Lollipop Moments

Lollipop, lollipop, oooooo, lolli, lolli, lolli,  lollipop.....

Anybody remember that song from the Chordettes?  From...a long time ago.

I have a very special memory associated with that song, and subsequently, lollipops in general.  A friend of mine (actually, more my friend's younger brother) sang that song to me once.  I was in my Senior year of college and he was in his freshman.  We were standing on the varsity commons at PCC waiting for some more friends to show up so we could go....wherever we were going.  To be honest, the details are a bit fuzzy.  But!  The moment is VERY clear in my mind.  Just cause it was so....unexpected. 

 Josh turned to me and started singing that lollipop song, complete with eye movements and head bobbing and the {pop} part.  I can't even describe it to you! It was hysterical!  He gets half way through and says "sing with me!"  So I did...till the rest of our group showed up and we both started acting like we had sense again.

Ever since that day, I can't hear that song or even see a lollipop without thinking of that moment!  It always brings a smile to my face.  And recently, a tear.  Josh was killed in an accident a few weeks ago.  

My family and I were sitting in a restaurant last night, and this song came on.  What do I do with this song now, God?  I was still smiling at the sweet memory, but...what do I do now, God?  That still small voice answered, "pray."  So I have decided to use that memory as a "lollipop moment".  Every time I hear that song or see a lollipop, I am going to pray for Josh's family!  If I am in a position to write a card or send an e-mail, I'll do that.  I will use that to remember to do...

Joshua 4:4-8

Jos 4:4    Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

Jos 4:5    And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

Jos 4:6    That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

Jos 4:7    Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

Jos 4:8    And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

God told the Israelites to place a "monument" in their lives so they would remember something.  This was a "lollipop moment" for them.  Look up the word remember in a concordance.  God gave the Israelites many things to help them remember to do, or be, or teach.....In fact, God gave Himself a monument to help Him remember something (see Genesis 9:16, notice the rainbow is for God's benefit!). 

I have a friend from college who prays for civil authorities when she is stopped at a red light.  Another friend prays for souls whenever she passes a wheat field.    What kind of "lollipop moments" do you have in your life?  Do you need to create any of them to remember to pray for anything in particular? Maybe you can set up a "lollipop moment" to help you remember to send a card or make a phone call?

I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about and have plenty of these yourself.  Please share some of your "lollipop moments" with me!  I'm sure they will be a help and a blessing  to the rest of us.