God is sooo not random!

First off for random thoughts/situations...my obsession with caffeine has gone too far...OK I have totally come to the realization that I am on a CAFFEINE BINGE! It's worse than ever before...I have become an addict who is constantly thinking about when I can drink my next cup of coffee or bottle of green tea or Diet Dr. Pepper! It's really a problem! I think it's all a product of my trying to cut back on caffeine during pregnancy...now it's like I'm making up for lost time!

I saw a squirrel fighting for it's life in the middle of the road today...ewww gross...

I prank called a friend today (OK I tried)...

I really want to start digital scrapbooking, and I'm super excited about getting everything together for it...

Kyle and I have spent the last two weeks uploading pictures to PhotoWorks...the result of not printing out pictures since Keith & Kayla's wedding (12/06)...thousands of pictures and a pretty high price...(I don't recommend it)

I know that I can't expect to be back to my pre-pregnancy shape right away, and I know that some things (aka hips) "spread out" during pregnancy (for some unfortunate souls like me), but can anyone tell me why my rib cage seems to have spread out, too?????? I carried Jackson sooo low the whole time, so I have no understanding of this!!! I have become a wider, flabbier version of myself. It's OK...I'm working on it, but that brings me to my next rant...

I have only been out of my work out routine for about 6 months...geez won't do that next pregnancy...but I feel like a stranger to the gym! Why is it that now I feel like everyone is staring at me? The other day I asked Kyle, "What did I used to eat when I used to eat healthy?" Hahaha...and before I left for the gym..."Do you remember what I used to do for my shoulders?" Oh man...

Has anyone been to Taco Bell lately? They now give a moist towelette, toothpick, and peppermint in the bag with your food...lol...Oh wow just realized I'm complaining about flab then talking about eating Taco Bell...hmmm...

This has been a random sort of day...

I say all this is random, but then again it's not so random because all these silly thoughts and situations have led me to think about how God is soooo not random! This past Sunday was our first time back to CFBC since Jackson was born. Well, wouldn't you know the day we return Dr. Trammel is preaching on James 3:2...something I could never hear too many times. (We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. James 3:2) Dr. Trammel focused on the power of the tongue, and it was something I certainly needed to be reminded of. It's not that I'm a huge gossip, although I'm guilty of gossiping. This Sunday I heard this verse in a different way. God revealed to me that I'm not a good listener. It's not that I don't care for others and their problems; in fact, it's the opposite. It's like as soon as someone begins telling me something that they are going through or is troubling them, I go into "fix-it" mode. I begin racking my brain for a solution to their problems, when maybe all they needed me to do was listen. I am praying that I will become a better listener, and that God will use my tongue to bring glory to Him. My prayer is simple, and it comes directly from a song we sang Sunday..."May the words of my mouth, O Lord, be acceptable in Thy sight".

I have already messed up this week...very early this morning actually. But I am praying it over and over and hoping that the Lord will do some "tongue-taming" so that I can be a powerful and effective witness for Him.

Anyway, I believe it was no coincidence that we returned this past Sunday! There were hundreds of people there, but I felt the message was just for me! How Great Is Our God...I love the way He works...

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