Piercing

I've had several people over the past several years ask my about my piercing that I have through my ear.  I have a very good explanation for it and thought it was time to share with some of you.  It is very personal and very spiritual for me...so here's the reason behind my one (AND ONLY) piercing.

I've always wanted my ear pierced, don't know why, just did.  I guess because a lot of my friends growing up had theirs done and my parents would never let me get it done.  SO I turned 18 my parents were away on a mini vacation and I went to my cousins house and she pierced my cartilage.  I seriously did it to tick my parents off, but when my parents got home...my Mom looked at me and she decided that she kind of liked it!  So, I did what any good kid would do who was trying to get under their parents skin, I took it out.

That was that.

2002 rolls around and I happened to stumble across Exodus 21:5-6.  When reading this it kind of caught my attention so I started researching what in the world was going on.  At the time I had been a Christian for about 7 years.  I discovered that Slaves served for seven years and if their master had been very good to them they could choose to stay with them.  If they stayed their ear was pierced.  I decided that I wanted to make a commitment to my Master!  My Master has been real good to me so I pierced my ear.  

I actually had an allergic reaction to the type of metal that my ear was pierced with so I took it out for a couple of years. Cyndi encouraged me to get it done again around our one year anniversary so I did.  Plain and simple I like it, it means a lot to me.  My Master is still good!