Buzzing around

It's just in those moments of my day when there is a open door for a wee bit of ministry that I truely come alive. Suddenly I'm energized, fully awake, free to give, fulfilled.

I'm a bee buzzing around at work, making some honey for the hive, a heart needs an ear and I jump into gear. What I know, that I know, that I know, is that my sweetest honey doesn't come from making the money. My sweetest day comes from that honey love of the Lord shared.

Singing a favorite song..

I like bananas, I know that mangos are sweet, I like papyas, papyas!! Oh nothing can beat that sweet love of the Lord, I was walking round in circles 5 miles per hour, Trying to find my way back to the heavenly father, The world tasted sweet but then it turned sour, So I asked him in and recieved the power!:)

I'm a bee @t work but my honey is sweetest in the hive because it comes from the heart of God in me. Death has no sting with Eternal life.. yet another song...

Fruit: Joy

Song in my head: I like bananas

Verse: For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor things present nor things to come nor powers nor hight nor depth nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. :) Version: Michele

"Sweet" Creation Festival weekend

Jump, jump, jump... wave your hands in the air... sing it loud so heaven can hear...

Getting down with thousands of other fans was such a blast at Creation Festival. It was a last minute decision to make my good friends dream come true. She has wanted to see David Crowder in concert for 5 years and Thursday night we decided we would go for it. We threw a group together and found a house to host us Satuday night and just went for it.

Saturday Morning we left early in the morning and made it to Selah in time for lunch and a dip in the pool and a bit of sun. We had some awesome food including some authentic Korean from our host and then headed off to the concert.

The view as you enter the Ampitheatre is spectacular. The beautiful clear day made it perfect. We had a great spot on the grassy hillside where we could hear the music but couldn't feel the thump. So for our favorites we decided to go down to the stage and hear for them up close. We went a bit early while there was a speaker before our two favorite bands and we really had no idea how crazy it would get down there.

The speaker was an awesome funny guy who brought a tear or two. After he was done was when David Crowder came we were suddenly surrounded with thousands of people who also had our idea. We were up about 15 to 20 feet from the stage so there was no going back with thousands behind us.

I honestly didn't know all the David Crowder songs but I grew to love his music more. He put on a very creative show, however I was touched most by one of my favorite Newsboys. The sweet heart of God in Peter Furler was so evident in his sharing on stage. His passion for the message behind the music blessed me and brought tears to my eyes. With that same passion was an awesome fun time where he had us jumping and singing along to all of my favorite Newsboys songs.

They started out with my favorite latest "Something Beautiful" and then of course Shine, Stay Strong, Breakfast and more. I hadn't seen them in concert in several years since high school in California. It was awesome how they did a little retro round table gig about where they came from and how far they had come. They started in a van until their first big hit "Not ashamed" and it grew from there. For me it was even sweeter to have ending with one of my favorite worship songs "I am free". It was an awesome time of fellowship and great music. It was awesome to see a friends dream come true and be blessed in the messages of the music too.

Fruit: JOY

Song in my head: Something Beautiful - Newsboys
Verse: Psalm 29: 1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. 3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic

Oceans Raging Wild

Ankles deep in sand with the sun scorching my every space,
So dry that I want to lick the sweat off my face,
Running along side the ocean not looking at the tide,
The ocean started rumbling and raging wild,
I never saw the wave coming before it crashed into my side,
I can't drink that water it's not purified,
The awards feel empty and I'm still so thirsty looking for His face,
I couldn't see the end of it when I was in fourth place,
I pursued it with the same passion that I pursued Him,
And I met them in the end today in awards of first place,
But Only the One could satisfy the hunger of that empty awards place,
A flood I can't contain beyond the danger,
Spirit flooding in with a prayer shared with a stranger,
Waterfalls of passion came in with sharing of His grace,
His tears that fell filling that every naked place,
Along side the desert now, That ocean can rage wild,
Now I'm looking for the tide, my mouth never dry inside,
Because I drink of the water that is purified,

Fruit: Peace
Song in my head: Everlasting God - Lincoln Brewtser
Verse: Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

M & M's Inspiration :)

Inspired by my friend Kelly's blog I found some cute U-tubez about my favorite treats. I have always loved M&M's peanut most. Here a a few fun tubez I found today. Feeling a bit under the weather today I thought...

Wouldn't life be easier as a M&M...











I guess life as an M&M could be tuff too :)

Fruit: Peace
Song in my Head: Take the 5th & All I need
Verse: Psalm: 34Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land;... 37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.

Top Ten Lakefair Trash Treasures

Picking up trash at lakefair today and yesterday I found some interesting things as did my fellow trash conasours.

1. Quarter, Dime, and a Penny

2. Dog Biscut

3. Silver Spoon (real not plastic)

4. Lake Fair parade guide

5. Jar of Peanut butter

6. Business card inviting people to a church in Lacey

7. Spider man toy

8. Pile of Laughy Taffy wrappers (my fav)

9. Pink underwear

10. Doggie Poop

I also met some great people too and I shook governor Christine Gregoire's hand. Pretty cool beans kind of day. Up at 3am and it's about 21 hours now so I best be hitting the sheets. So amazing I feel so positive and totally great energized inside even though my body is saying rest. Prayer just works :)

Fruit: Joy

Song in my head: Give me your eyes - Brandon Heath

Verse: Matthew... Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest .. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your soul... so just trust me.. (version: Michele)

20 Minute Blind Blog

Okay I have 20 minutes to blog. My day has been crazy. I was up at 3am and off to work on my day off to work on a special project overtime. I worked tell 12 and then headed to Lake Fair. I thought I would be serving helping with an "ice truck" where vendors come to get ice but there were some other plans in store for me. My first duty was to get some food for a volunteer who was working the booth. I got her some demo burgers for her and her ride home. Then it was off to pick up some trash for a hour or so with a gal named April that I hadnt seen in several years since we were in a prayer group about 3ish or so years ago. After that I went to my post at the ice truck when my infamous leader Kelly pointed to some lovely "doggie doo" and said "do you feel like getting some jewels in your crown?" Some people had let their dog let out a big one right in front of our booth. So I did the nasty and picked up the still warm yukieness. Sorry for the descriptiveness. I dont have time for editing as this is my 20 min blog. So after washing and having decided I was quite content that my "excitement" for my lakefair serving was all about flexability is just when Kelly got a call. A vendor had a emergency and had to drive to Seattle suddenly and would need someone to man his booth for 4 hours or so. Kelly offered it to me in leu of my ice truck duty and I accepted. It was crazy being a salesgirl but I loved it. I was selling trendy belts sunglasses and wallets and purses and baskets from ghanna. Okay that was total run on crazy sentence but oh well. I only have 20 min and I am typing without my contacts on so that is the blind part. Its only 20 minutes because I have to get to bed afterwords to get up at 5am to work overtime on my special project at work tell 12 noon again and then off to Lakefair again... Okay so lesson learned today... I am a good sales woman... I really like funky people who buy crazy belts... I had fun today.. even picking up the dog poop... I liked my special project at work... fun doing something different.... I need some sleep.. and so good night all.. On ward and upward.. I can make it ... leap tall buildings and... I am superwoman!

Song in my head: new song by? "give me your ... hands so I can... eyes so I can see... the brokenhearted yea aaa" Name escapes me .. will add later

Verses: Psalm.. 40 something that I will add all later..

Yesterday's Makeover today's

Today was awesome. So many things went right. I got an wonderful full nights rest and skipped to my car. Had a incredible time of "Starbucks free" worship all the way to work. A old friend found me on facebook and added me. I felt the most confident I ever have at work today and I found out I'm number 4 on the list of top 10 Expedia Tacoma agents. I got a phone call from a friend. Also I get to play volleyball tonight with great friends and found out a great old friend will be joining us. This was also my Friday which makes it the start of my 3 day weekend. Sometimes I feel spoiled by God with awesome days like today. What a difference a day makes...

Yesterday I was singing "Yesterday" by the Beatles as I was so frustrated with how my day was going. I remember writing down my "emergency purchase" that I had to stop for at a gas station. I thought "yikes, they soo get people like me".

It had been a 12 hour day at work and had been awake since 3am and my eyes were watering, burning and exhausted at 5pm in traffic in Tacoma. I couldn't see with the bright sun and it was not safe for me to drive without sunglasses.

I had lost my sunglasses so it was a necessary purchase to buy some but needing them now I had to pay the "buy it now" price. (E-bay reference) Then when I got home I found my sunglasses in my car in a obvious place. It was not a good numbers day for me all around. My calories soared and my gym time in the teens I was not a very good citizen of one taking stock of the numbers in my life. This week I have been making friends with numbers. Math and numbers have never been my favorite thing.

I started a book study with my small group on "Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey. This week I have met the challenge set forth by our fearless number cruncher study leader Mary.
She gave us a spreadsheet and asked us all to write down every purchase we make each day down to the last stick of gum so we could see where our mula was going to.

I had started writing everything down on Tuesday and it has been quite an eye opener already. It made me think of all the things lately that I have been counting recently. I really don't like numbers. They have always been a struggle for me to find any joy in.

I modified something I wrote many moons ago about spiders to one on numbers for fun. Yes I equate spiders to numbers :)

Numbers Numbers Everywhere but all I can do is stare... They are on that sign on the road telling me what route to go, online in my calorie counter, on my checkbook and at work. too tired to scream... too smart to run... and too lost to catch them.

Numbers Numbers Everywhere but all I can do is stare... They are asking me to count and figure. They are not my gift, not my friends, and not my prefered way to meet the ends.

Numbers Numbers Everywhere but all I can do is stare... How do I find the equasion that can equal an end? I know I can find a fraction of peace in their midst, yet there is always a temptation to resist.

I am blessed not to have many bills or pets to rack up any fictional ones. I found a fun story from CNN.com about one Dogs debt. http://www.kcra.com/station/16839043/detail.html

Prayerfully today I submited to my lessons learned yesterday and reasoned I will learn that emotion does sometimes play in how my money is spent. It is all Gods first and what happens after that is what we are taking a look at in our study.

Today a song in my head was from the 80's "Things are going great, and they're only getting better, I'm doing all right, getting good grades, The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades"

Fruit: Joy & Gentleness
Song in my head: Futures so Bright, I gotta wear shades - Timbuk 3

Verse: Leviticus 9:24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

Reaching

There's a time I can recall,

Four years old and three feet tall,

Trying to touch the stars and the cookie jars,

And both were out of reach,

And later on in my high school,

It seemed to me a little cruel,

How the right words to say always seemed to stay,

Just out of reach,

Well I should not have thought it strange,

That growing causes growing pains'

Cause the more we learn the more we know,

We don't know anything,

But still it seems a tragic fate,

Living with this quiet ache,

The constant strain for what remains,

Just out of reach,
We are reaching for the future,
We are reaching for the past,

And no matter what we have we reach for more,

We are desperate to discover,

What is just beyond our grasp,

But maybe that's what heaven is for,
There are times I can't forget,

Dressed up in my Sunday best,

Trying not to squirm and to maybe learn,

A bit of what the preacher preached,

And later lying in the dark,

I felt a stirring in my heart,

And though I longed to see what could not be seen,

I still believed,

I guess I shouldn't think it odd,

Until we see the face of God,

The yearning deep within us tells us,

There's more to come,

So when we taste of the divine,

It leaves us hungry every time,

For one more taste of what awaits,

When heaven's gates are reached,
I believe that's what heaven is for.

There's a time I can recall,

Four years old and three feet tall.

Trying to touch the stars and the cookie jars,

And both were out of reach

Fruit: Patience & Peace

Song in my head: Reaching - Carolyn Arrends
Verse: Psalm 57: 8 Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 9 I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. 10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth

Songs in my head

Do you ever catch yourself singing along to a song and think...

"What in the world am I singing?"

I am on hold a lot a work and while waiting on hold you never know what your gonna get.. It's like a box of chocolates :)

Some of the songs I sung along to today on the way to work and @work..

Newsboys - Breakfast

When the toast is burned
And all the milk has turned
And Captain Crunch is waving farewell
When the Big One finds you
May this song remind you
That they don't serve breakfast in hell

Breakfast clubbers, drop the hankies
Though to some our friend was odd
That day he bought those pine pajamas
His check was good with God

Those here without the Lord
How do you cope?
For this morning we don't mourn
Like those who have no hope

Oh, rise up, Fruit Loop lovers
Sing out Sweet & Low
With spoons held high
We bid our brother, "Cheerio!"

Stone Sour - Through Glass

How do you feel? That is the question
But i forget.. you dont expect an easy answer
When something like a soul becomes
Initialized and folded up like paper dolls and little notes
You cant expect a bit of hope
And while your outside looking in
Describing what you see
Remember what your staring at is me

I'm looking at you through the glass...
Don't know how much time has passed
Oh god it feels like forever
But no one ever tells you that forever
Feels like home sitting all alone inside your head

Airlines hold music is interupted with....
Go ahead and get out of line and check in for your flight online

Manage your travel @continential.com

Now you can take off before you take off with our mastercard.. ..

bla bla blah TSA requirements say liquids gels ...

Rush of fools - Can't get away

I am an arrow, I am a rocket
I am a river and nothing can stop it
Cause You are the target and You are the atmosphere
You are the ocean that keeps pulling me, You're pulling me here
And I, can't get away, can't get away
Can't get away, can't get away
I can't get away, can't get away...I keep running into You
I am a beggar, You are the table
I am so helpless, God You are so able
And when I get turned around

You change my direction
You're so perfect, I'm so broken,

here You come with arms wide open
Chasing after me down every road
You're always waiting there
Even when I close my eyes, I can't help but see
There's no place that I can hide, You're such a part of me
I can't get away cause I keep running into You
I can't get away...

Singing along can be calorie burning... Found a cool website that tells you how many calories you burn for everyday activites http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php
One good thing about singing along to music.. It burns calories :)

Fruit: Gentleness
Song in my head: Can't get away - Rush of Fools
Verse: Colossians 3: 15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Dobson Vs Obama

I have been keeping tabs with the media on Dobson Vs Obama this last week or so. Dobson is one of my favorite people on earth and so hearing Obama who I have yet to claim any opinion of say he doesn't know what he is talking about really kind of eats me. He is a wise guy and has proven the test of time and years in ministry to give him that credit to listen to what he has to say. I can't say I agree totally with the whole enchilada but he has some significant points in the speech 2006 that Obama gave. Obama really doesn't address the specific points Dobson makes in his replies that I have seen.

I found it odd that Obama supports felt necessary to say that Dobson doesn't speak for Christians. I don't think that Dobson was putting off the message that he was speaking for all Christians or that he was speaking for the Bible either as the website http://www.dobsondoesntspeakforme.com/ implies. It implies that Dobson was making himself out to be God in some way. I have never gotten that from any of his messages and I have been listening to Focus on the Family for many years.

His heart proves true to his words of honest assessment saying it like it is about a political figure. Obama hasn't been one of my favorites as of late and this just makes it worse. When hearing of his abandoning his church and refusing to join another tell after elected it really said something. It says a lot to me about where he is in his faith. Those who stand for their faith and make a shout out are going to have to deal with that crud. He just isn't willing or was "advised" not to.

I am excited that it got the media attention it did with what Dobson said. Maybe his words could put a little feet to the Christian morality that he stands behind for Obama to listen and see voters want. I honestly can say as a voter for 12 years now I have voted in every presidential election and always research my candidate looking at their history and values first and then their agenda. I figure any candidate can say what they will do but what they have done in their past and in their personal lives shows what they will do with my future.

Fruit: Love and Peace
Song in my head: Something to say - Matthew West and I am - Mark Schultz

Verse:Psalm 29 1 Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. 3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. 5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning. 8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!" 10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever. 11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.