See-Through Lives

I have so much in my head, I think I might just ramble for the next few minutes...

I am doing a bible study by Beth Moore entitled "When Godly People do Ungodly Things". In this week's homework, we discussed having see-through lives. This really struck a chord with me because this has been my mantra lately. Be Transparent. Beth talks about having a group of close friends/family who know everything about you, and they still love you!! Amazingly enough, right?

In Beth's words, "Whether we realize it or not, you and I are desperate for people who can see through our lives... I finally allowed a group of people to see right through me... They know my past. They know my faults. They know my fears. They know my insecurities... And they love me anyway. Oh, what joy! A joy I will no longer allow the enemy to steal. [I have] broken free. She may not be pretty. But she's real."

That's it for me. I don't care if I'm pretty as long as I'm real. I don't want people who call me a friend to think I'm a nice girl who has a great house and beautiful kids and doesn't ever struggle or deal with hardships. Who would want to be friends with that girl? I want them to know me. I want my friends to know my faults, my fears, my daily struggles, and my joys and blessings as well. In the past, I have said that I want to be transparent so that my friends and I can be a support and encouragement to each other, and also so that Christ's work would shine in my life. But Beth has another reason for being transparent...so that we may know the unspeakable joy of being known and yet being loved despite it all. Oh, what joy! Thanks to those of you who know me and love me still...

Red Raider Weekend

Every year, Drummer Boy and I take a weekend trip (or longer) away, just the two of us. This year, our weekend doubled as his Christmas present. We went to Lubbock for a Red Raider sports weekend. (Woo-hoo! No really, I really enjoyed it!) The weekend activities included the Texas Tech v. UT mens basketball game (a great game, although Tech lost), three Texas Tech baseball games (Tech won all 3), visits to see Grandad and Mema in Levelland and Granny and Tom in Shallowater, some really great Mexican food (it's always about the food for me, isn't it?) and lots of good alone time for me and my hubby. The weather was quite chilly, but Drummer Boy reminded me more than once that it could have been much, much worse. I think the highlight of the weekend for me was just watching Drummer Boy revel in some of the memories of his college days, and sharing those memories with him.

Grandad and Mema

United Spirit Arena

Granny and Tom