Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Pickles and Ice Cream! A Note from Priscilla...
Sisters,
I'm thinking about you tons today! Can't wait to see you at Deeper Still next weekend. At this moment I am sitting in my bed with my laptop, Bible, notes and pens scattered all over the place preparing to speak to you. Every few minutes, I'm distracted from my train of thought by my bulging tummy that has come to life in the past few weeks.
If you've not already heard, I'm 23 weeks pregnant and this little one is making his/her presence known. It is odd watching my Bible, spread wide across my lap, tilt from side to side or involuntarily turn pages as the baby does flip flops inside. (Doesn't this little person know I'm trying to study right now!)
So, next weekend, if I seem unprepared please blame the baby...not me!
I've noticed so many changes in my body in these weeks. Other than putting on more weight than I ever thought I would, my tastes have changed. The other day around 5 pm, I wanted an Oreo Blizzard from Sonic. I drove up to the fast food chain and ordered the largest one they had with, "extra whipped cream and extra Oreo cookies, please!"
Sister, if you've not had one of these delightful creations you are missing out on one of God's greatest gifts to humanity. I am certain that God's most precious anointing is at Sonic in the Oreo Blizzard!
I ate the whole thing without any guilt and then made my way home. Within two hours, I had another craving. I wanted pickles. Now you have to understand, I don't normally like pickles. In fact, if I find them hidden in the layers of a hamburger or sandwich I deliberately pull them off. But now, all I could think about was sinking my teeth into a cool, crisp Vlasic pickle.
My sweet husband went to the store at 7 pm to bring me home a jar full. I ate two immediately.
Feeling satisfied, I lay down in my bed to rest that night. That's when the oddity of my culinary tastes really hit me. Pickles and ice cream...within two hours of each other... Urghhh! That's disgusting.
Normally, I'd never want a menu like that but now that this baby was growing inside of me my likes and dislikes were being completely altered and transformed. I guess that's what happens when new life takes up residence in you. You just start becoming different...inside and out.
I'm praying that the Spirit of the Living God will be so full in you that you'll find your tastes changing. My hope is that we won't be the women we have always been but will see that things we used to like, we don't anymore and things we didn't like are what we desire more than anything.
As the influence of God's spirit grows in me and in you, I want the world to see the oddity of what we desire and how we want to live and think that we are strange...strange enough for them to come and ask us what's going on. Then, we can give them a little taste of what they've been missing.
I can't wait to see you next weekend. I believe that God is going to do a work in us that will mark us forever.
Did you know that there are 19,000 of us registered for the event? What if we all left at the end, with our taste buds brimming over for the new things of God? What would happen if all 19,000 of us went back to the places we're from and started living differently? What kind of incredible impact could we have on the world?
I'm praying!
Priscilla
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Comments (14)
Michelle Hicks
said...
Cheryl,
There is nothing like the love of a great husband or a wonderful Savior to call us to step out of our comfort zones! Blessings to you as you minister to those in prison. Praying you will reflect Jesus in such a way to those prisoners---that they will desire spiritual freedom and a great hunger to know the Only One who can truly set them free!
Posted by Michelle Hicks | Jun 18, 2008 at 06:49 AM
Sheila Kinsaul said...
A few of my high school classmates and I got together recently and found that we have even more in common, all of us are women of faith. Two of us have attended previous conferences and would love to have our friends share in this blessing. We would like to attend the Atlanta conference together. If anyone has extra tickets please notify us. My cell number is 706-681-8137.
Kristi Brewer said...
Can't wait to hear what the Lord has been speaking to you about! Also can't wait to see how cute you will look!
Love oreo blizzards!
Much love!
Kristi B.
P.S. met you last year in Nashville before the event on Friday afternoon and you were just precious
kim said...
That is so funny about the cravings.
I never craved pickles but definitely craved sweet things :)
I am really looking forward to seeing how God is going to work and the message He is going to bring
God bless
Kim
Katie said...
Priscilla! I am so blessed to meet you via blog world! That wonderful about your little one developing in you!:) I have never been pregnant, but I can imagine that the feeling of that little person moving around inside you would be the best!
Thankyou for your words of encouragement at the bottom of your note! I am soo in need of the filling of the Holy Spirit everyday to give me all the fruits of the Spirit and the mind of CHRIST so that my actions and thoughts reflect HIM in all sincerity, purity, and truth. Looking forward to seeing you in person with my 19,000 Sisters in CHRIST! I am pumped!
Also, I will be waiting to see if my last fertility treatment worked while at Deeper Still-I probably won't find out for sure until the Beginning of August. I have been praying for you and Beth and Kay. I know I am one of many, I just need all the prayer I can get...if you could pray for me.
Love in CHRIST,
Katie (from Tennessee)
priscilla said...
Hi Kristie and ladies,
It was great to see you in Nashville and I am looking forward to seeing you next weekend. Just a week away!
YIPPEE!
priscilla
Holly Smith said...
Amen! Although I won't be at Deeper Still, I agree with your prayer about those spirit-filled changes in my life, Priscilla.
Praying for you all this week and anticipating the WONDERS that God is going to do. Praying for each of you in your daily lives as well. So excited for that little one to arrive in 17 weeks (more or less) .
Love,
holly
Katie said...
Oops, I meant the beginning of July (what month is this, seriously?:)
Katie
Deborah said...
Hi Priscilla and please tell your little one on the way "Hi" for me! I was there in Nashville last year (Who's Your Daddy?!?) and will be in Atlanta this year. I'm so excited!
I am longing for God to do a huge work in my heart, too. I think I'm sad. Not a serious sad just a "this world is not my home" kind of sad. The election, the war, the gas prices, the earthquakes, the floods, the threat of economic crises and food shortages...tough stuff! I keep telling myself to rejoice. Jesus said to rejoice over these birth pangs! But it's LIFE. Yes ma'am. It's life.
You just pour out a blessing over us all, okay? We so need to go deeper still. I'm expecting Jesus to speak to all of us through you and Beth and Kay. And I pray that He will give us ears to hear what He's saying to us. Bless ya!
Michelle Bengtson said...
Hi Priscilla,
My friend Jill and I met you last year in Houston at Going
Beyond and we will be with you next weekend with a few
close friends (18,998 ;-) !)
When I was pregnant, with each of my two boys, I craved fried chicken one time with each pregnancy. Each time,
my darling husband went out dutifully to get me said craving
and after two or three bites I was satisfied and then could
not figure out why I ever craved it in the first place!
I think pregnancy cravings are God's way of helping us
to remember the uniqueness of the pregnancies!
Can't wait to hear the word God has given you for the
women in Atlanta!
Michelle Bengtson
Southlake, Texas
Dr. Carolyn P. Parks-Bani said...
Priscilla -
This is a priceless spiritual insight wrapped up in a very practical and "real-life" event of your pregnancy. Congratulations - I had not heard!
I am SO looking forward to the conference this weekend, especially to hear YOU! I "grew up" under your father's Urban Alternative ministry in the very early days in Philadelphia, PA. We look forward to what God has to say to us, even THROUGH your growing baby. Blessings as you prepare!
Carol PB
PS I have never had children, but the Oreo Blizzard definitely sounds like something I need to try :-)!!
Priscilla said...
Hey sisters,
So good to hear from you. I'm so excited about this weekend and prayerful about what the Lord is going to do in us and with us during our time together.
Can't wait to see you there. . grab an Oreo blast on your road trip to Atlanta and save a bit for me!
Bless you
Priscilla
PS. . praying for you Katie!
Tina Vega said...
Priscilla - Congratulations on your pregnancy!! I've been SO ENJOYING your Discerning the Voice of God study and was just looking for some more information on your ministry (which I found at your website). I'm a huge blogging fan and couldn't resist saying hi.
"Hi."
My friends and I have been gleening much wisdom from your powerful video sessions and very much look forward to hearing more from you!
Blessings from MN
cheryl gray said...
So cute!
Back, many many years ago, when I was expecting, Sonic is what I craved as well, but it was a Limeaid! I wasnt gaining weight like I was suppose to so my doctor put me on a sonic hamburger and milk shake diet...then I would get the limeaid for dessert :)
I wish I still had that problem but age has caught up with me.
As far as doing things we didnt like to do before,,,,well, Saturday I will be going with my husband to a prison, cooking for the prisoners. I dont really feel called to prison ministry and the standing in 95 degree heat for 5 hours is not too exciting. Ive been to prisons with him before and enjoyed it, but I guess Its the combination of the weather and the uncomfortable feeling of talking to men I dont know. Im praying for a better attitude,... and some clouds!
Posted by cheryl gray | Jun 18, 2008 at 06:49 AM