tattoo

Our family is on vacation this week at Pagosa Springs Colorado (near New Mexico). We're staying at this place that has cable television, which we only see when staying at a hotel or on vacation. I found myself watching 3 episodes of this show called Miami Ink on TLC which is a reality show about a tattoo parlor in Florida. I loved hearing about why people were coming in to get tattooed. One couple had lost a baby and wanted hands holding a child with the words In His Hands, several people came in to get memorial tattoos to honor friends who had died. One woman wanted to mark the new life she is living in sobriety after years of addiction. I have gotten tattoos for very spiritual reasons as well. I really think God is at work in these people's lives and in this process. So many people talked about the healing they felt from being tattooed, which I very much relate to. Here's the tattoo I want next, it is an image of Mary Magdalene (I love that she was the first witness to the resurrection) letting the guys in on the big news:

Comments

[brenda]

I first came across your blog last month and read this post about the show Miami Ink. I had never seen the show before---i watched it last night for the first time---it was really interesting to see all the reasons people get tattoos.

and, btw, I thought what you wrote on K. Brewin's blog about light bulbs was funny. that's the comment thru which I came across your blog.

[Nadia]

Brenda,
Welcome. I happen to be at my parent's house and also watched Miami Ink last night. I would love to write a paper about the show and it's religious and spiritual content. It's really powerful isn't it? Beats "Touched by an Angel" hands down!!!!