A "Listy" Blog Post

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Lately, I have been overwhelmed by the "unknowns" of my life, but I feel God reminding me of two things:
1. take one step at a time, take one day at a time-even if I don't know where the heck I am going- (and this includes deal with the things he brings to mind that I need to deal with one at a time)
2. SING! (Play, write, live, love etc) I was in line at Trader Joe's and saw a beautiful card with a Chinese quote next to a bird. It said, "A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." I bought the card and will hang it in my house because I felt GOd used it to remind me to sing more, play my cello and recorder more, just plain live out of my heart and soul whether I have an "answer" from God or not about what exactly I need to be "doing" with my life!

TOday, God suggested while I was praying that I think about things I know for sure and hold onto them. Then I read my friend/cousin Sarah's blog where she mentioned she has been writing a lot of lists lately and it remined me that I make lists when I feel overwhelmed and stressed so here is a life-stress induced list:

1. God loves me
2. God is powerful and has a plan for my life
3. Nature (and life) is beautiful
4. Nature (and life) is sometimes harsh
5. When I am substitute teaching, I am generally unhappy. But I am happy when I can speak into the lives of the students (individually or as a group), motivating/inspiring them forward to look at life differently
6. I am happy listening to people in general and inspiring them to see their lives or situations differently-to see the possibilities-giving them fitting advice
7. I love beautiful things such as earrings, dresses, flowers, earrings and dresses that remind me of flowers, music, the wind chimes on my back porch, birds, artwork (my mom's, my friend Hilary's-who is unfortunately, blogless-, my friend Sue Cepin's), the fake flower wreath on my front door, the garden in front of a house I walk by on University Blvd, godly, gentlemanly men and passionate, kind, godly women, butterflies...flowers...a clean and organized house, a nicely decorated house, fruit (amazing creations), a cool spring day in TUcson....and did I mention flowers?
8. I do not like feeling purposeless. I am worried about my "not quite right" health these days.
9. I have a lot of talents and gifts that I can use for something. Not sure what yet, but I must hold onto the hope that I will happen upon it soon enough.
10. Music is amazing. I feel like life is not as chaotic when I sing, or play my cello/recorder.
11. I forget that I am worried about the direction of my life when I make music for church or with my friend Layne, or when I inspire/encourage someone.
12. I love God, my family and friends far and near, my dog Sugar and my church.
13. I also love flowers and I love that my name is a flower (see flowers above-Laelia-Cattleya hybrid) :)
14. I don't like odd numbers. So I added this line for that reason alone.

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