Happy Easter

It's Souful Sunday and today I'm on my other blog: Praying For Answers http://the911wave.blogspot.com/ . If you're interested stop by for a spell.

KDH Catt

Good Friday

"In Christ Alone"
Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2001 Kingsway ThankyouMusic

In Christ alone my hope is found;
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My comforter, my all in all—
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone,
Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev'ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death—
This is the pow'r of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
No pow'r of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home—
Here in the pow'r of Christ I'll stand.




May your Easter weekend be blessed and safe.
KDH Catt

Freak-out Friday

Let's see....what am I freakin' out about today? Hmm, that would be my TV. It broke.

Now I know electronics break. They wear out and you have to replace them and all that good stuff. But what is DRIVING ME CRAZY is the fact the stupid thing is less than TWO YEARS OLD!!!!!

(deep breath......aaahhh. better? yes, thank you.)

I am totally put out that a $800 piece of equipment can't be depended on to last. I basically have a 60 lb, 37 inch paperweight. Great. Wonderful. Fabulous. And of course nobody works on TVs anymore. It used to be that there was an electronic repair shop on every corner. Now....none! Not one in OBX.

That could be the location (living here is sorta like living out in the boondocks), but I think it's more that nobody gets stuff fixed anymore. We live in a disposable world. It's easier to just go get a new one...and cheaper, too. Why pay $400-500 dollars to fix the broken one, when for a a few hundred more you can get a brand new shiny one. We, as a society, are always going for the new shiny.

And I'm definitely including myself in that statement. I love shiny!! And I love gadgets!! iPods make me drool. Everytime I see an iPhone commercial I break out in a sweat. And I have 3, count them, 3 iPods. One for every occasion. It's ridiculous. But you couldn't pry one of them from my cold dead hand. The thought of getting rid of one of them is anathema to me. My little "oh shiny!" brain just loves them all so much!

But back to the TV.....
Luckily, I had a spare TV I could hook up, otherwise, the world would not be able to deal with me. Lex Luther would have nothing on me. If I didn't have TV to rot my brain and fill every available free moment, world domination would be mine! HAHAHAHA! (evil laughter ensues)

So I guess it's good that there's TV and Facebook...the world is safe again from crazy blonds.
KDH Catt

LATE LAMENT

Breath deep, the gathering gloom,

Watch lights fade from every room.

Bedsitter people look back and lament,

Another day's useless energy spent.

Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,

Lonely man cries for love and has none,

New Mother picks up and suckles her Son,

Senior citizens wish they were young.

Cold hearted orb, that rules the night,

Removes the colours from our sight.

Red is gray, and yellow white,

But we decide which is right.

And which is an illusion???

Just because I like it.....

Random Thought Thursday

The other day I was reading through a book of questions and came across an interesting one. If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, who would it be? Now I'm going on the assumption that this is a real person, not fictional and is currently living. This got me to thinking....this would have to be someone interesting, personable, but not someone I'd want around forever. I say this because the next question was about who you'd want for a friend.

So back to my dinner guest.... I'm thinking a restaurant or a catered event. I mean really, who wants to spend the whole meal with this super-interesting person, being in the kitchen sweaty and food-splattered? Hopefully, it would be a relaxed and casual affair. I'm not into the whole getting gussied up for eating. I like the idea of a relaxed, intimate place - quiet and with few interuptions. Unlimited time to really get to know this person.

So now that I've got the place, I need the who. Hmmm.....could be an actor. A politician? World leader? Religious leader? So many people to choose from and just one choice. Wait! This is my dinner. I can have as many people as I want. Or better yet, more than one dinner..... Oh, that's even better. I could have one person at a time but have lots of dinners. A girl's gotta eat, after all.

Now barring the fact I wouldn't choke or dribble food down my chin because I'm so nervous, I think a few obvious choices would be the president, the former president (and especially, his wife), the Dalai Lama, TD Jakes, the Pope, etc. I think any of the obvious pop stars, whether musicians or actors can be covered that way, too. We all have our likes and dislikes and personal icons that would be covered in the pop culture person. Naming a few: Eric Clapton, Sting, Madonna (surprisingly), Meryl Streep, Hugh Laurie , Stephen Frye and dozens more. That list could go on forever.

But I'll say in really thinking about this question, I've come up with another scenerio: I would love to visit a regular person from another country, in their home and spend the evening just conversing with them and their family. Language would be no problem, neither would travel or customs. Just two people talking and learning about each other and their individual, small worlds. Making a connection with another soul, crossing the lines of culture, color, religion, all of it.

So, in the choice of famous or real, I would enjoy both (obviously) but I think the dinners with real, regular, everyday people would effect my life a whole lot more. And eventually, if more people joined in, the world.

How's that for random...
KDH Catt

WTF Wednesday

This was originally going to be 'Wildcard Wednesday' but after really thinking about it, I decided 'WTF Wednesday' fits me 100% better. Here's the way I see it: If the original meaning of the letters bother you, then change them to "Will Test Faith." Better?

Here's my WTF for today:
I don't expect to be more special than anyone else, but I do expect to be different. There is no one else on this planet with my experiences or point of view. I'm not better than anyone else but I expect to see things and do things in my own strange and unique way. God didn't create anyone else like me (thankfully). If He'd wanted someone to be exactly like me, I'd have a twin....and I don't.

I enjoy finding the differences between myself and others. And I love finding how we are all alike...in different ways. It always amazes me that no matter how different we all are, we can find commonalities. We find ways to connect with one another. Usually, this makes me smile and makes life a little more enjoyable. Today....not so much.

I don't feel the need to go into detail, I'll leave that for real friends and real conversation. But for now I'll just say it's truly belittling to be....not lied to....not copied, per se....but made to feel unimportant. Commonplace. Colorless. A triviality.

So for now, I sit and contrmplate. Lesson learned. Mama didn't raise no fool.

Today may you feel unigue and special. A rare breed. A bird of a different color. One of a kind. When you have concerns, may they be treated with respect and individualism. Remember God knows who you are and made you to be you, not someone else.

KDH Catt


p.s. Didn't get around to "Media Monday" or "Tech Tuesday"....wish me luck for next week..;-)