Eyeglasses. Sigh...

I need some serious help sometimes.

The latest event in my life is eyeglasses shopping. Maybe I should start this story by rewinding to 4 years ago. I needed a pair of glasses so I went through the usual routine of scheduling an eye exam, getting a new prescription and ordering new eyeglasses. Now, I’m certainly not a fashionista by any means… but as I tried on different pairs of glasses, I felt I knew what looked good and what did not. So I finally found on a pair that were not over-the-top trendy but were a good and sensible pair of black/silver metal frames. As I looked in the mirror while trying them on, I felt that “Yes, this is the pair!! I think I might even look smart…” I made my last supermodel pose in the mirror with the glasses (you have to crinkle your eyebrows and pucker the lips!) then walked up confidently to the counter and made my order.

A week went by. I received a call that my glasses had arrived. Finally, I would have a good pair of glasses so I could take a break from my contacts once in awhile! I picked up the glasses and brought them home. I was excited to show off my new purchase to my ever-loving husband. After all, he had been listening to my whining for several months about how I needed a new pair of glasses.

So I put on the new glasses and “TA-DAA! What do you think, honey?” My husband had a confused look on his face. He stared at me. He stared at my glasses. He finally said, “Wait, what glasses are you wearing? Are those MY glasses?” I started laughing. Surely, he must be joking. My ever-loving husband went and got his glasses from the bedroom so we could compare. Oh. My. Goodness. My glasses looked EXACTLY like my husband’s pair. Seriously??!! If you know my husband, you’re mostly likely laughing right now. He really did think I was wearing his glasses. I was so deflated. I looked in the mirror again and I did not look feminine, cute or smart. I hated my new glasses.

Well, you’d think the end of that story would be that I returned the glasses and got a new pair. Nope, I kept them. (Don’t worry, that was four years ago before I figured out that you CAN return items to the store. LOL)

So here I am in 2010… looking for a new pair of eyeglasses. I haven’t done a lot of shopping yet, but I did browse a little last week. I had my 4yo and 6yo daughters with me. They thought it was so fun to pick out frames for me to try on. There were a few pairs that I thought might look good. Nope. Nope. And nope. Then I saw them. It was the pair. Yes!! I tried them on and looked in the mirror. Immediately as I saw my reflection, I screamed loudly. I didn’t see myself in the mirror, I saw Sarah Palin wearing my clothes and standing with my girls. HEEEEELLLLLPPPP! She's beautiful but that's not the look I'm going for. I grabbed the girls and we ran out of the store immediately.

Lesson learned: I need some serious help and support with eyeglasses shopping. Sigh.

Enthralled

My daughters and I were browsing through a bookstore last week. It was the first time I had been in a Christian bookstore in almost 3 years. I'm an online shopper and truth be told, I tend to avoid purses, earrings or anything else with "fish" symbols. LOL

I was amused at my daughters' reactions to all the different children books and materials. They were so excited. My 6-year-old found a beautifully illustrated children's Bible. She plopped herself down in a comfy chair and was enthralled with each page for at least 20 minutes until I made her get up to leave. How precious!

I want to be like that. I want to be enthralled with God's words. I've mentioned before that I'm working through a Beth Moore study called "Stepping Up." It has been an absolute thrill to study God's word and dig into the details. This week I learned about the meaning of some specific Jewish festivals from long ago and then why Jesus would say something very powerful at a specific moment in time at these festivals. Oh, it is all connected so perfectly and beautifully. I'm learning more and more how He loves to cover the tiniest details.

The story of God's love for people is absolute perfection. There simply is nothing else like it.

Reading the Bible can seem very overwhelming. If you don't know where to start, ask someone who might know. I suggest starting with the book of Luke, which details the life of Jesus and how/why he is even relevant to God. Every Bible has a table of contents in the front and you can look up "Luke" and find the page number. You can also look it up on websites like www.biblegateway.com and read it there.

Some of you may not care about any of this -- that's OK. I'm not writing about the Bible to shove it down your throat. I just can't help but be excited about it. But I really hope you don't let things like questions/doubts about God or even the distastefulness of "Christian people" you might know prevent you from investigating the most intriguing story of all time.

I can't wait until the next time I can plop down in a comfy chair and be enthralled again. (I think I'll throw a chai tea in that mix too.)