Adverbs to never use----never and always, oops

Seems like I'm always waiting for something. 
Obviously, I'm not the only one. Shauna Niequest in cold tangerines, writes of waiting to become something else----the person she is biding her time to be...." (p. 15)
Biding. A Mama Davenport term. I've always known, because of her, that sometimes one has to "bide her time" BUT not to miss opportunities and adventures along the "wait."

I recommend an icy glass of sweet tea and a Niequest's chapter "on waiting"* as an adventure during my wait for results of hubby's MRI.

*Enlarge the pic & enjoy celebrating "little" moments...
instead of waiting for those big ones!

Now I'm learning that waiting never needs to be static. Waiting is attitudinal and "the wait" does not have to be undesirable or uninteresting.

Hubby said, just last night, "I can't wait for SPRING!" Yet, the calendar shows---this "Leap Year," means he will have to wait an extra day!
But...he can wait with a positively expectant outlook, maybe even celebrating the 365.25 day itself.
It's his choice---- always a choice for each of us in our waiting game!

Today's "Google" pic might indicate a "nap" as a good option as one anticipates springtime.
I never say "no" to a nap!

"Tea"-fixes

   And there arose a great storm of wind. (Mark 4:37, KJV)

Some storms come up like great winds and blow us over. Others in the tornadic range crush us.

Storms of life were last night's H2H small group discussion. Storms that break us, if only for a season. Loss of a child or parent. Unfaithful husband. A friend who can no longer be trusted. Home invasion. Terminal diagnosis. 

Dis-may. Dis-loyalty.  Dis-honesty. Dis-ruption. Dis-appointment. Dis-ability.

Diss has been the verb of choice for teenagers in recent years---often used with a VERY negative tone and volume. I have never used it as a verb, seeing it only as a pre-fix. Recently I came to see the power of that trio of letters. That pre-fix can quickly change words in our language just as storms can quickly change our lives. I propose a "tea"-fix for those storms that "break" us or at least change our at-TEA-tude in the midst of them.

Dis-card the dregs and brew a better tea with a new perspective. Dis-appointment can remind us to keep our "early" appointment with the Lord. Allow God to show you that you are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can imagine (Ephesians 3:20) so the disability can become an abili-TEA, when empowered with His strength. Even an honest look at one's own sin might enable us to be more forgiving of another.

Acceptabili-TEA of the new norm in our life, brought on by the storm, might be the re-brew for that disruption of life. Life as we knew it before the breach.

A new cuppa. a A re-brew. A "tea"-fix.

At-TEA-tude adjustment

7/18/11 Friend Pam has a remedy for folks needing an attitude adjustment. She calls it a whirly and it involves a toilet and the head of the offender.

How does one recognize his/her own need for such an adjustment? Scripture is a good measuring stick.

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, (Philippians 2:5)

The 2 verses preceding this describe such a mindset as humility; doing nothing out of selfishness or conceit, regarding others more important than self & putting others interests before your own.

Mull this over with a good cup of brisk tea. Use Philippians 2:5 today for your self examination. Follow-up with a self-imposed adjustment. It might be less painful than those suggested by others.