I usually don’t do stuff like meme’s and contests and things on my other blog. But I have to. Just this once.
I’m having a contest to name my other blog! I’m not going back to Imago Dei and Mandi Kaye is just too plain and boring.
So, I need a name. And you all are far more creative than I am, so I’m asking you for help!
What does the winner get?
A guest post on www.mandikaye.com. The winner of the contest will be able to write a blog post on the topic of their choice (excluding erotica) and perhaps get a slightly different readership than their normal blog gets. It’s not much, I know, but it’s the best I can do.
Entries should be submitted via comments on this post no later than Friday, September 28th.
It’s my blog, so I get to pick the one I like the best. 
If there’s not one I like by then, I’ll extend the deadline.
Questions?
Why are you still reading? You should be off thinking of an incredible name for the blog!
Radio has impeccable timing sometimes. On my way to work this morning, I was composing an email in my head (am I the only one who does that?) to my new mentor. I asked her a few weeks ago to be my spiritual mentor, and she finally agreed to it, but she posed the question to me, “But what, I wonder, would I have to offer you? How could where I have been and what I am and where I am going be what you need?” She went on to say:
I cannot make you love Jesus. I cannot force you to accept Him as the One who came to save you, your very own Savior. I can’t assuage your doubts about God. I cannot argue the validity of faith by science or philosophy. Your inner heart is holy and private ground. I would not presume to force anything upon you.
Isn’t she great? She closed by asking me, “But would I love to be used of God to love you into a life you love?”
So my answer to her is going to be that I need that love. I’ve got the choice down. But there’s so much of me that feels cold and hard when it comes to God. I find myself wondering if it’s too late for me. Has this period of doubt permanently banished me to a life without feeling?
And as I was thinking this through this morning - thinking how much Jeanie’s life and passion would do me good - this song by Rush of Fools came on the radio:
I’ve been here before
Now, here I am again
Standing at the door
Praying You’ll let me back in
To label me
A prodigal would be
Only scratching the surface
Of who I’ve been known to be
Turn me around, pick me up
Undo what I’ve become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, I need Your help
I can’t do this myself
You’re the only one
Who can undo what I’ve become
I focused on the score
But I could never win
Trying to ignore
A life of hiding my sin
To label me
A hypocrite would be
Only scratching the surface
Of who I’ve been known to be
Turn me around, pick me up
Undo what I’ve become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, I need Your help
I can’t do this myself
You’re the only one
Who can undo what I’ve become
Make every step lead me back to
The sovereign way that You
Turn me around, pick me up
Undo what I’ve become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, I need Your help
I can’t do this myself
You’re the only one who can undo
You are the only one who can undo
You’re the only one who can undo
What I’ve become
Uhhhh…. yeah. What they said.
Are there still people out there who read this when I post new stuff?
I may be paranoid, but it seems like a lot of my Vox buddies have falled away since my faith struggle began a few months ago.
Am I just crazy?
Just a lil notification to all ya'll - my new URL is http://mandikaye.vox.com instead of http://praisingfool.vox.com
My understanding is that the old one forwards to the new one, but just in case I wanted to make sure you guys knew.
I’ve finally got the guts (I think) to do some things I’ve always wanted to do but didn’t - because I was afraid of what people would think of me. I started my “transformation” when I got my nose pierced last October, and now it’s time to continue.
I’m a beautiful woman. I may be large, but I’m still beautiful. But I don’t feel it most of the time. And you can tell I don’t by the way I make myself look everyday - I rarely wear makeup, and my usual clothing choice is a large t-shirt and jeans (even to work). I see big women who are gorgeous all the time, and I wonder what’s so different between them and me. The answer is simple - confidence. They love how they look and they make themselves beautiful, everyday.
So. I’m looking at new hair and a tattoo! Yes, Mandi Kaye with a tattoo. Shocking, I know.
What do you think?
Why is it that networks start fabulous new shows over the summer, and then at the end of the summer they yank them with the annoying message, "________ will return with all new episodes in 2008" ?!?!?!??! 2008?!?!?!? What's with that? I know it probably just means January, but still.
Why do I have to wait that long for the return of Army Wives, Greek, and Side Order of Life? These are some of the greatest shows ever! Why do I have to wait so long for them to come back?
Growl!!!
What shows are you looking forward to in the new fall TV season?
Grey's Anatomy. Private Practice. That's about it.
