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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
"I'd leave the 99"... (Luke 15:3-7)
I know that God loves me. I know that at the core of my being... but sometimes I get that middle child syndrome when it comes to His love. I'm not a middle child, and so, I genuinely do not know what it feels like to be a middle child, but work with me on this analogy. It is so easy for me to compare myself with others and find a million and one reasons why God's care and attention for me are less than others. Someone else received THESE spiritual gifts, someone else received THOSE physical gifts, another received THOSE blessings, and another... well you get the point. And so it is easy to sink into a casual and flippant, "of course He loves me" attitude.
Last night, before going to sleep I remembered the Celtic service that Rivermont Ave Baptist Church had a couple of years ago and thought, "it would be great to go to that!" My soul needed to be refreshed and I needed the quite reflection and introspection the service tends toward. The catch: it's an 8:30 am service. Ug, sleep was quite the necessity. So I went to bed at 8 pm, drained and decided to go when I woke up. I was a bit late with my arrival: 8:35! (:)) The music was already playing, so I decided to slip in quietly... to the warm-up!?!? Wait a minute, I'm not late! I sat down with my bulletin and realize it's a 9:00am service today! I read through the responsive readings and let the beautiful Celtic song about compassion, unfathomable grace and Calvary wash over me. I started praying.
I looked up finally to find someone seated next to me and she was quite kind. She explained to me that the Celtic service this morning was unexpected as they had formally done away with the Celtic service and had transitioned into a more traditional format with only one later service on Sunday mornings. I smiled quietly. This "middle child" had been acknowledged.
I would like to leave you with a bit of the spirit and experience of this morning... They played this song during the service...
LAMB OF GOD (YouTube)
YOUR ONLY SON, NO SIN TO HIDE
BUT YOU HAVE SENT HIM
FROM YOUR SIDE
TO WALK UPON THIS GUILTY SOD
AND TO BECOME THE LAMB OF GOD
YOUR GIFT OF LOVE THEY CRUCIFIED
THEY LAUGHED AND SCORNED HIM
AS HE DIED
THE HUMBLE KING THEY NAMED A FRAUD
AND SACRIFICED THE LAMB OF GOD
O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
MY JESUS CHRIST THE LAMB OF GOD
I WAS SO LOST I SHOULD HAVE DIED
BUT YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME TO
YOUR SIDE
TO BE LEAD BY YOUR STAFF AND ROD
AND TO BE CALLED A LAMB OF GOD
O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
TILL I AM JUST A LAMB OF GOD
Last night, before going to sleep I remembered the Celtic service that Rivermont Ave Baptist Church had a couple of years ago and thought, "it would be great to go to that!" My soul needed to be refreshed and I needed the quite reflection and introspection the service tends toward. The catch: it's an 8:30 am service. Ug, sleep was quite the necessity. So I went to bed at 8 pm, drained and decided to go when I woke up. I was a bit late with my arrival: 8:35! (:)) The music was already playing, so I decided to slip in quietly... to the warm-up!?!? Wait a minute, I'm not late! I sat down with my bulletin and realize it's a 9:00am service today! I read through the responsive readings and let the beautiful Celtic song about compassion, unfathomable grace and Calvary wash over me. I started praying.
I looked up finally to find someone seated next to me and she was quite kind. She explained to me that the Celtic service this morning was unexpected as they had formally done away with the Celtic service and had transitioned into a more traditional format with only one later service on Sunday mornings. I smiled quietly. This "middle child" had been acknowledged.
I would like to leave you with a bit of the spirit and experience of this morning... They played this song during the service...
LAMB OF GOD (YouTube)
YOUR ONLY SON, NO SIN TO HIDE
BUT YOU HAVE SENT HIM
FROM YOUR SIDE
TO WALK UPON THIS GUILTY SOD
AND TO BECOME THE LAMB OF GOD
YOUR GIFT OF LOVE THEY CRUCIFIED
THEY LAUGHED AND SCORNED HIM
AS HE DIED
THE HUMBLE KING THEY NAMED A FRAUD
AND SACRIFICED THE LAMB OF GOD
O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
MY JESUS CHRIST THE LAMB OF GOD
I WAS SO LOST I SHOULD HAVE DIED
BUT YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME TO
YOUR SIDE
TO BE LEAD BY YOUR STAFF AND ROD
AND TO BE CALLED A LAMB OF GOD
O LAMB OF GOD SWEET LAMB OF GOD
I LOVE THE HOLY LAMB OF GOD
O WASH ME IN YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD
TILL I AM JUST A LAMB OF GOD
Spring Cleaning
I love spring time. Absolutely. The sights: birds, trees blooming, flowers blooming, people playing outside; the sounds: chirping birds, the leaves rustling in the trees, giggling and wind chimes; the smells: flowers, flowers, flowers and okay flowers. The taste: the air tastes different in the spring time and fresh fruit and vegetables! Yummy!
For me, "spring time" means.... MOVING! I don't love this so much, BUT THIS YEAR... well... this year... moving means I'll be a bride! So I'm ridiculously excited about moving this time.
Spring time also means: cleaning. The house always feels heavy at the end of winter and cleaning just lifts up the spirit! I've been cleaning like a woman on a mission. At home, at work, at my office in Danville, my car (okay the last one was a lie, I still need to clean that) everything is getting a minimum of a once-over.
Spring time means: de-cluttering. Let's talk about the areas of my life that need de-cluttering: paperwork... who keeps receipts these days? (I mean, obviously, I don't....er? :)) clothing... I need to admit there are items in my closet that just do not a) fit, b) look right or c) meet the appropriate color for my skin tone... OUT, OUT, OUT of here! The fridge... I mean... Ketchup doesn't expire does it? (06/27/09?!?!?! Wha???) The freezer... if it's unidentifiable it's GONE! The cupboards... BUT I NEED that jello! And let's talk honestly here... that tube of lipstick I never wear, or that lotion I bought when VS had their, buy a million lotions for $5 sale... If you walk into my house, you would never accuse me of being a candidate for "Hoarders", but really... there's always room for improvement. So I'm being ruthless with my stuff.
This article about unpacking and this article about moving in together have been very helpful during this process. I want to have a great reason for keeping items because they add value to our home when Jeremy and I go through our combined possessions. I'd like to have a few excellent items more than I would like to have an abundance of items.
Happy cleaning!
For me, "spring time" means.... MOVING! I don't love this so much, BUT THIS YEAR... well... this year... moving means I'll be a bride! So I'm ridiculously excited about moving this time.
Spring time also means: cleaning. The house always feels heavy at the end of winter and cleaning just lifts up the spirit! I've been cleaning like a woman on a mission. At home, at work, at my office in Danville, my car (okay the last one was a lie, I still need to clean that) everything is getting a minimum of a once-over.
Spring time means: de-cluttering. Let's talk about the areas of my life that need de-cluttering: paperwork... who keeps receipts these days? (I mean, obviously, I don't....er? :)) clothing... I need to admit there are items in my closet that just do not a) fit, b) look right or c) meet the appropriate color for my skin tone... OUT, OUT, OUT of here! The fridge... I mean... Ketchup doesn't expire does it? (06/27/09?!?!?! Wha???) The freezer... if it's unidentifiable it's GONE! The cupboards... BUT I NEED that jello! And let's talk honestly here... that tube of lipstick I never wear, or that lotion I bought when VS had their, buy a million lotions for $5 sale... If you walk into my house, you would never accuse me of being a candidate for "Hoarders", but really... there's always room for improvement. So I'm being ruthless with my stuff.
This article about unpacking and this article about moving in together have been very helpful during this process. I want to have a great reason for keeping items because they add value to our home when Jeremy and I go through our combined possessions. I'd like to have a few excellent items more than I would like to have an abundance of items.
Happy cleaning!
Friday, April 8, 2011
How He loves...
I do enjoy David Crowder Band, and I've been turning in my mind the song, "how He Loves". And when I think about the word pictures this song gives to describe the breadth, width, height, magnitude of God's love for me I'm astounded. I can't even begin to grasp it. I'm humbled.
There are so many days when I feel overwhelmed by the emotion of being in love, with Jeremy. I'm enjoying the tangible glimpse of God's love for me. I'm learning I know so little about love.
But I can ask God to teach me to love.
There are so many days when I feel overwhelmed by the emotion of being in love, with Jeremy. I'm enjoying the tangible glimpse of God's love for me. I'm learning I know so little about love.
But I can ask God to teach me to love.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Telling myself the truth
Wow. Anyone in need of a little honesty?
Telling myself the truth is quite the exhausting task.
I've been running around like a crazy person for the past month. I've been so consumed with everyone's thoughts, responses, wishes and wants that I've lost what I want.
I'm done. Your response is between you and the Lord.
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Telling myself the truth is quite the exhausting task.
I've been running around like a crazy person for the past month. I've been so consumed with everyone's thoughts, responses, wishes and wants that I've lost what I want.
I'm done. Your response is between you and the Lord.
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Offense
"You've offended me." "You've offended someone else."
Which of the above comments are easier to deal with? I propose the first. With the first you have an open, honest relationship. With the second you have meddling and gossipy problem.
I've terminated (at least for now) my association with facebook. I had to, my quality of life is degrading with the current usage.
For at least the second time (there might be more, I've just managed to successfully block those memories) in the history of my facebook usage a "friend" asked me to remove a post I made because they felt it would offend someone else who could see it.
I thought the "hide" feature on facebook was made for this reason. That's how I use it. If I'm offended by how someone uses facebook I hide their status updates. Unless they put my name in it, I know: IT WASN'T AIMED AT ME. That way I can protect my heart and mind from needless angst. I highly recommend it. I don't need to un-friend everyone who posts something I disagree with or don't like. I do have the freedom to hide their posts. Yay!
It's facebook, it's social media, it's status updating, it's not a personal message to any one person in particular. (That would be a wall post. Need I explain the mechanics of facebook? Shall I write, "Facebook for Dummies"? I'll gift wrap it for you!)
To be continued...
Which of the above comments are easier to deal with? I propose the first. With the first you have an open, honest relationship. With the second you have meddling and gossipy problem.
I've terminated (at least for now) my association with facebook. I had to, my quality of life is degrading with the current usage.
For at least the second time (there might be more, I've just managed to successfully block those memories) in the history of my facebook usage a "friend" asked me to remove a post I made because they felt it would offend someone else who could see it.
I thought the "hide" feature on facebook was made for this reason. That's how I use it. If I'm offended by how someone uses facebook I hide their status updates. Unless they put my name in it, I know: IT WASN'T AIMED AT ME. That way I can protect my heart and mind from needless angst. I highly recommend it. I don't need to un-friend everyone who posts something I disagree with or don't like. I do have the freedom to hide their posts. Yay!
It's facebook, it's social media, it's status updating, it's not a personal message to any one person in particular. (That would be a wall post. Need I explain the mechanics of facebook? Shall I write, "Facebook for Dummies"? I'll gift wrap it for you!)
To be continued...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Testing
Testing out a new application on ma phone, ya know... Just in case I decide I want an iPad and decide to blog from it. Or something like that.
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Location:Ma hizzzouse
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