It's Complicated.

It really is complicated. I saw the movie tonight and if you can get past the basic premise of marriage ending infidelity, it was actually quite funny. To be divorced and then have an affair with your remarried ex? That's the stuff movies are made of! It was interesting though, to watch it through my divorced eyes. I still do not understand the divorces of movies. I just can't imagine EVER wanting anything from my ex except child support. This is a man that almost broke me. I don't like to see him or hear him - let's be honest, I can barely read emails from him. I often think of what our family would be like if it had remained intact and I believe that is the family that God designed for us. I think that God has blessed our remaining family, but there are long term consequences to breaking a covenant with God. So, to sit and watch - I couldn't put myself in Meryl Streep's place. I tried to imagine it in several places, but I was getting distracted from the movie in front of my eyes by the movie trying to play behind my eyes, so I stopped and let myself be taken away to movieland. The funniest part of all..... the older couple beside us! She was having a heck of a time explaining to her husband what a bikini wax was and what it meant to be "au natural". Hilarious!

Questions for today...

17. What's the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your work life this year?

Hahaha - this is easy! Simply WORKING will improve the quality of my work life :)

18. What's one new way you could be a blessing to your pastor this year?

Hmmmmm.... I'm not sure I blessed my pastor last year, so anything I do this year will be "new" - right? Hmmmm... what could I do? Encouraging notes?? - boring! Sermon critiques - so he knows I'm paying attention? - may come across the wrong way. Some free babysitting so he and his wife can get out? - has potential, but do I really want to do THAT all year?? Of course, I can always pray for him - not too original, but still important. Maybe it's just as simple as a smile and an encouraging word on Sunday mornings. I think I have to think more about this one. ( I won't think while I sit here, so I'll get back to you if I come up with something great.)

All these questions are getting hard to keep track of! I had to make an actual list and write out what I'm supposed to be doing, so things don't get lost in the business of my very interesting life.

There are a lot of things to keep track of and accomplish in 31 days of questions! I'm not sure this is conducive to me living out the discipline of simplicity...