Journey: Becoming More Girly

What? : Tk has a purse?!?

So I'm not sure why this is happening, but I'm increasingly becoming more "girly." For one, I've began carrying a purse. I realized that the reason why:

1. Men don't loose their keys, cell phone, or wallet is because they almost always have pockets.
2. Women don't because they have purses.
3. I do because I didn't have either.

So I, after much excruciation and thought, invested in this baby blue United Colors of Benetton handbag so I wouldn't lose the new cell phone that I will buy soon... that of course is decked out with an assortment of happy blue flowers...

So having a purse is a good thing because I haven't lost anything since I've gotten it two weeks ago (quiet possibly a new record for me!) Another good thing is that I've begun carrying the Palm that I brought 5 years ago that I never used...

1. I can use my English-Spanish dictionary that I downloaded on it
2. I have a compact planner that I was going to buy to put in it...
3. I'm getting ready to download the KJV Bible on it...
4. AND I fixed the RealPlayer on it so I can listen to Marco Castro's sermons online.

Yay Tungsten E!

But the disturbing aspect of all of this is not that I'm finally lugging around a purse, it's what I've began to put in the purse that counts.

Right now, I've got my M.A.C. Studio Fix compact in NC35

And then my 4.2 fluid ounces of Dream Angels Heavely lotion by Victoria's "Shhh!!"

And my "Prrr" lipgloss again by M.A.C.

And last but not least, my Rimmel eyeliner in 004 Black

and lipliner in 038 Allure...

Horrible!!! For anyone that knew me in college, I

1. Rolled out of bed five minutes before class started
2. Took a brisk run with my heavy backpack
3. And showed up to class in my PJs.

I use to not comb my hair... and now I brought a straigtener so my hear looks great all the time now... I used to wear little to no makeup... I smell all nat-u-ral... and I'm proud of it...

A First for Everything: My first pair of dance shoes

So while I'm at this being girly stuff, I went and brought my first pair of dance shoes.

Now these shoes killed both of my big toes... I have really bad sores on them because the shoes dug in them so bad....

So What in the world is happening to me?? Am I just growing up? How did I start this journey in becoming more girly?

P.S. Please forgive my momentary lapse into materialism. I'm seriously not that materialistic... it's just that I got a lot of shopping done this week... lol =)

You Said Ask

"You Said"
Hillsongs

You said
Ask and you will receive
Whatever you need
You said
Pray and I'll hear from heaven
And I'll heal your land

You said
Your glory will fill the earth
Like water the sea
You said
Lift up your eyes
The harvest is here,
The kingdom is near

You said
Ask and I'll give the nations to you
O Lord, that's the cry of my heart
Distant shores and the islands will see
Your light, as it rises on us

O Lord, I ask for the nations...

I remember the first time I heard this song... and wow... it's still one of those few songs that speaks directly to my core when I hear it. So when God says to us to remember what He has said, what He has done, and to give thanks for it because it is His will in Christ for us (1 Thes. 5:18)... that's got to be for His greater will, because it essentially moves us me out of the picture.

It's no wonder that I do not bear fruit: I do not remember, and I do not understand truly that no good can come from me (Isa. 64:6) The measure of my success is the measure of my surrender.

Heb. 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

REMEMBER: Sanctification is the same as salvation: it is of the Lord... I just need to seek Him, to listen when He calls.