Who are you -really?

This cute little 30 min. deal with Christina Applegate has been on my mind today- Samantha Who? In the show Samantha has lost all of her memory and from all the snippets pulled from her memory we soon see she is much the better to have lost her old self. She's so kind and fun now where before she was awful.

This had me thinking- what would our true self be without outside circumstances interfering? I know that's impossible but lets just say those circumstances had been different. How different would we be? The only way I can respond to that is to think about who am i? I think the person I am right now is not fully who I am at heart. So not meaning to be a downer but we have to make adjustments because of other choices. And eventually you change. But at heart, are you able to be what your mind and heart leads you towards? and if so- how?

Being a Follower, I am able to adjust because there is something bigger and better I am called to do than how I might prefer to be or maybe even am supposed to be (?). I still have selfish moments where I want to express myself in a totally different way than the conformity's of my community and even lifestyle. I want to bust out and write a book or be in a play or travel to Africa and live a few months. I want to teach my kids to plant a garden and live off the land. Then i want to live in New York for a while...
Am I crazy?

So what is your heart wanting to bust out and do?

Roll Tide!

I am so proud to be an Alabamian these days I had to express myself. Seriously, I really am proud of our football team (although I am a claimed Georgia Dogs fan- GO DOGS!) but I did this canvas for the food pantry auction at Cross Point. I am so thankful and excited to announce the Outreach Group in charge of this function raised over $12,000 to feed the hungry in the Shoals. Way to go my awesome friends who were in that group! God is good! (this canvas didn't play a huge part, only a very slight fraction in fact of that total- but I had to show it off and keep record of this for myself when I am having a "you can't do that" moment...)

frank mauled

the haze isn't the picture, it's the lovely firehouse smoke that occasionally would smog over all of us. but here's a shot of one of the highlights of my night. i have to say i laughed out loud at how nervous they were. soo chatty. ken did an excellent job of of smacking Frank. poor guy. jenny got this shot of right after the hit. i can't wait to post some more pics of the night! i am getting all the pictures together but i had to go on with this.