Welcome Back!

Well, I have had a LONG sabbatical from writing for several reasons:

 

1)  My original blog, "Imperfect People, Perfect Redeemer" was impenetrable as I tried to open it for several days and still have not been able to.  The settings, password, or something have been irreversibly changed, so it is no longer accessible

 

2)  I completed my Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction (big collective ~sigh~ from my end of the keyboard)

 

3)  I needed to re-group personally, spiritually, and emotionally as I'm still healing from wounds (aren't we all?)

 

So, a new name, a new look thanks to Candace Crabtree, a homeschool mom and blogger extraordinaire for the layout, its time to re-visit old posts and create new ones.  I'm so glad you stopped by and come back often as I'll blog about many things, hopefully several of which may inspire you.

 

Why the odd title?  Honestly, I was sitting at Arby's on a really rainy Labor Day writing another paper for my master's.  I was tired of "borrowing" free Internet from somewhere, I was tired of the buckets of rain, and really I was just tired.  So I thought about how grateful I was to have dry feet at that very moment.  Dry feet are a blessing and very difficult to have in many parts of the world.  I learned that as I traveled to Belize twice in one year.  Also, the simple blessing of clean socks, another thing many of us take for granted. 

We must take care of our physical feet so we can literally be the Hands and Feet of Christ.  Am I neglecting my feet, my own personal walk with Him?

 

For me this is true and continues to be a daily struggle.  That led me to think, "What have I been neglecting?"  "Are there things in my heart I need to wring out from the past?"  Probably.....very likely, um, absolutely.

 

Join me on this journey we call LIFE and realize your feet will get wet, you may get some blisters, but are you willing to take off those wet socks (sin, guilt, shame) and enjoy the blessings of dry feet (soaking in the Son)?

 

Each post will be followed with an "older" post that was on the original blog.  The original date will be posted and feel free to follow and comment.  Thanks for stopping by!

Learn Something New!!!

from Imperfect people, Perfect Redeemer by Rebecca Original post May 17, 2010

Yesterday's walk was such a recharge for me as the air was dripping with the rich fragrant smell of honeysuckle. Today I introduced Gretchen to the joy of the "drop" of honeysuckle after a rain while on our Sunday afternoon walk. She eagerly stuck her tongue out to take in the sweet nectar of nature, and she smiled joyfully at her treat.

We picked flowers and she tried to eat most of them but held them tightly as she tried to twist the phonetics of "Fou-wer" from her new found word. It was sweet, it was tender, and it made me think of Bambi when the new fawn bent over to smell a new creature a skunk and said, "Flower??"

How does a mother feel when she sees her young trying something new, maybe even something challenging? Trying a new taste, feeling a new texture, building a new creation is exciting and rewarding for the child and it is healthy, very healthy. What happens neurologically is the connection of more pathways that "teach" our brain to make quicker and shorter pathways within our brain. In essence that is how we learn. I truly feel that is how God must smile at us as we seek to learn something new in this world.

As we get older, we don't stop learning, but we tend to not gravitate towards it either. Demands of life, obligations and routine frequently get top billing. Have you taken the time to learn something new lately? Think about it? What is a dream of yours that you've never quite had the gumption to tackle yet? Learning to play a violin (Yeah which I started playing in September of 2011!) is one of my life long dreams. Here are some interesting ones I heard from co-workers and friends........

1) Learn to surf

2) Learn to speak Italian fluently

3) Learn to play the piano

4) Learn to how to jetski

5) Play mandolin

6) Play autoharp

7) Learn how to fly

8) Learn how to fly fish

9) Learn to play guitar

10) Build a homeless shelter

11) Drive a stick shift

12) Learn how to fly an airplane

13) Learn how to break dance

14) Learn how to rock climb

15) Speak French

16) Learn how to motivate others (speaking)

17) Learn how to play the sport of curling

 

Now, it's your turn. Add a comment to the end of the blog of something you've always wanted to learn to do and I'll add them as I receive them. Over the next few weeks, investigate possible cost, lessons, equipment rental, etc. that you may need in order to pursue your dream. When you've attempted it, let me know so we can share in your joy!

God created us uniquely with different desires and passions. God has promised us he would never leave us, even when we are tackling something new. Who knows, it may lead to something bigger and exciting that you would have never known otherwise!

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will counsel you and watch over you." Psalm 32:8