Maybe Not...

Sometimes blogging, tweeting, skyping - this whole panorama of perpectual conversation - feels awfully like a monologue. But what's the difference I talk to myself all the time! Then someone answers and I think to myself, maybe I am not just filling the heavens with more static. SO before I forget, I simply want to thank all who have taken the time to roam through my ramblings. Special thanks to you who 'fessed up. I promise not to talk about anything I am not genuinely interested in.

Hair We Go Again

Now here's the rest of the May 18th story when my hairdresser overbooked. I met this beautiful lady with gorgeous long, natural hair. Her smile of greeting lit up the room as she walked in making it easy to talk to her. And talk we did. As it happened she had a lot of fabulous tips on hair care which were obviously working. I told her about my blog, my interest in natural hair care and that I have been chemical free for over three years. She graciously agreed to share some of what she knows and gave me permission to post at my discretion. The following comments should not be viewed as an endorsement of any particular product or regimen. I am only typing this disclaimer once and then I promise not to talk about it again. Now here goes from the middle of yesterday's email:

"...As far as websites go, my favorite is www.longhairforum.com There are different forums on this site that include health and fitness, hair care, and natural living. You can also find hair product recipes in the natural living forum.

I like using as many natural products as possible on my hair and some of them are ayurvedic. I condition my hair with Karishma henna that I mix with distilled water, Aloe Vera gel, and essential oils (usually rosemary, peppermint, and lavender) and leave on for a few hours or overnight before shampooing it out. You can find additional information about Karishma henna on the Internet.

It was a pleasure meeting you also and I will try to get the additional information that you asked for, time permitting." Stay tuned.

Sometimes we fuss and get all frazzled because we encounter a delay. Some delays are not meant to slow us down or interrupt our schedules. They are merely connection points to something we would not have recognized or appreciated otherwise. Thanks V. Have you ever had the joy of smiling at what you know to be the start of a beautiful friendship?

Please help

This week went so quickly I did not even realize I had not posted! I need to talk about what has become an annual trip to India to visit friends and family as well as schools, churches, and ministry leaders we support financially. Last year a number of people contributed to make this trip possibly and once again I appeal for your support. My husband and I must raise a minimum of $5000. Why don't we just send the money? Because the trip is not all about the money. We do writers' and pastors' workshops, and provide visible moral support to people who serve Christ under the most adverse situations with no recognition whatsoever. It is pretty hard to send a hug or a smile to an orphan child who has been rejected by family because his mother died of AIDS. We go and hold them, read them stories and introduce many for the first time to the God who loves them. Please, help us be Christ's hands and feet. Contact me for details on how to be a part of this mission -
laurenmyers339@gmail.com or on FB. Also, if you have always wanted to do a jam packed shortterm missions trip to India, this is your perfect chance. We would be delighted to have you along. Lets also talk about that. Maranatha!

Out n' About

A few years ago my brother bought me a state of the art treadmill..the one with the personal trainer, built in fan and CD player. There are days when I pop in some serious Gospel hip-hop and bust a move and there are mornings like this when I slather on the sun screen and head out doors. Talk about a gorgeous Florida morning! Blue skies, little puffs of cottony clouds, flowering shrubs, fruit laden trees, a man and his mate, a skittering ground lizard , two loving turtles on the bank of the canal and me. I twirl the cane I once depended on to help me with almost everything including getting dressed. Now here I am out and about walking twenty four blocks in 40 minutes! Truly God is in his heaven and there is a whole lot right with the wolrd. Now let me go mop up this puddle of dew I've created at my feet...

Time

The frenetic pace of Christmas seems much too recent for it to be half a year ago. And yet, here we are. It makes one appreciate the brevity of time and humanity's relentless race toward eternity. Moses once asked God to help him number his days...to take into account how few they are...so he may apply his heart to wisdom. Talk about being a forward thinker! Maybe we should do the same.