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it’s been a long and uneventful week.  last night, jeromy and i went and bought stuff to make lunches.  we both have been going out to eat excessively… creating a problem for our wallets and waistlines, so we now have tons of make-your-own-lunch stuff.  i dug out my lunchbox and threw together snacks and whatnot.  we’re trying to eat healthier, too… so this morning, i snacked on grapes and carrots.

jeromy and i were thinking about going to the tsn bbq in granbury this weekend, but jeromy is on call for work and he’s anticipating a busy couple of days.  i have a feeling that most of my time will be spent at my apartment, working on my laptop, and chilling with bacon.  i’m working on getting all my music from my mp3 player and cds and whatnot compiled and organized on my laptop.  there a bunch of crap that i know i won’t listen to anymore, so i’m going to work on getting that stuff burned onto cds so that they can be stored and quit taking up space on my hard drive or mp3 player.

i’ve been distracted lately.  i haven’t been communicating with god as much as i should be.  i was at a stoplight yesterday and i looked up.  i saw the white clouds… and there was just enough wind that i saw them move and all.  very smoothly and majestic.  it was one of those moments where the simple things give you awe.  and for a minute, my perspective was above the traffic and all my little silly worries.  i thought about the big picture and how god might see me and the world.  .  .  and then my light turned green and off i went.  while i didn’t experience a prayer or a great spiritual event, the “recentering” did me good.  i think i need more “look up” moments - so that my heart is reminded about who i am and why i’m here.  i need to go to god more with the little things in my life.  i know that it’s sometimes hard to bring the things we might deem “insignificant” or “little” to our heavenly father, but when we hold onto them, we’re in fact, sending the message that we doubt god’s capacity to help with such things.  when we allow the room and opportunities for god to exhibit his love and power in our lives, great things can occur.