Can you believe Elvis has been gone 36 years and folks still flock to Graceland every year to celebrate his life and music? It's true. They do. What's up with that?


Now please don't get me wrong. I love me some Rock-a-Hula music. And I've been to Graceland. For research.


Life has taught me that folks do all sorts of weird things that I'll never understand. Like bungee jumping. Or riding that teacup ride at Disney World. Or entering a contest to see how many hotdogs they could cram down their throats in a minute. Sorry. I will never get that! It's just not me.

But I'm sure there are things I do that other folks don't get either. Like writing books. Or homeschooling my kids. Or putting up with my crazy labradoodle, aka the Hilo Monster.

This is Hilo kissing my best friend, Dorothy Love. Thankfully, Dorothy understands my love for this crazy dog.

Anyway, we all do crazy things. And sometimes we recognize them as crazy and sometimes not. I was talking with my kids last week and the topic of Justin Beiber came up. Thankfully, my teen daughter never really got into that phase. She couldn't believe that kids were weeping at his concert. "Why?" she asked. "They were excited," I tried to explain. She didn't get it. (and I'm kind of glad!)

It all comes down to worship. We worship different things. Yes, some of us worship God. But some of us also worship food or hot cars or chicks or whatever floats our boat. Sometimes we realize what we're doing and other times we don't. It's simply what we're spending all of our time and focus on. Sometimes that's Elvis (or substitute any other singer here) singing "Hound Dog" over and over and over. Did you do that as a kid? Listen to the same song over and over over? Okay, maybe it was just me. Other times it's on fashion…or the best chocolate chip cookie recipe….or making my house as nice as my neighbor's…or even botoxing all the wrinkles out of our faces.

Trust me, I'm not pointing fingers, I have plenty of things in my own life that trip me up and get me off track. I am a God-worshipper. However, sometimes my focus gets skewed and I am not as focused on God as I should be. I want to be a David--who worshipped God with abandon. I want to be like the woman who poured perfume on Jesus--pouring out my life for Him. I want to be like Job--even in the hard times, the painful times praising God for who He is.

What about you? What are you worshipping these days?

By the way, this topic is what I wrote about in my book, Elvis Takes a Back Seat.

Labels: Elvis, Elvis Takes a Back Seat, Elvis Week, Graceland, idols, Justin Beiber, worship