A.D.D and Me Take 2

Last Thursday I got rid of the last of my "man" clothes. I am a girl. It's time to start dressing like one.

Anyway....

I spent the weekend in Gatlinburg, TN for a youth ralley called Winterfest. It was my 10th consective Winterfest. I have to say that every year it becomes less and less spiritually influencing. It's become really showy. Which maybe it was when I was younger too, I just didn't notice. ? I don't know. I find it hard to pay attention to, so to keep myself awake this year I brought a mini slinky to play with during the sessions. That seemed to do the trick.

Winterfest has changed for me. Instead of it being all about the lessons, music, and entertainment; it's more about the time I have with the people around me. I had 4 girls in my room this year. Two of which I had never met, and the other two of which I don't get a lot of time with. And I have to say I really enjoyed my time with these girls. They are all kind of in different places right now, and it was interesting to get their take on the sessions and the time that they were spending with one another and others.

The ride there and back was also very enjoyable. I was in a vehicle with Curt and Beth which automatically makes it a good time, and then you have Becky and Ashley who were in my room and enjoyable. Then you have Jocelyn and Addy which is always very interesting. I always enjoy the time I have with the two of them.

Basically, I guess what I'm trying to say is that the trip for me is no longer about the youth ralley, but about the people I am there with. This year was an opportunity to spend time with some teens that I don't normally spend time with. I'm glad I got a chance to do that.

I have to add this: I actually had a one on one conversation with Jeff Walling. And by conversation I mean, he was coming down the stairs of the Microtel right behind me so I held the door open for him and said, "Mornin' Jeff". To which he replyed, "Mornin". That was it.  Hahaha.....

Best line the entire weekend came from the illusionist. He said, "That went over like a pregnant high jumper." I will be using that.

Silly Conservatives....Grace is for everyone

Last Sunday I was in Versailles and attended my grandmother's church, Shelby Christian Church. Small church. Real small. Anyway, Randy, the minister, used Psalms 5 as his reference and talked about God's justice, and how God hates sinners and we should hate what God hates. He said, "You've heard it said, hate the sin love the sinner. But it doesn't say that here, it says God hates the sinner."

I was like, "Dude, Ephesians 2. ? Grace? Heard of it?"

Today I made my monthly visit to Liberty Church of Christ. Keevin spoke about grace today. Which I thought was very appropriate since the message I listened to the week before was more about God's wrath. It made me giggle a little.

Thumbs up Liberty Church of Christ.

Lately, I have been a real bumber. Blah. But this week I have just been super duper.

I decided I can't just sit around in my self-pity.  Between the dying grandfather, the suicidal sister, and the growing pains, if I try to deal with everything at once, I won't get out of bed in the morning.

Every morning I have to decide what my day is going to be about. Am I going to sit here in my self pity or am I going to make myself useful and live my life. It's a daily decision. It's all so much bigger than me, and it would be so easy to just let it consume me. But what good would I be to anyone? What good would it be to me?

This morning I made myself some coffee and danced to some 70s Disco hits. (Thanks to Beth Parsley.) And on my drive to Liberty this morning, 107.3 was playing 90s love songs. How awesome is that? What a great start to my day!

It is those little things in life I choose to focus on. All that stuff that is bigger than me I have to put in God's hands. He knows what to do with it. My God is good. I lose focus of that sometimes, and then I have to refocus. So thats what I am doing now. Refocusing myself.

Ephesians 2:4-5 "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved."

Despite everything I have done, do, and will do, my God has shown me mercy because he has a great love for me. For Lindsay Slone. I am a sinner who is constantly falling short, but because of my God's great love for me, Lindsay Slone, I am saved.

If you get a chance go a head and read through Epshesians. It's my favorite.

A.D.D. and Me

I'm a procrastinator.

For Example I thought this blog up 3 weeks ago and am just now posting it. hehe.

I have this little thing called Attention Deficit Disorder. A.D.D. if you perfer. And due to this little monkey, I tend to lose my focus during times when perhaps it would be best if I were paying attention. Once upon a time, I was on medication for it which was like giving the monkey Benedryl so it would sleep. However, I learned that the medicine doesn't work so great if you forget to take it, which is like feeding the monkey a bannana.

I have this professor who I have basically been psychoanalyzing. Instead of listening to her color lecture I ended up trying to figure out her past due to her behavior in the classroom. You know things like her relationship with her mother, that big break up she had in high school, and so on. Given (haha) this is all made up for my amusement. I get bored and I make back stories for complete strangers. It's not the first time, and it won't be the last.

Went on a Lispcomb visit last week. I now have more information to base my decision on. What that decision will be? I have no idea.

I am exceptionally thankful for coffee and heat.