I used to dread Sunday nights, staying up late to postpone waking on Monday morning, but through these two radio shows I find some peace and Sunday night redemption ~
Sunday Nite Slow Jams with R Dub.
http://www.slowjams.com/
I discovered this R & B radio show driving back from Corvallis a couple of Sunday evenings, and since then found the show airs five nights a week on the same local radio station, as well as streams online. As their website proclaims, they are making the world a better place…one slow jam at a time and I tune in now before bed, which is the perfect way to relax, wind down and keep the worries of the upcoming week at bay.
Sunday Night Blues Room
http://www.kink.fm/
Kink radio station devotes three hours every Sunday night from 7 – 10 for great blues, interviews with blues musicians, blues news, and information on where to find the best blues music in Portland. If you’re not near Portland, feel free to listen live at the Kink Blues Room.
With Blessings and Boldness,
Melinda
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Terry Hershey
www.terryhershey.com
This past Sunday was the kind fit only for the blues. I sat for a long time, contemplating the direction (or lack of) my life, and pleading with God for a clue as to where I should be headed, so that I wouldn't be so hesitant to step out of the boat. When I woke the next morning, I eagerly checked my email for my Monday morning Sabbath Moment from Terry Hershey. It wasn’t there, so I went to his website, and I found, not just the newsletter, but an answer to my lamentation. Sometimes God does give us answers. His answer to my plea of, “God, please just give me a clue!” was the title of the missing newsletter:
Not Yet.
September 14ths Sabbath Moment, began with this quote, “I don't really know where I'm going. The road is unfolding in wonderful, challenging, and unexpected ways.” Rabbi Alan Lurie
I was introduced to Terry Hershey from a woman who had walked longer with my mom than anyone I know. They were best friends from childhood, and while they drifted apart physically, they remained connected spiritually and emotionally. Her and I have kept in contact since my mother’s death, occasionally sharing inspirational emails. In one email she said to take a look at Terry Hershey’s weekly newsletter, because she thought his words would fill an emptiness she sensed in me with spiritual inspiration. She was right, and he now gives me reason to look forward to Monday mornings. His Sabbath Moment nearly always hit me like they did this morning, somehow speaking directly to a worry, concern, or need I have, as though God is using Terry to help me through my days. He uses quotes from poetry, saints, and even lyrics from modern songs to add relevance to his conversations. I never leave his words disappointed.
So, Monday morning, while I was struggling with wanting (demanding) to know what was in store for me, He (as in God) tells me “not yet” through the words of Terry Hershey. While I am contemplating 6 month (okay 5 year) plans, He reminds me of John Lennon’s words, “Life is what happens when we are making other plans.”
I’m surprised Terry didn’t say to stop and smell the roses, since he is a gardener, but he said the same, with less of a cliché, “Sometime this week, in the middle of a meeting or discussion say, ‘Everybody stop. This is it. Right now. This is the moment we've all been waiting for. Amazing eh?’”
Yes, this is it. Our life is happening all around us, right now. It is not waiting for retirement, or five year plans, when I graduate from college, or get that great job. It is happening right this moment. Take a look around. This is your life.
With Blessings and Boldness,
Melinda
www.terryhershey.com
This past Sunday was the kind fit only for the blues. I sat for a long time, contemplating the direction (or lack of) my life, and pleading with God for a clue as to where I should be headed, so that I wouldn't be so hesitant to step out of the boat. When I woke the next morning, I eagerly checked my email for my Monday morning Sabbath Moment from Terry Hershey. It wasn’t there, so I went to his website, and I found, not just the newsletter, but an answer to my lamentation. Sometimes God does give us answers. His answer to my plea of, “God, please just give me a clue!” was the title of the missing newsletter:
Not Yet.
September 14ths Sabbath Moment, began with this quote, “I don't really know where I'm going. The road is unfolding in wonderful, challenging, and unexpected ways.” Rabbi Alan Lurie
I was introduced to Terry Hershey from a woman who had walked longer with my mom than anyone I know. They were best friends from childhood, and while they drifted apart physically, they remained connected spiritually and emotionally. Her and I have kept in contact since my mother’s death, occasionally sharing inspirational emails. In one email she said to take a look at Terry Hershey’s weekly newsletter, because she thought his words would fill an emptiness she sensed in me with spiritual inspiration. She was right, and he now gives me reason to look forward to Monday mornings. His Sabbath Moment nearly always hit me like they did this morning, somehow speaking directly to a worry, concern, or need I have, as though God is using Terry to help me through my days. He uses quotes from poetry, saints, and even lyrics from modern songs to add relevance to his conversations. I never leave his words disappointed.
So, Monday morning, while I was struggling with wanting (demanding) to know what was in store for me, He (as in God) tells me “not yet” through the words of Terry Hershey. While I am contemplating 6 month (okay 5 year) plans, He reminds me of John Lennon’s words, “Life is what happens when we are making other plans.”
I’m surprised Terry didn’t say to stop and smell the roses, since he is a gardener, but he said the same, with less of a cliché, “Sometime this week, in the middle of a meeting or discussion say, ‘Everybody stop. This is it. Right now. This is the moment we've all been waiting for. Amazing eh?’”
Yes, this is it. Our life is happening all around us, right now. It is not waiting for retirement, or five year plans, when I graduate from college, or get that great job. It is happening right this moment. Take a look around. This is your life.
With Blessings and Boldness,
Melinda
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