All 8G's do not a blond make.

I was "getting rooty" so I went to the store to buy some hair color.  They were out of my brand and I didn't have the time or the energy to go to another store, park, walk in, find the hair color, and so on.  I bought another brand thinking, "if you've tried one 8G you've tried them all, right?"  WRONG! My usual 8G is a caramel blond and I love it, but I am now wearing a strawberry blond and it's quite a difference.  I have tried for two days to think of some way to spiritualize it but haven't been able to think of anything that made sense.  So there you have it...just another kookie day in the life of one who is Biblically blond!  Smile at someone today - they may have used the wrong hair color too and just need a smile. :)

God Knows

Psalm 35:24 says, "Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me."  In every prickly situation God knows who is at fault and whose hands are clean.  We can trust Him that eventually, the truth will be known.  If you have a strained relationship and you are feeling attacked by a fellow Christian, I encourage you to read all of Psalm 35 for it will give you courage and strength to face your day.  The Lord is the avenger of those who are following Him.

I Will

Psalm 34:1-3 "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. ² My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. ³ Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together."  If I am blessing the Lord at all times and praising Him continually, it leaves me with little time to criticize others.  I will boast about the Lord today and bring joy to those who hear (and overhear) my conversations.  I will magnify the Lord this day.  Will you exalt His name together with me?

Of Paper Towels and Tears

There I stood in the teacher's lounge rest room washing my hands.  When I turned off the water and reached for a paper towel I realized that there were four paper towel choices!  Should I choose the one in the paper towel dispenser, the extra one on top of the dispenser (someone had already started that one), the roll of paper towels on the sink (that one was started too), or the stack of folded paper towels?  I could have cried because I was already having a stressful day and this was going to push me right over the edge.  It's times like these that I cling to Psalm 61:2, "From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I."  I must remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that the Lord can't take me through.  Oh, it might bring me to tears, but it will not take me down.  When I feel overwhelmed I will run to God in prayer. I hope that you will too!

Words

Proverbs 25:13 "Like the cold of snow in time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters."  Do I refresh the soul of those I interact with on a daily basis or are they glad to leave my presence?  Do I have...
     gentle words (25:15)
     humble words (25:6)
     wise words spoken at the right time (25:11)
     wise rebuke given to an obedient ear (25:12)
     refreshing words (25:13)
     not boastful words (25:14)
     truthful words (25:18)
     words "wrapped in a coat of tenderness and love" (25:20)
     not angry, slanderous words (25:23)
     not quarrelsome words (25:24)
     words that glorify the Lord not myself (25:27)

To follow these Scriptures today will take an act of God in my life.  I surrender, I yield, I bow, I submit my tongue to the Lord today.  "Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer." (Psalm 19:14)

I am blond because I choose to be.  I am Biblically Blond because God has chosen me.  I am loved by God, forgiven and cleansed, saved.  I am a new creation because of Jesus and I am devoted to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  I invite you to follow me as I follow Christ and I will do my best to share with you what I have learned in my Christian walk. I can promise you that this blog will be a little "blond" at times.  What's that word my kids use on me?  Oh yes!  Random!  I'm a little random at times, but that's how I roll.  I love to laugh until my sides hurt and my face is stuck in a smile, but I have also cried until my eyes were swollen and hurt so deeply that I felt the pain down deep in my bones.

In my 47 years I have seen the death of a parent and a sibling, the deep pain of suffering with a loved one who is in recovery from an eating disorder, my husband having cancer, walking through healing with a loved one who had been abused, raising five children, rebellion and repentance, after 17 years at home becoming a working mom, graduations, marrying off two dear daughters, sending off two eligible bachelors to college, and the list could go on and on and on.  Through it all, I have learned that God loves me so much and wants to have a relationship with me that is real and personal.  I can bring Him all of my hurts for comfort and joys for celebrating.