Leah and I took you to Athens, GA with us! Here we are driving back to Charlotte tonight after our Confident Heart conference today. (I apologize for video whiplash when I try to show you the blog comments I’m reading- but after that I stay steady.)
If you’re reading this via email, just click on the title of the post “A Silly Saturday Video Message” and it’ll take you to my website where you can see my silly message. Also, if you don’t know who Leah is, she’s my dear friend and my amazing servant-hearted ministry assistant!
So, what is one of your “must haves” on a road-trip and…have you ever cut your own hair?
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It was fun viewing your video. I must have my Christian CDs and upbeat music, my cellphone, yummy snack food and global grapes. A few weeks ago my bangs were bothering me and I attempted to cut them and made them way too short. lol. Thankfully I went to my hair stylist a few days later and she fixed everything. Have a safe trip and looking forward to read as much as I can in Chpt. 2
Anglea, Sugar Hill Georgia
I have NEVER cut my own hair, but shortly after my husband and I were married I let him cut my hair because previous to our meeting he had been a hair stylist but when I met him he had changed careers and went into retail clothing. I have NEVER colored my hair. I have not had a road trip for awhile with a friend or by myself. Seems as though my husband and I are of late taking the road trips. I try and remember to bring along water, snacks and the issues of the magazines Birds & Blooms and Country that I have not taken the time to read and fill the CD player with the oldies. Thank you so much for being “real” with us.
Yes, I have cut my own hair. I thought it looked good but no one else liked it. Said I cut bangs too short. I am having terrible time finding new stylist since moving. Theme there…haven’t found hair stylist or church yet. I can take a Starbucks Venti Java Chip Frappuccino but would much rather have Dunkin Donuts. 🙂
Glad you are having a safe trip. Leah it is such a blessing to have someone who can drive so that Renee can be refreshed when she speaks. I used to drive my friend to her speaking engagements before moving to another state.
Renee I am sure you have heard this a thousand times but I think you are truly a blessing from God! When I first started reading your book “Confident Heart” I was hesitate. Now that I have started reading chapter 3 I can really relate to your feelings. I don’t remember much of my childhood as I come from an abusive family. It is so important that you had your mom to help you through your rough times. I am a new Christian of almost 2 yrs now. I left my marriage of 18 years that was non functional and would continue to be if I stayed. What you felt in your college days is what I have felt off and on especially these last 2 years and I have found that I dive right into a study and God’s word pops out whatever I need to hear. God is amazing in that way isn’t he?
I love road trips. I take music and teaching CDs with me. I look at it as my time to really spend with God and worship him.
I cut my bangs at times. I don’t do it often but so far I haven’t butchered them.
Thanks for letting us in on your life. It is a blessing.
Renee,
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. It looked like a fun time. Road trips always require water, snacks and potty breaks. Sometimes if I need it, I’ll stop and get a Coke with LOTS of ice to crunch on. Or a Sweet Tea from Micky D. And then, another break will be needed. Hair cutting – usually I will trim my bangs if I can’t get to the beauty parlor. Sometimes I’ll cut around the front bottom edges but that’s a little more rare. Sometimes afterwards, I wish I had not done such a thing. But it makes be call for an appointment in the next day or so. LOL!
Renew, thank you for sharing a portion of your road trip. I just love a good road trip, in fact my daughter and I are taking one to South Carolina next weekend! Can’t wait. I already read your book, but with this online study I am getting so much more! Thank you for doing this for all of us, I am truly blessed. I just trimmed my bangs last night and it usually comes out ok, but this time it was awful! I did go today for a complete haircut , which was needed anyway, so all is good now. Wishing you a restful Sunday.
That was fun! I have done a lot of road trips–with my best friend through Maine, NH, and VT and, on summer, we drove from Iowa to Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon, and Vegas and back. That was crazy! And for years I drove 12-hours several times a year from Indiana to MN. And always I had coffee. And coffee. And coffee. And a water. And trail mix and chocolate. I still have to have a Hershey’s just for comfort’s sake. As for hair, I gave myself bangs once. It was right before a school dance. My parents did not even notice. But then when I pointed them out my mom said they looked terrible. 😉
I wish I could have a road trip but I think the last one was when my elder passed and we went to NJ. Me and my daughter had the best time bonding and now that she is a mom we are bonding again with much love for God. Reading your book has change my life and I have open up to God more and to be Faithful and the best of all walking out on Faith. Thank You you are a God send I have been reading your book with wanting to get to the next level of knowing God and this is the best for me again Thank You
On a road trip I MUST have my MP3 player to blast in the car! I love singing to the top of my lungs while barreling down the highway!!
Loved the video! Made me laugh and smile!
Hi Renee, I never throw out water bottles either! very funny. And don’t feel bad about the cinna buns, looooooove them too!
P.S. Haircuts: I have never personally cut my hair, but I did let a neighbor cut it once. She cut all of her kids’ hair all of the time. Let’s just say, I’ll never do that again. I went in to my hair stylist the next day for an emergency fix. Too funny thinking back on it. (Just to give you a picture…my hair is thick, long, and layered…naturally curly, sometimes just a wavy frizzy mess, or can be straightened…basically, it has a mind of its own.)
Totally laughed out loud as I watched your video. God is working through you in such significant ways! (And thanks for sharing that with all of us!)
My husband and I drove from Athens today back to our place in SC (but he grew up and was raised in Charlotte…his parents still reside there). Wonder if we were all on the road together earlier. : ) Would have been hilarious had we passed one another. Ha!
Hmmm…road trips…sounds pretty similar to ours: water (which of course calls for potty breaks), music (the best is when my husband and I swap out “microphones/our thumbs” throughout a song for one another to sing)…the joys of traveling!!!
Thanks for the video post Renee! I love road trips! I have to have English Toffee cappuccino from WaWa, Chocolate Twizzlers and my favorite music from the 80’s to rock out to! I cut my own hair for years BEFORE I went to cosmetology school! It was ok, because mine is naturally curly, so if I made a mistake, you couldn’t really notice. Looks like you did a good job on your bangs!
I would love to attend one of your conferences sometime!
Just cut my bangs this morning as well!!! 🙂 Couldn’t wait for my haircut and they were driving me nuts….I used the tiny scissors in the medicine cabinet!! Should have been a beautician!!! ha ha
Have traveled that road to GA many, many times over the last 24 years. Got married here in NC, moved to GA after we married (that’s where my husband’s from), lived there for 11 years and now we’re back in NC. I know those roads well!!
Loved that you shared a video with us : ) And like many others who have commented, I would have to say music is a must for me on a road trip. Also, It’s always nice to have a Starbucks decaf white chocolate mocha with a shot of caramel to go along side as I’m jammin’ and drivin’ : ) About the hair – I have to say I have never attempted to cut my own because I’m too afraid of what the outcome would be. Girl, you did a great job on your bangs! Would have never known you cut it yourself. Lookin’ good!
Safe travels!
Enjoyed the video! It was fun! Can’t wait for chapter 3!
Thank you for sharing your cute video!! You never seem to truely “know” anyone until you are crammed in a car for many hours at a time!! LOL
I want to share my heart for a moment. I feel God reveals himself daily through music and and reading the Word! I was making dinner tonight and the new Casting Crowns CD was spinning. There is asong on that CD called “The Well”. I wept after reading chapter 2, and now God had brought this wonderful song to me! I hope this blesses you!! Here are the lyrics:
I have what you need,
But you keep on searchin,
I’ve done all the work,
But you keep on workin,
When you’re runnin on empty,
And you can’t find the remedy,
Just come to the well.
You can spend your whole life,
Chasin what’s missing,
But that empty inside,
It just ain’t gonna listen.
When nothing can satisfy,
And the world leaves you high and dry,
Just come to the well
CHORUS:
And all who thirst will thirst no more,
And all who search will find what their souls long for,
The world will try, but it can never fill,
So leave it all behind, and come to the well
What a powerful song!! When we are spent and have come “undone” we need to go to the well and fill-up on the LIVING WATER that only comes throught knowing Jesus, the LOVER of my soul!!
Thank you Kimberlee!! you are the third person this week who told me about this song. i’m going to post it on my website this week for us all to listen to and watch on youtube. It’s so perfect for what we’re going to talk about this week. I love how God is speaking to all of us and pointing us back to jesus – thank you for sharing these lyrics. They are powerful to see typed out like this!
Thanks Renee. I just read Kimberlee’s post and was about to switch my computer over to itunes to see if I had it on one of my Casting Crowns CD’s. Looking forward to listening and watching it this week. Thanks for this study too. It has truely touched my heart. I have only posted a time or two, but, hopefully, growing in my confident heart, I’ll share more as this study goes on.
Thank you for sharing your silly road trip video. :0) I just had a road trip with my sweet daughter from China recently to visit some China buddies and we had a great time stopping for Starbucks coffee and donuts (coffee for me and donuts for her) and Panera for fruit cups, apples and peanut butter. I love making mama and daughter memories and pray she will remember our fun roadie moments. I am so glad you had a blessed conference this weekend in Georgia and pray you all made it home safely. I also pray for peace for you and your family. May God bless you and your family abundantly for your faithfulness to love and adopt from across the world. God truly blesses, even in the most trying times through our faithfulness and the love He gives to us abundantly through His grace to to help our babies know they are truly loved and accepted by our Heavenly Father and their earthly mama and daddy.
I appreciate how you are so real and open~and vulnerable. I was overwhelmed when I saw how many had joined the study~thinking that I wouldn’t get to know you. Now I know it is the opposite…I know you more than you know me …lol…
Our family has taken many road trips so relate to all you shared, but have nothing new to contribute…
I am going through a challenging time in my life~being the primary caregiver for my son who has leukemia. The rest of the family is great support, but I am the SAHM that makes sure he eats healthy and on time, gets his meds on time, gets to his clinic appointments…. This study is helping me keep my mind centered on what are ‘the more important things!’ Thanks for allowing God to use you.