Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

The first day of 2009 for our family has been filled with excitement. After days of burning and itching lips I awoke to what looked like a botox treatment gone wrong. I have to say that if I had any desire for puffy lips that has now changed.

I thought about posting a picture of my large lovely lips with the caption: Look what I got for Christmas! Just the thought made me laugh--which made my lips hurt--so I decided against it.

After eating boiled shrimp and shrimp alfredo on several occasions this last week, choosing a crab cake burger at Ruby Tuesday's did me in yesterday. It's sad to think about life without shrimp, crab, scallops, and lobster. I don't put oysters or clams in the list because they are not favorites.

After a trip to the emergency room for a steroids shot I'm back at home pumped full of Benadryl. My children have found great humor in asking if I want shrimp for dinner tonight. Praise the Lord that salmon and catfish are not shellfish or I would just die!

Today begins 40 Days in the Gap with Mentoring Moments. If you haven't had a chance to read through this call to prayer and fasting check it out. In the coming days I will be writing on the power of fasting in the life of a believer. In some Christian circles fasting has become popular and faddish, focusing more on the process than the result in my opinion. Fasting is not about getting our way or following a legalistic formula. Fasting is a spiritual discipline that should be more than a once a year event but practiced throughout life. Whether you agree, disagree, or you're just curious I hope you'll join in the discussion.