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Looking Back

I was reading back through my blog, during the time of my divorce over the summer. That was such a hard time for me. I was touched by the support I received on here at that time. I am here now with a lot of time in between then and now. I have learned that God can be trusted. That He sends you what you need--when you need it. Life was the same for me for so many years, all this change has been tough. I'm looking out over my life and saying, "Well now what do I do?" I know God has a plan and will guide me through the confusion I sometimes feel--all at the right time. Someday, I will look back on what's happening today and see how God's hand was leading me through this into the next phase. Little by little a more complete and stable picture will emerge. Until then, I am praying and trusting God. And I know we can trust Him to get us through the difficulties that come up. That even though we're not perfect, that we can tend to mess up things, He can still g

To Love is To Be Vulnerable

Why bother letting anyone in? I was praying for something to post on Facebook this morning and while I was praying, the thought came to me that I hadn't spent my time with God yet. So I took out my devotional and in today's reading, there was a C.S. Lewis quote. Went to look up that quote online and found this quote, which I posted... “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”  ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves .
what do you say when..you just don't know what to say? -rejection hurts -love has such potential -God is good -people have entirely too much power -pizza is miraculous -David Crowder music has the strange ability to fit any mood I'm in -or change it -hormones have entirely too much power -I'm wasting time -my house is a mess -I miss Dave -I miss Christy -my life is slipping by way too fast -who invented Valentine's day? -parts of your brain turn off when you're in love -that explains so much -I hope to make better decisions -you can actually die of a broken heart -I read an article called What is Love? -can you tell? -love is a lethal weapon -the article didn't say that -but should have

The Heart-Shaped Rock

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And so... yesterday, the relationship I was in, ended. Things just were not going to work out. Too many differences. Unfortunately, you get attached and that can make it hard. The previous day, I had picked up a little book that you can send through the mail. It sort of had all the little themes that reminded me of us. It was a child's book-written from mother to child, but I thought it so perfectly fit, that I was going to give it as a Valentine's gift. It's called, "If Kisses Were Colors." It has lines in it which say things like-if kisses were colors, you'd see every one of the bands of the rainbow that shines in the sun...and...if kisses were blankets, you'd always be warm, wrapped up from the cold during winter's worst storm...If kisses were snowflakes, your world would be light, sparkling with crystals of silver and white... And so... I picked up the sweet, little book and wondered, what will I do with it now? Take it back? Send it to the g

Arise My Love

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Woke up this morning to a glorious day. For once no biting, cold wind to accompany a deceptive blue sky and sunshine. No frost--only warmth. We're expecting perfect 70's weather all week! The daffodils are blooming and the trees are budding. It just doesn't get any better than this for me. Leaves me with such a feeling of peace, contentment and trust. New life, new beginnings, new hope. My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away;  for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.  The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.  The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. Song of Solomon 2:10-13

God's Lavish Love

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God came to my class today. We did our usual things. We prayed, we sang, we read the Bible and talked about it. The point of the lesson was God's lavish love. He pours His love on us when we least deserve it.  Yes, it was enough that He created us. That shows He loves us. He loves us so much, in fact, that He gave His Son to redeem us--to buy us back. That shows us how much He loves us--how far He would go to get us back.  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8  We don't deserve that.  But if all that wasn't enough--He involves Himself, personally, with us. He is willing to guide, to protect, to love, to listen.  And here is where it gets very interesting to me. Down here on my level. In my little life. Here I am with ALL my faults, ALL my imperfections, ALL my fears and ALL my sins. And I mess up and I mess up and I MESS UP! So does He cut me off? Does He say,"Forget you!! I'v

The Sabbath

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I am a Seventh-day Adventist and this evening as the sun sets, the Sabbath begins. Many wonder why I keep the Seventh-day Sabbath, so I thought I would share this video that discusses my reasons.