The Shack

I recently finished reading "The Shack" by William P. Young. I am a speedy reader, but it took me a little longer to get through this book. Not because it was hard to read, but because it's full of words I wanted to remember. I reread several parts of it along the way in hopes to retain as much as I could. I am planning on reading it again....with a highlighter next time.

I don't want to spoil the book by giving you too much information. You need to read it yourself. But I do want to share one little excerpt that is embedded in my brain.

The main character, Mack, is having a conversation with the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit says, "When something happens to you, how do you determine whether it is good or evil?" Mack thought about it for a moment and then replied, "Well, I haven't really thought about that. I guess I would say that something is good when I like it--when it makes me feel good or gives me a sense of security. Conversely, I'd call something evil that causes me pain or costs me something I want."

The conversation continues for several pages and concludes with the Spirit saying this:

"You must give up your right to decide what is good and evil on your own terms. That's a hard pill to swallow; choosing to only live in me. To do that you must know me enough to trust me and learn to rest in my inherent goodness."

Wow. Do I know Him well enough?

Fudgsicle Anyone?

Dear Sonic

To whom it may concern,

I have recently been to three separate establishments within the past two weeks. I am writing to let you know that I have had the same conversation with three different employees at these three separate establishments. The conversation is as follows:

"Welcome to Sonic! May I take your order?"
"Yes! Can I get two kiddie size chocolate milk shakes?"
"Ummmmmm, we can't do that."
"Okay. Can I have one regular size chocolate milk shake with an extra kiddie size cup, lid, and straw so I can divide it up for my children?"
"Of course. We CAN do that!"

One Sonic employee even went the extra mile and divided it up for me, saving me the mess on the console of my car. My question is this, why don't you offer kiddie size milk shakes? When I order a Wacky Pack you give me the option of a kiddie size drink, slushy, milk, or juice. But then when I try to order a kiddie size milk shake you will not let me. You might want to change that. I think it would go over well with your customers that have small children.

Sincerely,
Kathryn

I'm BACK

My break from blogging lasted a little longer than what I had planned. I had intended on posting a few weeks ago, but when I sat down at the computer I didn't know what to write. I thought, "I've been away for a while, so this better be a good one!" I sat for a while, but nothing came to mind that seemed blog worthy. So again today I sit with nothing special to write, except that I'm BACK! I hope to not disappoint my whole 10 readers that have checked to see if I've rejoined the world wide web yet.

I took a break from my blog for several reasons. First of all, I seem to neglect the laundry, the dishes, the floors, and other household duties because of the time I spend on the computer. Can anyone relate?

Secondly, I just needed to distance myself from cyberspace. Through blogging I find myself completely involved in people's lives that I have never met. Click after click, story after story, tear after tear. Everyone has a story to tell. Some stories will break your heart. Some will make you laugh. And others you don't want to pull away from until you've read every single word in their journey. I realized that I needed to step back and invest in people that I DO know.

I also took a break from the blogging world to think about what I blog about, why I blog, and who reads my blog. When blogging you "put yourself out there", so to speak. How much is too much information? Is it weird for someone to get to know me without EVER having a conversation with me? Yes, yes it is. But that's the chance we bloggers take when we post stories on the internet.

So with all that said, I'm back. I will once again post funny stories. I will post pictures of my kids. I will even post something deep every once in a while. I will eventually venture back to those that I do not know to see how they are doing. And I will definitely check up on friends that I love dearly.

'Til next time....