Today I was driving in my husband's truck and I kept getting the strangest long glances from people I was passing by or next to in traffic. I kept thinking "I know this is a sweet ride, 1970 pick up with an aqua stripe down the side, but really this southern Missouri, it's been done before." As I kept driving, thinking about the starved for entertainment citizens of Joplin, I caught a glimpse of what my two front seat passengers were wearing. I was traveling with spider man in full body Spidey suit, and Cinderella complete with tiara. We looked like we were going to a Halloween party. No wonder the odd looks in August. So perhaps the most revealing question of the day for me was "When did it happen?" When did traveling with a circus become something that is so the norm that I don't even notice anymore? What else in my life have I become so accustomed to that it's shock value has worn off and I have become calloused.
Josh and I are going through a major re-evaluation time. What do we have just to have. What do we think we need because the world tells us we do. What have we become so accustomed to putting up with that we don't even notice it's offense to us, or to God? So far we have come up with Coke is in, SUV is out. Coke is in, sayin crap all the time is out. Coke is in, cell phones out? (jury is still out on that one). Can you tell I have a slight addiction. Learning how to be best friends again is in, buying lots of shoes is out. Learning how to trust God when the checkbook makes us sad needs to be in, trying to do it all ourselves is out. Living each day as a blank page for Him to fill is in, over scheduling is out.
As I glance outside the window at Spidey mowing the yard with daddy, I think some things are definitely OK to get used to and I pray that I will always be shocked by those that aren't. (As long as it's not Coke :))
2 comments:
I love your thoughts here; we, too, are going through this process and sometimes feeling a bit overwhelmed at all the changes ahead. Thanks for sharing- and, I agree, Coke is a must!
HOW ADORABLE is your family picture!? and your blog is great, I love it-you are a great writer. I can't believe you are going to Africa. I am going to have to read through your posts to get the scoop! I am pretty sure I saw you and a few of your kiddos when I was home in January, but I was afraid that 1)it might not be you and 2) you might be freaked out by some wierdo saying hi that you didn't know!
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