Viewing through a broken mirror

Happy Tuesday Ya'll. So much that is going on in my life and heart, and yet, none of it I feel like sharing right now. Odd. sorry I will say this much. Matthew 22 makes it clear that we are to Love the Lord with all that we are. Second, we are to Love others as ourselves. "Ya,ya we've heard this one before" you might say, "I do love God and I love people as much as I can in a day." Well that's nice, good to know you were listening in Sunday service. But I come with a different purpose.

The challenge? One that has been turning my life upside-down this past month.

How can I really love people (or God for that matter) as myself if I don't really love... or LIKE myself?

IDENTITY: What is it to you? Wanna know what yours is?.... look at the fruit of your down-and-out nights all alone. What do you say about yourself TO yourself when nobody else is listening. Now, what does GOD say about what your saying? Is is true? Is it just your imagination? Is it Satan squeezing in?

What's the difference between who you are and who you really are?

Out of the blue

I was speachless. Of all the places, Walmart would be the least likely; here in my little northern small town!! As I scanned the faces in line, one in particular caught my attention.... mainly because she was waving at me. It took me until she was walking toward me that I realized who it was!
My very first puppy-love, now sixteen years later, was walking forward!
We have had a hit and miss, off and on acquaintance since we were four of course, but it had been at least four years since I had heard anything. Now as she walked up with her husband, my world was rocked like no other!!! Apparently, she now lives in this little town not too far from my school!
Funny what happens when you stop to pay attention to who is around you... you might just find your not as alone as you think you are.
Missin' all my free-spirits back down south in SGF as I recall the people I love to see. Only a few more weeks and we'll be together again!