Is very literally…my two front teeth.
You long-time readers may remember such posts as:
http://www.thisisreverb.com/2008/02/the-toothless-wonder.html
or even this post, which talks about a life goal of getting some teeth implants:
http://www.thisisreverb.com/2009/01/goals-and-dreams.html
I’m actually okay waiting on these dental implants the more I think about it. But I don’t really like the every-now-and-again self-conscious feelings I get.
I’ve got to confess that I go through quick phases of contentedness and fall back into the land of wanting. I know that if I turn away from all that is new and shiny out there, I’ll really be able to focus on what’s important.
It’s hard for me when it’s this:
Or this:
Tamron AF 60mm f/2.0 Macro Lens
Or this:
Sony BDP-S360 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
Which brings up the argument of If God doesn’t want us to have all this cool stuff then why did He create such smart humans to invent it all?
But that would be playing the devil’s advocate wouldn’t it? Pastors aren’t allowed to do that.
I really don’t know what this post is about now that I think of it. It’s one of those ones where I just started typing and I’ve ended up here. A ramble I suppose. I guess the question I would ask to all of you is this:
What are things you’re willing to live without so that you can go after something more important?
Oh and p.s…
I made some cupcakes for my friends yesterday to have a fun baby gender announcement. You’ll have to check out her blog to see what I mean. Go to www.youmakemelive.com
I am not a good cupcake decorator. I’ve barely ever made cupcakes before and to be honest, my man-card would have been revoked if it wasn’t for the above-pictured beard. But, it’s for friends and I love them and now they owe me that Apple Magic Mouse I’m coveting. See how I work it?
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Pastors shouldn’t covet…*cough cough*
So if they pay you with that mouse, send it my way.
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That is the best gender annoucement idea I have ever heard. I’m totally going to use it when I get pregnant!
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next time you visit bring me some of those cupcakes. thanks.
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Hmmmm, you beard barely saved you from loosing your man card. Donnie on the other hand…
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I had to make a comment because my sister got her permenant 2 front teeth last week and she said it was the best thing she had ever done. AND she had been living with her “falsies” for so long (over 20+ years) that she had bought enough crazy glue to bond her teeth back in to have stock in the company! BUT, if you ever get back to Oklahoma you will fit “right in”!!!!!
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Ya know Amazon had the Blu-ray player on sale last week for $110!
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We are living the Dave Ramsay lifestyle at our house…so we are “living like no one else, so we can live like no one else. I’m going without new cars, furniture, vacations, camera equipment, etc….so we can live debt-free. A challenge with 2 kids in college — and one recent college grad!
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To answer the question, I live in a house that is older and I’d love to build a new house, but I had a baby girl 18 years ago at age 35 and I knew when she was born I’d be giving up a lot of things in order to give her a good life. I’m still hoping for a new home someday, it just may not be one I build here on earth. She was worth all the things I’ve had to give up. Now, for the cupcakes, outstanding job!!!
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I’ve gone without a mate for the last 16 years to benefit my children. Sounds weird I know, but I tend to attract abusive jerks (like their father) and one of those in their lives is more than enough. My children’s happiness is a far more important than satisfying my need for male company….
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What a fantastic idea! I love the cupcakes–and you can tell your friend that I just read her entire blog because of your little shout-out here.
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Cute cupcake idea and keep your guy card…cupcakes are a guy thing, ask my son. Ah baby boys, how exciting for your friends. Between your Finn and Smitten Kitchen’s Jacob, well I wish I wasn’t in the inbetween stage of having kids and being a grandmother.
Oh I’ve given up ever having new furniture, unstained furniture.
And I found out this past weekend that I do collect something strange. Kitchen tables. I have three that have been in my family…the first being a yellow with red edges drop leaf that my dad and I restained (sort black/brown), the red formica topped table of grade school memories and my parents’ first real dining room table…mediterranean brownish black 70’s piece. See you make us think.
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13 years ago my now husband and I had saved up several thousand dollars for a wedding and honeymoon. Two months before our wedding date, we made the decision to sue for custody of his daughter, then 5. So… the wedding turned into cake and ice cream at our church, and our honeymoon turned into one night at a hotel and a trip to Six Flags for a day. That beautiful girl is now 18. Best money I ever spent on something different than I intended.
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Thanks again for the cupcakes…they were fantastic!! Much better than my idea
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Have the Magic Mouse. And cool camera gear. And the kids… We typically go without more of the stuff due to this. Although since dh is doing much better in his career now, we’re OK financially. Not great, with 6 kids, but OK. The bummer for me is that my oldest kids don’t remember when we didn’t have enough money for take-out pizza. They think life is all about Apple computers and cool camera gear.
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I go without fancy laundry soap. I make my own. And disposable diapers. We use cloth. But these and some other things have saved us a bit of money.
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“If God doesn’t want us to have all this cool stuff then why did He create such smart humans to invent it all?”
Because He wants to bless us!!! I don’t have kids but I have a lot of kid friends. And sometimes I just want to bless them, just cuz!
Being content doesn’t mean you can’t want. I think whats bad is that if that want is so strong it drives you crazy, constantly in jealous mode, going in debt crazy, plotting out how to steal things crazy. I want a lot of things, but I am content with what I have. I know God wants to bless me and so does my parents, who am I to ignore a blessing eh? Haha. My parents sometimes ask if I have a request for a blessing… sweet!
I’m sure you know all this Pastor Ryan, I’m just think-typing!
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About the teeth… my husband lost his front tooth many years ago. The Dentist did a “temporary” tooth for him that he still wears to this day, 10 years later. It pops in kind of like a retainer. I think it was a couple hundred bucks and looks just fine!
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I am willing to live without the comfort of an apartment and move to Texas to live with friends so that we can search out God’s plan for our lives.
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I hate to admit this, especially to a man of God, but I am trading a relationship with God and Church for sleep, work, and friends. Over the last few months, I have felt a call to go back to a church so I can create a relationship with God, but make one excuse over another so I don’t go. Ultimately, I’m fearful of what I will discover in myself when I go.
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i have 5 kids and a hubby that was laid off last year and now working less hours for less pay, there’s a LOT we go without so that we can have other things (like rent)…we don’t have a cell phone, we don’t have cable or satellite, we don’t have a car payment (our van is completely paid off) and even though we really could use a bigger vehicle, we won’t be getting one…the kids get a lot of hand me downs and shopping from consignment shops…one time a year, income tax return time, do we spend money on wants, and it’s planned out MONTHS in advance, and revised often…and the wants are still things we’ll use quite a bit but are cost inhibitive any other time of the year
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