Monday, September 29, 2008
We Are Moving! Or atleast I am.
Just wanted to let you know that I am moving to Antartica as soon as possible. My allergies are killing me and I hate all that is green and lush. I haven't been able to sleep because I can't breathe and I have been taking my pills constantly. I hate snot. I hate tissues. I hate animals. I hate anything that buds or blooms or floats in the air. I could take my eyes out and rub them on the carpet they itch so bad. Now mind you I hate cold weather too but this is what my life has resulted to. Just wanted to let you know so you can forward my mail when the time comes.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Prayer for Healing
Hi,
Just wanted to pass on a prayer request on behalf of this guy that works with Mo's company in the Alabama division. His little 18 month old daughter has been diagnosed with cancer. She had to have her head shaved a few days ago and we just pray for God's quick healing of this precious baby girl.
I know when we thought Kori might have cancer of the lymph nodes several years ago (she was about 4 then) I was a wreck! Talk about circumstances bringing you to your knees and crying out to the Lord! And we were delivered of that only 24 hours later when an MRI revealed it was only an aggressive infection. Thank you, Jesus!
We know that God is powerfully in control and has the ability to work miracles to heal this sweet baby girl and we are humbly crying out to Him now to heal her. And that by doing so she will be a testimony to all who know her that our God is a god who is still in the miracle business. Please join us!
Just wanted to pass on a prayer request on behalf of this guy that works with Mo's company in the Alabama division. His little 18 month old daughter has been diagnosed with cancer. She had to have her head shaved a few days ago and we just pray for God's quick healing of this precious baby girl.
I know when we thought Kori might have cancer of the lymph nodes several years ago (she was about 4 then) I was a wreck! Talk about circumstances bringing you to your knees and crying out to the Lord! And we were delivered of that only 24 hours later when an MRI revealed it was only an aggressive infection. Thank you, Jesus!
We know that God is powerfully in control and has the ability to work miracles to heal this sweet baby girl and we are humbly crying out to Him now to heal her. And that by doing so she will be a testimony to all who know her that our God is a god who is still in the miracle business. Please join us!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Beth Moore
Going to conference with mom and Sandy was awesome! Beth Moore is so fun to see in person and the music was so powerful. It was an added bonus that we got to be in the second row, seating designated for the hearing impaired. Thank you, Sandy! I will put a few pictures up in a bit too.
Her point of the weekend is that we are all heiresses of the Lord. We will inherit greatness upon reaching heaven and women in general would not treat themselves so cheaply if we would recognize that we are God's inheritance too.
Good stuff, Ladies! Good stuff!
Her point of the weekend is that we are all heiresses of the Lord. We will inherit greatness upon reaching heaven and women in general would not treat themselves so cheaply if we would recognize that we are God's inheritance too.
Good stuff, Ladies! Good stuff!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
That's My Son
Just started another book. I know I am a nerd to the nth degree. I just love reading! It is called That's My Son: How Moms can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character. It is by Rick Johnson. It is actually my sister's book but I borrowed it so I would have something to read. Now, I also know that I don't have a son yet, but I will in God's time. Maybe more than one. So, I thought I would start my education early.
I am on page 56 and really like this book. I recommend it for any mom but specifically if you are a mom that grew up without brothers. I even think fathers should read this book. I have 2 sisters and all of my cousins are girls except 1 plus I have daughters not sons. So, I am clueless. My first year of teaching, the boys just baffled me. My husband was my only reference. I would keep asking, "What is up with this? Is this just being a boy???". And he was always, "Yes and I don't know why we do it, we just do." Now, I was a tomboy but still I was a girl, just a wild one.
This book, so far, gives such insight to why God made boys the way He did and how as moms we can help our sons embrace the boy's maleness and stop the feminizing of our boys which has lead to an increase in male depression and the overall passivity, indecisiveness and apathetic behaviors that quite frankly have left our homes without men who are spiritual leaders and men of integrity. I would even go so far as to say the moral decay of our society, as a result.
Here are my thoughts so far. Don't know if Rick Johnson will agree. Will have to read on to find out.
If nothing else, it is a call to arms for moms and dads to reclaim the joys and power of raising sons who fulfil God's design for their lives. I know as a mom to daughters, begin praying for your daughter's future husbands now. Pray that the young boys parents will lead them to be Godly leaders and men of character. Our society is in desperate need of them.
We have found evidence of this first hand as Mo's mission is to mentor young men who have absentee fathers and when he shares this mission it is amazing to me the amount of young men who find him at Discovery! conferences who with tears in their eyes say "how badly I needed a dad" or "if only I knew someone like you when I was young". This is not a statement of greatness to my husband. On the contrary it is a sad commentary on how we as parents,single or divorced, are failing our sons. There are a staggering about of moms raising their children alone. A mom can teach a boy a lot of things but they can not teach him how to be a man. It wasn't God's design! But, a lot of moms are forced to do it alone because our parent's generation dropped the ball. Reclaim your son as God had intended.
I am on page 56 and really like this book. I recommend it for any mom but specifically if you are a mom that grew up without brothers. I even think fathers should read this book. I have 2 sisters and all of my cousins are girls except 1 plus I have daughters not sons. So, I am clueless. My first year of teaching, the boys just baffled me. My husband was my only reference. I would keep asking, "What is up with this? Is this just being a boy???". And he was always, "Yes and I don't know why we do it, we just do." Now, I was a tomboy but still I was a girl, just a wild one.
This book, so far, gives such insight to why God made boys the way He did and how as moms we can help our sons embrace the boy's maleness and stop the feminizing of our boys which has lead to an increase in male depression and the overall passivity, indecisiveness and apathetic behaviors that quite frankly have left our homes without men who are spiritual leaders and men of integrity. I would even go so far as to say the moral decay of our society, as a result.
Here are my thoughts so far. Don't know if Rick Johnson will agree. Will have to read on to find out.
If nothing else, it is a call to arms for moms and dads to reclaim the joys and power of raising sons who fulfil God's design for their lives. I know as a mom to daughters, begin praying for your daughter's future husbands now. Pray that the young boys parents will lead them to be Godly leaders and men of character. Our society is in desperate need of them.
We have found evidence of this first hand as Mo's mission is to mentor young men who have absentee fathers and when he shares this mission it is amazing to me the amount of young men who find him at Discovery! conferences who with tears in their eyes say "how badly I needed a dad" or "if only I knew someone like you when I was young". This is not a statement of greatness to my husband. On the contrary it is a sad commentary on how we as parents,single or divorced, are failing our sons. There are a staggering about of moms raising their children alone. A mom can teach a boy a lot of things but they can not teach him how to be a man. It wasn't God's design! But, a lot of moms are forced to do it alone because our parent's generation dropped the ball. Reclaim your son as God had intended.
90 Minutes in Heaven
Finished up 90 Minutes in Heaven last night. It was good. The best part is when he describes heaven of course! The rest just seemed redundant. I think it was that way for me because of all my years working rehab. It was like I was reading this guys medical chart for hours.
But all in all a good read. Pretty quick---took me a day.
Don Piper, the author, will be speaking at Denon FBC tomorrow so the family will head "into town" for Sunday services. Should be interesting.
But all in all a good read. Pretty quick---took me a day.
Don Piper, the author, will be speaking at Denon FBC tomorrow so the family will head "into town" for Sunday services. Should be interesting.
Monday, September 1, 2008
The Shack
OK. I have tried to compile my thoughts on this book and just can't seem to do it. So, I will just write. And I knew it was fiction from the get go, I started it with an open mind. Surprisingly the things that bugged some folks, didn't bother me. I was OK with God being able to take on other forms (ie a woman). He is God. He can do what He wants. And Jesus as a Middle Eastern man was fine (I already knew he wasn't a white guy.). I didn't like that the Holy Spirit was called something else. Sarayu???? Whatever. Also, this book affected me very deeply which didn't bother me either. Except my sleeping.
I feel like whatever I needed to get out of the book. I did. I faced some challenges of my unbelief. Not belief of the story but that God is good all the time and that everything, EVERYTHING works to His good. If you have read the book, you know exactly what I mean. Toward the end, it got a bit too encompassing for my taste. All religious roads lead to Jesus???
I have a very compassionate heart for hurting children. And, to be quite truthful, I want people who do horrible things to children to burn in hell. That's why God is God and I am not. Lots of people have monsters for parents but at some point you have a choice to make to be a product of them or not. Yes, I know, a sin is a sin and anyone can repent at anytime and be welcome in heaven. I know this in my head, but in all my humanness I want them to fry.
And while I am open that something similar could happen to a person. Far be it from me to limit how God could appear to someone. The book just got to be too much work to read in some parts. I mean, I was reading paragraphs over a few times and was getting out my bible to cross check stuff and it just wore me out!! It got to be too "new agie" if you know what I mean. I would like to have read a more "definite" postion on the biblical teaching of Christ being the way to enter heaven and such.
So, all in all. Pretty good book but I had to work to finish it. You might enjoy it if you understand that it is FICTION.
But in the end, I would love to have an experience with God like that. To sit with Him and talk, to go for a walk with Jesus and to spend the day in the garden with the Holy Spirit. Maybe I am a bit jealous of Mack's time with God. To have that kind of time now on such a 3 dimensional level and then come to tell others about it....Awesome.
I feel like whatever I needed to get out of the book. I did. I faced some challenges of my unbelief. Not belief of the story but that God is good all the time and that everything, EVERYTHING works to His good. If you have read the book, you know exactly what I mean. Toward the end, it got a bit too encompassing for my taste. All religious roads lead to Jesus???
I have a very compassionate heart for hurting children. And, to be quite truthful, I want people who do horrible things to children to burn in hell. That's why God is God and I am not. Lots of people have monsters for parents but at some point you have a choice to make to be a product of them or not. Yes, I know, a sin is a sin and anyone can repent at anytime and be welcome in heaven. I know this in my head, but in all my humanness I want them to fry.
And while I am open that something similar could happen to a person. Far be it from me to limit how God could appear to someone. The book just got to be too much work to read in some parts. I mean, I was reading paragraphs over a few times and was getting out my bible to cross check stuff and it just wore me out!! It got to be too "new agie" if you know what I mean. I would like to have read a more "definite" postion on the biblical teaching of Christ being the way to enter heaven and such.
So, all in all. Pretty good book but I had to work to finish it. You might enjoy it if you understand that it is FICTION.
But in the end, I would love to have an experience with God like that. To sit with Him and talk, to go for a walk with Jesus and to spend the day in the garden with the Holy Spirit. Maybe I am a bit jealous of Mack's time with God. To have that kind of time now on such a 3 dimensional level and then come to tell others about it....Awesome.
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