This is a picture of me writing songs in the early hours of the morning this past week… A friend of mine snapped it with her iPhone. I love the grainy-ness and the moment that she captured. I was feeling pretty inspired at that moment and I’m loving the new things I am writing!
Do any of you guys feel more creative late at night? When is your best time to write songs, paint, write poetry, or whatever your creative outlet is?
Love,
Vicky : )
So I saw these gnomes in Target this week. They totally made me smile.
Everyone was rushing past them shopping while they lay there and slept…. Made me wonder how much of life we spend rushing around, when we need to be getting rested instead. The pace of life today makes it so hard to really stop, refuel and listen to God.
My brain started to think about the concept of “Sabbath”. We all know that Genesis speaks of God creating the universe, then resting on the 7th day. That day of rest was called the Sabbath, and the people of Israel were instructed to follow this patterm of keeping one day a week work-free and dedicating it to rest and to God.
So what does that mean for us today as Jesus-followers? What should our pattern of life look like as Apprentices of the Master… how can we obey the call to “Sabbath”? Do you guys think it needs to be Sundays, or one certain day per week? or is it a general approach to life? And what should these times of rest look like… what is the goal and why do we do it?
(Also – sidenote – for extra points!! – What on earth IS a GNOME anyway?! And where did they come from??!)
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Vicky
Today I’m shamelessly stealing a Blog post from my friend Wendy Beechward’s blog!
Check out this video…. and thanks to Karen Kipley who was the person who told Wendy about the video!… I love how great things spread from friend to friend!
This verse from the Message paraphrase sums it all up perfectly:
Micah 6:8
‘But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do,
What God is looking for in men and women.
It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,
Be compassionate and loyal in your love,
And don’t take yourself too seriously—
Take God seriously.’
Enough said…
Vicky
