just another manic monday

If you haven't noticed I like lists. For some reason, they give me some illusion of being organized. When you look at a list, your week seems a little less daunting. There are small tasks that can be crossed off.

This monday morning, I am sitting in my place. I woke up a little early. Got ready and am now enjoying some down time, listening to music and enjoying a fresh brewed cup of coffee. This is my list for the week. My thoughts, frustrations and things that make me smile.

1. I love the feeling of accomplishing a task that seemed so HUGE that it overwhelms me.

Example: My practicum, which is like a thesis for my masters program. I kicked Chapter 1 & 2 's butts and just submitted chapter three. The hard part is over. Now I just get to edit and make the content better. But there is just something about submitting a paper that is 53 pages long (and that is just chapter 3). I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

2. Shoes. I love shoes....and I have plenty of them. Shoes just add a little POW! to the outfit.

3. Bi-polar colorado weather kind of drives me crazy. 76 degrees on Wednesday last week, 65 on Thursday and 10 inches of snow on Friday. But guess what....back to 60 degrees yesterday. And in true Colorado fashion, there is a forecast for snow on Wednesday this week. As much as the crazy weather bothers me, it also makes me appreciate the beautiful days.

4. Drinking a cup of coffee with two hands. Kind of like a little kid with a cup that is too big for their hands.

5. When people like their own status on FaceBook. Clearly you like it, cause you wrote it. But thanks for reminding us. :)

6. Stress is part of life. People let us down and life frustrates us. But I refuse to waste my days on things that I can not control. A life spent stressed, is a life wasted. I am done wasting my days on the things, circumstances and situations that I can not control.

7. People complaining about politics and the current administration. Especially Christians. The administration isn't perfect and our President isn't perfect. Don't you think that God is in control? That God is working in our world and has anointed this administration for this time and for a purpose. Yes, you may not agree, and that is fine. People are entitled their opinions. Think about this....by complaining about government and the state of our world, aren't you also saying that OUR GOD isn't big enough to handle it?

8. Toothpaste makes me laugh.....My toothpaste has a bold warning on it: "For best results, squeeze from bottom." What's the worst that's going to happen here if I don't? Will my dog die? Will i lose my job?

9. Advertisements on energy drinks. Dear AMP energy drink, even though you say that your drink can help me focus day and night to solve all my life's problems. Really energy drink?? Prove it!

10 Accidently over-sharing with the baristas at Starbuck's. I know you don't care that I have to drive two hours on a Sunday to cover a home baseball game. But thanks for listening and thanks for my fabulous venti non-fat caramel macchioto with an extra shot...and stirred!

11. " Several years ago, my three year old nephew and I were standing in the front of a large window, watching it rain. He started saying:

"STARS, STARS, STARS"

I turned to my sister-in-law and asked, Why does he keep repeating stars, stars, stars? She answered, He thinks that when raindrops hit the ground, for a split second they look like stars."

-- MAY YOU SEE DROPS LIKE STARS.

~ Rob Bell

12.^16-19 But me he caught—reached all the way

from sky to sea; he pulled me out
Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos,
the void in which I was drowning.
They hit me when I was down,
but God stuck by me.
He stood me up on a wide-open field;
I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

^20-24 God made my life complete
when I placed all the pieces before him.
When I got my act together,
he gave me a fresh start.
Now I'm alert to God's ways;
I don't take God for granted.
Every day I review the ways he works;
I try not to miss a trick.
I feel put back together,
and I'm watching my step.
God rewrote the text of my life
when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.

Psalms 18: 16-24 (The Message)