Cathy's Heart

I should be packing because next week we are moving. But I don't feel like packing, I need to write! Writing clears the cobwebs in my head and lifts the burdens from my soul. Lately, the Lord has been revealing areas of my life that need His transforming touch. I thought I'd share one with you. Maybe you can relate. Yesterday was my birthday. We just returned from an emotion packed trip to visit a sick family member, so I was weary. Part of my morning routine is to check facebook. One of my favorite features about facebook is how it alerts you of a friend's birthday. I love to send birthday wishes as well as read the wishes that others sent to my friends. So, I confess, I was looking forward to reading the birthday greetings that had been sent to me. Only when I opened my page, there were none! Even my dad, whose birthday I share, already had birthday messsages posted early that morning. Right away, I had several reactions. The first was disappointment and doubt. "Does...

Have you ever been transported back in time by a certain taste, touch, sound, sight or smell? I have heard that smell is the strongest sense to trigger a memory. Not for me. My most powerful trigger is music. Recently, while listening to the radio on a weekend get-a-way, I found myself instantly transported back to the 70's, to a time I call my in between years. These were the years after I was introduced to Jesus as my Savior but before I surrendered my life to Him, asking Him to be my Lord. During those years, I was not living out my new found Christian faith, in fact I was running hard and fast away from God. As the song continued, I considered changing the radio station. The lyrics were awful and the memories it stirred up were not edifying. But I liked the beat and to be honest, for a little while, I liked the memories. As the song ended, I no longer felt good but pained by the memories it produced. As a new song started, I quietly asked the Lord's forgiveness for listenin...