I guess I should go astrophotosnapping sometime tonight and tomorrow eh??
Anyway I worked all day yesterday and it was also the big family get together. I came home to a house full of relatives I had not seen since last year and to a cold Christmas dinner sitting on the table. I made myself a plate then went into the breakfast nook to eat alone. Oh well no biggie. But the good thing was despite al of the vehicles parked haphazardly in the driveway - no one parked in my usual parking spot.
So I gave my grandparents their gifts, unwrapped of course as I did not have time to wrap them before going to work.
Im so glad that we worked yesterday instead of New Year's Eve day and we get a three day weekend out of the deal along with holiday pay.
This morning I woke up at 4:30 - couldnt go back to sleep. 4:30 is my wake up time for when I have to work, so I guess due to the odd schedules and what not my body is confused now as to which days are OK to sleep in and which days it needs to pop up and be awake for work.
So I got up made me a pot of coffee, grabbed my ipod and watched a downloaded podcast of youtube videos. I actually thought about reading my bible, but then procrastination kicked in and said - 'read it later Dixie, today is Sunday you'll get your load of it in a couple of hours.' eh oh well.
Then when my DD woke up I made her some breakfast then we both got ready for church. When I got there it was an old friend of mine who was teaching my Sunday school class and was also preaching the sermon as well. He's incredibly smart - and ironically the boy wants to become a preacher. After listening to him preach, I honestly think he is better off teaching because he is really fascinated by the background and history of the bible, and during the sermon he kept diving off into that rather than actual preaching (but when he actually did preach, he made a few good points). Its not saying that he's bad, its just that for what he's pursuing he would be much more happier teaching rather than preaching and there is a difference.
After what he said in SS and the sermon - Ive realized that as a Christian that there's something odd about the fact that if the Bible is important to me and the 'center of my faith' why am I not reading it more often? Its like someone who says they are a big fan of football but when asked about the NE Patriots NY Giants game they said they did not watch it because it takes up too much time. It really doesnt make alot of sense or adds up but it does happen.
Sure I could make the annual resolution to resolve to be a better Christian, read the bible more, etc. But its absolutely useless and pointless if I only dabble with the idea and not actually commence the resolution to do things better for God.
Anyway, the overall thing wasnt an outright conviction of anything, it was more or less a 'hey this doesnt make sense.' I never had a lightbulb moment. Rarely do- very few things truly convict me.
So what do about it? Very simple really, especially becaus of modern technology versus the old scrolls in the temple of years gone by. I can download a podcast of scripture reading, one for everyday. Just go grab the iPod, listen to it while Im housecleaning, working, or whilst surfing the internet.
I cant wait until the holidays are over so I can get back on my diet. Im really looking forward to seeing the finished results of that process later this year when discipline and hard work start paying off.
I hope everyone here had a wonderful Christmas and I wish everyone a happy and safe New Year and remember - "Things will be great in '08."