People can change...`

Our Daily Bread

In my special edition blog posting last week, I mentioned one of the reasons for this blog -- to let others know that God can work in your life to transform your personality at any age. Today's devotional also talks about a people that changed.

The people at Thessalonica once worshiped idols until they heard about the living God. They turned from their idols to server Him. What a transformation! Their transformation was a witness to the neighboring areas around them.

I ask you and I ask myself -- what idols do you worship today? Do we even realize it? Could it be relationships (like a partner or boyfriend), a job, a home, vanity, etc.? Let us pray that each of us finds the idols in our lives so we can stop worshiping them. We can then focus on the living God and transform our lives!

Lord, help me identify the idols in my life. I want to turn away from them and turn to you.

Movie Monday

I had to work most of the weekend, so I didn't get a chance to go to the movies. ;-( I thought I would write about one of my favorite movies - Everafter.

Everafter is a retelling of the Cinderella story staring Drew Barrymore and Angelica Huston. Great flick! I loved the approach they took to the whole story. I also loved some of the memorable lines:

"Just breathe..."

"How can someone love a pebble in their shoe.."

Listen for those lines in context during the movie when you rent it from NetFlix or RedBox.

Other Stuff

I have the MRI on my right knee this morning. It is feeling much better, though I still have issues with putting on clothes. I will see what the doctor says.

I will have a very busy work week. I am ahead of schedule from the upgrade project last year, which is good. I have some more issues to figure out. Whew! I am looking forward to my diversions this week. I have my D2 class on Wednesday and I am taking a friend out for his birthday on Thursday.

My song went over pretty well last night. I sang "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" at the Advent service at King Avenue. It is an alternative, progressive service, so I did something progressive. I accompanied myself by playing a single note on my keyboard using the pipe organ voice. It was haunting to hear that one tone throughout the song. I am glad it went over well.

Please say a prayer for my eyes. I try not to complain. I tried contact lens last week in order to see better. They didn't seem to help much. I am not sure if I want to go down the road of no line bifocals or what I want to do. I will figure out something.

Hang in there, my friends. I will be upbeat and steady. That is what I do...