Friday, May 29, 2009

Ever have one of those days?

My Friday started out okay..got in a couple of cups of coffee before I hit the road, and had a fairly uneventful half-hour drive into work. I was thinking about everything we would be discussing on the show today when I started to sit down at my desk...only my chair was NOT where I thought it was! I fell backwards, grabbed my garbage can as if it could save me, and fell hard! Just as I was falling...my co host Todd came walking by...and with perfect timing, saw the whole thing. SO EMBARRASSING! He asked if I was ok, and when he heard my laughter, started laughing too! Then of course he could not wait to get on the air and talk about it. At this point I would love to say that this sort of thing is a rare occurance for me, but that wouldn't be true. I am by nature kind of clumsey. And it seems to go in cycles. So I took my lumps through the morning like a big girl. It was pretty funny! Then during a break my mouth made some funky noise that went over the air...and of course Todd heard it....and so did everyone else! At this point in my life I have learned to take this all in stride. Afterall...we are not perfect...I am REALLY not perfect...so I just learn to roll with the punches. Isn't it good to know that God loves us, no matter our imperfections? I wonder if he gets amused when we do something silly? I am just glad I can entertain, and that I didn't hurt anything other than my pride! How bout you? Ever have one of those days? I would love to hear about it! And look at it this way...at least it won't be on the radio for everyone to hear about! I promise.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Allergy Medicine means business!

If you are suffering through allergies right now, you are not alone! Seems like everyone is sniffling and sneezing some these days. Mine are horrible! Last night I was so miserable I decided that in order to breathe and or sleep, I would need to take some nightime allergy medicine. Unfortunately I waited until just before I went to bed to take it..which meant I only had about 5 and a half hours before my alarm needed to go off after I swallowed it! The warning said you should have about 8 hours of sleep time because it causes drowsiness. I am here to tell you that you need to listen to that little warning! I slept through my first alarm, and most of my second! But I did get up in time, and yawned all the way to work...and I am still tired! On the upside I can breathe!!!! Which is a plus! Its kind of a bummer when you have to choose between staying awake and breathing, but some days are just like that! Despite all that, it has been a great morning so far! We had fun on the air, and I enjoyed talking with listeners. I also had the chance to talk with Donna VanLiere, who is a NY Times best selling author. She wrote the book "Christmas Shoes" among others. She has a new memoir out called "Finding Grace" that talks about some really tough issues she has dealt with in her life; an incident that no child should have to endure as a kid, infertility, and more. She talks about how God brought her through, and opened her heart to adoption to help her build her family. We gave some copies of the book away, but if you would like to find out more about the book "Finding Grace" you can check out her website http://www.donnavanliere.com/. Suddenly my allergies seem very insignificant!!!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Reality tv gets harsh

Reality TV is getting a little too real for me. Everyone is talking about Jon and Kate plus 8...and not really in a good way. I have to admit that I do not watch that show...I just don't have time to put it into my schedule, But I have friends that have loved watching it. Unfortunately the pressures of living your life in front of everyone may be getting to them. Their family appears to be in real trouble. The marriage has hit a rough patch to say the least. I am worried about what all the attention will do to the kids. All of the chaos appears to be good for ratings, because nearly double the amount of people watched the season-opener this week as did last seasons finale several weeks ago. Does this mean we like to watch people fail, or go through difficult times? Do we feel better about our own lives when we watch others having a tougher time than us?

I think they might need to take some time off AWAY from the cameras and try to work out their marriage, or REALITY might get too harsh for all of them. Some things don't need the blinding glare of the media.

Would a happy, well adjusted family with God at the center be too boring for us to watch?