Anyway ... quick catch-up~~
Yesterday was my niece, L's party for her 10th birthday. She had it at our local skating rink. Here's a little of our conversation last week.
L: "Aunt Dee Dee, are you going to come to my party".
Me: "Of course! Where are you having it?"
L: "Skateland".
Me: "Are you kidding? I am the QUEEN of rollerskating! I am SO good! You have no idea how well I can skate! I can't wait! When is it???"
L: (looking a tad mortified) "Ummmm ... you don't have to skate. I just want you to come."
Me: "Oh, no .... I AM SKATING!!"
It was then I still wished I had my white skates with Carolina blue wheels and blue pom poms tied on the shoe laces. That's right. I was stylin' when I was in elementary school. I even had a skate case. I loved me some Skateland!
I think my brother was afraid I was going to embarrass him. As soon as we walked in, I saw all the SAME decor from when I was younger and I said, "Ahhhhh, yes!! It's all coming back to me now. All we need now are some Jordache jeans and some Loverboy playing over the loud speaker!!"
My brother wasn't amused.
He may have even rolled his eyes.
We had a blast (except for Eric changing his skates THREE times to get the right fit. What on earth? Oh yeah ... E and O skated, too and by the end of the party, O was doing 'tricks'. I call it 'falling', but she said it was 'tricks', so we went with that.
Switching subjects ......
I've gotten a few e-mails asking me how I'm doing reading my One Year Bible. I have to say, reading this must be EXACTLY what God wants for me at this time because He is making me enjoy it so much. So far, it hasn't seemed mechanical or burdensome (some concerns we all have about starting it) and I am learning a lot. It is taking me longer to get through a day because I'm stopping so often to question something I've read. That got me behind one day last week, but I caught back up last night. I keep praying for consistency and that I finish strong. We shall see...
I don't know about you, but I have a lot of people in my life right now going through some very tough things. It just seems like a lot of warfare going on all around us. The past few days have been weighing on me because of conversations I have had with several women or families that are just flat-out hurting. I don't have the answers and I can't possibly take away their burdens. But, I know WHO can.
There is a Psalm that I memorized long ago and I find myself quoting it so often - especially when something or someone comes against me or my family. Or, even if I wake in the middle of the night upset about something (does that happen to anyone else?). Here's part of it....
"Lord, HOW are they increased that trouble me!
Many are they that rise up against me.
Many there be which say of my soul,
There is no help for him in God. Selah
BUT THOU O LORD, art a shield for me;
MY GLORY, AND THE LIFTER UP
OF MINE HEAD.
I cried unto the Lord with my voice,
and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked;
FOR THE LORD SUSTAINED ME."
Psalm 3:1-5
What that verse always tells me is that no matter how hard my life gets, no matter how it looks for me in the world's eyes or no matter who comes against me, God is my shield and the lifter of my head. I can cry to Him and tell Him my fears and He HEARS me. I can sleep in peace because He WILL SUSTAIN me through the night.
I have needed that Word so often in the past few months.
Love that!
8 comments:
I so remember those skating rink days, it was an every fri. night thing for me back in the day. Sounds like you had fun at the party!
What one year bible are you reading, Ive been debating on getting one, and there are so many different ones.......
I love that Psalms, it definitely gives you reassurance that there is no need to worry, just let him take care of it all!
Hope you have a great week!
~Jennifer
Hope you have a great week!
~je
Im so sorry, I looked back in your previous post and found which one year bible are reading, thanks,
~Jennifer
I met my husband in a skating rink... we still to this day skate... & his daughters. I always say "We're a skating family!"... love it!
I didn't have the pom poms because I had to have the skate covers? Remember those - the black pieces of material that covered up the boot to make your foot just black... skates have changed from then!
I loved to go rolling skating at the same place, just about every Saturday morning~ I had my own skates and white case too~
My niece had her b-day party there when she was little and my mom went rolling skating and "M" thought that was the funniest thing that her "Grandmother" was rolling skating at her party.
You are as young as you feel~ LOL
I feel old today~
I tried to learn skating at 21(long story short I was one of those that never got to do "anything") and had enough tricks to know at 21 that if you don't learn something at an early age sometimes it just ain't meant to happen !
Lisa B.
Last time I tried to skate, I was the Queen of Bust My Rear. If I were to get back up on skates now, God would definitely have to be the lifter of my head and a shield for my backside.
He is good. He is always so good!
Dee,
Oh...how I remember good ole Skatland, USA!! I was not as good of a skater as you, but I had some cool red and white skates and tried REAL hard to look the part! Remember the dice game and I won the entire top 40 hits on records- not cassettes, but records!! Are we getting old?? We need to talk- call me when you have time.
Love ya!
wow, we are starting Ester next week & I'm looking foreward to it!! I want to do the bible in a year, i am covetous that your loving it so much! I' not having that same xperience, but I'm praying for it!! Great post... ♥ LA
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