My Rockstar List...

In her letter from the editor this month, Real Simple's editor lists things that make her life right. I love this list. Not her things, specifically, but that she's shared this list with others. So I've decided to start one for me.

This is "My Rockstar List," so that when I am a rockstar, these things can be waiting for me in my fancy hotel suites, the green room before I go on Oprah, and in any other places I visit.

Anyway, here's my list in no particular order...

1. My loving family - these people love me no matter my weight, skin condition or attitude... even when it's hard. I love them, too.

2. Schoolhouse Rock DVD - This DVD is AWESOME! I love watching these, and my auditory-learning Sohl son and my kinesthetic-learning Sohl gal seem to enjoy them as well. Right now his favorites are "Mr. Morton," "Conjunction Junction," and "Unpack Your Adjectives." Thanks my bloggy friend, Annie for this Christmas surprise!

3. Mary Kay Timewise and Microdermabrasion - You have saved my complexion and my sanity, with your white and pink packaging. Thank you, Mary Kay. Thank you Sohlmate for the amazing Christmas present. I heart you.

4. Real Simple magazine - Filled with things to inspire me, to enlighten me, and to encourage me into organization, I'm convinced that one day I'll be as organized as the pictures inside. For now at least I can giggle knowlingly with the insights contained within the pages of my favorite publication.

5. Max Lucado Devotional bible - bound with soft leather, it comforts me as soon as I pick it up. It encourages me to seek Him and His path.

6. Febreze - it makes me think of cleanliness.

7. Downy Wrinkle Releaser- it makes me not have to iron. Sweet!

8. My friends - reminding me that I really am those things I might try to convince myself I'm not.

9. Grey's Anatomy - sigh.

10. DVR - How did I live without this timesaving invention?

11. Online Grey's - letting me catch up on my missed episodes of this show.

12. Cranium Hullaballo - teaching my son colors, shapes, listening skills, and movement all while entertaining him. Woot!

What's on your list?

Pictures...

Our Texas pumpkins.

Navy ball. I didn't get one of the two of us... so here's the one of me. I think a friend took a picture of us, so if I can find it, I'll upload it.

1st birthday fun...

Sohls 2007

We flew back home for a week to visit my Sohlmate's family. Merry Christmas from the Sohl Family!




This picture pretty much sums up our personalities. I love it.

Discerning...

Discernment is not one of my spiritual gifts. In fact, I'm not sure I have this gift in any area of my life. Of course, I might have it, but even knowing would require me first discerning that it's there. I'd imagine to any casual observer, it's evident just how troublesome of an endeavor making decisions can be. (Though the idea that someone would want to observe that is laughable. Seems like a sketch for a reality show, watching the nutty woman try to decide what she should do about everyday things, let alone the "toughies.")

Right now I'm trying to discern God's plan. He's showing me some opportunities that might resolve some long-standing feelings about my career choice. This morning I felt Him tell me I needed to refocus, and redirect my attentions in the correct areas. Daily prayer, daily devotional time, and daily discussions with faith-led friends have been missing for too long, and I can honestly feel the effects. I'm faithful that reinstating these will lead me to the correct path for His glory.

What's encouraging me is that, paraphrasing what a wise friend told me, it's possible that as long as I'm heartfully searching for God and His will, He'll bless what steps I take to get me where He wants me. My logic says this is the wrong time, wrong place, wrong __________. My heart and my experiences of late are showing me that it's time to faithfully follow what He's laid before me.

So I've decided that since I stink at discerning what is the right path, I'll follow the tips He's dropping and see where that gets me.