
U 2 can earn a degree
Ok, really. I don't have anyone who e-mails me regularly. boo hoo

4 Favorite Things to Eat:
Indian Food
Greek Food
Potatoes
Moroccan Food

4 Places I'd Rather Be:
At lunch with a friend
In a cabin in the mountains
In a hot tub
at a movie

4 Things I Look Forward to This Year:
Writers' Conference at Glen Eyrie
Finishing my book?
Thanksgiving
Temps above 40

If you want to do the meme, consider yourself tagged! And let me know - - I would love to read it.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

how we feel about sports

There's a what?
A game?
A football game?
On today?
Oh, the Superbowl.
I see.
I thought that was over.
I thought the Rockies played in it.
Oh wait, that was the Grand Series.
The what?
Oh, the World Series.
Ok, then.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

prayers of my life

I want to share a few of the things that I consistently pray for. Most of these are things I've talked to God about for at least 20 years.

~ You're will be done. Whatever that means. However it may look to me. I want what You want. And I want to want what you want.

~Give me an eternal perspective. I want to see everything in light of eternity instead of only seeing how it affects me in the here and now. I don't want to be limited by this physical, time-bound realm.

~I surrender all. I give up this. I give up that. Show me what I've not given up and help me to let it go, too. This one is a constant one, because I tend to re-grab hold of things I've already let go of.

~Teach me the truth. If this thing that I believe is wrong, show me. I don't want to believe lies. If that thing that I think is wrong is actually right, then show me. I want to believe the truth.

~Show me your heart. I want to love what you love. Hate what you hate. I want to weep over the things that break your heart and rejoice over the things that make you sing.


These are only a few, of course. But I think these prayers have made a huge difference in who I am as a person. How I intrepret things. How I see life and God. And He has taught me so much.


*What is wrong with my spell check?! I can't spell! And it won't let me insert photos either!*

Friday, February 1, 2008

trust everyone

As a follow up to my earlier post on trust:
Because I know that all people are imperfect and likely to disappoint me, I can trust them.
If I expected them to be perfect and never fail and then trusted them, I would surely be terribly hurt, maybe even devastated, and at that point I would most likely choose to never trust anyone again.
But since I don't place that kind of expectation on them, I can trust them.
Make sense? No?
Well, in trying to think of an allegory, I came up with a very poor one, but it will have to do. It doesn't make sense, but ignore that part.
Say I'm hanging from a cliff and all I have to hold on to is a thin, frail vine. So, I clutch it and rely on it, but the thing is that I happen to know that right under my toes, (they are firmly planted on it) is a huge, immoble boulder.
So, I know that if the vine breaks, I'm not going to be destroyed. I might be jarred a little. Get a little shock. But that's about it. While I was hoping the vine would hold me up, (that's the part that doesn't make sense -- ignore it) I knew that it may not, and I wasn't terribly concerned because my ultimate trust is in the solid, unchanging rock beneath my feet.
Therefore, because I can ultimate trust only One, I can trust everyone.