Praises:
Nicole and Dave
kind hearted co-workers
a slow week at work
health
Prayer request:
safe travel for Kurt
peace for Mom for the church situation
patience and grace for Ed and me as we deal with a long week
travel safety for Ed, Charlie, Tim & Tom
efficiency for me for work on the Papers
moderation in food, speech
kind words
July 21, 2008
July 15, 2008
The Great House of God
I've been reading Max Lucado's Great House of God, which correlates the Lord's prayer to the different areas of the house, and prayer to our earthly house.
From A Home for Your Heart, he observes:
" We create elaborate houses for our bodies, but our souls are relegated to a hillside shanty where the night winds chill us and the rain soaks us ... God wants you to move out of the cold and live with him... God wants to be your dwelling place. He has no interest in being a weekend getaway or a Sunday bungalow or a summer cottage. Don't consider using Goad as a vacation cabin or an eventual retirement home. He wants you under his roof now and always. He wants to be your mailing address, your point of refence; he wants to be your home."
From A Home for Your Heart, he observes:
" We create elaborate houses for our bodies, but our souls are relegated to a hillside shanty where the night winds chill us and the rain soaks us ... God wants you to move out of the cold and live with him... God wants to be your dwelling place. He has no interest in being a weekend getaway or a Sunday bungalow or a summer cottage. Don't consider using Goad as a vacation cabin or an eventual retirement home. He wants you under his roof now and always. He wants to be your mailing address, your point of refence; he wants to be your home."
July 13, 2008
Conversation starters
Something my dad taught me was that a person who gets to talk about himself in a conversation will walk away saying "Wow! That was the best conversation I've had in a long time!" And it's true! So what are some good conversation starters? Some are serious, some are not so serious. Please feel free to add to them - we'll make it a running list.
1. What is your favorite attribute of God
2. if you were in a beauty pagent, what would your talent be?
3. What was your most defining moment/memory
4. What did you want to be when you grew up?
5. Are you doing anything exciting this afternoon?
6. What was the best thing that has happened to you this week/today?
1. What is your favorite attribute of God
2. if you were in a beauty pagent, what would your talent be?
3. What was your most defining moment/memory
4. What did you want to be when you grew up?
5. Are you doing anything exciting this afternoon?
6. What was the best thing that has happened to you this week/today?
Women of Faith 2008
What a lovely weekend of fellowship and refreshment at the Women of Faith concert in DC!
It is headed up by several women, including Patsy Clairmont, whose books I just adore. How delightful to see and hear her in person! I'm so impressed that they were able to convey such a sense of personality and personal care to 16,000 women, and do it with a smile, a laugh and a tug at our heartstrings.
Some of the things I jotted down:
- Luke 10:11. This women was bent low by a spirt of weakness for 18 years, and the Lord lifted her back up. What is it that bends me low? What a beautiful reminder that the Lord is able to undo what years of weakness has done!
- Sometimes the Lord send along a friend to share Himself with us, and sometimes we have to wait on his Spirit. I have to learn to seek out the invisible, not just depend on those around me that I can call on or reach out to.
- !Behold! That's a not so subtle reminder to 1. BE here in the moment, and 2.) HOLD on to the concept that is about to come next!
- "And so I said, 'God, what ...' - has anyone here ever tried to counsel the Lord?"
- "Zip your lip in Jesus' name ..."
- "Not every thought that skitters through our mind needs to come out of our mouths ..."
- The weaker I am, the more obvious His strength is
- Sometimes relationships need to be restructured and redefined, but not broken.
- A coincidence is not when God chooses to be anonymous, but when He chooses to single us out!
- Remember that song, "I've got the peace that passes understanding down in my heart. Where?" It's not the peace that PASSES understanding, it's the peace that SURpasses understanding, allowing us to be okay with not having the answer when we don't have the understanding.
- There's a difference between being a Christian and loving Jesus. And that's okay.
It is headed up by several women, including Patsy Clairmont, whose books I just adore. How delightful to see and hear her in person! I'm so impressed that they were able to convey such a sense of personality and personal care to 16,000 women, and do it with a smile, a laugh and a tug at our heartstrings.
Some of the things I jotted down:
- Luke 10:11. This women was bent low by a spirt of weakness for 18 years, and the Lord lifted her back up. What is it that bends me low? What a beautiful reminder that the Lord is able to undo what years of weakness has done!
- Sometimes the Lord send along a friend to share Himself with us, and sometimes we have to wait on his Spirit. I have to learn to seek out the invisible, not just depend on those around me that I can call on or reach out to.
- !Behold! That's a not so subtle reminder to 1. BE here in the moment, and 2.) HOLD on to the concept that is about to come next!
- "And so I said, 'God, what ...' - has anyone here ever tried to counsel the Lord?"
- "Zip your lip in Jesus' name ..."
- "Not every thought that skitters through our mind needs to come out of our mouths ..."
- The weaker I am, the more obvious His strength is
- Sometimes relationships need to be restructured and redefined, but not broken.
- A coincidence is not when God chooses to be anonymous, but when He chooses to single us out!
- Remember that song, "I've got the peace that passes understanding down in my heart. Where?" It's not the peace that PASSES understanding, it's the peace that SURpasses understanding, allowing us to be okay with not having the answer when we don't have the understanding.
- There's a difference between being a Christian and loving Jesus. And that's okay.
July 7, 2008
A little advice ...
I found this on the Focus on the Family website in an article, and they credited it to Andy Rooney:
I've learned . . . that being kind is more important than being right.
I've learned . . . that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned . . . that one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow you may have to eat them.
I've learned . . . that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do.
Really, no commentary needed.
I've learned . . . that being kind is more important than being right.
I've learned . . . that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I've learned . . . that one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow you may have to eat them.
I've learned . . . that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do.
Really, no commentary needed.
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