Oh goodness! Where did this morning go?! I always get up early to get writing done, including the bulk of my 1st post of the day, and time has slipped away. Perhaps its lost in the tent that is my bridesmaid’s dress?

I had to go to an alterations appointment last night. It wasn’t my favorite thing to do, but I figure wedding guests don’t want to see me in my skivvies because my dress won’t stay on. I almost wanted to channel my inner kindergartner and shout “I told you so!” to the sales representatives because I knew I wouldn’t need 3 sizes too big to accommodate my pregnant body. Luckily, I’m more mature than that. On the outside at least.

I even have proof of my maturity. I read books like Eat, Pray, Love and experience a few head nods, “Verrryy interesting point you make there Ms. Gilbert” statements (in creepy psychologist accent), and tips of the eyeglasses down my nose.

Now that’s mature!

So, since you asked, I will take you on a journey through my mind and the thoughts which occupy it after a particular EPL snippet.

So, when the old man (a medicine man) asked me in person what I really wanted, I found other, truer words. “I want to have a lasting experience of God,” I told him. “Sometimes I feel like I understand the divinity of this world, but then I lose it because I get distracted by my petty desires and fears. I want to be with God all the time. But I don’t want to be a monk, or totally give up worldly pleasures. I guess what I want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights but also devote myself to God”.

Who can relate to that? *Raises hand* I know in my heart of hearts God is out there supporting me and loving me, and that my life satisfies me the most when close to Him. I also know life gets in the way of that feeling of closeness because so many things act as distractions. They can wriggle their ways into our lives in good and bad ways. We can overschedule ourselves with good tasks or hold plenty of respectable responsibilities that remove our attention from God. Or we can worry about worldly issues like money, gossip, how others view us, jealousy, anger, and more. So, how do we live a life the pleases us, but also still allows us to not lose sight of “the divinity of this world” and the power within it?

I don’t have THE answers. I only have MY answer. Like I mentioned in this post, I think finding those areas of your life that provoke an encompassing sense of passion is where the focus of our lives should lie. The people, the “work”, the hobbies, etc. Find what ignites you and revolve your life around it. That will give you the delight of this world. Then, never forget that those passions…those things that make you who you are…they are from God. He gave them to you. Praise Him for that,keep it close to your heart, and His presence will abound in your life.

Also, thank you for all the compliments on my post about finding my blog voice last night. It provides the strength to post things like this today. 🙂 You all are a big part of why I keep up this blog and why it fulfills me so much. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart.

• When do you feel the happiest with your life?
• For fun – how are you immature? I can’t help to laugh at certain words that sound dirty or like something else. Or it could also be laughing when M farts or burps. The child knows “please” and “thank you” but “excuse me” is not in her vocabulary. May need to fix that.

Can you tell me…how it is already August? Seven months have disappeared in the blink of an eye. Somehow time snuck up on me and now I must face the month that will try to kill me. We travel (by CAR!) to Philadelphia this weekend. My friend’s wedding stuff occupies my schedule all month. I will have to pick up more intensive lessons for the Sunday class I lead. Life continues on its mad course. Busy, busy, busy month ahead. Also, in August, a portion of each post is going to share something random from a list of topics being shared among bloggers. I got the idea from Lisa. Today’s topic is a guilty pleasure of mine. I would have to say my guilty pleasure is being able to stay in my pajamas or workout clothes all day if I so desired. Can you tell me why we all can’t just agree that sweats and tees are appropriate attire for everything?

Next up. Can you tell me HOW I’m supposed to fit all the shower information onto this tiny invitation?

And where this shower is even going to be? Or who to send the invites to? Since I can’t get addresses from the bride or the friend who is organizing the hotel room on the phone.

Can you tell me…why can’t we eat birthday cake every day? Yesterday we celebrated my nephew’s 3rd birthday. As usual with our family, it was a mad house of chatter and kids scrambling everywhere. All calmed for the cake. Oh, the cake!

I used to despise birthday cake. I blame Makenzie for my current infatuation with it. I never liked cake, ketchup, or candy corn until I became pregnant with her.

Can you tell me…could Makenzie BE any cuter? Well maybe without bangs in her eyes and peanut butter smeared across her face. Nah! She’s perfect.

Can you tell me…why is writing so fulfilling? I love putting my thoughts into words and onto (cyber) paper. I got a fair amount of writing done yesterday – my next fit pregnancy article (please CLICK), my Healthy Tipping Point story for Caitlin, and a lot of brainstorming for something special.

Can you tell me…why it is so hard to know God’s plan? I 100% am willing to follow Him where He leads me. And lately I have been getting these thoughts that wedge into my mind and cling onto my heart. They feel good, but there is a problem. How do I KNOW they are from God, not just something I come up with out of pride or because it seems cool? How do I know if  I should pursue them? Or is fear holding me back and am I trying to find a reason not to follow these things in my heart? For example, I have something that I would love to do on the blog and I think it could promote something amazing for every woman out there. I don’t want to just dive in without knowing it is something from God though because it is that important and dear to me. I guess all I can do is pray about it for now.

Can you tell me…how the body is so smart? Yesterday I was not that hungry. I had a light breakfast of my beloved egg/laughing cow/tomato/Morningstar sausage sandwich. Then had this lovely plate for lunch awhile later.

I ate an early dinner at the party, which was one taco of salsa, cheese, and beef plus a small slice of that cake. Then, I wasn’t hungry the rest of the day and ate nothing that night.

Today, however, I have been a bottomless pit. I devoured a quick, delicious breakfast of waffles with pb + syrup and some Morningstar Farms sausages. Then, I needed a heftier meal for lunch and convinced the hubs to hit up Atlanta Bread Company for my sandwich craving. I was STILL hungry! But, if there is one thing I know, it is to trust my body and let it do its thing. So, I’ll be munching something here shortly.

Can you tell me…if you are on my new Blogger Love page? I updated the page with the blogs that were on my previous list and all the new, fabulous people I have come across recently who requested to be included. Please check your link and let me know of any problems. If I missed you or you still want to be on the page, please let me know in a comment below. Help me spread the blogger love!

Now, can you really tell me…

• …how your weekend was?
• …your insight to any of the above?
• …you own “Can you tell me?” question?
• …did you click my link? I had to throw it in there!