Will Smith Ears

Ear Issues:

Listen here. This is going to sound shallow and silly but this is just a joke that I have with myself. Long story short, I have ear issues. I'll never forget. In Kindergarten, it was picture day. I had a read dress on. I was fixing my hair and this girl in my class, who will remain nameless, told me to cover up my big ears with my hair for my picture!!!!! I've never forgotten it. I'm not truly insecure about it, but just when I wear my hair in a pony tail or if I wear a hat, I think about my "Dumbo" ears.

Here are my sticky-outy ears with my hair in a pony:

Much better. Hair hiding the Dumbo-ness:
Wearing my favorite hat. Ears bulging out. Unhappy Abby:
Ahhhh. Look how much better that is! I'm a happy camper again!:

Jamie makes fun of me and thinks it looks silly when I cover up my ears, and lo and behold, one of my 3rd grade girls thinks I look silly too, because she told me yesterday!!! Yesterday afternoon, I began teaching a bible study for these sweet girls at Impact Ministry Church. I was wearing my hair in a pony, with my hair holding my ears down of course. Well, the little girl in orange (in the picture below) looked at me and said, "Missaaabbby. (That's how they say my name. It's all one big, long word.) Girrrrl. Yo hair looks silly. Why you gotta put it ova yo ears?" Then she pulled my ears out from under my hair and said, "Much betta. Don't do that ageein. MMkay? I'll feex it if you do it ageein." So I start laughing and I told her I'll work on that just for her. Oh goodness. I'm ridiculous. And that girl is hilarious!

It's just that sometimes....I feel like this guy:

Look at those ears! He rocks 'em though! When you've got billions, who cares what your ears look like??! I'm such a dork...

Newest Obsession:

If you know me really well, then you know I go on kicks. I'll go on a workout kick and do the same thing over and over again. I go on food kicks and eat the same thing for breakfast every single day. I go on clothing kicks where I just want to wear one kind of outfit each day.

My newest "kick" is the TV show "Friday Night Lights." We've got it on Instant Netflix and I just LOVE it!!! I've only watched 3 episodes, but I've cried twice and wished myself back to my Jenks days so that I could be a pom girl again, dancing on the field on Friday nights. Gosh, I miss those days.

While enjoying my new favorite TV show, in every episode, there is always some jerk telling the coach how to do his job. They tell him who needs to play, who needs to be benched, who needs to be the new QB, which plays he should run, and so on. He listens to them out of respect, but then forgets everything they say. In my mind, I was getting really involved in the show, thinking, "Stupid people! How many of YOU are head coaches of a football team, and really know what you're saying?!?!?" It'd be like ME telling a coach how to do his job. BAD IDEA!

Anyhoo, I got all deep on myself and started thinking, "How many times do we try to tell God how to do His job? Seriously. Think about it. How many times have you been upset with His will for your life, and you've suggested a different way of doing things? I know I have. Now, I didn't say, "God. You should really make my grandparents better. What's wrong with you? Don't you know how hard this is on my family?" But I have said, "God. This is tough stuff. Why can't things be different? Things would be so much easier if my grandparents were healthier and weren't battling different illnesses. How about you just take it away." Granted, it is okay to be sad and upset, because it is biblical to cry and mourn at times as stated in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. However, the safest place to be is within the will of God. The difference between the coach on Friday Night Lights and God is that the coach will probably mess up. Sometimes he needs to listen to suggestions. But that's not how it is with God. Of course He listens to us. But His will is never wrong. And it's perfect.

So basically, listen to God and quit telling Him His business. Quit trying to correct His good work and PERFECT will for your life. There's a Lecrae song where he says, "Go with God or just don't go." I love that, because it's so true. Follow and trust God completely, or don't follow Him at all. Trust His will for your life :)

Funny Video Friday:

I have NO idea what this man is crying about, but it is beyond hilarious!!! Happy Friday everyone and God bless!