20 Facts About Me

Today I thought I'd share 20 facts you may or may not already know about me and my family...

1. This year we'll have been married for 15 years!


2. I've got a degree in Computer Science


3. My favourite colour is red


4. I've sung in the Royal Albert Hall


5. I don’t like diet juice


6. I learnt to play the piano when I was 7


7. I have no brothers or sisters


8. I hate hoovering the house


9. I didn't learn to drive until I was 21...


10. I passed my driving test 1st time!


11. When I was wee we had a cat called Candy


12. I don’t like mushrooms


13. I used to have spiky hair (sometimes short, sometimes long!)


14. Our cat is overweight! (according to the vet)


15. Our cat’s birthday is on the same day as Sandy’s - different year of course!


16. I love getting my weekly fix of “Desperate Housewives”


17. We've been to Kenya


18. I don’t like ironing


19. I play trombone in Bellshill Salvation Army Band


20. My Dad is a retired college lecturer

That I think is enough facts about me and my family for today - I'll share some more facts another time.

Hairdresser

I was at the hairdressers today. While I was sitting waiting to get my hair cut after it was washed, I started asking myself a few questions

1. How often do you get your hair cut?


2. How often do you change your hairstyle?


3. How often do you wish your hair was a different colour or style than what it is?

Here's my answers, are they similar to your's?

1. every 5-6 weeks


2. every few years


3. all the time!

I then got to thinking, just how many haircuts that is in a year...a lot! And what about how many that would be in my lifetime. Wow!

So we all go to the hairdressers quite frequently, what about new clothes, how often do you buy yourself new clothes?

Maybe in the current economic climate you aren't able to do any of the about as frequently as you used to. However I'm sure you'll still plan when you're going to get your haircut, and when your next going to buy ne clothes.

I know you're probably wondering where I'm going with this...well what struck me while I was at te hairdressers was how much time and how much time to I put aside to allow God to restyle me into the person He wants/needs me to be?

A very deep question, and one which is not the easiest one to answer - not because I don't know the answer, but simply because I know my answer is not what God wants it to be!

What's your answer? If you find you are not putting aside time each day to listen to God speaking to you (not just time for you to speak to God), you, like me, need to allow more time for God to speak to you.

So next time you're getting a haircut, or buying new clothes, remember that as well as looking after your physical appearance, you need to look after your spiritual life too - you can only do that by spending time with God, talking and listening to Him.