Another Life

I've got two days left in the week to fulfill my goal of two posts a week.  haha.  I can do this right!?!  

This week, for a lot of reasons, I have been thinking quite a bit.  Yep, more so than usual.  Scary isn't it?  :P  If you could live another life, how would it be different?

Now I want to clarify - I absolutely love my life.  God has surprised me in so many ways and has taught me so much.  I wouldn't ask to be anywhere else than where I'm at right now.  But it is always fun to wonder what my life would have been like if I had been a different person.  What would my life look like if I hadn't wanted to be a mom? If I hadn't decided that small town life was what I craved?

I like to think my life would have led to Broadway.  I absolutely love to sing.  God has given me a talent that I love to use - especially in the kitchen or the shower....  hehe.  Every once in awhile I put in my Wicked soundtrack and sing at the top of my lungs.  I may not be Idina Menzel but the dishes in my kitchen sink would never know my skin isn't painted a lovely shade of green!  I close my eyes and go to the zone.  Broadway doesn't know what they are missing!  Picture it with me:

I decide to skip college and take dancing classes (because, trust me, I need them).  Then, once I've figured out exactly how to use these two foreign objects other people call feet, I will move to New York City, living with 5-10 other people (because who can afford an apartment there?) - all of us trying to make it big.  I'd take a job at a diner as a waitress, entertaining guests with intermitent singing and hastily choreographed dance routines.  One day, a producer walks through the door and he is amazed by my unswerving talent.  I start training for Broadway's next #1 show the following day.  My name is on signs as tall as buildings, right in the middle of Time Square!  Say goodbye to multiple roommates and late night shifts - I have made it!

haha.  Yeah right.  First of all, there's no way I would survive more than a night or two in NYC.  I am not made for the city....at...all.  Second, and probably more importantly, even Anna Pavlova could not teach me how to dance.  My brain and my feet just don't communicate.  I walk into walls and trip over air - add any obstacles and your asking for trouble.  Its like watching a syfy movie on a low budget - it just hurts.  But seriously, I decided a long time ago that God and family would come first in my life.  Broadway just doesn't fit that bill for me.  I want to be home more than I'm away.  I don't want to have to choose between my career and my kids or my husband.  I don't need the added pressure and temptation that fame brings to get in the way of my relationship with the Lord.  That isn't the life I was called to.

But in another life...I'd be all over that!  ;)

But this life, the one I'm actually living, not the one in a New York diner, still has potential for me to live out a dream.  There is another part of me that desperately wants to write a book.  Which is why I love writing these blog posts to begin with!  I want to be a world-changer, a life-changer.  I want to open people's eyes to what lies between the lines of Scripture - I want to show them what comes to the surface when you take the time to do your research.  I want people to get excited about something they've read 100 times before and just missed.  God's word is at our fingertips and so often it becomes just another book that sits on the shelf and gets dusty.  And even if we read it everyday it is so easy to just read the words and go through the motions.  Those words should bring life to every person that reads them - they should set a fire to the soul!  I want to help make that happen!  So someday, just maybe, you will walk into a Christian bookstore and my name will be there in a pretty feminine print on the end cap.  It might not be a playbill or a giant sign in Times Square...but it would still be pretty awesome!  We shall see what God has in store... 

No matter what, I'm happy.  And no matter what, my goal each day is to live a life God would be proud of.  It might not happen everyday, but I keep trying.  Every morning brings a new day.  And every day brings a new start. 

Paul said it best, "I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus" - Philippians 3:14

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If you could dream up a different life, practical or not, what would it look like?  

or

What dreams do you have that could maybe, just possibly, happen someday?

Friday Fun!

I stumbled across this weekly questionnaire over at Your World: Healthy and Natural.  I thought it would be fun!  And it's a great way for my new readers to get to know me and for my usual readers to keep up with the happenings in my life!  I hope you enjoy!  Here we go...

In my life this week...
I became an It Works! Independent Distributor!  From the moment I've joined I keep learning more and more about how truly amazing the company is!  They are changing lives for the better in SO many ways!  And my favorite part?  Corporate prays for us every day!  How many companies do that?  I doubt even every "Christian" company out there does that...  We're also getting ready to go on vacation - 1 week from tomorrow!  It has been a crazy week - but I've grown so much already!
I am inspired by...
My team at It Works!  It is amazing the community that I already have in just one short week.  They are doing amazing things and I hope I can achieve what they have!
My favorite thing this week was...
Hearing my husband admit that he wasn't trusting God and what he is going to change that.  I love seeing him grow, especially when he is growing closer to our Heavenly Father!  :D

What's working/not working for me...      Working -  Getting out of my comfort zone!  I've been praying that God would open doors for me in two areas: 1. To use me for His purpose.  2. To grow my new business.  Yesterday both happened and I was able to take advantage of the open doors!  I wore my "National Back to Church Sunday" shirt to the zoo and as we were walking in Charlie struck up a conversation with a little boy.  His mom asked me about my shirt and seemed really interested.  Though I know she won't be able to come to our church (too far away), I'm hoping she will go somewhere!  It's September 15th by the way...in case you want to go back to church!  Then when I was in the waiting room at the doctors I struck up a conversation with an expecting mom due today!  She was worried about getting rid of her baby weight gain and I was able to give her a coupon for "That Crazy Wrap Thing!"  I hate talking to strangers...but this week has been different!  

     Not working -  Juggling all of these changes.  I'm constantly busy - thinking, planning, figuring things out... I have to remember to prioritize and put time with Hubby first!

Questions/thoughts I have...
How is my life going to look in just one month?  I have no clue and it is driving me insane.
 
I'm reading... The Judgment Stone by +Robert Liparulo, Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman and Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds by Beth Moore.  I highly, and I mean highly recommend all three of these!  The Judgment Stone, though fiction, is opening my eyes, in a big way, to the Spiritual realm and the literal war for our souls.  I don't know how many times I've referenced it in conversation!  Really, you should get your hands on anything by Robert Liparulo - I've read all of his books and always preorder the new ones!  ;)  Not a Fan is challenging my faith - I want to follow Christ instead of sitting on the sidelines.  And finally, Praying God's Word is really a reference book everyone should have on hand!  I go back to it constantly...even though I still haven't finished it!

I'm cooking...
English Dips.  Mmmmmm.  This is one of my favorites!  Basically french dips on english muffins - SO good!
I'm grateful for... 
A loving husband - who supports me even when he isn't very happy with me
God and His provision - He will take care of us no matter what tomorrow holds
Facebook and the World Wide Web - for making the world a smaller place
 
A photo, video, link, or quote to share...
Shameless plug!




But seriously, if you are interested, check out the tab at the top of this page and let me know!

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

Leave a comment and let me know what books you are reading these days!

Bri Sherman 
Independent Distributor, It Works! Global™

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Herb Gardening & Discovering Pinterest

Today I planted an herb garden.  This is the first time I have touched anything garden related since the days of chores and weeding.  After reading over a few different posts and trying to remember everything that my plant-loving husband told me, I will hopefully have 7 different tasty herbs and a few pretty flowers starting to grow within 25 days or so.  Now it's the waiting that will drive me crazy! Here are my two pots:

I will keep you posted on whether or not I am successful and what all I end up doing with my lovely herbs.

As I was cleaning today (after my gardening adventure), I realized I had neglected to share my very first Pinterest adventure!  Justin and I were short on funds after we got married and I moved in.  After spending the money we received from the wedding, I was still not 100% satisfied with our decor...that is when I discovered Pinterest.  It was unbelievable - a fascinating, limitless world at my fingertips (and, little did I know, very addicting).  I came across this craft that involved canvas, elmer's glue, and paint...hey, wait a second, I have all of those things!  This amazing new corner of the world wide web was an answer to prayer!  I gathered up the items and went to work.  This was the end result:

Our bathroom in our first apartment was much bigger so they had a nice place on the wall.  Our new bathroom is much smaller but since I love them so much I had to squeeze them in some where...so they ended up on the mirror.

Leaves were a simple design for me (and fit our decor if you can see the tree in the background) but for someone that has more drawing talent, the possibilities are endless.  Directions are here: Take a blank canvas and draw with elmer's glue (I drew with a pencil first so I could see what it looked like).  I had to do 3 or 4 layers, letting the glue dry between each.  Then, after you are happy with the "3-D look" just paint over it.  Like I said: endless possibilities.  I also went ahead and watered down some gold acrylic paint in order to add a shimmer and give the 3 separate canvas's a more cohesive look.

Happy crafting!