Snow Days

This quote is from one of my favorite books and is a very accurate description (I think!) of snow days:

From “The Shack” by William P. Young
“There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine. Snow or freezing rain suddenly releases you from expectations, performance demands, and the tyranny of appointments and schedules. And unlike illness, it is largely a corporate rather than individual experience. One can almost hear a unified sigh rise from the nearby city and surrounding countryside where Nature has intervened to give respite to the weary humans slogging it out within her purview. All those affected this way are united by a mutual excuse, and the heart is suddenly and unexpectedly a little giddy. There will be no apologies needed for not showing up to some commitment or other. Everyone understands and shares in this singular justification, and the sudden alleviation of the pressure to produce makes the heart merry.”

Beauty in the Masses

I spent some time this morning during my study thinking about how we as women are so often the harshest critics of other women. I recalled with not just a little stab of emotion the way I felt when I went through Rush at Kansas State University back in 1988. I remember the knot in the pit of my stomach when I realized just how precise some of the comparisons were when they were drawn by the rushees on the rushers.

I was raised with 6 brothers in a small rural town in Southwest Kansas. Clinique counters were not close. I had spent precious little time thinking about how I looked, especially in comparison to other girls my age. Once thrust into the University life with the integration of all types of young ladies from all types of backgrounds, I found myself studying others with an artist's intensity, only to turn the study to myself with both curiosity and the beginning of a new longing to be different than I was.

I turn 40 this year, and I do feel God beginning a deep work to shed my insecurities. As I shared in my discussion group this past week, it is time to realize and rock the fact that I am always going to be 5'2"!

How about you? Do you remember the time when your awareness of yourself in the pool of the masses began to take shape? How have you dealt with your own insecurities? If you have found a place of confidence, what advice would you give your fellow Sisters?

Last Night

I enjoyed so much getting to be at the evening study last night... What a great turnout!!!! I am so excited that all of you are setting out on this Journey with us. The purpose of this blog is to continue the discussion from our time together... So, let me know what you thought, what excites you, what are you praying to learn...

Great Morning

Wow!!!! What a great morning. I am so excited to see all that God is going to teach all of us through this study. I hope that you are as excited as I am. I have been reading your "It's tough being a women" papers, some of the responses have cracked me up. I was sitting in my car by myself in the carpool line laughing out loud. I hope nobody was watching....
I loved Beth's line this morning "You seek Him, and God's will is going to find you." So, seek Him this week. Be diligent in studying His word, and spending time with Him.