Obsessions

Gotta admit, I have had many obsessions in my lifetime.

In Junior High, I was obsessed with sewing - I mean really sewing - I would not wear anything unless I sewed it. I even made my bathing suit - it was lime green with navy trim!

High School brought my obsession with giant colorful flowers - I wallpapered my bedroom with shiny contact paper that had giant shocking pink and lime green flowers on it.

College brought my obsession with mountain climbing (that's right, not studying) - I went every weekend, and worked for Echo Glenn each summer, taking juvenile delinquents to the mountains for 2 weeks at a time.

When my marriage brought 3 sons, new obsessions arose. During my pregnancies, I had to stay on bed rest for 6 months each. I kept busy with Counted Cross-stitch(too many to remember), hand made Christmas ornaments, and needlepointed pillows, and quilting. Add it up - 6 times 3 = 18 solid months of that stuff.

Because of the three boys, Dinosaurs became an obsession for a time - I made giant stuffed dino's, dino pants, dino shirts, (they even had dino high top converse)dino sheets, dino comforters. Of course, I MADE all of these.

On to Duck Ponchos - I made about 48 of them, sold them at craft fairs so I could justify making them.

In between ponchos and baskets, Susie and I made at least 257 scarfs - the kind that have loops on them.....all fabrics,etc.

Throw in some Longaberger baskets, which I sold in order to also justify owning so many - when we moved from Bellingham to Kirkland, we had TWO van loads of just baskets!

We must not forget Party Lite candles - oh wow.

DRIED FLOWERS! How can I forget that one? Oh my goodness....Susie got me into that.
We dried our own, mind you - were always on the hunt for beautiful flowers to capture forever in our silica powder.

My mind is whirling with obsessions - there are many many more.

Most recently it was the knifty knitter. I can honestly say after 38 hats, 5 baby cocoons, 12 baby hats, 24 flowers and one book bag for a piano student - I do not want to knit anymore - ever.

Obsessions - one obsession that I have had since I was 15 is God's love. This obsession is God's love for me. I have always been obsessed with the fact that He could love me - I mean, ME. I don't deserve His love, I cannot earn His love, yet He loves me.

I have obsessed over that love for most of my life, and I realize it is really a possession. He owns me, and I own His love. I embrace it, guard it, protect it, treasure it, it is mine - all mine. His love has become so secure and sure to me, and I love sharing it with others.

Have you obsessed over God's love enough that you truly possess it?