Bits & Pieces: 1
I am going to attempt an ONLY fruit and veggie diet for 28 days. I know, pray for me. I figured its a good way to stop my hot chocolate in the morning addiction I have absorbed since the holidays.
I came up with a genius idea for some internet guru: what if you could take a picture with your phone and send it to a site that could give you its full description, history, uses, etc… I was staring at this drink can and wandering what the heck it was and where it was from… I’ll take royalties.
I was writing a book until sometime in Novemeber when it overwhelmed me to the point of not looking back since. I plan on typing again on the 11th of January when I get back from out of town.
Speaking of out of town, I am leaving tomorrow AM for San Antonio for a friend of mine’s wedding. Highlights will be a 8 hour car ride with a best friend, seeing a long lost sister that I met in Africa and have fallen more in love with since we left, wedding cake and the Alamo.
My birthday is January 9th. I do not know whether to cry or blush. I always said, “age is just a number” but that was when I was not so close to the big 3 zero.
I was intrigued by Lee Michaels marketing this year and last year as well. They went with the “Every Box Has a Story” number and I was hooked. This year they said, “Great Things Come In Small Packages”. I truly grasped that theme when I sat at dinner with close friends and shared stories with them, had a quiet evening with my older sister whom lives in California and came in for the holiday, received a surprise gift from a friend that was a bracelet I wanted to buy but my budget would not allow.
Peppermint syrup in coffee is close to heaven on earth for me.
I have been working at a yoga studio since December and love getting to workout for free.
Found out that Hope is vital for my livelihood.
3rd year in a row I went to the play a Christmas Carol. I hope every Christmas holiday has that story in it for me. The part that smoked me this year was Marley telling about the chains he collected through his years on earth. Makes me want to evaluate.
I really think grocery carts, some people say buggies, should have drink holders.
My word for 2011 is EXPECT. God told me not expect x, y, or z but to EXPECT Him because He is bigger, grander and more wonderful than anything I can think or imagine.

happy Natalie birthday. please enjoy the wedding for me and hug her for me. Take lots of pictures.
Great post.
I need to figure out my one word for the year.
Love and miss you! We need to go have coffee or dinner sometime.
My one word for the year should be “Follow.” I know that’s a weird choice coming from a pastor. We always think of a pastor as a leader, and he/she is a leader. But the leadership ability of any man or woman is only as good as their ability to follow the Leader. If I make a decision for my church, I MUST know I’m following the guidance of the Lord. I must learn to follow His example in humility and prayer, giving and forgiving, touching the wounded and allowing the wounded to touch me. If I want to be a good leader (and who doesn’t?), then it starts with being a good follower. Anyone want to play “Follow the Leader” with me?