Hmmmm ....

Well, where do I begin? I guess I should note that I am back up online! It really is hard to go without internet in today's society b/c we all communicate via email, facebook, etc so much.

Election day - It looks as if McCain is not going to win. I could be wrong, but at this hour (11:00 pm), the prediction is that Obama will be our new president. I must be reminded that God is in control. Although I prayed and prayed that McCain would be in the White House, my plans are not God's plans and He knows best. I do pray, however, that He will continue to have His hand upon a nation that has turned our backs to Him. It's official - just announced on NBC that Obama is the 44th president of the US. Wow. I can't believe it - although I really saw it coming. I'm very disappointed that our country can't see past the facade that he puts on. Anyway, enough of politics! I'm sure we are all TIRED of it. :)

So I started cleaning out some more boxes today. I must continually get rid of stuff that I've kept over the course of my life - especially if I am going to move in to a 800 sq. ft apartment! Tonight I worked on the New Kids On The Block stuff. My parents must have spent thousands of dollars on that junk. Posters, buttons, towels, pillowcases, sleeping bags, magazines, books, dolls, videos, cds - I could go on and on. As I was cleaning and remembering and seeing the obsession that I had with them, it made me stop and ask myself the question, "What if I had that kind of obsession with the Lord Jesus Christ?" I certainly don't think there's anything wrong with a childhood fantasy or love for a favorite group, but I seriously think I was overboard. I wonder how my life would have played out differently if I had focused all that time and energy on Jesus rather than on NKOTB? I guess it just made me realize that I tend to focus on so many other things around me that I tend to forget about Jesus until I really need Him. Am I the only one? I must say, however, that I have become closer to Him in the last 6 months to year than I think I have ever been. But I must not become lazy, stagnant, oblivious to the fact that I NEED Jesus daily, minute by minute, second by second. Don't we all?