Thursday, September 3, 2009

Definition

I am

a mother
sitting on a stool.
afraid of sharks.
still getting used to being an adult.
embarrassed by that last statement.

I am

a songwriter
annoyed by gum chomping.
tired.
looking out the window to see what Oso is barking at.

I am

a wife.
wondering what I should make for dinner.
excited that it is almost fall.
wishing I lived closer to family.
regretting the brownie I just ate. okay, the two brownies I just ate.

I am

a daughter, sister and friend.
always holding back..something
ashamed that I enjoy television so much.
a mediocre guitar player.

I am...

so many other things, yet none of these things.

I am not defined by anything other than:

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:15-17

4 comments:

Vitamin Z said...

Great post.

Dave Schipper said...

beautiful... thanks.

Sara said...

Loved this. Reminded me of a quote from one of my favorite books from childhood, "there's such a lot of Anne's in me."

Nelson from Garland, Texas said...

I'm not sold on mediocre guitar player. There's a chord progression in "Hope" that always blows me away.