I AM SIGNIFICANT

The bible says in Genesis 5, I have been made in the image of God. In Psalm 139:14, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Did any of that come to mind on Thursday morning as I stood in my kitchen?

It started off with the fact that I accidentally purchased '1/2 the caffeine' coffee by Maxwell House, I know, I'll round the corner soon. I am an addict, it's my husband's fault, one he claims with pride.....another blog. The coffee didn't carry the kick needed for the day I had lined up. I called my beautiful children into the living room to give them the, Mommy-has-a-lot-on-her-plate-and-I-need-you-to-stay-in-your-rooms-and-play-nicely-with-each-other talk. Did they stay in their rooms? Did they play nicely? Did anyone hear the form of punishment laid out prior to disobedience?

As I stood before my husband, sobbing that no one listens to me and yelling, "I am significant", he turns and says, "What did you say? The kids are so loud I can't hear a word you just said." Okay, not really, but that is not a stretch..... I ran to my room (newly decorated in a victorian/b&b theme, another blog with pictures) threw myself on the (really tall, got risers) bed and sobbed.

Then it hit me, I wonder if God ever feels like sobbing, does He? Look at what he sacrificed and we are often, sometimes blatantly, disobedient. It's all there in the bible, laid out before us, what we should do, what will happen if we do and don't and so often we don't 'play nice with each other'. Thank you God for that lesson...Amen!

Just a side note - my friend Renee' called and as I shared with her how my day started, she said, "Can I put you on hold just a second?" and the phone went dead.
I hate call waiting and I get angry when the person I am on the phone with decides to talk to the person who has called in, that is rude! If you can't go without answering that call, then beep(?) over, tell them you'll call them back, don't give them time to say anything and beep(?) back over to the person who was first and is most significant at that time!!!
To her credit she called me 5 times and each time I refused to answer - repeating to myself that "I AM SIGNIFICANT". I guess I need to call her back......