Contemplations of a Mommy "Monk"

To Do: Wash clothes, clean dishes, mop kitchen, take daughter to the doctors for her unexplained sickness... Grade homework, write advertisements for ministry, call so-and-so... Teach AWANA, exercise, pray for the little baby at church who is having heart surgery... You can read the rest of my devotion at Laced with Grace....

I woke up this morning with a bad case of the "wanna be"s. I don't know if you've ever felt like that. Like a teenager with dreams and aspirations which battle against insecurities and weaknesses, I grumble around, hoping for a remedy to the wanna be's. In my robe, nursing this case of the wanna be's, I wonder if more rest, chicken soup or seven-up will help me feel better. I definitely need an extra nap today and a back rub might be nice too. Have you ever had the wanna be's? I went to the Great Physician with my symptoms recently and His remedy was amazing. Lord, I wanna be known . I mean, I don't want to be Oprah Winfrey, but I want people to know who I am - not just who I profess to be - but to know the real me. I want to be greeted at parties with welcome hugs and waves across the room. I don't want to be the person in the corner wondering if I fit in or if I know anyone here. I don't just want name recognition (although that might be nice...