Lather, Rinse, Repeat

First,  the shower head in my bathroom has decided to be clogged.  (Yes, Troy and I shower in separate bathrooms.  During my naive single years, I thought this was a sign of an unhealthy marriage.  In our case, it's a sign that I need a larger bath/shower combo and Troy is okay with the minuscule stall shower in the master bathroom.)  Okay, back to the point.  It was working fine and dandy on Sunday morning.  Then yesterday morning it just decided be "tired", or clogged, barely spraying heated water.  I thought maybe it was just a fluke.  Maybe even water in the line from the recent repair being done near our house.

Second,  Tuesday mornings are CRAZY for me.  I need to get out the door by 8:50 in order to make it to women's bible study on time.  That means getting through these tasks before 8:45:  exercise, pack breakfast and lunch for Troy, pack breakfast and snack for me, walk the dogs, review my lesson notes, shower, and get ready.  I know, probably most people could do that in 30 minutes with their eyes closed.  Not me.  It's like a marathon of focus for me to get through the tasks and get out the door on time. 

So, it's Tuesday morning.  I'm taking a bit of pride in the fact that I've been able to complete my list and am on track to leave my house on time.  I turn on the shower.  Well, it wasn't a fluke.  Because a fluke doesn't happen two days in a row, right?  Drizzle, drizzle.  Darn it!  And I have to wash my hair.  This is going to take FOREVER!  Oh, well...here we go.  I take a palm full of shampoo out of the large pump dispensing bottle.  Lather.  Rinse.  Rinse.  Rinse.  Rinse.  Rinse.  Finally ready for conditioner.  I pump another palm full of SHAMPOO and before I realize it, I have worked it through my hair instead of the conditioner I thought I had in my hand.  I really, really didn't need to lather, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse, and repeat!

To quote one of my favorite lines from The Karate Kid, "Your focus needs more focus." 

Over

I'm over it...

Seriously, over it.....

I really mean it.....

I'm over it.....

I gave myself a break from the meticulous planning and counting points of daily meals for Christmas.  Great gift, huh? 

Not so much.

My Weight Watchers group meets on Tuesday nights.  Christmas AND New Year's Day cancelled my meetings.  Could I have gone to a different meeting?  Well, of course I could.  But I didn't.  I've tried at least 5 different days to get back on the wagon and that darn thing just won't slow down. 

So, I'm making a public proclamation.  Even though I will not weigh in and see my favorite Weight Watcher girls until Tuesday, I AM BACK ON THE JOURNEY TOMORROW!!!!!!!

This little "Eat-like-a-Pig Pit Stop"  is.......

OVER!

Whenever I see...

I love rainbows.  (I've even been known to get almost as worked up about them as the famous You Tube sensation "Double Rainbow Guy".)  As a very small child, I was told the bible story of Noah's Ark and the rainbow God sent to promise He would never again destroy with a flood.  So, to me, the rainbow was a personal gift from God.  A reminder, if you will.  A beautiful, awe inspiring reminder.

The pastor at my church has encouraged us to read through the bible this year.  He also added that as we read each day, to look for a characteristic of God.  So, as I read the account of Noah, his family, and pairs of animals in the ark, I was mindful to think about the Character of God.

Now, I must share with you that I truly believe that the bible is the Living Word of God.  By "living", I mean that each time I read it the Holy Spirit points out something that I had never seen before or something that relates to my life at that moment like it has never related before. Sometimes I've prayed for this insight.  Sometimes it happens out of the blue and I'm caught by surprise at His intimate and personal love for me. 

This morning, the Holy Spirit pointed out something that just made me smile.  A nuance to God's character that I made me grin.  After Noah and his family have stepped out onto dry land, God made a covenant with Noah that a flood would never again destroy the earth.  And the sign of this covenant would be a rainbow. 

And God said, "I am giving you a sign as evidence of my eternal covenant with you and all living creatures.  I have placed my rainbow in the clouds.  It is the sign of my permanent promise to you and to all the earth.  When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will be seen in the clouds and I will remember my covenant with you and with everything that lives.  Never again will there be a flood that will destroy all life.  When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth."  (Genesis 9:12-16 NLT)

 

God said, "When I see the rainbow in the clouds..." 

I smile because when I admire the beauty of a rainbow, I know that God is seeing that very same arch of colors.  That very one.  A moment we can share together. 

I love Him!