Posted in infertility, tagged Angie Smith, art, broken lives, christian walk, God, loss, obedience, selah on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ever been confronted with a big mound of clay and it’s your job to make something useful out of it? the teacher says “today’s project is to make something useful, not merely decorative. Your object can be pretty, but it will have a purpose”
So now you sit and think of all the different [...]
Posted in choir, praise, tagged God, songs, choir, praise, christian walk, prayer, lullabye on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
But now this is what the LORD says, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, [...]
Posted in choir, work, tagged boss, choir, christian walk, God, Todd, work on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My soul finds rest in God alone my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress I will never be shaken.
Psalm 62: 1 & 2
My worth is determined by God.
It is not determined by my boss. No matter how tempting it may be to strive [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, christian walk, God on July 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In blog surfing recently I ran across a story and I honestly can’t remember where I read it, but it is haunting me…in a good way.
This lady was out watching her children run through a sprinkler in her yard and she found herself looking at the difficult weeds along her path. They’d been [...]
Posted in family, tagged adoption, christian walk, failed adoption, God on July 8, 2008 | 16 Comments »
……..for the tears that won’t come?
We have terminated our relationship with the couple in Kansas that we were working with and whose baby we were looking forward to adopting and raising.
For any who have been through adoption, you will know the constraints that Martin and I are under as to what we can and can’t [...]
Posted in praise, tagged God, adoption, christian walk, gratitude on July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and he shall direct your paths.
it does NOT say “he MIGHT direct your path” it says He WILL
I’m going to chew on that for a while and get back to you.
God has [...]
Posted in praise, tagged God, christian walk, gratitude on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
but it doesn’t involve a grrrrrrrrrrr sound.
What I mean by that is that it’s not really gratitude if I’m grinding my teeth.
Pray for God to unclench my teeth this week.
Life is not going quite as planned right this minute. I AM praising God, but I’m kinda doing it through clenched jaws. So please pray for [...]
Posted in praise, tagged God, christian walk, scripture, devotional, gratitude on June 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Jude 1: 24 & 25
24. To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—
25. to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages,
now and forevermore! Amen.
And to present [...]
Posted in praise, tagged God, christian walk, devotions, gratitude on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Is rain a blessing?
In the physical world we have no trouble understanding this. Rain IS a blessing. It makes things grow, it moderates our climate, it is necessary.
Yes, there are also floods, and monsoons and erosion and damage caused by rain, but over all we seem to have no trouble understanding that rain is [...]
Posted in God, tagged God, christian walk, scripture, devotions on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
But now, after you have known God, or rather, are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years.
Galatians 4:9 & 10
wow.
Do I really do this? um….yes.
How many times [...]
