Just Being Real

I was going to write this post as a story from one of my friends, but I think you could figure out by the cupcake part that it's me, so I'm not going to hide it. If you are reading, please know I am recounting this experience because of the tremendous impact it had on me, and not to flaunt a good deed. I wish stories like this were a frequent occurrence in my life, but as of now they are a rarity. This was a gift that God gave me, a brief moment where He allowed the love in my heart to direct my actions. Yesterday I met Lyn. Today I call him my brother. I left work with a box of cupcakes, hoping to give them to some of my friends at the coffee shop when I met up with my husband. Come to find out, he had relocated to the bookstore (surprise!) and wanted to meet up for dinner. I was oddly upset that I couldn't give my cupcakes to anyone now, and I definitely didn't need to have a 5th cupcake that day. Oh well, I guess I'll just throw them out. So I headed ...

Life is real. Life is fast. But sometimes it seems too slow. And when it does we click it away Just to watch it GO. We want knowledge, we want it now. And tell me what's after that! We'll walk alone in the midst of a crowd, each underneath our own headphone hat. Unplug for a minute and what would you see? Colors all made anew, and a wonderful fellow once called a friend is waiting with a smile to be with You.

Did you know that Steve Jobs wanted Apple packaging to be so beautiful that no one would want to throw it away? I believe it! In fact, I have a few boxes from my various Apple gadgets lying around just because I feel like I should do something useful with it! That's pretty impressive. I think Steve Jobs was a genius, and I am very grateful for his work. It is inspiring. I am convicted, though, about how dependent I have become on his products. Scott and I walked in the Apple store today, and it took me about 1.3 seconds to determine that I NEEDED everything I saw - even the accessories I had never seen before. They were now essentials! I was convinced I needed a new computer and spent a while clicking every icon on the new MacBook. After my eyes started to glaze over, I kind of jolted back to reality and realized that the one I have works just fine. I read a statistic the other day that said if your family owns two cars, you are richer than 90% of the world. My comp...