Hillsong United - King of all days (Tear Down the Walls)

Through a Little Girl's Eyes...

I had the opportunity to take my six-year-old daughter on a date last week.  I've seen her developing a love for art, so I decided we would go to the Cleveland Museum of Art.

My daughter's big blue eyes grew even wider as she entered the building for the first time.  "Where do we go first, Mom?"  We started with some American landscapes.  She was immediately enthralled.  "How do they make it look so real?" she asks, without really wanting an answer.  We move from room to room -- she's practically gliding.  Her giddiness and amazement at seeing these things for the first time catches me off guard.  I love when I get a small glimpse of what it must be like to look through a little girl's eyes.

We spent quite a bit of time looking at all the exhibits, including my favorite Monet pieces.  Before we left, she said, "Mom, can we please go look at that one again?"  It was a picture of a lady, The Young Eastern Woman, to be exact.  My daughter just stood there and studied it.  "Mom, I really like this one." Precious.

To top off the day, we stopped by an Italian bakery in Little Italy.  Need I say more?  What a wonderful day.

Be Still.

My mind is overloaded with information and lots of thoughts.  Some thoughts are very introspective and deep.  Other thoughts include how I wish I was downtown to help rip down the LeBron sign.  AND how we need to replace it with a Betty White poster.  Actually, I'd say that qualifies as a deep thought too. 

Anyway, I've been trying to work through some life stuff lately and I want to hear from God.  I want to listen.  So how do you do that? 

I heard a verse from the Bible on Sunday night - Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God."  I've heard that one many times, but this time it struck me... am I being still?  Even when I have some "downtime," I am still filling my brain with useless information.  Let's get real here.. usually Facebook information!  It's embarrassing how much time I spend on my cute little mobile device.  Five minutes here.. ten minutes there... 100 minutes later.... ouch.  Can anyone relate? 

I love Facebook and keeping in touch with people.  People's statuses make me laugh out loud at times!  (What can I say, I have witty and clever friends.)  However, I have read that social networking can add extra stress and anxiety to a person's life.  I can see that happening in my life, can you?

So that's my step this week.  Detox from social networking for awhile.  Yesterday was my first attempt. I loved it.  I'm going to keep going.  Not sure when I'm going to stop.  But I do know it's been an awesome new step in a process to "be still and know that He is God."

PS - If you are on Facebook today, please join the FB group that is rooting for Betty White to be the next oversized poster in Cleveland! ;-)  (I told you I'm in detox...)