ipod...

Three weeks of feeling not so great - time to go bye bye. Last week I broke my big toe and the one next to it as I walked in and fell into Walmart. Finally got that throbbing pain under control and only to have a sinus infection take its place. I have been miserable, to say the least. Yesterday I got out the vaporizer and we have been spending quality time together. Not such a dandy way to spend over 2 hours a day but thankfully, my Ipod has been keeping me company.

This might single-handly be the best invention ever. There is no other place where the music of your childhood can be right next to your current favorite song. You can be transported in an instant back to being a six year old or a freshman in high school. A song can take you where nothing else really can. It makes your memory work like perfectly well-oiled machine, remembering not only the words but where you were when you sang those words.

At midnight, I had my Vicks-covered face over the outgoing steam trying not to burn my eyes. I had it setting on my kitchen counter so I had about 35 minutes of standing time to look forward too. I grabbed the Ipod, put on my earphones and started to see how fast I could make that 35 minutes go by. By song 2, I was completely hooked. I completely lost myself in the music and God reminded me thru my sinus- infected brain that I was wonderfully made.

Chris Rice's, Come To Jesus, made me cry although you would never have known that with all the steam in my face. Immediately following him, Christina Agulera's, Pray, started and I had a hard time keeping my face in one place. Ok, I didn't. After giving in to a few dance moves, I remembered what I was suppose to be doing and returned to my stance, hovering right above the vaporizer - but not my spirit, it kept soaring.

I think everyone should have a Ipod. It is a small investment in restoring your sanity on days when nothing else will do. I have no idea how to help non-music liking people - you guys better Google for help but for those of you who are moved by the music or spoken word, do yourself a favor and make the investment.

Today is the annversary of the death of Gina's son from a skateboard accident. She has been in my heart all day. She is having people over today but is not playing the hostess. I have followed her courage thru this last year - she has shared the good and the bad. When Phil Wickham's, Grace, came on - I knew it was for her. It was number 133 on my pod. It came at the right time, for the right person. God uses everything including Ipods - that is why I love Him so...