I like the way you talk....

Ha. So, you’ve seen that clip from the movie “Slingblade”, right? If not, check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylI86NhPyAk&feature=fvsr
You’ll get a giggle out of it, for sure.

I guess you’re wondering where I’m going with this? Well, it’s a long (kinda) story. Stick with me here. Last August I was asked to be a member of the special events committee at my church. What’s that you may ask? We’ll we’re the committee who plans pretty much everything outside of the weekly services. We’re the ones who plan and prepare for fellowship dinners, Sunday singings, concerts, conferences, food drives, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, holiday celebrations. Get it? We’re busy!! Our ultimate goal though is to promote unity, fellowship, and mission mindedness among our members. Since I’m the “loudest” (read biggest mouthed) of the 3 members, I often (read all the time) get elected as our spokesperson. This means that I have to speak, out loud, in church….OFTEN. There will be months when our poor congregation won’t go a weekend without hearing from me. I talk A LOT!!

Fast forward to last Sunday. Church was over and Hannah and I are sharing lunch together at her favorite little restaurant in town. While we’re sitting there a sweet couple from our church walk by on their way out the door. While the hubby goes to pay for their dinner, the wife comes over to our table and says “Oh, Breanna….I just love to hear you speak at church. You’re so funny, and honest. Everything you say, just flows! You should really think about doing it more often!” Once I was able to swallow (prevent choking on my) chicken tender, I was able to say “Thank you so much, more often than not I am so nervous and feel like I ramble! And who wants to hear this old country girl talk anymore? Haha” To which she replies “Oh no! We can never tell your nervous. We’d love to hear you more often!” I just nodded and smiled, and we said our goodbyes.

On the way home, Hannah’s jamming out in the background to K-Love , and I can’t help but giggle. Even though that sweet lady had paid me a great compliment, all I kept hearing her say in my head, in full “Slingblade” style, was “I LIKE THE WAY YOU TALK!!” LOL!!!! I probably giggled about if for at least 3 or 4 more songs, but then I really got stuck on something she said, not once, but twice….”more often!” What if I talked more often? What am I going to talk about? Where am I going to talk? All these questions left me wondering, can I really use my voice to make a difference. My voice?? I tried the whole singing thing once, I quickly realized that I couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket, and the world's ears were much safer if I kept my singing to merely my car and my shower. But, I guess, there’s really more to a voice than just singing. Talking…speaking….humm?? My interest was perked!

I’ll have to admit, like most times in my life, things perked my interest but then thanks to life in general, it slipped my mind. Last week I got up the guts to publicly (via Facebook) publish a link to this little blog. I got some awesome comments, for all of which I am thankful, but one stuck out again. “You may have just stumbled onto something bigger than you know!” Wow….I hadn’t saw it that way before. I created this blog as a sounding board and a safe place for me to vent. I never thought that it would go anywhere, or really mean anything, but now it looks like it can and has!!

Now my dilemma! For what cause do I use my voice? What topic, population, or charity can I champion. God gave me this voice, and what I am quickly learning is a tool for His glory, to make a difference in this world…..I just don’t know which way to go. Any ideas? Those of you who know me, know my beliefs and where I stand on just about every topic. What should I do, where should I go (other than to the Lord in prayer about the whole thing), and what do I talk about?? With the Lord’s help, maybe I can take my little voice, this little blog, some little topic, and make a big difference somewhere!!