Spring Changes

Last week was probably the most busy and emotional week I've had in years! It went a little like this:

MONDAY: 10 hour day working on the final details of Mercy's Chosen Children fundraiser.
TUESDAY: 12 hour day working on the MCC fundraiser that evening.
WEDNESDAY: 9 hour day finishing up things in the office for my LAST day working at MCC.
THURSDAY: 8 hour day starting a new job with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
FRIDAY: 8 hour day working for BBBS and trying to figure out what the heck I'm supposed to do.

That's right, I've started a new job! It still hasn't completely sunk in yet. My decision about leaving Mercy's Chosen Children after almost 3 years was a difficult one with many tears involved. However, God really opened up doors for me and the choice was clear. I'm now working 7 miles from home (still pinching myself over this!) at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga. I'm the Site-Based Mentoring Director. I'm in charge of the case management of Big/Little matches that are based in the school system. After 7 work days behind me in this new role I'm starting to get the hang of things, but still have a lot to learn. I'm happy and excited about this next step in my career.

If you are in the Chattanooga area and interested in becoming a Big or Little give me a call!

www.bbbschatt.org

American Idol is Glamorous

I've been rather stressed out this week and American Idol last night helped release some of my stress. Needless to say, I will never be able to listen to this song the same way again.

A Gospel According to Yoda?

I've never been a huge fan of Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. I don't find anything wrong with the movies themselves or the people who enjoy watching them. I personally have difficulty relating to the excitement people have for them and the state of shock I often receive from fans when I "confess" I could care less about these movies. One thing I still don't understand is why these type of films have such a cult-like following. The sociological side of me is curious to understand why people stay out all night in the cold to be the first to watch the newest movie in the series. Or better yet, people who travel hundreds of miles each year for conventions about a fictional movie.

This NPR story just adds to my lack of interest in these type of films. There is now a church, yes an established religion, based on the ways of the Jedi. My first reaction was to laugh at the ridiculous basis of this church. Soon my laughter turned to feeling so sad for these people who seek to become a master Jedi instead of seeking real truth and a real force that can only be found in God.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18409014&sc=emaf

Jeremiah 2:11-13, 28-29

Has a nation ever changed its gods?

(Yet they are not gods at all.)

But my people have exchanged their Glory for worthless idols.
Be appalled at this, O heavens, and shudder with great horror," declares the LORD.
"My people have committed two sins:

They have forsaken me, the spring of living water,

and have dug their own cisterns,

broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

They say to wood, 'You are my father,' and to stone, 'You gave me birth.'

They have turned their backs to me and not their faces;

yet when they are in trouble, they say,

'Come and save us!'

Where then are the gods you made for yourselves?

Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble!

For you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah.
"Why do you bring charges against me?

You have all rebelled against me," declares the LORD.

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Birthday Martin Luther King!

If you for some reason have never read or listened to this speech in its entirety you should.

Psalm 18:30-32

The ORIGINAL - Evil Eye Baby

Funny Story

Whenever I go visit family I usually come back with hilarious stories to share. Here is the one that took the prize this holiday. It comes from my Aunt Diane. She heard this story from a friend of hers and says it's a true story.
A woman was walking into Applebee's to meet a friend for lunch. On her way in she noticed a dead cat in the middle of the parking lot. This woman was an animal lover and decided this cat needed to be disposed of properly. She got a paper bag out of her car and put the dead cat in the bag and set it on top of her car (she didn't want it stinking up her car while she was eating lunch). The lady met her friend inside and while they were eating they could see out the window at the parking lot. Another woman walked past the first lady's car, looked around to see if anyone was watching her, and snatched the bag off the car without looking inside it! The woman then walked into the restaurant. While waiting for a table she glanced into the bag for the first time. The shook of seeing the dead cat in the bag caused her to whip her head back and she hit the beam behind her....knocking her out cold! The other woman and her friend in the meantime are watching this all unfold in disbelief. The paramedics come to take the woman to the hospital. They put the knocked out woman on the ambulance and gathered up her belongs including the paper bag! The two ladies eating lunch decided to stay out of the chaos but could not help but in vision how that woman would react when she woke up and found that she still had a dead cat in a bag!