Okay What's Been Going On

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've written anything. Then again a lot has been happening. I've steered away from using this place as somewhere to update about my life but I figure the two of you out there that read this might like a brief explanation.
Firstly out of nowhere I got offered a job working in a dvd store. People who know me think this is a great match, me and movies. Thing is I'm going in at ground level with the view to if it fits managing down the track. I didn't go looking for this I was all set to go full on into my writing but I have to wonder if God is doing another of those unexpected things, like using this to elp finance things for us. Also my hubby got a new job. Also somewhere people say is a perfect fit. Now this is amazing because in 11 years of marriage we've never come close to both working (potentially) full time. Just didn't happen, not for lack of trying though.
Then of course is Christmas.
So it's been a period of adjustments and I am trying to figure out how to fit everything in: my girls, my hubby, writing, acting, and working. Argghhhh!
Well take care and I'll talk to you early in the New Year and hopefully I will have figured at least some of it out.
May God Bless you mightily throughout this coming year.
Peace and joy to you all.

Church Service

Do we get caught up in the spectacle, the production of church? The louder the singing, the louder the cheering, the more we love God.
What about awe and majesty? The still small voice? Community displays of respect?
It’s funny I love production. Music, acting, it’s who I am. But maybe it’s possible to stretch our perceptions and expectations, to discard what has been established and the routine we’ve fallen into. Is there perhaps a time to dial it back?
The song ‘Heart of Worship’ by Matt Redman, came from such a time. Now I’m not suggesting we all need to spend months just worshipping with a guy on an acoustic guitar, that would be another routine for the sake of it. I just wonder if there’s something in that for a moment.
Who knows? I certainly don’t have the answers. I wish I did. Is it possible that we could benefit from a structure different to: arrive, 4 songs, news, offering, song, preaching, altar call, song.
Should we see ourselves as a structure, rigid, or as part of those streams of living water? If it’s more than the structure and the form, if what we have is a living, breathing relationship, then we need to let it breathe and grow. Growth involves movement and change. It might be a good time to note that if water stays still for long it grows stagnant. I don’t want to be stagnant.