just 9 more minutes

you might wonder why the weird name of this blog address.  so, i should probably start there...  i was trying to come up with a name for a blog that is really a daily thing, one where i post thoughts about the bible verses that i am reading through.  this is really a blog for me, a tool to help keep me accountable, more than anything.  so, i tried about 147 names last night and got frustrated big time...all these blogs with great names were taken and it seemed like no one was doing anything with them.  so, i went to bed...knowing that the Lord would infiltrate my thoughts and my dreams and a great name i would wake up with! (a little sarcasm) so, i woke up with a couple of thoughts...but i was expecting some greek word that had dual meaning and everyone knew the word but it really meant something really spiritual in the greek or even better IN hebrew!  well, i didnt get that and the alarm was getting ready to go off...  

i just wanted to hit the snooze and get 9 more minutes of sleep...

so, that is how the name came about.  it has a little more meaning...it seems like most mornings, for me, it is easier to hit the snooze than it is to get up and spend time with the Lord.  so, this morning i got to thinking...what would happen if i chose to get up instead?  what could i do with 9 more minutes each day?  why are snooze alarms adjusted to such odd amounts of time?  you know deep, meaningful, thought provoking thoughts...???

i will probably still sleep in some mornings.  i will probably hit the snooze some mornings.  i will probably not always be real insightful, but my goal is to be real...with myself, with God and with you AND about myself and about God.  i dont really know you...yet!

so, enjoy.  join in.  take the 9 minutes you would have snoozed and spend with me and the one true God of the universe.