You Found Me!

You will find more and more if you read my blog that I love music. Music has this amazing way of touching us to the core. I find myself lost in a great song often. Today was no exception with The Fray's new song 'You Found Me'. Not only can I totally relate to this song and pretty much every Fray song, but today at church the praise band played it. We went to Cedarcreek here in Toledo. It's a great church. Anywho..they did a great job with the song. Below are the words:

The Fray - You Found Me
I found God
On the corner of first and Amistad
Where the west was all but won
All alone, smoking his last cigarette
I Said where you been, he said ask anything
Where were you?
When everything was falling apart
All my days were spent by the telephone
It never rang
And all I needed was a call
That never came
To the corner of first and Amistad
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why’d you have to wait?
Where were you?
Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
In the end everyone ends up alone
Losing her, the only one who’s ever known
Who I am, who I’m not, who I want to be
No way to know how long she will be next to me
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why’d you have to wait?
Where were you, where were you?
Just a little late You found me, you found me
Early morning, City breaks
I’ve been calling for years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never send me no letters
You got some kind of nerve, taking all I want
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Where were you where were you
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why’d you have to wait?
Where were you, where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
Why’d you have to wait?
To find me, to find me

I started thinking how often deep down do we get frustrated with God. We feel like we constantly are waiting on His will. We feel lost, insecure, alone and our prayers ignored. We are broken creatures waiting for our Father to pick us up off the floor and make us whole again. But Our Father in His amazing wisdom has the perfect timing. He teaches us through our brokenness. He teaches us how to depend, trust, and love Him. Depend on His guidance, Trust that He has our best interest at heart, and Love like He loves us. Through my broken lost moments my Father has taught me what true love is. And true love can only be found and learned when we depend on Him. When the enemy had me lost and insecure my Father found me. What a great and amazing hope we have in Him. He Found Me...and it doesn't matter if I have moments of feeling alone because He'll always be there to cradle me in His arms and wipe my tears away. Thank you Father for finding value in the broken mess. :-)

Wow..that was easy!!

You know, you have to be amazed with modern day technology. It took me a total of 5 minutes to create a blog. How crazy is that?! Anywho...I decided a LONG time ago that I would create a blog when I got myself a laptop. Don't ask me why I had to have a laptop, but that's what I decided in my crazy head.

So, today was THE DAY!! This year I decided to FINALLY partake in the wonder of 'black Friday'. My sister is a manic about it. She's been known to get up at 3am, wait in line, scare the Target people half to death, but get the most amazing deals. So, when I decided to join in this year I thought I was prepared. I heard the stories..how bad could it be? Now, let me give you a back story about me. I HATE shopping!! I know, I'm a girl it's not natural. Maybe I should clarify, I enjoy shopping in my own time, when I have someone to buy for and the funds. But I can't STAND crowded malls, rude people, and feeling rushed. I really enjoy shopping alone to be honest. Don't get me wrong I love spending time with my sister, but she'll be the first to tell you I've never enjoyed most girls favorite pass time. I would rather spend an extra $10 and buy online without taking years off my life.

So, this morning I was woken up at 4am. My sister overslept..so the race was on. I HAD to take a shower so I was left but my dad waited until i was ready then took me and Chewy (who had a hair appointment) to catch up with Nessa. First stop Wal-Mart...aka The Place I will never return! My dad drops me off at the door and says your sister's in toys. I was in SHOCK..here it is 5AM and this place is COVERED with people. The lines were wrapped around to the back of the store. People were pushing and shoving, just when i was near panic I saw my sis at a distance. How can people shop like this? It's insane..btw I saw WAY too many people wearing PJ's and sweatpants this AM. Have some self respect people! I saw a few in slippers. I would not lie! I'm a people watcher..I notice random things. It can be a gift and a freakin' curse some days. Anywho, after wal-mart it's a blur, but towards the end of our black friday event my daddy calls. My daddy was on a mission to find his baby girl the best laptop he could. He TOTALLY succeeded!! My father goes into Office Depot and after being told repeatedly that they won't sell their last fully loaded 4G display model Tosh he talks them into. AND gets his baby girl an extra 10% off the laptop already marked down $300. He calls me and my sister (who were in line at the Bible bookstore) and tells us to get our butts to Office Depot. When I show up my dad isn't there...he can't stand still waiting for anybody, but he walks through the door not 5 minutes after me AND the manager meets him at the door. LOL That's my dad, I had to laugh. He has this way of putting the fear of God into sales associates without yelling. He's just not afraid to ask the favors normal people assume they can't get. Everybody should have my dad with them when they buy a car, computer, home...just be prepared to get a little embarrassed and say a few I'm sorry's. I couldn't ask for a better dad. He's always looking out for my best interest. The end result..baby girl got herself a great laptop and a never ending belief that my dad is the bomb!! He might be inpatient, corky and a little volatile, but man he keeps it interesting.

Like always..The Adams Family Holiday is here to entertain. So..this is a Much Ado a Nothing blog, but a little entertainment for all of those out there who is lacking the crazy family environment this year. I'm off to take the STUPID bow off my MALE dogs head. The groomer keeps trying to make him a female...lattas my beloveds!!