Monday, Monday
Ahhh, Monday. A new beginning to a new week that is so jam-packed I will only be able to face it by focusing on one day at a time. Today, I’m taking my happy self to McDonald’s so I can get some real studying/writing done. I know that sounds like the most lame plan ever, but something about the gentle background noise of Fox News and the fountain of neverending Diet Dr. Pepper soothes me much more than the voices I hear from the laundry room screeching, “Wash Me! Fold Me! Put Me Away!” At a point in my life when I finally have the house totally to myself, I must leave it to think.
I’m sure there is a medical diagnosis just waiting to be made there but I choose to cry out to Jesus while sitting in the lap of Ronald McDonald. It works for me.
In the meantime, I’m basking in the greatness of this weekend. Luke and I went with our college/newlywed kids from church to Huntsville for a belated Christmas party/early birthday party for our teacher Clay and Number One Funnyman, Adam. We ate at Longhorn and I had the most fabulous mushroom stuffed filet. So much for the diet. I think I made everyone sick at the table with my bloody steak as I’m a huge fan of Medium Rare but it was, in short, delectable.
There’s more I would like to share about our evening but it would include my once again divulging less-than-flattering details about my hubby’s driving skillz. Let’s just call him Aesop because in the end, a great “You can’t just DO that!” moral lesson was learned by all. And yes, I’m being mysterious on purpose. My college peeps know the deal and we’ve all sworn to protect the Preacher’s Honor. It’s so wonderful to have a safe place!
Moving on, we had a fabulous church service yesterday. I’m not at all ashamed to tell you my man was on FI-YAH. He would be the first to tell you it was nothing he did but rather God moving on him powerfully to share a difficult but necessary word. It was a beautiful display of the Spirit and I won’t soon get over it.
Okay..I’m losing my Mickey D. time so I’m off.
I’ll tell Ronald you said Hi…
Have a great time at the Golden Arches Wonder Woman. lol
Love ya,
Ningy backup
I had a great time sat. It was good to see everyone. We are coming home this coming weekend to see Jake get baptized. See ya then. Love ya.
Enjoy your quiet (?) time with God! :D
You are hilarious, Lisa! Hilarious. I hope your time at McDonalds is wonderful. Seriously! While you’re there, would you please eat a Sausage Egg McMuffin for me? Yes, I love those things. And no, I don’t want to know how bad they are for you.
Love you!
Enjoy your time at Mickey D’s
You were not kidding when you said Luke was on FIRE! My toes got stepped on and some things I am still processing today. I appreciate his sincerity and his passion for our church. Love you both!!
My favorite study places are Starbucks, the library, and my husband’s office. I agree; the chore voices are very loud when studying at home!
I can’t even remember the last time I stepped foot in a McD’s.
And proud of it!
Yeah – I have to get out of the house and all the “to do’s” to get a lot accomplished, too. But alas- two small children keep me from doing that so I’ve learned to ignore the calls of the laundry and the other things that are saying clean me…..
ALSO -there is a fabulous steak place in Ft. Payne that dad likes to go to. have you been to that one? The name escapes me right now.
Lastly — I had to laugh that you called your college/newlywed folks ‘kids’…..like you are old or something. =)
Care to share the difficult word that was necessary?
Lovingly,
Yolanda
Numberone funnyman Adam! What?? I told him what you said.. Im sure it will go to his head! lol. He loves being around ya’ll though. Im glad he is comfortable enough to cut up so much! Yes…we had a great time. “You can’t just DO that” will always be a famous saying thanks to Big Man Ross! Hope you had a great day. Thanks for keeping that cake for me! Love ya…
I loved Sunday and Chad was getting excited and so were a lot of others. I love the fire and the passion and a lot preachers just don’t show it. It really was worth it because the turn out Sunday night was amazing, I was beginning to wonder if we were going to have enough food, but God provided everything. It was wonderful to see so many fellowshipping together. I think they realized what they were missing out on.
Luke’s message was amazing yesterday! I was in the nursery, but we had the speaker on and I kept shushing the little ones so I wouldn’t miss anything! After the discouraging morning I had before church, the message was spot on for me and it was so encouraging to hear the passion with which Luke brought the message! I am so excited to see God moving in our church. I pray that we can! spread that fire and urgency to our community for the sake of the kingdom!!
You just crack me UP! Thanks for being so real… and funny. :)
Glad you had a blessed worship service yesterday! :)
Do you know that, because of you, I now LOOK FORWARD to the day when my kiddos are all in school and I can take my laptop to the McDonald’s down the road and write and drink coffee in (relative) peace?
You have held out the standard. I am heeding the call.
I composed and edited almost all of my last book at Burger King. I don’t like the food all that much, but I love the Diet Coke. I can sit there for hours and ours doesn’t have a play place, so it really goes through moments of nice quiet. Besides, I like the hum of that drink dispenser!!
Hugs,
Susan
Oh I love a great medium rare steak too! Yep, just done mooing!!!
I am reaching the point in life where the kids are off to school as well,and I know the need. Funny, isn’t it. I always think I’ll get so much done while they are off to class, but something always beckons. I hope your time at McD’s was profitable.
KUTGW,
Lori
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There’s something about screaming children that keep me as far as possible from McDonalds.
How you write there, I’ll never understand. I’d just sit and eat fries till my arteries started hardening.
Hope you had fun and got lots of writing done.