Friday, June 19, 2009

So Thankful...



So I was reading Mesha's post about our mentality in America toward our food, which really applies to everything. It's just fact that our environment forms our way of thinking whether we want it to or not. My husband works in a doctors office and he is always commenting on how people expect "fast food" health care. People will complain if they have to wait 15 minutes for an x-ray because they have a hair appointment. ITS YOUR HEALTHCARE PEOPLE NOT MICKEY D'S. We are surrounded by a faced-paced, need it now, 15 min's or its free society. Not only that but we live in an abundance. Our Recession is other countries fortunes, truly it is! I'm not belittling the crunch people are feeling, it's been hard for everyone. When a spouse loses a job, or your pay is cut, or the savings account is dry, things become difficult. But are we thankful for what we DO have?

Almost exactly a year ago I spent two weeks in South Africa ministering to orphans, children with AIDS, and in their public schools. It was a wonderful experience that has cursed me for life. I don't see a half-full plate being thrown away the same.Sometimes our abundance of food disgusts me. Just today I was having lunch at Jason's Deli with my husband and the buss-boy came and took my plate. I had a couple bites of bread left and that was it. He threw it in this portable trash-can and my imagination started painting a picture of what the inside of that trash can looked like. Salad greens, half-sandwiches, parts of cookies, un-finished soup, the crust the spoiled child refuses to eat, ect. Then I imagined those beautiful dark faces I haven't been able to forget, rummaging through the trash.

At one feed we did about 100 little kids came scammering out of their tin box 'homes' to get in line for their meal. We partnered with a group that goes to this area twice and week and feeds them squashed pumpkin,rice, and gourd. We were there to serve but I was so broken because I knew back home I wouldn't even think about eating what I was serving to these starving kids. For some of them, it was the one meal out of two they would get for the ENTIRE WEEK. 



How hungry am I? Are we "starving" like we say?

WE ARE BLESSED! PERIOD! How thankful are we that our needs are meet? Even if someday we don't know where our next meal is coming from will we have faith to trust that God is our provider? I try to live by a motto: "Don't pray for something you aren't willing to be an answer too". Pray for the hungry, the sick, the naked, the poor. Then get off your knees, and let God use you to meet that need.


AMEN






Thursday, June 18, 2009

I'm A Poet And You Didn't Know It

So I love poetry. Its one of the things I "do" but its been awhile. Here is a video EVERYONE needs to watch. It's totally worth it I promise. Grab your self a seat (and if your standing at your computer , thats weird) and get ready to be amazed. Even if you don't like poetry, you may like this... I'm having trouble uploading it*Bummer* so here's the link.
http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=26145462cb5b63af56c7&sp=1

I've been studying 1 John lately. Taking everyone at our Bible Study at work through 1 John actually- and its been really good! Hopefully, I'll share more insights later. He is good.
(Mesh, I promise I'll blog more:-)

Thursday, June 11, 2009

So I may not be new to creative writting or sharing my opinon but I'm new to Blogger. After a friend *cough* mesh*cough* was like "Audrey, you really should....Audrey why don't you get a blog....Audrey Blog and follow mine...whine whine whine" I decided too. 
Ok, really I used to journal a lot and it helped with my music writting and Jesus devotion so I figure I may start it up again. 
I got married almost nine months ago and it sure has taken up a lot of my time. I felt like a lot of my creative juices came to a halt after our wedding because I was focusing on my relationship with my husband. Now I'm done with that and need to be preoccupied with something else. KIDDING...kinda. 
I'm not sure to the extent I will use this thing yet. Maybe I'll start up a book, or just get on to shoot a one-liner vent, song ideas, poems, sermons, or maybe I'll rewrite the constitution. (Oh wait, someone else is already doing that...) whatever the case may be. 
So follow or not, its all good. (If you chose to follow me I promise I won't claim Diety or bring you prosperity or any of that cultish stuff)
In fact, if you stick with this blog long you'll see I tend to point one way....thats up.