writing on the fridge

i want to tell you about something i just started doing. and i wanna tell you why i started doing it. now before you get all hopped up on excitement, just relax. it's not revolutionary. it's not even that cool. it's just worth sharing, that's all.

so recently (as in the last month or so) i've found myself becoming more and more absent minded. it's quite frustrating actually. and with this absent mindedness i've been doing a poor (letter grade: F) job of praying for those i need to be praying for. finally, my frustration led me to repentance (we won't get into that now) which led to God granting me a sweet idea. i was sitting at my computer, in my kitchen, where i spend a lot of time working, eating, talking, etc. while i was sitting there i found that i looked at the refrigerator way too much... for no reason.

then the God idea clicked. and here's the idea:

write on my fridge with a dry erase marker. brilliant, right? now my refrigerator has names/organizations/situations/etc. that i'm praying for written on it (in classy "teacher" handwriting, mind you!).

like i told you, not revolutionary or even that cool. but it connects me to prayer and reminds me that it's not about me. it reminds me about the needs of others, the needs of those i love and care for. it reminds me that God is in control. it reminds me to communicate with Him.

take from it what you will... but maybe all you need is a fridge and marker to draw closer to God. but make sure it's ok to write on the fridge first...