The physical and emotional part of me is living in this world, but the rest of me (mental and spiritual) is living in a spiritual place that I think most people call and think of as Heaven.  I know that this most likely sound crazy to some of you, but I think I really began to understand the whole concept in a lot better way today.

I don’t think of myself as an oddball!  I like to think of myself as somewhat normal.  I like fried chicken, sweet tea and just about anything that is chocolate!  I love life and really seek to get the most out of “every day” living.  I like people and enjoy spending time with and interacting with most most of the time!  But there are just some days when I can’t seem to get or understand anybody.  It’s like I am in my body, but can’t get out to make a connection!

Today was one of those days!  I was trying really hard to connect.  To understand and be understood!  Today was a great day – don’t get me wrong – there was not anything wrong with the day!  It’s just that I had such high expectations.  I thought that today we might all be able to take it up a notch spiritually and maybe we did!  It’s hard for me to see, feel and figure that out, because part of me is here and part of me is there!  The part of me that is here is so excited about the possibilities!  The part of me that is there has such a high expectation and for such a totally different reason.  I think that my judgments get crossed in the mail and this can be very confusing!  I will continue to work on it and I hope that understanding will bring blessing and growth for all of us!

I am not sure that any of this will make any sense to any of you, but I feel a little bit better by taking the time to just share my thoughts!  I hope that my life with God in Heaven is making a difference in my life with you here on earth – If so then, everything is much better than I could dream or imagine!

I used to not really be a big fan of the beach, but then I had two little girls and now I love the beach!  My favorite thing about the beach is going “boogie boarding” with my girls.  We can literally spend hours waiting for and catching wave after wave.  The best waves are the ones that grab you and take you all the way back to the shore!  To catch a good wave, you have to be patient and you have to be focused!  You can’t get distracted by all of the other things that are going on at the beach.  You have to get out into the water.  You have to get in just the right place.  You have to wait for just the right wave, because not just any wave will do.  When the right wave comes – you have to be ready and jump on!  Then you better hold on, because you are going for an amazing ride!

Our church is at a place where we are getting ready to catch a wave.  If we will pay attention and keep our eyes on the prize – we will not miss it, and we will all enjoy an amazing ride.  We need to be patient – knowing and trusting that God has  plan and we are in the center of it.  We need to stay focused on what is really important and not allow ourselves to be distracted by the many different things that compete for our attention.  We don’t make the wave – God sends it and God has us as a church at just the right place and just the right time to catch a “God-Made” wave.  A wave that will take us as a church into our community to make a real and meaningful difference in people’s lives!  The wave is coming – are you ready?