you should.

you can.

here.

this girl is my long lost sister.

we seem to go through the same things at the same time.

for instance, this month, she and i are both:

moving (chris and i are having to change apartments because of this).
traveling overseas (me-africa; her-china/india).
having birthdays (she’s 25. me, 28).

she wrote this today.

i couldn’t agree more.

would we ever step into moments that are too large for us if we knew how small we’d feel while we were in them?

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how big is your head?

i was browsing something on cafe press the other night. out of many, many products, two bore the stamp of “made in the USA!”

loud and proud.

bright red.

bubbling over with pride.

MADE IN THE USA!

so…what you’re really telling me is 98% of all your products are NOT made in the USA? yeah. maybe that’s not so smart…

when bragging rights beat out common sense, nobody wins.

except for “oh” bama…

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i love this girl. seriously. she is amazing and bright and beautiful and just amazing. did i say that already? well, she deserves it to be said twice.

libby works in our hilarious finance office (you would be shocked at what really goes on in there!!) and, did i say she is amazing? her blog is here. you know where to leave her love.

she writes -

Bigger Body Image

I struggle with ‘body image’. I have for a while now and this is definitely one of the main areas He has been working. My personal ‘body image’ has greatly improved recently and is much healthier and closer to His image. Thanks to Him, His breaking, and His Spirit. But lately God has been telling me ‘think bigger’ . . . ‘What?!? I don’t want to be bigger!’ J . . . ‘No, eternally bigger.’

That one always gets me – that ‘quit thinking about you, think about Him’ realization. So I started thinking about the organization of LifeChurch.tv. The way it functions. Its structure, purposes, goals, and staff. I really have a passion for it - the organizational body. . . . ‘Eternally Bigger!!!’ ‘Biggest!!’

‘Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it . . .’ I Corinthians 12:27

Gut check! I wonder what kind of impact we all could make if we focused together being the Body of Christ.

‘ . . . And now I will show you the most excellent way.’ I Corinthians 12:31

What body gets most of your focus?

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in less than 2 weeks, i’ll be in uganda. a generally peaceful country (considering some other areas of africa). i will be posting many more thoughts on our trip soon, but for now, i want you to see something.

this is a boy? a man? a life…that has been taken.

i am not a big shock value person. i don’t like sensationalism. but can i take a moment and be honest with you?

the violence in kenya right now is breaking my heart.

we do have a stop over in nairobi on the way to kampala, and some people have been asking me if the recent violence (800 deaths in a couple months) has me worried. after all, many kenyans are fleeing to uganda. people are going around with machetes and arrows and guns and fire and anger and hate.

am i afraid?

my answer, is surprisingly no.

i am not afraid.

it makes me so…so unbelievably sad.

there is no more room in my heart to be afraid.

as i sit on my fluffy carpet, wrapped in my fluffy blanket, typing on my amazing computer, not worrying if my apartment door is locked or not, tens of thousands of miles away, a spirit of evil and murder and destruction is destroying and taking lives.

beautiful lives.

beautiful minds.

beautiful souls.

i wish i could go now.

i don’t even know what i could do, but i wish i could go now.

WE ARE RICH.

whether you like it or not, we are rich.

WE HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THESE COUNTRIES TODAY…AND HOPEFULLY AND PRAYERFULLY CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE HISTORY OF AFRICA.

we could sacrifice so little and make such a huge impact.

it seems like it’s a world away…

but it’s not.

when you’re at work today, i want you to think about the people who are being brutally tortured all over the world.

when you’re eating lunch, i want you to pray for the fear they experience that we will never, EVER know.

WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS…

will you??

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The Mad Church Disease deadline is fast approaching. As a wise man and fellow author encouraged me, you must “vomit words.” So, I am taking this week to vomit. :) And as you can tell, my writing habits as of late have forced me into a natural (or unnatural) state of capitalization. ::Scary::

So, I’m not sure what FlowerDust.net is going to look like this week…but, I do know what it’s going to look like today. Meet Aaron Havens. Aaron is the Director of Student LifeGroups at LifeChurch.tv. My husband has a man crush on him. I think he has a man crush on my husband. They look cute together.

Visit Aaron’s blog here - but show him some FlowerDust love in the comments. Aaron writes,

Off to Work I Go

As I drive to work I occasionally have moments of clarity where I believe God is desperately trying to open my eyes to truth and I slowly begin focusing on what He is showing me. Somewhere in the ritual of listening to the XM satellite radio, talking on my cell phone, while sipping on my Starbucks “grande carmel macchiato” this was one of those moments many thoughts went through my head. I’m for sure in the top percent of the world’s wealthiest people, and very much massively extremely spoiled. What do I do with my wealth? With all the blessings God has given me do I show others the love of God? Do I stand out in this world as one that is passionately committed to God, or do I just blend in? At what point am I so much a part of this world that I just blend in?

Today are you passionately committed to God, or just blending in with the world we live in?

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if there is one thing you think the modern church should do differently in order to fulfill her mission, what would it be?

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