It will be March 19th, 2012. My 21st Birthday. And I have to say, I am pretty darn excited about it! ;)
Besides the fact I will finally be of age to drink, in pubic, and I'm finally over those young ages.. The only one left is when you are finally old enough to rent a car, haha, but that doesn't have as much excitement as a 21st. Wow, it's really here.. I'm finally feeling like I'm growing up, like really truly growing up. But not that I don't have tons more to learn about life of course.. I have a long journey ahead of me. With trips and errors, miscommunication and faults, forgiveness and forgetting what lies behind, falling behind at times, and jumping forward at others, wonder and amazement, excitement and adventure, beauty and bliss, kisses and heartbeats, lyrics and choreography, music and dance, movement, breaks, friendships, relationships, business, vacation, powerful moments, unbreakable times, unforgettable memories, sunshine and rain, snowfall and thunderstorms, the Word of God, my life living out through Him, His will, and in His own way!
It's all coming right now.
My life is beginning a whole new chapter, and I have no idea where it will start out, tip toe or race through, or where it will end. It's scary, and fun. Simple and intense, crazy, even awkward maybe, it's all coming towards me head on. With the Devil ready to strike, and my God ready to defend, only with the Word of God will I make it through.
I propose to start fresh. To start with a new mind set. To start to begin a new adventure for the next decade of my life. Who knows where I'll be in 9 or 10 years.. But I hope to then, look back to now, and see what I want to see now looking forward.. God taking hold of my hand ready and wanting to move with me. To guide me. To show me what an incredible life I can live under His name, and the beauty I will witness no matter where He takes me.
So I'm 21. Yeah, I can now order a glass of wine with dinner, and I'm excited.
But WOW! I'm 21, and not really sure where my life is headed after these next few months... I better get my walking shoes on and hit the road! It's time to MOVE. Move an inch, move a mile, doesn't matter, just move.
I want to figure out my good qualities and then work to perfect and respect them and start using them for good purposes. Then I need to find my bad qualities and work on changing those or getting rid of. Change to be who I always should be. But keep the thingus about me that have always made me different and whats given me the energy to change.
BUT OF COURSE! I cannot /do/ anything on my own. If this is my own proposal to myself, then it becomes it to God to. Lord, please take over and let's go on an adventure!!!
Time for SLEEP! (drowsy)
Good night world, and when you wake up, pretend it's your birthday so that you can feel excited and ALIVE! ;)
Xoxo, t.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Snowflakes & The Oscar Winning Film
This week, there have been multiple snowfalls across the Inland Northwest, mainly speaking, Coeur d'Alene, ID. My home sweet home! And a few of those days, it's been blue skies and bright warm sunshine, above this gorgeous white covered land. And people were even complaining... [I'm sorry, did you forget you live in North Idaho? If you want Springtime in late Feb/early March, please, there's the freeway to California.]
But that wasn't the only thing that made my week beautiful! In between tons of projects, appointments, emails & phone calls I made all week, my best friend and I managed to make it to Hayden Cinema on Tuesday early evening to catch the second to last showing of The Artist, which would soon be leaving theaters, as it's been out for quite some time. We knew we needed to see it in a theater, (big screen) because it's a silent black and white film. So, what is it like to sit in a modern movie theater in 2012 watching a black and white SILENT film based in the 1920's and 30's?
Well let me tell you.
AMAZING.
People just don't make films like that anymore. I mean yes, it's obviously nice that we do have movies with sound/voices, color and such, but even the romance is different these days.
In The Artist, people danced just to dance, and loved with respect. The movie was like sweet poetry to the eyes. It made me giddy and joyful inside. I almost forgot that the movie was even a 2011 made movie. I could have easily believed it had been made in the 30's and they just brought it back to theaters for an anniversary addition. Flapper dresses and hairdos made (make) me want to travel back in time and visit the era, and maybe stay a while. The music filled the silence and lead you scene to scene, face to face, and conversation to story. It was the classic big band music, the type that everyone needs to hear. And the type that fills you with endless imagination and hope. Oh and I can't forget to mention my favorite piece, Big Band Swing that was the final showdown, and made me fall in love with an already wonderful song, all over again. The characters were wonderful too, including a talented and adorable dog. Jean Dujardin, who plays George Valentine, was amusing and intriguing, and Berenice Bejo, (the hand maiden to the main girl in A Knight's Tale,) who plays Peppy Miller, was simply adorable, with charm, charisma and beauty like real women should define!
Life was so different then. And yes, not all of it was good, there was the great depression, war, and obviously a lot of other things going on. However people weren't bogged down with staying constantly connected to the web, social media, and The Real Housewives.... (Seriously, TV has gone TOO far..) People went on adventures back then. Maybe just down the street, but still, they weren't worried. Without skipping a beat, they danced away their lives living in the moment and appreciating good friendship. Now I'm not one to say, let's go back! I mean, I do love my iPhone. :) But still I wish people weren't so full of themselves, and more interested in life, true love, self respect, and happiness in the smaller details.
Ok, so I got a little carried away talking about it, maybe. But when you visit that era for a couple of hours, you think about more than just the few words read in between scenes.
Anyway, The Artist deserved every award it received. And please, for the sake of an old-fashioned, truly romantic, heart warming film, watch it! (And let me know what YOU have to say! ;)
t.
click below to watch the trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2003082265/
But that wasn't the only thing that made my week beautiful! In between tons of projects, appointments, emails & phone calls I made all week, my best friend and I managed to make it to Hayden Cinema on Tuesday early evening to catch the second to last showing of The Artist, which would soon be leaving theaters, as it's been out for quite some time. We knew we needed to see it in a theater, (big screen) because it's a silent black and white film. So, what is it like to sit in a modern movie theater in 2012 watching a black and white SILENT film based in the 1920's and 30's?
Well let me tell you.
AMAZING.
People just don't make films like that anymore. I mean yes, it's obviously nice that we do have movies with sound/voices, color and such, but even the romance is different these days.
In The Artist, people danced just to dance, and loved with respect. The movie was like sweet poetry to the eyes. It made me giddy and joyful inside. I almost forgot that the movie was even a 2011 made movie. I could have easily believed it had been made in the 30's and they just brought it back to theaters for an anniversary addition. Flapper dresses and hairdos made (make) me want to travel back in time and visit the era, and maybe stay a while. The music filled the silence and lead you scene to scene, face to face, and conversation to story. It was the classic big band music, the type that everyone needs to hear. And the type that fills you with endless imagination and hope. Oh and I can't forget to mention my favorite piece, Big Band Swing that was the final showdown, and made me fall in love with an already wonderful song, all over again. The characters were wonderful too, including a talented and adorable dog. Jean Dujardin, who plays George Valentine, was amusing and intriguing, and Berenice Bejo, (the hand maiden to the main girl in A Knight's Tale,) who plays Peppy Miller, was simply adorable, with charm, charisma and beauty like real women should define!
Life was so different then. And yes, not all of it was good, there was the great depression, war, and obviously a lot of other things going on. However people weren't bogged down with staying constantly connected to the web, social media, and The Real Housewives.... (Seriously, TV has gone TOO far..) People went on adventures back then. Maybe just down the street, but still, they weren't worried. Without skipping a beat, they danced away their lives living in the moment and appreciating good friendship. Now I'm not one to say, let's go back! I mean, I do love my iPhone. :) But still I wish people weren't so full of themselves, and more interested in life, true love, self respect, and happiness in the smaller details.
Ok, so I got a little carried away talking about it, maybe. But when you visit that era for a couple of hours, you think about more than just the few words read in between scenes.
Anyway, The Artist deserved every award it received. And please, for the sake of an old-fashioned, truly romantic, heart warming film, watch it! (And let me know what YOU have to say! ;)
t.
click below to watch the trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2003082265/
Friday, February 17, 2012
Anyone in Birmingham Alabama?
In case anyone happens to come across my blog and lives in Bham, or in the area, I would love (and need) to hear what venues and vendors you love in the area!
I am a blogger for BhamBride, and we need some info on vendors and such to write about and tell the bham community what all is out there for you to find!
Even just a name and what you did there. (i.e. a hotel you attended a wedding at, a caterer you love, people you know who will be professional waiters, ect.)
Anything would be awesome to hear!
Thanks! :)
-Taylor Perkins
Post a comment below or email me at:
taylor.high-heel-events@hotmail.com
I am a blogger for BhamBride, and we need some info on vendors and such to write about and tell the bham community what all is out there for you to find!
Even just a name and what you did there. (i.e. a hotel you attended a wedding at, a caterer you love, people you know who will be professional waiters, ect.)
Anything would be awesome to hear!
Thanks! :)
-Taylor Perkins
Post a comment below or email me at:
taylor.high-heel-events@hotmail.com
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Super Bowl Sunday
Today is that day.
Today is the day where thousands upon thousands gather around tv screens across the country, with bags of chips and cans of soda popping open, beer resting peacefully in coolers, greasy wieners with toothpicks stuck in them and maybe pots of chili sizzling on stoves, and people dressed in one of two color combinations, all to watch THE football game of the year.
Although some people who are bigger college or arena football fans might be more excited for their big game that would have already happened one or two months ago. But never the less, if you watch football, or just like sports in general, you will be watching the Super Bowl.
People who don't even really care about football even watch it. Probably because they: 1. have friends throwing a party, 2. get to eat the best snack food, and drink, and 3. commercials. Who doesn't love Super Bowl commercials?! My friend today was talking to me earlier about Skyping later, and even mentioned maybe "during commercials." I was dissaponted he'd say such a thing! He tried to come back with, "you can watch every commercial on the internet!" And I strongly brought back, "Um that is not the point. Super bowl commercials are fun because you watch them *during* the Super Bowl!" :) He couldn't over rule that.
Anyway, my point being, it's a grand day in the name of sports, but it's also slightly sad when you know it's the end of football season for the year! However, when you are like me, cheering for a college who didn't quite have the best season, it's almost a nice feeling knowing football is over... for now. And we can look forward to start again in just over 7 months!
But here's a little thought for the day to go along with all this big day chat:
What would it be like if we had a day, once a year where we celebrated Jesus Christ and everything that matters with Him, as amazing and fun as we celebrate a football championship??
Oh wait.. I think it's called Christmas..
But somehow the world took over even that. What if non-football fans decided to take over "Super Bowl Sunday" call it Super Sunday, and it wasn't just about football anymore? People who didn't like football would start having "super parties." And us football fans would be super confused and super annoyed.
Easter is another one.
We Believers just want to celebrate the certain days in the year that are powerful in our faith, and for our faith.
I mean, don't get me wrong, if you don't like the meanings of (or dont believe in) Christmas, Easter, (or watching football,) you don't have to celebrate it. Nobody made that a law. (at least not yet..) So just do your own thing! Have a super duper board game night, or a superlicious pie eating contest, with other people who don't like it.
But please, don't ruin the party for the rest of us who want to celebrate (whatever day it is) for the reason we even made it a holiday! And for those of you who agree with me, don't forget to celebrate, at least in your heart, every day you're alive in and because of Christ. He is the reason for every season.
Back to the football field from my commercial break:
This year is a little more fun for me because I don't mind either team. I'm a Denver Broncos fan, so besides them, the other teams are just all the other teams. Except for the only two NFL teams I do care about, in meaning, I highly dislike them. The Steelers and the Packers. That was not a fun Super Bowl last year.. it was a no win for me either way. Kind of like when Alabama played LSU in college football this year.. twice! I didn't want to pull for either team. :/ lol
Now, NY Giants or NE Patriots?! Or maybe for some people *cough, women, cough* the question is, Eli Manning or Tom Brady? Haha!
Choice of chips? :::> Chips and salsa, and cheddar Ruffles.
Drink of choice for the day? :::> Cooers or Corona will do just fine. ;) and maybe some Dr. pepper for a good chug refreshment.
Party people? :::> a couple of friends and my parents. (WOW, what happened to the day when I had friends and parties?!?!? lol I have apparently grown up and become just slightly boring. I've decided when I get married one day, I'm going to throw an AWESOME Super Bowl party for my husband and his buddies. Well and my buddies too. Hahaha, what?! I'm an event planner! ;)
Well, anyway, go Giants!! ;)
Oh oh and one more last note: Happy 21st Birthday to Mr. Winslow Carroll!!! Party on, good sir. ;)
Today is the day where thousands upon thousands gather around tv screens across the country, with bags of chips and cans of soda popping open, beer resting peacefully in coolers, greasy wieners with toothpicks stuck in them and maybe pots of chili sizzling on stoves, and people dressed in one of two color combinations, all to watch THE football game of the year.
Although some people who are bigger college or arena football fans might be more excited for their big game that would have already happened one or two months ago. But never the less, if you watch football, or just like sports in general, you will be watching the Super Bowl.
People who don't even really care about football even watch it. Probably because they: 1. have friends throwing a party, 2. get to eat the best snack food, and drink, and 3. commercials. Who doesn't love Super Bowl commercials?! My friend today was talking to me earlier about Skyping later, and even mentioned maybe "during commercials." I was dissaponted he'd say such a thing! He tried to come back with, "you can watch every commercial on the internet!" And I strongly brought back, "Um that is not the point. Super bowl commercials are fun because you watch them *during* the Super Bowl!" :) He couldn't over rule that.
Anyway, my point being, it's a grand day in the name of sports, but it's also slightly sad when you know it's the end of football season for the year! However, when you are like me, cheering for a college who didn't quite have the best season, it's almost a nice feeling knowing football is over... for now. And we can look forward to start again in just over 7 months!
But here's a little thought for the day to go along with all this big day chat:
What would it be like if we had a day, once a year where we celebrated Jesus Christ and everything that matters with Him, as amazing and fun as we celebrate a football championship??
Oh wait.. I think it's called Christmas..
But somehow the world took over even that. What if non-football fans decided to take over "Super Bowl Sunday" call it Super Sunday, and it wasn't just about football anymore? People who didn't like football would start having "super parties." And us football fans would be super confused and super annoyed.
Easter is another one.
We Believers just want to celebrate the certain days in the year that are powerful in our faith, and for our faith.
I mean, don't get me wrong, if you don't like the meanings of (or dont believe in) Christmas, Easter, (or watching football,) you don't have to celebrate it. Nobody made that a law. (at least not yet..) So just do your own thing! Have a super duper board game night, or a superlicious pie eating contest, with other people who don't like it.
But please, don't ruin the party for the rest of us who want to celebrate (whatever day it is) for the reason we even made it a holiday! And for those of you who agree with me, don't forget to celebrate, at least in your heart, every day you're alive in and because of Christ. He is the reason for every season.
Back to the football field from my commercial break:
This year is a little more fun for me because I don't mind either team. I'm a Denver Broncos fan, so besides them, the other teams are just all the other teams. Except for the only two NFL teams I do care about, in meaning, I highly dislike them. The Steelers and the Packers. That was not a fun Super Bowl last year.. it was a no win for me either way. Kind of like when Alabama played LSU in college football this year.. twice! I didn't want to pull for either team. :/ lol
Now, NY Giants or NE Patriots?! Or maybe for some people *cough, women, cough* the question is, Eli Manning or Tom Brady? Haha!
Choice of chips? :::> Chips and salsa, and cheddar Ruffles.
Drink of choice for the day? :::> Cooers or Corona will do just fine. ;) and maybe some Dr. pepper for a good chug refreshment.
Party people? :::> a couple of friends and my parents. (WOW, what happened to the day when I had friends and parties?!?!? lol I have apparently grown up and become just slightly boring. I've decided when I get married one day, I'm going to throw an AWESOME Super Bowl party for my husband and his buddies. Well and my buddies too. Hahaha, what?! I'm an event planner! ;)
Well, anyway, go Giants!! ;)
Oh oh and one more last note: Happy 21st Birthday to Mr. Winslow Carroll!!! Party on, good sir. ;)
Friday, January 27, 2012
My Friday nights...
Ok, so I feel like the most uneventful night of my week is always Friday night. It's sad. Not always, but I remember even back in highschool somehow my Friday nights were always the ones that didn't ever have plans.
So this afternoon, guess what I did? I went appliance shopping with my parents. Now there is a bright side to this. I am VERY excited we finally were able to buy a new dish washer. Our old one, (current one,) was/is awful. We practically had to hand wash our plates before even putting them into the dishwasher. Beats the purpose of even having one.
Anyway, now that I realize that was probably a very boring paragraph to read, I'll move on. I am going to see One For The Money, with my best friend tonight. She is reading the book series and cannot wait to see the movie. It does look good, so I'm excited too. But even that isn't till 9:30. So what am I going to do until then? (because even my parents are headed to dinner with friends. Sometimes I have to admit they have more of a life than I do. I guess they deserve it considering they've been married 35+ years)
Anyway, I am going to go to Michaels. Ya know, that ultimate over priced craft store? Where you can find the most intense homeschool moms, the older women who scare you by how much they scrapbook, or the random kids (with no lives.. Oh wait.. I mean more than me!) taking the scrapbooking and other assorted crafting classes? Yeah, that one. Ok ok, maybe it's not THAT bad there. And I know scrapbooking isn't a sin, it's a major hobby for some. Either way, I'm obviously headed there soon, because they have what I need to make an incredible birthday gift for someone. :) I'm super excited for this gift and hope it turns out ok. Can't say more in case that person happens to read this. But maybe I'll post a picture later on.
So does anyone have suggestions on how to make fun Friday night plans when you realize at 4pm on a Friday, that you haven't made any plans?? My bestie and I would be grateful for unique ideas. ;)
Until next time- have a good weekend & keep believing in what a good dose of chocolate (and a glass of wine?) will accomplish for your sanity. Or maybe just mine..
So this afternoon, guess what I did? I went appliance shopping with my parents. Now there is a bright side to this. I am VERY excited we finally were able to buy a new dish washer. Our old one, (current one,) was/is awful. We practically had to hand wash our plates before even putting them into the dishwasher. Beats the purpose of even having one.
Anyway, now that I realize that was probably a very boring paragraph to read, I'll move on. I am going to see One For The Money, with my best friend tonight. She is reading the book series and cannot wait to see the movie. It does look good, so I'm excited too. But even that isn't till 9:30. So what am I going to do until then? (because even my parents are headed to dinner with friends. Sometimes I have to admit they have more of a life than I do. I guess they deserve it considering they've been married 35+ years)
Anyway, I am going to go to Michaels. Ya know, that ultimate over priced craft store? Where you can find the most intense homeschool moms, the older women who scare you by how much they scrapbook, or the random kids (with no lives.. Oh wait.. I mean more than me!) taking the scrapbooking and other assorted crafting classes? Yeah, that one. Ok ok, maybe it's not THAT bad there. And I know scrapbooking isn't a sin, it's a major hobby for some. Either way, I'm obviously headed there soon, because they have what I need to make an incredible birthday gift for someone. :) I'm super excited for this gift and hope it turns out ok. Can't say more in case that person happens to read this. But maybe I'll post a picture later on.
So does anyone have suggestions on how to make fun Friday night plans when you realize at 4pm on a Friday, that you haven't made any plans?? My bestie and I would be grateful for unique ideas. ;)
Until next time- have a good weekend & keep believing in what a good dose of chocolate (and a glass of wine?) will accomplish for your sanity. Or maybe just mine..
Monday, January 16, 2012
Yeah, it has been awhile!
Well between leaving Alabama to come home, Christmas, out of town guests, and the new year beginning, I have thought about my poor blog, yet failed to write anything new. So now here I am! It's a new year, it's a new way, and I'm trying to get excited about my life again! Haha.
Any ideas how to do that? :P
Uh well, I'll get to that later. I'd like to share my excitement on getting things accomplished.
In the past month, I have finished what seemed to be an awfully drawn out homework assignment that haunted me for months. (not to mention my grade was far beyond what I had even hoped for!)
I finally got around to cleaning out my closet, and ended up rearranging it to perfection.
I made a couple of calls and wrote a couple emails that have been long in the wait. I even accomplished finally making a sticky note reminder that I need to make a dentist appointment, and an eye appointment. The true gold will come when I actually do those two things. But to get me that far, I had to start somewhere!
(I watched an entire series of The Office, late at night, when I should have been sleeping... It's an accomplishment since I needed to catch up!)
I even went skiing after New Years! Although I love the sport, I was too lazy to get my butt back on the slopes for the past 4 years.. So to me, it was good for my health. ;) (oh, and I accomplished a black diamond, all while having a nervous breakdown!)
My room also looks quite good after I finally got to rearrange some stuff and make it look a lot less cluttered and "teenager like."
I'm turning 21 in two months! Ok so that might not be an accomplishment but it's very very exciting! And hey, I made it to the legal age without ever trying to buy a drink without showing ID! lol.
I guess right now, while my life is so random, all over the place and uneventful, I am just more excited about the little things.
So cheers to the unmentioned, the dreaded appointments, the unknown future, and my amazing looking closet in this new 2012!
God bless you this week. :)
And God help the Broncos.
Xoxo!
Any ideas how to do that? :P
Uh well, I'll get to that later. I'd like to share my excitement on getting things accomplished.
In the past month, I have finished what seemed to be an awfully drawn out homework assignment that haunted me for months. (not to mention my grade was far beyond what I had even hoped for!)
I finally got around to cleaning out my closet, and ended up rearranging it to perfection.
I made a couple of calls and wrote a couple emails that have been long in the wait. I even accomplished finally making a sticky note reminder that I need to make a dentist appointment, and an eye appointment. The true gold will come when I actually do those two things. But to get me that far, I had to start somewhere!
(I watched an entire series of The Office, late at night, when I should have been sleeping... It's an accomplishment since I needed to catch up!)
I even went skiing after New Years! Although I love the sport, I was too lazy to get my butt back on the slopes for the past 4 years.. So to me, it was good for my health. ;) (oh, and I accomplished a black diamond, all while having a nervous breakdown!)
My room also looks quite good after I finally got to rearrange some stuff and make it look a lot less cluttered and "teenager like."
I'm turning 21 in two months! Ok so that might not be an accomplishment but it's very very exciting! And hey, I made it to the legal age without ever trying to buy a drink without showing ID! lol.
I guess right now, while my life is so random, all over the place and uneventful, I am just more excited about the little things.
So cheers to the unmentioned, the dreaded appointments, the unknown future, and my amazing looking closet in this new 2012!
God bless you this week. :)
And God help the Broncos.
Xoxo!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
As the excitement builds up. . .
Last week, I was at what's called Life Group, which is a "small group" from the church I'm currently attending (while staying in Alabama for the fall). Anyway, we were discussing the sermon from Sunday, like usual, and one of the guys made an interesting point in regards to how people think about something exciting. Joy, actually.
He started on the memory for him when the movie, Inception, came out about a year and half ago or so. He told us how when that movie came out, he thought it was incredible. So incredible that he wanted everyone to know, and asked anyone he talked with for weeks to come, if they had seen it. He shared how when he would find someone who loved it as much as he did, then his excitement for the movie grew that much more. He went on to explain how we all do that in one way or another. If one person likes a certain episode of a TV show, and then they start talking with someone else who found that episode as great, too, then they both share their amazement or excitement, or whatever it may be, and it grows together to become even bigger. Same with cooking, a sale, scripture, book, song, ect. Do you see where I'm going with this? (Or do you even get what I'm trying to explain?? lol)
Joy is something that grows with more joy. It's like putting 1 + 1 = 2. Joy + Joy = MORE JOY. (Omg I'm doing this in math terms?!? I hate math...) ANYWAY! Back to what I was saying.. If we are truly excited about something, we like to share that with someone else we know will find it exciting as well, because we know that feeling we get when the excitement builds up and gets bigger than just your own. The guy at study last week brought his whole explanation down to this: what if the "movie" (the thing we are most excited about) is Jesus? And I thought about how not only is that a good point and good thing to think about, but also you can break it down in more ways. Like yes, if I am excited about Christ, and what He's done in my life, or a friend's life, or in my church, community, or on a mission trip, then I should share that joy with others. But also, say I'm hurting; I'm frustrated with whatever details in life, maybe if I share that with my peers, the people I trust, my family in Christ, then the strength of God builds up even more. No it's not excitement or joy, but I'm talking about the building up aspect of the whole. Encouragement builds up; Strength, power of Christ, His love. It's why we have brothers and sisters in Christ, to be there for each other to lean on. Like last week, I was looking around the room at the 10 or so people there, and I was thinking 'I bet it's a whole lot harder for Satan to get in here and try to mess with so and so's mind, or so and so's heart, or so in so's strength. Because when the body of Christ comes together, it's a strong place to be!'
Just some thoughts. . . :)
He started on the memory for him when the movie, Inception, came out about a year and half ago or so. He told us how when that movie came out, he thought it was incredible. So incredible that he wanted everyone to know, and asked anyone he talked with for weeks to come, if they had seen it. He shared how when he would find someone who loved it as much as he did, then his excitement for the movie grew that much more. He went on to explain how we all do that in one way or another. If one person likes a certain episode of a TV show, and then they start talking with someone else who found that episode as great, too, then they both share their amazement or excitement, or whatever it may be, and it grows together to become even bigger. Same with cooking, a sale, scripture, book, song, ect. Do you see where I'm going with this? (Or do you even get what I'm trying to explain?? lol)
Joy is something that grows with more joy. It's like putting 1 + 1 = 2. Joy + Joy = MORE JOY. (Omg I'm doing this in math terms?!? I hate math...) ANYWAY! Back to what I was saying.. If we are truly excited about something, we like to share that with someone else we know will find it exciting as well, because we know that feeling we get when the excitement builds up and gets bigger than just your own. The guy at study last week brought his whole explanation down to this: what if the "movie" (the thing we are most excited about) is Jesus? And I thought about how not only is that a good point and good thing to think about, but also you can break it down in more ways. Like yes, if I am excited about Christ, and what He's done in my life, or a friend's life, or in my church, community, or on a mission trip, then I should share that joy with others. But also, say I'm hurting; I'm frustrated with whatever details in life, maybe if I share that with my peers, the people I trust, my family in Christ, then the strength of God builds up even more. No it's not excitement or joy, but I'm talking about the building up aspect of the whole. Encouragement builds up; Strength, power of Christ, His love. It's why we have brothers and sisters in Christ, to be there for each other to lean on. Like last week, I was looking around the room at the 10 or so people there, and I was thinking 'I bet it's a whole lot harder for Satan to get in here and try to mess with so and so's mind, or so and so's heart, or so in so's strength. Because when the body of Christ comes together, it's a strong place to be!'
Just some thoughts. . . :)
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