If there's one thing that I am consistent about..it's being inconsistent (blogging that is).
Then my sweet daughter gently reminds me that I haven't blogged in a while and I search my brain for those things that ,in the moment ,would have been easily penned but now require a search party to find.
Lesson learned... the value in blogging ( for me) is to memorialize those pebble moments so that I will not soon forget God's faithfulness and goodness!
God has been in the process of woeing me back to himself for sometime now. No, I didn't walk away from him..But I had lost that sense of wonder... the amazing intimacy that is found with Him through Jesus Christ.
I am thankful that He has brought our family to a new church home. A place where His word is taught with tender care and respect and in way that it jumps off of the page and makes me want to know more and more and more! You know the feeling. Unfortunatley, we might most often experience that reading a great novel.Is not His word far more valuable?
Last September, He brought me to a Bible Study where His word again is handled with care and is taught with fervor. We have just begun a study in Genesis and He is speaking to me like never before. I am seeing the depth of His love for me and yearing to know Him more.
The past several months are best described in the words to a song by Jason Gray that have become my heartsong:
Give me rules...I will break them
Show me lines... I will cross them
I need more than truth to believe
I need a truth that lives and moves and breathes
To sweep me off my feet it ought to be...
More like falling in love
Than something to believe in
More like losing my heart
than giving my allegience
Caught up, called out..
Come take a look at me now
It's like I'm falling. oh
It's like I'm falling in love......
I've always loved Him and I know that He loves... but falling in love.. now that's a different story!
What's the song of your heart???
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Life is Good!
I'm not terribly consistent with the blog thing! definitley not a daily blogger so twice a week will be my goal!!
It'a hard to blog when your out enjoying life so much and I definitley am enjoying the sun and warm weather that has finally kicked in in San Diego. It's safe to say that extended dreary weather actually affects my mood and that the sun can put a smile on my face quickly.
There's something about the ocean that instantly calms my spirit.
When the sun with it's blazing yellows, oranges and magentas sinks in to to the pacific ocean all is well with the world.
The sun , the warmth, the colors the smells and textures of summer are all God's gifts and I am ever so grateful for them all! They remind me of His power, His Sovierenty, His blessing and provision and the depth of His love for me!
Happy Summer!
It'a hard to blog when your out enjoying life so much and I definitley am enjoying the sun and warm weather that has finally kicked in in San Diego. It's safe to say that extended dreary weather actually affects my mood and that the sun can put a smile on my face quickly.
There's something about the ocean that instantly calms my spirit.
When the sun with it's blazing yellows, oranges and magentas sinks in to to the pacific ocean all is well with the world.
The sun , the warmth, the colors the smells and textures of summer are all God's gifts and I am ever so grateful for them all! They remind me of His power, His Sovierenty, His blessing and provision and the depth of His love for me!
Happy Summer!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Right there in front of your nose!
Some people are called to go to the far ends of the earth...some have jobs with big offices and influence and position...
God has definitely called me to mother and sometimes i take for granted that my girls are adults capable of making there own decisions...but right in front of my nose everyday I continue to have the privilege of speaking into the lives of my kids and their friends.I am particulary blessed cuz I can do it in the comfort of my own home, with my pj's on and it doesn't matter if I have showered or not.
A simple question has the potential to become a teachable moment. While infants, toddlers and even High Schoolers don't really relish the teachable moments... an adult child may come seeking counsel and wisdom and with an open heart earnestly want to hear my perspective.
One of the pebbles that blesses me the most in that is... that it appears that I have earned some amount of respect that is hopefully evidenced by the fruit that has been produced in my life because of a deep abiding relationship with Christ. (No doubt that was not a very good grammatically structured sentence but i never was much help with English homework)
God has definitely called me to mother and sometimes i take for granted that my girls are adults capable of making there own decisions...but right in front of my nose everyday I continue to have the privilege of speaking into the lives of my kids and their friends.I am particulary blessed cuz I can do it in the comfort of my own home, with my pj's on and it doesn't matter if I have showered or not.
A simple question has the potential to become a teachable moment. While infants, toddlers and even High Schoolers don't really relish the teachable moments... an adult child may come seeking counsel and wisdom and with an open heart earnestly want to hear my perspective.
One of the pebbles that blesses me the most in that is... that it appears that I have earned some amount of respect that is hopefully evidenced by the fruit that has been produced in my life because of a deep abiding relationship with Christ. (No doubt that was not a very good grammatically structured sentence but i never was much help with English homework)
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Having not blogged much in the past week it's a little difficult to get back in the swing!
I'll be honest it's difficult for me to blog when I am experiencing challenging things!
Not major challenges but challenges of the heart.
Watching as friends and family choose to walk away from Christ and do there own thing...when unkind words etch themselves on your heart.
Men may have a hard time understanding how those types of things have a way of forming a big ball of yarn and become intertwined with everything else in our lives and can actually keep us from functioning well! I wish I could compartmentalize like men do!!!!
But God made me and most all women with a tendency toward being a little more emotionally sensitive to the circunstances in our lives.
That's a pebble that is valuable and precious although I don't always see it that way!
What's pulling on your heartstrings today?? Do your treasure the fact that God made you to feel deeply?
HUGS and prayers!
His mercies are new every morning!
I'll be honest it's difficult for me to blog when I am experiencing challenging things!
Not major challenges but challenges of the heart.
Watching as friends and family choose to walk away from Christ and do there own thing...when unkind words etch themselves on your heart.
Men may have a hard time understanding how those types of things have a way of forming a big ball of yarn and become intertwined with everything else in our lives and can actually keep us from functioning well! I wish I could compartmentalize like men do!!!!
But God made me and most all women with a tendency toward being a little more emotionally sensitive to the circunstances in our lives.
That's a pebble that is valuable and precious although I don't always see it that way!
What's pulling on your heartstrings today?? Do your treasure the fact that God made you to feel deeply?
HUGS and prayers!
His mercies are new every morning!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Celebrate Life!
We're all pretty good about celebrating the big events in our lives.. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations etc...and they should be celebrated over and over as they are snapshots of God's goodness and blessing in our lives!.
In the midst of the celebrations the were some moments that I choose to relish and will continue to celebrate each day!
...The articulate grace with which my eldest daughter expresses herself and the heartfelt prayer that she wrote for her grandparents in honor of 50 years of marriage !
...the contagious, spontaneous laughter that erupts whenever Alyssa responds with one of her quick witted remarks!
...the immovable, unchangeable truth that God is always present and sometimes He holds my hand as I walk through difficult moments..and sometimes He picks me up and embraces me and there is no doubt the He loves me more than I will ever deserve!
...The hope that He makes beauty from ashes and He has brought someone very special for my brother in law to journey through life with.
...Sitting next to my Dad in church (for the first time in my life)!!!!!!!!!!
I celebrate each new day! His mercies are new every morning and there is more to celebrate about each day than there are hours in the day!
What do you celebrate today!
In the midst of the celebrations the were some moments that I choose to relish and will continue to celebrate each day!
...The articulate grace with which my eldest daughter expresses herself and the heartfelt prayer that she wrote for her grandparents in honor of 50 years of marriage !
...the contagious, spontaneous laughter that erupts whenever Alyssa responds with one of her quick witted remarks!
...the immovable, unchangeable truth that God is always present and sometimes He holds my hand as I walk through difficult moments..and sometimes He picks me up and embraces me and there is no doubt the He loves me more than I will ever deserve!
...The hope that He makes beauty from ashes and He has brought someone very special for my brother in law to journey through life with.
...Sitting next to my Dad in church (for the first time in my life)!!!!!!!!!!
I celebrate each new day! His mercies are new every morning and there is more to celebrate about each day than there are hours in the day!
What do you celebrate today!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Mapquest your day!
I retreated to the mountains this past weekend with a wonderful group of ladies. God knew that I was going to need a "safe harbor" this year and in September He plopped me into this bible study group that has become exactly that.
Psalm 63:1-3 really spoke to me as we studied Gods' word together this weekend.
Joy in the Fellowship of God. A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; Early I will seek you; My sould thirsts for You; My flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
I fellowship with God, I seek His face... but was struck by what David was actually saying here.
God fashions our circumstances and orders my steps... He wants to meet me early ( in the morning) in order to equip me for the day because He already knows what I am going to need and He wants to give it to me!
He wants to teach me :
Psalm 143:10-11
Teach me to do your will, For you are my God;Your spirit is good, Lead me in the land of uprightness
Psalm 86:11
Teach me your way, O Lord; Iwill walk in your truth; Unite my heart to fear your name
Psalm 25:4-5
Show me ways, O Lord; Teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation; On you I will wait all day long .
None of that can happen unless I get out of bed and open His word and Seek His face.
When He is just my Savior, I seek Him only when I need to be rescued. When He is my Lord I call out to Him early every day because I know only He can teach me, revive me , order my steps and provide for and protect me!
So many pebbles in His truths! Hope you'll find some today as well!
God Bless you on your journey!
Psalm 63:1-3 really spoke to me as we studied Gods' word together this weekend.
Joy in the Fellowship of God. A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; Early I will seek you; My sould thirsts for You; My flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
I fellowship with God, I seek His face... but was struck by what David was actually saying here.
God fashions our circumstances and orders my steps... He wants to meet me early ( in the morning) in order to equip me for the day because He already knows what I am going to need and He wants to give it to me!
Would you ever think of getting in your car to start a journey without knowing how to get to your destination. Of course not!and God doesn't wants us to journey into our day without His directions for us either!
He wants to teach me :
Psalm 143:10-11
Teach me to do your will, For you are my God;Your spirit is good, Lead me in the land of uprightness
Psalm 86:11
Teach me your way, O Lord; Iwill walk in your truth; Unite my heart to fear your name
Psalm 25:4-5
Show me ways, O Lord; Teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation; On you I will wait all day long .
None of that can happen unless I get out of bed and open His word and Seek His face.
When He is just my Savior, I seek Him only when I need to be rescued. When He is my Lord I call out to Him early every day because I know only He can teach me, revive me , order my steps and provide for and protect me!
So many pebbles in His truths! Hope you'll find some today as well!
God Bless you on your journey!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Do something creative everyday!
Well I am taking a blog break for the weekend to spend some time in the mountains in God's word! Looking forward to a fabulous weekend of amazing teaching and getting to know some great new friends! Can't wait to share with you how He touches my heart!!
Until then I just wanted to share some sites with you that I just discovered. They made me smile and tickled the creative side of my brain!
So thankful that God has given me a zeal for the creative...a precious pebble that I try to keep polished!
Enjoy the journey!
http://etsy.com/shop/bellabuttonsdesigns
http://vintagepearldesigns
Until then I just wanted to share some sites with you that I just discovered. They made me smile and tickled the creative side of my brain!
So thankful that God has given me a zeal for the creative...a precious pebble that I try to keep polished!
Enjoy the journey!
http://etsy.com/shop/bellabuttonsdesigns
http://vintagepearldesigns
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