I'm blogging from a UMW boarding home in Greenwich Village. The place is pretty nice, but there are no televisions. I will be sleeping on a twin sized bed (I don't know when was the last time I slept in one!). There is WIFI though, so I'm able to type on my iPod and/or the laptop in the lobby. So far, the trip has been nice. There's plenty of snow here, like every place else. I'm waiting on delivery from Fat Sal's Pizzeria; wanted an authentic NY pie tonight.
We rehearse for the UMW Assembly tomorrow with everyone except for two people. I was asked to bring my violin; I slipped and used my outdated music resume. lol Anyway, I'll be here in NYC until tomorrow evening. Then I'm off to D.C. for a couple of hours, then back home to STL.
God continues to bless me, and I'm just glad for the opportunity to use my gifts to praise HIS name. PIZZA'S HERE! Gotta go. :-)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
New Year, New Beginnings
This post is a month late, but here it is...
Merry New Year!!! We are now in the year 2010 guys. Can you believe it? A new year means a new start; begin things with a new frame of mind. That's what I'm trying to do regarding the Praise Team at church. Unfortunately, I'm not really feeling it.
Usually when I go to church, I'm ready to warm up, pray, and give God my praise and worship. For the past few weeks, I've been ready to get it over with. After talking to a couple of people who are on the team, I started feeling angry. I recently brought these two ladies to my house to look at different dvd's of various Gospel artists so they could see how other people worship God - just for observation. For some reason, they thought I wanted them to act like the singers and musicians on the videos. After telling them that I only wanted to open their eyes to other things that are going on besides what we do, I started shutting down when they would talk to me, or wanna rehearse new music. I'd start thinking, "Why do new music; it might influence you."
A really popular group is coming to town, and I'm reluctant to telling them about the concert. I don't want to be an improper influence, so I haven't said anything to them about it. Maybe I'll change my mind by Sunday; highly doubt it though.
Merry New Year!!! We are now in the year 2010 guys. Can you believe it? A new year means a new start; begin things with a new frame of mind. That's what I'm trying to do regarding the Praise Team at church. Unfortunately, I'm not really feeling it.
Usually when I go to church, I'm ready to warm up, pray, and give God my praise and worship. For the past few weeks, I've been ready to get it over with. After talking to a couple of people who are on the team, I started feeling angry. I recently brought these two ladies to my house to look at different dvd's of various Gospel artists so they could see how other people worship God - just for observation. For some reason, they thought I wanted them to act like the singers and musicians on the videos. After telling them that I only wanted to open their eyes to other things that are going on besides what we do, I started shutting down when they would talk to me, or wanna rehearse new music. I'd start thinking, "Why do new music; it might influence you."
A really popular group is coming to town, and I'm reluctant to telling them about the concert. I don't want to be an improper influence, so I haven't said anything to them about it. Maybe I'll change my mind by Sunday; highly doubt it though.
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