Well, who is Lee Anne?
Written in Journal IX, entry entitled "Stop, Look, and Listen"
dated December 26, 1993 (modified 3/30/03)
revisited September 15, 2013
Lee Anne is a loving, trusting young woman who is very special to a lot of people. She is enthusiastic about those things she enjoys-which is just about everything. She is a Christian who has had a personal love relationship with Christ for over thirty years now. She has such a passion for Christ. She thinks of God and His love daily. She craves peaceful, loving moments with those around her. She has been blessed with radiant beauty inside which enhances the outward beauty she possesses. She is not haughty about this beauty and is often surprised when others "notice" her. She has been blessed with a voice that is good and sings with great expression which springs from that passion inside to touch others. She has a great deal of insight into applications of Scripture in everyday life. She teaches and exhorts others. She enjoys helping others learn and improve themselves. She possesses and practices the three kinds of love: agape, phileo, and eros.
She enjoys being with people. Getting to know them-finding common bonds. She enjoys touching and hugging. Expressing feelings come easily except when she fears she may hurt someone's feelings. She is careful of not hurting others. She seeks peace often by taking on more than she should. She tends to over-extend herself because she doesn't want to say no. She believes that everyone should take advantage of every opportunity to help, plan, go and do-in essence to experience every thing they can; for in those experiences, one grows and learns about one's self, others, and the magic of the interrelationships therein.
She believes that there is something good in every man. She believes that this world could be a better place and that each of us have the power (love) to make a difference. She believes that knowing Christ is essential to tapping into that power-He is the most important and most adhesive bond among all brothers and sisters.
She rejoices in the little things: a hot cup of coffee with "real" cream, a walk on the beach, an instant when your mind, soul, and heart leap together at some awesome moment in time, a happy ending, a light of understanding in a child's eyes, candlelight, soft music, tender moments, fun music that makes you smile, dancing, knowing what someone's going to say, lying in a hammock, catching a fish, seeing someone help out another, Disney movies, laughing till you cry, crying because you're overcome with joy, receiving a letter from a friend, and sensing the Holy Spirit's move in your life.
She grieves when she thinks she's let someone down, when she breaks a heart, and when she lets herself get overwhelmed. She grieves when a child is abused, when peace seems impossible, when wrongly accused, when ignorance keeps people from doing right, when anger makes people do stupid things, when people give up before they try again, when people refuse Christ's love-deny his existence, when racial prejudice blinds people to truth, when people who take away the lives of others are allowed to continue to live, when people who make decisions for our country are crooked and lie, when others lie straight to your face with no regret or remorse, and most of all, when she realizes she has drifted away from God.
