Mondays really are not my favorite day of the week. Is it really anybody's? They are always so hard on me. It's hard to get up on Mondays and then work is always so busy on this day for me. I'm also working double time to get everything all caught up and ahead a little as well. I'm only working four days this week and then again next Monday and then I'll be gone from work for two weeks. I'm excited about that though because it is a much needed break.
This Fall Festival is going to be the death of me, I think. It's on Saturday and I'm really starting to feel the stress of it. At this point, I feel like it's not coming together that great but I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised come Saturday. I need so many volunteers and right now and I have more booths than workers so I pray that workers show up on Saturday and I can assign them a spot. So I'm completely stressed about it then I have Ladies Prayer Group tonight. I feel partially ready for this. I shouldn't have had the Fall Festival so close to the LPG meeting. It's almost been too much. So with both of those and then trying to tie up loose ends at work and get ready for my vacation, I feel an ulcer coming on. But it's all good. I guess not everything has to be perfect like I want it. But let me just say that I 'm so glad that a big whopping vacation is coming after this weekend. It's going to wear me out!
This weekend was really good. Saturday my mom and I went shopping together to get things for my trip and for the things we needed for Fall Festival. While out, I found the best new Fall candy. It's a Hershey's Kiss Pumpkin Spice flavored. It tastes really good. It taste just like pumpkin pie. I bought them to put in my candy dish at work and I know I'll have them all eaten before the day is over. Which is not good since I'm going to sit on a beach for the next week. I hope my bathing suit still fits.
Saturday night we had game night at church. Now it was for all church members but our youth director planned it for the kids as well. So what he planned for them was a photo scavenger hunt. It was alot of fun. We broke the kids into 3 teams. I was one of the drivers. We had a list of things that we had to get pictures of and of the kids doing. The best was two our kids in my group were handcuffed by the police. But let me just say that I don't recommend taking 5 kids under the age of 10 to the mall. It was crazy! We got alot accomplished on the list at the mall but then we had to go to several other places around town and 3 of the kids in my group had not eaten supper yet so by the time it was over I had some grumpy kids. I don't blame them since the time frame was 2 1/2 hours, which we used every second of it. But I think they had a good time though. I know that I did.
I feel a little sad today. Paul Newman died over the weekend. I don't why I feel sad about it. I haven't really watched any of his movies. But who doesn't know Paul Newman? My first thoughts when he died was, "I wonder if he was a Christian?" See, I have a burden for Hollywood. Some people think I'm weird when I say that and kind of dismiss and I've only truly told how I really feel about it to one other person. I love movies and television. I've already stated that. I feel a connection to these people. I know most people feel burdened about their lost family and friends and the people in their community and I do too but my big burden is for celebrities. It may be because there are so many religions that just are lies and cults and some of these celebrities get caught up in them. Then I worry because they have such influential power over everyone else and if they get messed up in the wrong religion or faith then they can pull someone who is so vulnerable and who really needs the Lord in the wrong direction.
There are some really nice celebrities out there. You can tell when someone, celebrity or not, if they are truly genuine and I worry about their spiritual condition. When Owen Wilson tried to commit suicide last year that bothered me for weeks. I mean, he felt so low that he tried to take his own life. Did any one tell him that he is loved? Not just loved by his family, friends and his fans but loved by Someone who would never leave him and love him no matter what he did? Tell anyone tell him that he is worth something especially to the One who created him? Was there anyone bold enough to tell him that Someone already died for him so he didn't have to?
The former drummer for Blink-182, Travis Barker, and DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) were in a tragic airplane crash a few weeks ago. They were the only two survivors in the crash and both were badly burned. I don't know their spiritual condition but has anyone told them that God was the One who saved them from that crash? Has anyone told them that maybe God spared them because He has awesome plans for them if they turn to Him? Have they thought that maybe, just maybe, God allowed (not caused) this to happen to get their attention? Has anyone told them that they are loved so much by God and that He died just for them and He is waiting with open arms to embrace them?
I look at some of my favorite TV shows, past and present, and I look at the actors. They have it all...fame, fortune and power. But you can tell in their eyes sometimes that something is missing. I've even seen interviews with the stars where they mention that they had it all but that there was a void. I wonder if anyone has ever said, "I know what that void is and here is how you can fill it if you are willing to accept it?" Sometimes I see them on the TV or movie screen and I think, "I don't want them to go to Hell. Has anyone told them about Jesus?" Can you imagine the influence they can have on people and what all they could do for Christ? My problem is that I don't know what to do with this burden. Right now I do all that I know to do and that is to pray for them. Pray that the Lord will send someone in their life who is genuine and will be the best witness for Him and in turn they give their life to Him. I didn't mean to go on and on about this subject but I always feel this way after something has happened to a celebrity. So if you will, join me in praying for Hollywood and everyone associated with it. They need the Lord so badly.
Have a great week!
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