expensive items being better than others

 This idea came to mind because one of my daughters was with me in the car and we saw an expensive car and I said "that's a nice car". It made me think.. why is it a nice car? Because it costs a lot? Because it looks desirable to you? 

So when we desire something that’s NOT ours, it’s BETTER than what we have? 

I challenge you to look at your own life, look at the things that you have, and point out what you own that’s NICE. 

I think it’s honestly because of our sin nature that we subconsciously always want things we don’t have.. and that goes against the 10 commandments. Imagine how it would feel if we didn’t have a problem with desiring things other people have. We would be so much more content with our lives.

What is it about basements that make them creepy?

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-we-seem-to-have-a-fear-of-basements

Interesting web article about it. 

This topic came to mind because the other day (and days before), I have asked my kids to go down and put something away in the basement or try to find something, or bring something up from the pantry shelves. Most of the time they say it’s scary, and I roll my eyes and tell them to do it anyways. 

This last week, I had a mind blow moment remembering my childhood.. and how I always felt when I went in the basement. I was scared of the basement, too! What is it about basements that’s scary?

Being single after divorce

A couple nights ago, my husband and I watched a new episode of GLOW (gorgeous ladies of wrestling, on Apple TV). The main lady said that now that she’s single again, “I guess I have to start dating again, huh?” Why? Are people not allowed to be single? Is there really that much pressure from peers and society to always be in relationships? Sounds like a huge problem with codependency to me. Then again, if you’ve been married to someone for any amount of time, I guess just the feeling of being on your own can be daunting. But I really hope and pray that people can learn to be on their own and be healthy individuals and happy and content with who they are instead of constantly depending on on other people to complete them. 

Fad versus trend

 A fad is something that comes and goes very quickly. Something that's popular and then fades out. 

A trend is something that can be repeated or consistent over time. 

I enjoy some things that are trendy. But I'm definitely not on board with most fads. 

Fads can become trends! 

But most of the time, a fad is something that explodes because it's ridiculous and then dies out fast. 

Christ is not Jesus last name

Christ means the anointed one, so when you say Jesus Christ, you say Jesus, the anointed one. 

When someone is nice to me... (a Childs point of view)

I think they’re a Christian ✝️ Zoe 

But people who are not Christians can be nice, too. ;) I have encountered and been in friendships/relationships with many people who were super kind and didn't believe in God the way I do.

this was the view of my 11 year old daughter.. if someone is nice, they are a Christian. 

what a sweet honest view of how she sees people of faith. 

Eye Liner - My beauty thing.

 I know this doesn't sound important, but to someone who doesn't really do makeup.. except for one product.. and then that product starts to give you allergies.. it's frustrating. 

My favorite makeup product has always been eyeliner. 

And up until a couple years ago, I always use Mary Kay soft twistable eyeliner. Well, come to find out, it is soy based, and I have become allergic to soy. DANG IT. 

So I began a journey over the last month to find something else that I like and that works for me. 

Hence.. the dollar tree eyeliner haul. 

Jesse's girl was the first one I tried. It's a liquid metallic blue.. beautiful! And it stayed really well! 

And no soy. ;) 

WINNER 

The next one I used was a liquid as well, by Maybelline, a brand I generally am happy with. 

Unfortunately, this purple is so light, I need a darker color because of my complexion. Also, I don't feel like it stayed very well. 

I ended up giving it to my daughter, who (didn't think about this) also has a dark complexion like me, so it doesn't show up well on her either. :P Well, I have two other daughters. Here's hoping. 

Next, hard candy (awesome brand!) was good! It was a little rough putting on, but it stayed really well. It has a shimmer to it, which I also like, and it has a smudger on the other end if I want to blend it out instead of having a solid black line. 

ANOTHER WINNER :) 

       

Last, but not least L.A. Colors. This is the Dollar Tree brand, and usually a go to for me. They rarely, if ever, disappoint. So I gave it a go. It's a dark brown, I do like the application. It's a harder tip so just be gentle, but it's good coverage, I like the end result, but it tends to wear off over time. I recommend having a foundation or primer on before this so it sticks better. Or a combination of that with a good setting spray. (I recommend www.shopmissa.com for that)

So three winners in the trial of 4 (and I got a random one in the mail by mistake from a company who was supposed to send me eyeshadow.. it's a clear glitter liner.. woot! Back to the 80's). 

So it sucks that I can't wear my all time favorite anymore, and I'm still on the hunt for a dark purple liner (some on Shop Miss A, but they are always out of stock, sigh). Eventually ;) 

Romans 14:10

 10

You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

Why do we, as family in Christ, mock and shun and kick and push each other around? 

Should we not be holding each other up? Extending a hand to those who have fallen? 

We are all going to answer for our actions. 

What are you going to be able to say about yours?

Who is the Dalai Lama

 The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, who lives as a refugee in India. The Dalai Lama is also considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, a Bodhisattva of Compassion.

What is the role of the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama is the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism and traditionally has been responsible for the governing of Tibet, until the Chinese government took control in 1959. ... The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the largest and most influential tradition in Tibet.

www.bbc.co.uk

Dalai Lamas are said to spend their entire life committed to promoting humanity, and Tenzin Gyatso is one of the world's most famous spiritual leader. As of 2020, Dalai Lama's net worth is roughly $150 million dollar.

www.wealthygorilla.com

People will always be critical

you sent your kid to school? 

you kept your kid home? 

you get a flu shot? 

you don't get a flu shot? 

wow, they shouldn't wear leggings. 

wow, they look good in leggings!

they shouldn't go to that church, that pastor believes *yada yada yada*

why aren't they going to church? 

they shouldn't spend their money like that. 

do they have any money? everything they have looks like crap.

you wanna add on the bottom of this? :P this list could go on forever.

Do you want to, have to or get to?

 How do you view your situations?

Where you are in work?

If you're calling to do something and it's feeling stale or like a chore?

It's a privilege to do ministry, not a have to, you get to. You get to be His hands and feet and mouth and ears and eyes.

Ephesians 3:20

 How is He going to do more if He only does what you want him to?

You ask Him to give you more, but then you put it in a box of only what you want.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

https://www.bible.com/111/eph.3.20.niv

"they're in heaven"

I had a hard time this morning with something the pastor said, and I hear this often.

"I believe that (someone they loved) is in Heaven, with the angels and with Jesus."

To me that doesn't make sense because if we believe in the book Revelation, because it says that the dead in Christ shall rise first.. at the end of time. 

So then, technically and literally, our bodies and spirits and souls all stay in the ground together until the day of Jesus second coming. But if the bodies start to decompose, does the spirit and soul still stay with the remains? 

And DEFINITELY with the pets in heaven thing.. I know animals don't go to heaven because they don't have souls. Jesus didn't die for the animals, He died for mankind because we have a soul connection with our maker. (I get that they say it to make people feel better, but I'm not generally about just making people feel better.)

The Rapture
https://billygraham.org/answer/what-is-the-rapture/

https://www.bedfordgazette.com/news/religion/will-the-rapture-be-that-big-of-an-event/article_80c9201e-5d79-57fb-92e2-38b7613ddfa0.html

https://www.ligonier.org/learn/qas/when-person-dies-where-does-his-or-her-spirit-and/

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