Where's the Beef?

I was remembering the old Wendy's commercial yesterday as we walked out of church. While the music was great and the people were wonderful the sermon well, I felt like the old lady's in the Wendy's commercial asking about the aforementioned food.

I'm guessing a lot of people have had experiences like this. Be it the movie you've been dying to see for months, only to be sorely disappointed when you realize the plot is lacking completely ( much like the way I felt about Oceans 12). Or the way you feel when you've looked at some piece of furniture online only to get to the store to find out its the most uncomfortable thing you've ever sat on in your life.

I went to church yesterday hungry to hear the Word. After a rough week...very rough week. ( Allergy testing apparently involves 37 injections in my back then two in my arm to keep me breathing, but I'm recovering well thanks for those of you who were praying.) However, what I found was a sermon that lacked in anything really. It was a guest speaker not the norm for the service we've been attending and I guess the guy was just having what felt like an off day. But both Chad and I left hungry. We'd come to a place of comfort a place of a good spiritual meal yet it seemed while we were expecting a feast what we got was in fact, coffee and donuts. The good news though, was it sparked my husband and I to talk about what we were missing. And in some way, our conversation became the food we were longing for. Of course it probably helped that we had this conversation over barbecue in one of the only places we've found out here that's actually serving it! But, it was a beautiful thing. Apparently my husband and I can actually talk ( always good) and if we get out of the way there is plenty of the proverbial spiritual food we were longing for.

So here is to being hungry when leaving church and finding out that you've got what you need to make a good meal on you own...I'm gonna go find that old Amy Grant song "Fat little baby" and finish cleaning up spilled flour in the kitchen (why is flour so difficult to get clean).

Hope you're all well fed and talking amongst yourselves...we've all got so much to learn from each other....
Blessings to you all

Coincidence...I think not...

Strange things happen. I have a theory that they happen more often in Los Angeles ( well maybe because its LA, maybe just because I say so who knows). Last night Chad wanted to see a movie I wanted a quiet night with my hubby where we could actually talk ( not to mention chiro and my back were not friends yesterday!). So we instead headed to a Borders to look for a docudrama that I have been wanting him to see called “Isaac’s Storm” about the Galveston hurricane, which he now really wants to see after reading the book it’s based on. Anyhoo, we went to Borders ( 4 hours of free parking with validation from a purchase! Woo hoo!!!) The really strange part though is that as were walking through the store (after just getting this yummy coffee milkshake thing YUM YUM!!!) suddenly this young woman walks up to Chad and says, “Chad? Is that you?” He’s like yea its me…turns out it’s a girl he knew from High school, the daughter of his favorite band director that we only recently discovered lives out here…needless to say, he was shocked since he remembers her as an 8th grader =) But how strange is it when things like that happen. You have one set of plans and then when you change them slightly (He really wanted to see a movie last night) something unexpected yet wonderful often happens.
LA is a big place so running into anyone is kind of like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. But, so far I know of no one I know living out here so I guess if I neglect to put on makeup when going out, I at least will be ok! =)
Sorry, its been so long since I updated, for those of you following the drama with my knee we found out Thursday it won’t require surgery, just a month or so of physical therapy to get me back on track so that’s a big Yea God!!
So anyway, I guess here’s to changing plans and trusting that God will be there whatever turns you make. Afterall, those of you who know me, know Chad wasn’t in my plans…talk about a nice surprise when plans fall through…something better waiting around the corner…maybe I should change my plans more often =)
Love you guys and miss you all too, keep in touch people let me know what strange things are happening to you=)