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Tude is back again!

She got to use her new swim suit!

She should tell you about her new swim suit!

I wonder if she will?

You never can tell - because she is mysterious - and she has powers!

Ummm... I wonder if she will notice we rearranged her room?

Tude's gone again!

Out to camp for the weekend!

Parties are no fun without Tude!

Maybe we should rearrange her room while she is gone?

What do you think?

This is Tude's campfire!

Tude's back! She is in charge again! So why am I posting this?

It must be so you can welcome Tude back!

Oh! But is her monitor still broken? Who knows? She won't tell!

Does she still have to catch up on sleep?

Who knows? It's a mystery! Tude is mysterious!

Tude's back! She is in charge again! So why am I posting this?

It must be so you can welcome Tude back!

Oh! But her monitor is still broken!

And she has to catch up on sleep!

Don't wake her up!

OK! Tude's monitor is broken and she left town and put me in charge! So it's time to get down to business! Please respond to this post with comments on the following:

• How beautiful Tude is!
• How much you love Tude!
• Hit Tude with your best insult - she loves them - and she will regift them!
• How much chocolate you are sending her and when it will arrive!
• Sing her an inspirational song - like Fish Heads!

That should do it for today! Tomorrow we will get down to serious business! Any questions?

Stealing God’s Thunder...

I went out for coffee with a friend the other night. Between
sips we talked about how our lives have changed in the past year. She used a
term that though at the time didn’t catch my attention, it apparently left
footprints on my heart ... “Stealing
God’s thunder”. I wonder- do we all do that? I have since watched my words
and actions as well as those around me. I am amazed at how often we are taking
God’s thunder away from Him. In practically every way we forsake His works yet
what do we get for it? We certainly don’t look better, act better or think
better. We can’t improve on His perfection and yet we constantly reconstruct God’s
way to fit us instead of Him.

I have thin nails. They bend, chip, and split easily. When I
try to let them grow out they constantly break and I get discouraged by
thinking that my nails are not perfect. Sometimes when I am nervous or anxious,
oh heck, even when I am bored, I will pick at my nails and peel off the whites
as if they were hard cooked eggs (I have always preferred the yolks). I have
considered getting my nails done with acrylic tips and if it weren’t for the
cost, I probably would have had them done every three weeks since I was 20.
Today I am looking at my nails and I ponder my purpose for wanting to hide them
under the fake covers. God gave me these nails, though they are weak in my
eyes, they are perfect in His. When I am anxious, I should be turning to Him
instead of attacking my own claws. Why do I feel the need to be “stealing God’s thunder”?

I personally am not fond of throat pushers. You know the
people, the ones who have a thought or idea and they feel it is their job to
push it down your throat and force you to swallow. The problem is that when we
are forced to swallow something we are not wanting or ready for we usually
throw it back up. I particularly get offended when a throat pusher tries to
shove spiritual nourishment down my gullet. Instead of my gaining a new thought
or idea the spiritual nourishment is instead heaved back and I often lose more
than I took in. When God speaks to me His words are clearer than the finest
diamond. God doesn’t need to raise His voice or point His finger. God can make
a thunderous impact in perfect silence. Why do we find it necessary to raise
our voices above God’s and hammer our fists to preach His Word? Why is it that
often Christians don’t feel you are Christian enough if you aren’t a throat
pusher? Personally, I take in the most nourishment from someone when they are
living a sermon instead of giving a sermon. Of course I need to hear the Word
of God. I need the Word be taught to me ... but wouldn’t it be nice if we saved
the thunder for God’s impact instead
of our own?   

Today at my church, my Baptist pastor asked how many people
knew the definition of “genuflect”. Being raised Catholic I knew immediately
what the word meant. I started thinking about the word... It is often
considered “falling” or bending on one knee in an act of devotion or reverence.
A “proper” genuflection requires you have to have the proper attitude. Imagine doing
this while running across a quiet church. Your act of genuflection would merely
turn into a “ga-faw!” as people chuckle watching you. To genuflect properly and
to not hurt yourself you have to change your attitude, remove yourself from
your world and enter His, then pause.... Perhaps if we took that pause more
often, not only bend with our knees but with our thoughts, voices and actions,
we would stop... stealing God’s thunder.

Stealing God’s Thunder is something we all do. It is
different for each of us. It affects us each differently. It changes our
outlook and removes our ability to reach out to others and serve as we are
chosen. My nails are not your nails. My cross is not your cross. However, God’s
thunder always belongs to Him. Isn’t it time we gave it back?