One thing led to another...

Normally a title like that would be followed by an admittance of a mistake on my part. Not this time.

Tonight one thing led to another and in the end I was blessed by a wonderful time with my dad. I was reading back through some of my old blogs while he was working on his computer across the room from me. Occasionally I would chuckle at something and he would look up questioningly. I started to read them aloud and an hour passed of being able to share my depths that come through in my writings with my dad who is sometimes unable to process them.

What a blessing. What a treasure. Thank you, Father. You have given me a good example of who You are as Father with the father I have here. I am blessed.

According to Google...

So I've done this before a few years ago and it randomly came back to mind... and I was bored so, eh? Why not?

After typing "Stephanie needs" into Google search, these are the results:

- Stephanie needs some help! Look at those pants!
- Stephanie needs behavior modification.
- Stephanie needs a date for Valentine's Day.
- Stephanie needs you bad.
- Stephanie needs to get the women together in an alliance. (Ha!)
- Stephanie needs a new story line.
- Stephanie needs a sound proofed home to protect her.
- Stephanie needs a strong, manly shoulder to lean on (preferably an alpha one).
- Stephanie needs a family who can help her strive to participate in structured recreational and social activities.
- Stephanie needs to be less annoying and should not try to make story lines for herself be trying to steal Lauren's new guy. (Sorry Lauren, whoever you are.)

Ok, there were more but at the moment what Stephanie really needs is to be doing something productive.

More Quotes.

And while I have my notebook in front of me (Lindsey, you're influential) I thought I might as well jot down a few others that I have.

One night at my house...
Dad: (singing the wrong words, off key, to a song... loudly and with gusto.)
Me: Dad, how do you expect me to ever be able to bring someone home?
Dad: Exactly. Method, my dear. Method.

And an afternoon with Emily...

"Holding hands is me putting out." - Emily M.

"We locked fingers - does that make a baby?" - Emily

"I don't linger unless they've paid for a good dinner." - Ok, that one was me

"If everyone had a glass of wine before church the Spirit would have mroe room to move." - me again

"Church is not a sitcom. Everything is not supposed to be resolved in half an hour." - Emily (brilliant!)

Our afternoons are productive! I miss you.

From the Pulpit.

I have an amazing pastor. The depth, the insight, the discernment and wisdom - all of the intensity makes the funny things he says stand out all the more! Below are some of my favorites...

"You can pray for a space ship if you want but I think we are called to live in the middle of this - and to live strong."

"I perceived that this was a set up." -on an opportunity that came to witness to someone

"You really had to be a fly on a camel's hump to hear what was going on." -on conversations between Jesus and his disciples

"Intimacy with God doesn't mean ecstasy pills. Living for God is not some crescendo moment."

"You buy roses and all the petals fall off and you're left with sticks full of thorns. That's life."

"The honeymoon phase: you think the light at the end of the tunnel is the beaches of Bermuda. No! It's a 90 mph train headed for your face!"

"I hate the book of James. 'Count it all joy?!'"

"It is said, 'all things happen for a reason,' but it may be more biblical-y accurate to say, 'all things that happen will be redeemed.'"

There's more but I don't have them in front of me.

I love church.

Confirmation.

Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.

Jeremiah 29:5-7

The Oddest Thing.

I went to church this morning - and God was there. How has this become an occurrence that would surprise me?