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what happened…

…to the remains of the day?

i used to write on sunday evenings…thoughts on the day.  deep thoughts - like these.

what’s happened to me?  i wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that i think i bruised my brain this week in a freak “storage closet cleaning” accident….

or maybe the glitter is dumbing-down my thought process.

now all i have to say - in the remains of the day - is:

i love my church.

i love seeing my kids worship God.

i love makeup on sunday morning.

i love scrubbing my face on sunday night.

i love cinnamon crunch bagels…a lot.

i love when the room finally stops spinning - after eating “said bagels” and then standing under hot lights - …….but at least the colors are pretty and wavy…….

i love the fact that i can’t open my eyes while riding on the harley if we’re on a “big road”.

i love that my little sister’s boyfriend wore an “i love detroit” t-shirt to church this morning…and he fit right in! :-)

i love not having to be pretty on monday…

that’s it.  that’s all i have….maybe someday the profundity will return.

maybe.

p.s.:  just to illustrate what i’m talking about, i will tell you what i said to kayleigh friday night….my profound parental advice about being safe in this “tropical storm” weather:

Kayleigh:  “Mom, we’re going over to see some friends….”

Me:  “Okay, but you be careful because there are places on the ground with water”.

Kayleigh:  “What?!

Me:  “Umm….yeah, no - I’m sticking with what I said because I know what I meant!”

SEE!?!

maybe i should cut back on the glitter…and wear a helmet when i’m cleaning……

maybe.

peace.

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angiebledsoe
on August 24, 2008
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Joy…

So we celebrated my parents 40th wedding anniversary last night.  It was a nice night, and I got to see some people I haven’t seen in years…

…one of them was a former “babysitter”/friend of the family that I hadn’t seen in 30plus years.  Despite the time and distance, when I looked into her eyes I said, “Oh!  I know you!!!“…

…she babysat me when I was around 3 and 4, and I remember her vividly.

She also remembers me.

vividly.

I think I terrorized her…but, at least I kept her life interesting while I was in her charge.

She took me to Disney…and although I was probably only 3 or so, I still remember that trip.

She took me to a restaurant where a guy was singing and taking requests…I started dancing in the aisle and asked him to sing “This little light of mine“;  he didn’t know that song…so I sang it for him! :-)
She sat with me at a Christmas program (I think it was at FBC Orlando), and when they announced that the congregation would all sing “Joy to the world“, I stood up and sang (loudly):

“JEREMIAH WAS A BULLFROG…”

Apparently, this was not the version that The First Baptist Church had in mind…much to my dad’s chagrin (he was the associate pastor at the time).

And when Diane reminded me of these “artistic endeavors”, I said, “Well, Diane I’m still standing up in front of people every Sunday and singing things that most people wouldn’t sing in church!

and I am.

Joy to the world!

Just when I was feeling so old, I was reminded that I’ve always been this way…

…and I guess I always will be.

Joy!

Sorry, Diane.

Sorry to any other of you people who had the task of “managing” me. :-)
I am what I am….

…and Jeremiah is what he is:

A BULLFROG!

Peace….and joy to you all!!

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angiebledsoe
on August 23, 2008
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A Monday is a Monday is a…

Monday…infinity.

Remember when it was cool to play the “one-up” game where you would go back and forth until someone would “win” by saying “…infinity.” - that is, until someone else would start adding things to infinity like “infinity plus a kazillion”…but I digress.

Actually, I can’t really “digress” since I have no real point…but I digress. (Apparently, now whenever I decide to change my topic, I just type “but I digress” and voila: said topic changed.

I’m still feeling the energy from the services yesterday. I’m always worn out on Monday, but there were so many things that were such an encouragement to me. Our numbers were up even though it’s summertime, giving has increased greatly, and people are excited about finding their place to minister to the community around them - you can see it in their eyes.

It’s such an understatement for me to say “I really needed that!” - I can’t possibly verbalize how much I needed it…desperately.

Byron spoke about how we can all get weary from our laboring - especially in a portable church - and I’ve been so weary lately. But one way we can combat this is by stopping to really see the fruits of our labor…and of the hand of God.

So, today is a typical Monday…and it’s not - all at the same time…

So it’s all good.

Infinity…final. :-)

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angiebledsoe
on June 2, 2008
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The Remains of the Day

What a nice day. :-) And now we’re having a little “cold” snap!! The ten-day forecast for O’Town puts little notes next to the projected weather (like if it’s going to be really cold, it might say “don’t forget to protect your plants”), and next to Wednesday’s forecast of “73/54 and sunny” it said “plan a scenic drive!” :-) .

I think it’s awesome that the weather channel wants me to get more in touch with nature!

Church this morning was great. I appreciate the commitment of all the C3ers even more when it’s a beautiful spring day, like today.

Lauren was in church today, too! :-)
So, now it’s in the sixties and I’m pretty much freezing!! Oh well, as long as it doesn’t get cold enough to affect my plants or my birds, I’m good…I can always just put on some wool socks! It’s just a good excuse to drink some hot chocolate and put on a fuzzy sweater.

Anyway, it was a beautiful Sunday.

Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on April 13, 2008
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