Jess Boctor

Tag: Resolutions

  • 2011 Challenges

    Pray. Sing. Write.

    This will be my daily mantra. The only thing I want to be purposeful about doing every. single. day.

    Nothing New in 2011

    This is a challenge I will be doing with the Lady. The idea is to consume less, repurpose more. We are making it a goal to buy nothing new (with a few exceptions) next year. Everything must be pre-owned, reused and repurposed. If you want to join us in this challenge for the year, I will be blogging and twitting about under #nn11. I will also share my guidelines (think pirate’s code) of the challenge shortly.

    Build a Temple.

    Not a literal one of course. This mostly refers to how I treat (or more corectly–abuse) my body. I don’t want to sacrifice living in the name of health, but I do recognize I have some very bad habits which need to be fixed. This is the only body I am going to have for a while, I need to take better care of it.

    Happy New Years to you all!

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  • Little Drummer Boy

    Really, I hate the fact that Christmas music starts to get played before Halloween is even over, but today I was flipping radio channels and I heard Jars of Clay’s version of this classic Christmas song. I found the lyrics to the song here.

    Drummer Boy

    Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pumA new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pumOur finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pumTo lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,So, to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,When we come.
    Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pumI am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pumI have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pumThat’s fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pumrum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,On my drum?
    Mary Nodded, pa rum pum pum pum, The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum I play me best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum me and my drum

    It’s the last two lyrics that get me. “I have no gift to bring, that’s fits for a king, Shall I play for you?..I play my best for him,…Then He smiled at me”I have to admit, I cried listening to this song tonight. It really convicted me about what I bring before the Lord and offer him. I don’t have anything fit to give a king, and most of the time I don’t even give him fifteen minutes, let alone my best. Is it any wonder I haven’t felt him smile at me lately?I want to change that, its not a new years resolution, its a heart desired resolution. I want to play my best for my king and have him smile at me.What can you do best for a smile?-Jessica