She’s counting….”It’s what we do!”

If you know anything about me, you know that I love numbers AND words! By “trade” I am an accountant. I serve on staff at ClearView Baptist Church as the Church’s Financial Officer. I spend much of my work time with numbers. But, I also must use lots of words. The older I get, the more I understand how important it is to “explain” numbers with words. I enjoy writing – always have – but I am very picky about writing exactly the words I mean. (One reason I am not sure about blogging – it will take me forever to say exactly what I am thinking!)

After our workout today, we were measured for the sole purpose of measuring again in December and being able to celebrate some change in our body shape. Certainly there are many factors that will prove we are healthier by exercising and changing our eating habits. But measuring (with numbers) seems to be the easiest to understand. So, we measure.

You know the drill…we weigh ourselves; we take multiple tests to evaluate our health, like blood sugar level, body fat composition, levels of cholesterol; we count calories. And that’s just our health. Our financial health is the same – we use numerical dollars to give value to goods and services; we look to Wall Street numbers to set the mood for our investments, our economy. My children are graded at school – more numbers. What is the GPA, the ACT score, the number of credits to finish school…well, you get the picture. We want to measure everything and we need numbers to do that.

In my office yesterday, someone said, “oh. She’s counting.” To which my assistant replied, “It’s what we do.” And it is. And you do it, too.

Today, I was measured. Some of the numbers were not pretty. In eight weeks, I will be measured again.

Here’s knowing God is Faithful, and the numbers will improve.