worries

I stumbled across this blog this afternoon: http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/

After reading it for a while, and crying while doing so, I realized just how shallow my life seems to be sometimes. I get so uptight about the details of life. I mean, I am worried about the window treatments in my living room. Not just a little worried, either, I am obsessed. It is quite pathetic.

My point is this: changes are coming in my life - coming from almost every aspect of my life - and I am in a constant state of worry and anxiety right now.

"What if this....I don't have this....I need this...."

blah, blah, blah.

This girl is 20, lives in Uganda and has 14 kids. And she seems to live just on faith. Powerful faith. I get kinda sad because I live 3 hours away from my parents. This girl's parents, family, friends, and boyfriend all live in Brenwood, TN and she is in Uganda. Does anyone else find this amazing?

I hope she doesn't mind that I am posting this picture and her website. I hope there is no copyright law police out there waiting to get me.

Trey always tells me I worry too much, and lately I have to say that this is the absolute truth. So I am going to do better. This girl is younger than me, lives in a 3rd world country, and is raising 14 children in her home, and another 400 in the orphanage. Her worries are how is she going to feed her children or care for her youngest with malaria or protect her family from the injustice nature of the government. Kinda makes mine seem so....small. And even though some of the worries I have right now are genuine, I should have a bit more faith that someone much larger than me is already there and in control.

Anyway, if you have time, check her out. It is sure to show you something.

ps - this is a quite a break from my normal light-hearted blogs.