Kris' Blogorama: MOVIN THE FURNITURE AROUND.

It's that time...to move the furniture around. Brent reminded me of that today; it's time.

Let me 'splain...ya see I grew up next door to my grandparents. One of the coolest/quirkiest things was how my grandma would always move the furniture around...I'm talking weekly or sometimes DAILY something moved. It was crazy! Grandpa would put wheels on all the furniture they had...I mean EVERY piece of furniture...all crazy wonderful antiques stained the darkest shade of brown (that was also the color of his hands bc he was a furniture repholsterer/refinisher and I cant remember a time he didn't have 'stain' on his hands)...with wheels on the bottom of them.

I asked my grandma once why she always moved things around and she told me this, "Most of my life I didnt have the means to get new things and I had to love/appreciate what we DO have. But that doesnt mean that sometimes I dont want to change things...or have new things. So, I just move around what I have until it feels new and right."

Who knew how much wisdom there was in that statement.

Brent and I talked today about life and how fast things move these days...crazy fast. I cant keep up (as I type, there are lots of to-do items waiting on me). I cant seem to get a handle on it. I dont ever seem to feel like it "looks" like it should.

Do you ever feel like that? Just "off"? Frustrated? Stagnent? Like you're NOT living the purpose God has for you? Misguided? Lazy? Self-absorbed? Anyone? Anyone?I know on my BEST days I feel/live most of these.

It's time to move the furniture around.

I don't think God wants me to completely BLOW UP my universe everytime I get off-track...nor do I think He wants me to go out and replace all the old and start over. I think He wants me to move it around a bit...maybe get the priorities back in check...perhaps put that humility in a more prominent place and put the pride in the closet. Put that "loving others" thing back on top of the "being productive at all costs" item.

I dunno if this makes sense to anyone but me...and maybe Grandma (up in Heaven moving furniture around right now), but for me it was a reminder I needed today.

Today God will get a giggle out of my prayer..."Lord, show me how you want me to move the furniture around."