Unpacking Holy Moments

There are some happy suitcases that you can unpack easily.  When returning from a trip, I usually just dump everything in the laundry room.  The next stop is the bathroom, then ...boom... I'm done.

Next I unload my pictures to digital storage.  Most travels are filled with those fun Kodak moments to help you reminisce the memories.

I also like to write my journeys in a field journal.  It helps me recall the heart milestones.  

I like to reflect on the holy God moments and lessons.

I recently went on a trip to India.  It's been two weeks, and I still have suitcases sitting half-full of stuff that needs to be unpacked, many memories still linger.

My field journal is open to the same page, the outline of those holy hope-captured vignettes.   There are still a lot of memories that are still to be written on my heart, lingering wide open.  

God has some Kodak memories that need His stillness and need some unpacking.  I need to process the things I have seen, I need to share the stories, I need to share my feelings about what I have seen.

I need to unpack my full heart of God moments.  

There are benefits to praying for God to bend the pages of His field journal just a bit, to record and give His revelations from what you have seen on a trip filled with such great holy moments.  

I am dealing with some unflattering, clumsy junk that bring questions about how to care about all that God is showing me.  There is a deep stirring.   

"Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.  Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." 

~ Ps. 82:3-4

Unpacking this verse and many of God's holy moments, may I linger here...

"Father to the fatherless, freedom for the weak

this is God clothed in love and strength."  
"Give me eyes to see when my heart is blind, 
that when I ask you'll give, and when I seek I'll find.
Give me ears to hear, when my way's confused,
let the uncertain road, still lead me back to You."  
~ Meredith Andrews

Launch of Monday Mania - What's the Deal With #janellekeithquotes #462

"Which part of my weirdness do you want me to unload on you first?

Yup..great way to start this day..."#janellekeithquotes

If you follow me on Twitter, you might see my name pop up on a tweet in the form of some weird off the wall saying that usually doesn't make sense.  That is a view of my dark side.  Yeah I can say that about myself...this is my blog. 

I am really fulfilling Ryan Smith's dream of not holding back...he knows what I am talking about.  You might think I am daft.  (Yeah...look that word up people!)

This Monday Mania blog could cover a cacophony of words...meaning a train wreck of thoughts and words mixed in with humor.  

I am going to start using the #hashtag...#wordninja.  Are you ok with that?  Well..if not then....you need to deal with that (You tube it!)  After viewing this tutorial....then you can enroll in the Brent McCoy School of Knowledge.

If you know me...this is what you get.  Weirdness.  You will have to figure out which kind of uniqueness though.  But when you go home...remember this...I am funny.  I am the funny one of this dynamic duo.  Not proud or boastful...it's the opinion of the public.  Even Brent's triplets say so.  I have Brent in stitches off mic so many times.   Most of the stuff you hear from him is really mine.  Well, the stuff that's really funny and makes sense.  Yeah, I just said that.  Deal with it!

So like it or not, I can be really funny, and really inspirational, and really funny and inspirational at the same time.  Wait till you hear my road construction for dummies break!

One thing that God is teaching me is to be honest.  Now that might manifest (ooooh that's a big spiritual word for you....) itself in blogs and breaks...and both.  Hopefully it will take root and leave you wanting more.  That's really my goal is take your mind-meat, like Brain in the cartoon Pinky and the Brain.  I want to take over the world...one post at a time.  One witty-spiritually-loaded comment at a time.  So you will keep coming back for more...of both.

So back to the #janellekeithquotes.  I have often thought about this idea...gathering up all my odd quotes and sayings and put them in a bound book.  Just so that I could look back and review the stuff that comes out of my mouth.

Brent and Andy (I call them my friends) both tell me that I should carry a tape recorder around so that I can listen back to what I say.  Mostly the #janellekeithquotes happen when I am not fully functioning on a full tank of coffee.  Remember this about me.  I.must.have. coffee.to.operate.  Always.

Not kidding about the coffee.  There is a "before coffee" Janelle, and then there is an "after coffee" Janelle.  Let me save you a few steps....if you are unsure of talking to me...the VERY first question you should say, before "Good morning" or "Hello" or tip your hat my direction is..."Have you had your six cups of coffee yet?"  Don't accept...I repeat....don't accept any other answer than YES! Don't go there...don't!

I tell you these things for your own protection.

Remember this Monday...that I am the funny one.  Always.  Have a manic day.