..."too-much'ness..."

I was blessed this past weekend with being invited to fill in at my sons Children's Worship.  The fellers head to the basement each Sunday for an amazing worship at their pediatric level.  They dance... cha-cha... sing... hear the word of the Lord, discuss it in small groups... & play (childhood fellowship).

I stood amazed at the fabulous job the worship leader does. She meets them where "they are at."  Loving those little hearts & minds just as Jesus would (& does through her).

The kids sermons for the month of January have been focused on Self-Control... a fruit of the Spirit found in the book of Galatians.


The skit for the sermon intro depicted an adult playing video games incessantly, grazing on two "good things" brownies & pizza.... But too much of a good thing can make us feel ICKY... vomit as Ms. Kristen read in the New Testament (yes the kids NIV actually says vomit).

I admit dear readers, self-control is not my strong suit.  I love my favorite things.... coffee, salsa, milk chocolate chips, diet soda, wine, potato & tortilla chips, facebook, pinterest, reading on my kindle, angry bird, watching old '80's movies ... notice the list could go on-&-on ...

Too much of a good thing is what I like to call "too-much-too-much'ness." It is okay in little bits, but when we resign any form of self-control it begins to make us ICKY.

So I have embarked on a juice fast with the hubs.  We are consuming fruit & veggie juice, blended in our
new Ninja blender, for breakfast and dinner.  Lunches will stay at our norm, lean protein & veggies. We've recently been inspired by some friends who are doing the same as a couple.  Starvation makes the heart grow fonder, right?

I know it may sound wacky, but I want to eliminate the distractions that are taking my attention away from the Lord.  When I really want a bowl of chips and salsa... I want to be able to focus my desires and attention on the Lord... have self-control.... and get healthy too.

So friends,  I'm sure there will be a few tales of me about this adventure...
gnawing my arm off...
I had a "food" dream in my slumber last night, it may have involved some candy ...
I may have sleepwalked and dug out of the Halloween bags at the back of the pantry ....
We'll see how long we last....