Help. Thanks. Wow. by Anne Lamotte
I love Anne Lamotte. My friend, April got me hooked on Bird By Bird. Another friend, Audrey told me about Help. Thanks. Wow. When she told it was written by Anne Lamotte, I rushed out for a copy. Anne is so funny and more importantly, so real. I now know Anne Lamotte is in my circle of friends even though we've never met. This book is subtitled The Three Essential Prayers. Little did I know I'd been praying these prayers all along.
Help. We ask God for help all the time. Anne says she asks God to help her not be such an ass. I've prayed that prayer more than once in my life. More than once in a day, in an hour even at times. When saying the Lord's Prayer, God's name is Howard. You know the line, Howard be thy name. it's odd how things stick in your head. As a child learning this prayer in Sunday school, I had not a clue what the work "hallowed" meant. In my effort to even pronounce the word, it stuck in my head as "Hallow Wed". Well into my adulthood, I never made the correction to my pronunciation. It didn't really matter anyway, because I was raised Presbyterian. We say forgive us our debts not forgive us our trespasses, so I never said the prayer out loud.
Thanks. When the car zooms past us in the intersection narrowly averting disaster, we take a deep breath and say "Thank you, God for saving me". He hears us and gives us more time to do our good here on earth. People come into our lives for a reason. Some for a minute, some for years and even when we may not want them. But we need to give thanks for the lesson, the protection, the love, the guidance they are offering us.
Wow. Anne talks about wow and awe. They are two little words, same number of letters, same height, same impact. We need to go outside and say "Wow!" when we watch the sunrise of soft pinks and oranges, hear birds sweetly singing, or make a wish upon a glittering star. These are God's creations. Let's never take for granted the wonder of them. Say "Wow!" God hears you.
Anne Lamotte will make you laugh and bring a tear to your eye. She will also walk you a little bit further on your own spiritual path, with three simple words. Help. Thanks. Wow!
I love Anne Lamotte. My friend, April got me hooked on Bird By Bird. Another friend, Audrey told me about Help. Thanks. Wow. When she told it was written by Anne Lamotte, I rushed out for a copy. Anne is so funny and more importantly, so real. I now know Anne Lamotte is in my circle of friends even though we've never met. This book is subtitled The Three Essential Prayers. Little did I know I'd been praying these prayers all along.
Help. We ask God for help all the time. Anne says she asks God to help her not be such an ass. I've prayed that prayer more than once in my life. More than once in a day, in an hour even at times. When saying the Lord's Prayer, God's name is Howard. You know the line, Howard be thy name. it's odd how things stick in your head. As a child learning this prayer in Sunday school, I had not a clue what the work "hallowed" meant. In my effort to even pronounce the word, it stuck in my head as "Hallow Wed". Well into my adulthood, I never made the correction to my pronunciation. It didn't really matter anyway, because I was raised Presbyterian. We say forgive us our debts not forgive us our trespasses, so I never said the prayer out loud.
Thanks. When the car zooms past us in the intersection narrowly averting disaster, we take a deep breath and say "Thank you, God for saving me". He hears us and gives us more time to do our good here on earth. People come into our lives for a reason. Some for a minute, some for years and even when we may not want them. But we need to give thanks for the lesson, the protection, the love, the guidance they are offering us.
Wow. Anne talks about wow and awe. They are two little words, same number of letters, same height, same impact. We need to go outside and say "Wow!" when we watch the sunrise of soft pinks and oranges, hear birds sweetly singing, or make a wish upon a glittering star. These are God's creations. Let's never take for granted the wonder of them. Say "Wow!" God hears you.
Anne Lamotte will make you laugh and bring a tear to your eye. She will also walk you a little bit further on your own spiritual path, with three simple words. Help. Thanks. Wow!
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