Milk and Cookies

I saw a show today where a family would have milk and cookies together which opened up many conversations between them. They talked about their day, their problems, and hopes and dreams. It made me think about how we can have "milk and cookies" with God anytime, any place. What is your fav cookie? Mine are the old standard Oreos. Just the thought of Oreos and milk makes my mouth water and wanting to run to the store for a quick stop for a package...or 2. Oreos dont last long int his house, so if youwant any you have to act fast! I have been known to stash a package or 2 in my closet...shhh dont tell my family. Oh c'mon you know you have a stash somewhere right??? We are women...oreos and esp chocolate are a necessity to surviving this life, lets be honest here. Ok maybe Im being a llittle dramatic but Im still have a stash and will always have one. If you tell me where yours is, I'll tell you where mine is. :oP

The truth is, we dont have to wait for Him to finish what He's doing worry we are talking too much or taking up His time. We dont even have to worry about how many calories are in the cookies we have with Him....wow fat free AND calorie free! It doesnt get any better than that. But we do know and can have the assurance if we dont that we can talk to God about anything and I mean anything...significant or not so significant...big or small...joys and struggles. Hes there.

I find myself forgetting that during the day. Lately I have been so focused on "remembering" everything I need to do and getting my to do list completed (do you EVER get to check the last thing off, really?? Not if youre a mom/wife you dont!)I have been feverently reaching for the target which I thought and many times think I need to reach....to do all and be all. It seems the more I am unable to do such an impossible feat, the MORE I want to be it. I want control of my world...even if its in my home, life and even my mind which I seem to be losing these days. Sometimes I forget to do something as simple as take my medicine (which everybody has done a time or 2 right?)or something as significant as missing an important appointment or what is hardest for me which is completely forgetting I have a to do list at all. Now this might seem like a good thing but imagine your child coming to you as they do everyday if you have kids big or small and saying "Mom, whats for dinner (It seems they do that MORE when they are teens doesnt it??Ha Ha)and you have even forgotten you have to make dinner. How about asking your child if they have homework...the list goes on and quite frankly I have forgotten what I have forgotten to do theres been so much.

So it seems to me its even MORE important now for me to stop and have Spiritual Oreos and milk with the One who knows All and is All. Oh yeah that reminds me...thats one of the BIGGIES I forget to do, and not just always out of busyness but out of sheer complete memory loss from ms which I have. Thats one thing I CANT forget I have, how I wish I could. Anyways back to what I was saying....I many times have completely and utterly have forgotten to talk to God or quite honestly that He even exists, and I feel really awful about it. Its not that I have disconnected from Him, its just that my mind these days just completely blocks me from the reality that I know God is REAL. Its hard to explain and I wish I could explain it to get it out so people can understand. Its kind of like a loss of awareness in a way. Its one aspect I dont like for many reasons...1 being that if Im honest it goes back to the control factor.

I use to be the person who could remember everything detail on my to do list, phone numbers (didnt even own a phone/address book) friends birthdays, what bills are due on what day, kids school activities and what activities I needed to do what for. The list goes on. There were so many things I use to remember that I cant even remember them all. Now, I have to write literally everything down, the exact second I have found lately I remember or think of something I need to do. Which reminds me...think for a second the many things you do in a day. Now think about if you forgot to do those things....how would that feel, what would be the effect? Not a fun thought is it? Not just a simple you forgot and you remember later that day or something, but a complete you forgot and dont remember it until (if you do at all or find it written down on a list you forgot where you put it) maybe weeks later or something triggers you to remember it. What if you forgot you had a job, school, kids, bills to pay (sometimes I wish I could forget those things even existed Ha Ha)an important deadline or appointment, church, church activities etc>Or emails you were supposed to answer and forgot to. The list grows because we have so much responsiblity and life is crazy sometimes. My reason for opening that up is not to gain pity ( but a new pair of shoes or purse would help my mood for sure) but to cause anyone reading this to think about the fact that in all that madness God is there...He knows my trouble. He knows that I have although forgotten Him, I havent forgotten Him in the sense Im off doing my own thing (although we all have a tendency to do that which is a whole other topic. But you know what I mean. Its about awareness vs a rebellious will.
So at the end of the day, despite all that I will forget today or tomorrow God is always there, waiting with milk and cookies.Thats my point. Yes I do have one and so far I havent forgotten, it, lucky you! All I know is that despite what I have going on in my day, and you in yours, we have a God ready and waiting to hear about those troubles. Even if we do forget to talk to Him out of busyness or disease just know that when you do remember, Hes there waiting with a plate of Oreos and a tall glass (with a wide opening for dunking) of ice cold milk. Isnt that amazing? He knows our hearts and He knows our minds, forgetful or not. By the way, are you a dunker or a purist and eat the cookie straight? Or maybe you are one of those who peels the top off and eats the middle FIRST and then dunks....No matter what way you eat your Oreos know that God is never forgetful and ALWAYS mindful of you and I. Never forget that...and even if you do it doesnt mean its not true so write it down somewhere on your to do list.
Now even though its morning, Im off to have milk and cookies...no not the real kind which reminds me, I need to go to the store!See how it goes??)but the kind that you can have in the AM and not feel guily and more importantly the kind of thing we should start every day with.
So the next time you want to hit the floor running to try and get that to do list done, just remember God is waiting to have milk and cookies. Just think you wont have to worry about running out of milk or cookies...which reminds me again...Im out of Oreos. I better go now so I can write it on my to do list before I forget such an important thing.

So, heres to milk and cookies and the God who is waiting to have them with us!

LG