Its taken me a long time to realize this, but I could care less about what people think of me. For instance, think about this situation and how funny it sounds: Picture this- 4 girls in Lei's and one in a hawaiian skirt wrap thing walking down the street going to the store to buy toilet paper. How funny does that sound? I must admit i did think twice about taking the lei off...however did not happen. I wanted to have a little fun. ANd boy did i ever have fun. I wasnt caring what other people think of me. I dont care if they think that me and my friends are weird for wearing such weird things. I dont care if they think i am fat. I will tell them to keep their opinions to themselves (actually, i wont SAY that most of the time, but I will WANT to, my confidence level is still a little low)
The only person that you should care about and what they think of you is God. And everyone knows how he feels about you! God loves everyone, he made everyone perfect in his sight! If you think you are ugly and fat then you are saying that God's creation is ugly and nothing in his creation is ugly! So in an instant you are actually insulting God not yourself.
If people make fun of me for shopping at lets say Walmart (some people despise walmart, i LOVE it hehe) I will just ignore the comment because i know that Wal mart is a good place to shop because there are great deals there and if you dont have a lot of money, its a great place to get the things you need. Its actually a great store. Now i am not going to go on anymore about Walmart cuz thats not why im writing this blog. The fact is I could care less if people know that I need to shop there for the things i need (materialistically speaking: clothing, food etc etc) Its not below my dignity to shop there. For some people it might be. anyways.....
The bottom line is God loves you just the way you are and you are HIS creation and so the next time u are going to insult yourself, think, because remember that if you are insulting yourself, you are really insulting God. And God doesnt deserve to be insulted, he deserves to be given praise for his wonderful creation!
*So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them~ Genesis 1:27*
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Friday, July 29, 2005
Its official!
Its official eveyone! I have GRADUATED with honor standing. Praise the Lord, I made it through high school! I needed at LEAST 40 % on my biology exam to pass BIO 12. Well i got 41%. I studied really hard for the test, but still didnt pass 50% but i am happy that i passed the year! HALLELUJAH! YAY off to college for me in september.
CONGRATULATIONS ANGEL ON GRADUATING WITH HONORS!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! She beat me in COM...she got 80% on her comm test! GREAT JOB! I got 74. You're really smart Angel! Good Job!
k gotta go now. BYEEEE
CONGRATULATIONS ANGEL ON GRADUATING WITH HONORS!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! She beat me in COM...she got 80% on her comm test! GREAT JOB! I got 74. You're really smart Angel! Good Job!
k gotta go now. BYEEEE
Patience is a virtue
I'm still learning patience. Its a difficult thing for me.
For example since my brothers cat is sick, i took today off from volunteering at the daycamp and seniors center to stay home and take care of her. I have to make sure she doesnt fall down the stairs etc etc. And i have to make sure she eats and drinks. Anyways, she is on 3/4 of a pill for 4 days......It has to be fed every 24 hours for the next 4 days and it has to be fed by mouth..... ya, easy for the vets to say, they are experienced in forcing a cat to take something they dont want. I mix the pill with her food, she will lick AROUND the pills...seriously, i mixed it in with a little bit of food and she ate AROUND it, licked the pills clean......frustrating. So then i had to try to force her jaw open (touching just at the side adn she will try to nibble your hand cuz she doesnt like that) to try to get it in, and she spits it out. My mom is the ONLY one that can feed her a pill...it just is not working out. And its helping me learn patience. I kinda lost my cool a little bit, not too much because i love this cat to death and she is ill so i cant get too mad. She is punished enough, having arthritis etc etc.
Its so much like what God does for us. We are such PAINS a lot of the time and he has such patience with us. He doesnt loose his cool and get mad at us. He is slow to get angry and so rich in love for us. Even if we defy him by not doing what he wants us to he still loves us. He still is patient with us. Amen! Thank you, Father!
*"The Lord is gracious and compassionate. Slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made" ~Psalm 145: 8-9~*
For example since my brothers cat is sick, i took today off from volunteering at the daycamp and seniors center to stay home and take care of her. I have to make sure she doesnt fall down the stairs etc etc. And i have to make sure she eats and drinks. Anyways, she is on 3/4 of a pill for 4 days......It has to be fed every 24 hours for the next 4 days and it has to be fed by mouth..... ya, easy for the vets to say, they are experienced in forcing a cat to take something they dont want. I mix the pill with her food, she will lick AROUND the pills...seriously, i mixed it in with a little bit of food and she ate AROUND it, licked the pills clean......frustrating. So then i had to try to force her jaw open (touching just at the side adn she will try to nibble your hand cuz she doesnt like that) to try to get it in, and she spits it out. My mom is the ONLY one that can feed her a pill...it just is not working out. And its helping me learn patience. I kinda lost my cool a little bit, not too much because i love this cat to death and she is ill so i cant get too mad. She is punished enough, having arthritis etc etc.
Its so much like what God does for us. We are such PAINS a lot of the time and he has such patience with us. He doesnt loose his cool and get mad at us. He is slow to get angry and so rich in love for us. Even if we defy him by not doing what he wants us to he still loves us. He still is patient with us. Amen! Thank you, Father!
*"The Lord is gracious and compassionate. Slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made" ~Psalm 145: 8-9~*
Thursday, July 28, 2005
God's Comfort
There are so many things that happen in our lives that bring us back to what God does. Its so awesome.
My brothers darling little cat is not doing great. A few weeks back she had to be brought to the vet because of glaucoma and a kidney infection. Well, today we had to bring her back because yesterday night she was walking REALLY weird. Yes normally she walks weird because of the glaucoma but she is walking weirder than normal. So we brought her to the vet, and she was in the carrier and when she meowed i would comfort her and i was constantly reminding her that everything is ok. So i prayed over her yesterday! Because i know that NO prayer is stupid! SO i prayed over her and asked God to take away any pain that she might have, and i asked him to help her be able to see. The vet says glaucoma is irriversible but i believe that God has the ability to make PEOPLE see again so i believe he can make ANIMALS see again too!
Anyways, she isnt eating unless we bring her to the food because it hurts really bad for her to walk anywhere. She has arthritis in her hips and it was made worse (aggrivated) by -what my mom is guessing- a fall down the basement stairs. She cant walk down the stairs very well because she cant see. And when she walks down the stairs she "bunny buts" it down there. She walks with both front paws down normally and then with her back paws she kinda jumps...cuz it hurts to move her hips...so we knew it was arthritis so its worse now. and so she is now on pain killers and im taking tomorrow off of work ( Daycamp and buchanan) because i want to stay with her so she doesnt hurt herself. All the other members of my family are going to work so i decided to take care of her.
I feel like a mom because im really feeding her every couple hours. (not food) but i put water in a sippy cup (one of Calebs that we bought for him, he wont mind that we use the one for Sherbert hehe) And i pretty much put her in my arms like a baby and feed it to her like a baby. Its really cute. Although she does fight a bit because she doesnt liek being on her back. But it hurts her to be on all fours to eat and stuff so she wont eat because she doesnt want pain. So i have to feed her until the pain goes away (she has meds again) On the way back from the vet and costco (i had to sit in the car with her while mom shopped) I had her out of the carrier and on my lap. She fell asleep for a little bit in my arms.
Anyways, it took a long time to get to the point, sorry. But this situation is so much like what God does for us. When we are in pain or scared, God comforts us. He will embrace us and tell us that everything is going to be ok. If we are hurting he will do everything he can to help us not hurt. He truly is the God of all comfort. I love that song "God of all comfort" Because that song is so true, he is faithful and true. He will comfort us whenever we are uncomfortable or in pain or scared. He will heal us when we are sick. Thank you, Jesus!
* Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. ~ 2 Corinthians 1: 2-4 ~ *
My brothers darling little cat is not doing great. A few weeks back she had to be brought to the vet because of glaucoma and a kidney infection. Well, today we had to bring her back because yesterday night she was walking REALLY weird. Yes normally she walks weird because of the glaucoma but she is walking weirder than normal. So we brought her to the vet, and she was in the carrier and when she meowed i would comfort her and i was constantly reminding her that everything is ok. So i prayed over her yesterday! Because i know that NO prayer is stupid! SO i prayed over her and asked God to take away any pain that she might have, and i asked him to help her be able to see. The vet says glaucoma is irriversible but i believe that God has the ability to make PEOPLE see again so i believe he can make ANIMALS see again too!
Anyways, she isnt eating unless we bring her to the food because it hurts really bad for her to walk anywhere. She has arthritis in her hips and it was made worse (aggrivated) by -what my mom is guessing- a fall down the basement stairs. She cant walk down the stairs very well because she cant see. And when she walks down the stairs she "bunny buts" it down there. She walks with both front paws down normally and then with her back paws she kinda jumps...cuz it hurts to move her hips...so we knew it was arthritis so its worse now. and so she is now on pain killers and im taking tomorrow off of work ( Daycamp and buchanan) because i want to stay with her so she doesnt hurt herself. All the other members of my family are going to work so i decided to take care of her.
I feel like a mom because im really feeding her every couple hours. (not food) but i put water in a sippy cup (one of Calebs that we bought for him, he wont mind that we use the one for Sherbert hehe) And i pretty much put her in my arms like a baby and feed it to her like a baby. Its really cute. Although she does fight a bit because she doesnt liek being on her back. But it hurts her to be on all fours to eat and stuff so she wont eat because she doesnt want pain. So i have to feed her until the pain goes away (she has meds again) On the way back from the vet and costco (i had to sit in the car with her while mom shopped) I had her out of the carrier and on my lap. She fell asleep for a little bit in my arms.
Anyways, it took a long time to get to the point, sorry. But this situation is so much like what God does for us. When we are in pain or scared, God comforts us. He will embrace us and tell us that everything is going to be ok. If we are hurting he will do everything he can to help us not hurt. He truly is the God of all comfort. I love that song "God of all comfort" Because that song is so true, he is faithful and true. He will comfort us whenever we are uncomfortable or in pain or scared. He will heal us when we are sick. Thank you, Jesus!
* Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. ~ 2 Corinthians 1: 2-4 ~ *
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Monday, July 25, 2005
A friend that sticks closer than a brother
God is a God of MANY promises. I have been doing devotions almost every day (its hard to do it everyday, but im working on it) And so far in my devotions its all about Promises to be enjoyed.
Isaiah 29:13 says: " The Lord says: these people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once more i will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Basically what this verse is saying is that their mouth praises him but their heart is not there. For example: Worship. They sing the songs but do they REALLY mean it in their hearts. Theres a verse in James 3: 9-10 that says:
"With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be."
We come to church, sing praises to the Lord, but then we go home and be rude and disrespectful to other people. Our hearts weren't in the worship because we wouldnt go home and be rude to people if we love and worship God because God wants us to love our neighbors. He also says that if we love him we will obey his commands. So one of his commands is to love our neighbors.
What God has been teaching me lately is patience with other people. I have been going through depression in the last year, ongoing fight to be happy, I have relied on my friends so much through this and they havent really been there really. I dont really feel that they have been, I felt like i was kinda pushed away like i was nothing. I was really not happy with that. But then i prayed to God and they were saying that the reason why they were pushing me away was because they want me to rely on God more. But lately I HAVE been relying on God more, reading his word, writing important things down that i read from his word, praying to him for guidance, praising his name, listening to worship CDs and singing to him. But yet i still feel that i dont have my friends support. I dont know what im doing wrong. Should i just not care about that or just brush it off as nothing or what? Is there something im doing wrong when it comes to relying on God? I dont know, but I will continue to pray and do everything that im doing! If nothing changes, oh well. God is THE friend that sticks closer than a brother (or a sister)!
Off I go! God Bless
Isaiah 29:13 says: " The Lord says: these people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once more i will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Basically what this verse is saying is that their mouth praises him but their heart is not there. For example: Worship. They sing the songs but do they REALLY mean it in their hearts. Theres a verse in James 3: 9-10 that says:
"With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be."
We come to church, sing praises to the Lord, but then we go home and be rude and disrespectful to other people. Our hearts weren't in the worship because we wouldnt go home and be rude to people if we love and worship God because God wants us to love our neighbors. He also says that if we love him we will obey his commands. So one of his commands is to love our neighbors.
What God has been teaching me lately is patience with other people. I have been going through depression in the last year, ongoing fight to be happy, I have relied on my friends so much through this and they havent really been there really. I dont really feel that they have been, I felt like i was kinda pushed away like i was nothing. I was really not happy with that. But then i prayed to God and they were saying that the reason why they were pushing me away was because they want me to rely on God more. But lately I HAVE been relying on God more, reading his word, writing important things down that i read from his word, praying to him for guidance, praising his name, listening to worship CDs and singing to him. But yet i still feel that i dont have my friends support. I dont know what im doing wrong. Should i just not care about that or just brush it off as nothing or what? Is there something im doing wrong when it comes to relying on God? I dont know, but I will continue to pray and do everything that im doing! If nothing changes, oh well. God is THE friend that sticks closer than a brother (or a sister)!
Off I go! God Bless
Sunday, July 24, 2005
What a beautiful day
Well today was an awesome day. Well this whole weekend has been awesome. We went to Whiterock Corps to see the Dalleys (our family :) ) and after that we went to Crescent Beach (no parking at Whiterock Beach) and then came home
Naomi's sermon today totally tied in to what Karyn told us at Refuge on tuesday night: about being humble, and how to be humble: serving others. Naomi was talking about the value of service. I think thats confirmation Karyn. He he he its so cute, when we arrived the sign said "welcoming new officers Captains Mark and Naomi Dalley and 1 yr old Caleb. awwwwwwwwww....when we arrived there Naomi was very happy she was smiling a lot she was suprised. But you should have seen Caleb. I have never seen him smile that big. If you know Caleb he smiles a lot but he smiled BIGGER than ive ever seen. wow. hes so cute. Hes walking A LOT now.....
After church, Naomi invited us over to their new place. WOW their house is PRETTY!!!! Its beige and red on the outside.......its beautiful! We had a mini bbq, they had hamburgers and hot dogs, i had a chicken breast. I was breaking a lot of rules this weekend (pizza on friday, chicken today....bah) But anyways, We talked for a long time....it was awesome. I fed Caleb his lunch again :) its so hard to do cuz he was doing rasberries, i got more of it on me than in his mouth but anyways LOL......Then he went to have a nap, and we chatted for a bit longer. It was a great convorsation. They are very excited about things in the church, but again they are upset at what the previous people had done when they were there.....but it was a great convorsation.
Then we left there around 3, and we drove around for like 40 minutes trying to find Whiterock beach then we found it, NO PARKING ANYWHERE! So we drove to Crescent Beach and hung out there, had an ice cream and dipped our feet in the WARM water. It wasnt cold like Davis Bay in Sechelt...WOW! I stepped on a lot of shells and stuff so my feet are sore and dry, but i had so much fun. its so cool the people by us had their 22 month old there at the beach, he was having an awesome time playin around. I love watching kids having a good time playing. I got a bit burned on my arm...dunno about my legs......i always burn, i never tan...NEVER. Even with the self tanning spray....
Then we left there and went to the store to get dinner, then i went to grandmas again cuz when i was over there this weekend i left my notebook there (the one i write notes about the sermons...VERY important to have.) Then we came home and relaxed....
Its so nice to have a relaxing weekend. Full of laughs, fun and awesomeness hehe. The Lord is good for allowing a relaxing weekend. Praise the Lord for creating the beach! hehe. Its weekends like this that i sit or stand in awe at God's creation. Being at the breach looking at the mountains. Awesome beauty! This weekend God has taught me to let go of my problems, or stresses of the week and just RELAX! Awesome! K i gotta go now, im going to weatch a movie with my parents and then go to bed, pretty tired. Ready for tomorrow! BRING IT ON! Byee and God Bless!
Naomi's sermon today totally tied in to what Karyn told us at Refuge on tuesday night: about being humble, and how to be humble: serving others. Naomi was talking about the value of service. I think thats confirmation Karyn. He he he its so cute, when we arrived the sign said "welcoming new officers Captains Mark and Naomi Dalley and 1 yr old Caleb. awwwwwwwwww....when we arrived there Naomi was very happy she was smiling a lot she was suprised. But you should have seen Caleb. I have never seen him smile that big. If you know Caleb he smiles a lot but he smiled BIGGER than ive ever seen. wow. hes so cute. Hes walking A LOT now.....
After church, Naomi invited us over to their new place. WOW their house is PRETTY!!!! Its beige and red on the outside.......its beautiful! We had a mini bbq, they had hamburgers and hot dogs, i had a chicken breast. I was breaking a lot of rules this weekend (pizza on friday, chicken today....bah) But anyways, We talked for a long time....it was awesome. I fed Caleb his lunch again :) its so hard to do cuz he was doing rasberries, i got more of it on me than in his mouth but anyways LOL......Then he went to have a nap, and we chatted for a bit longer. It was a great convorsation. They are very excited about things in the church, but again they are upset at what the previous people had done when they were there.....but it was a great convorsation.
Then we left there around 3, and we drove around for like 40 minutes trying to find Whiterock beach then we found it, NO PARKING ANYWHERE! So we drove to Crescent Beach and hung out there, had an ice cream and dipped our feet in the WARM water. It wasnt cold like Davis Bay in Sechelt...WOW! I stepped on a lot of shells and stuff so my feet are sore and dry, but i had so much fun. its so cool the people by us had their 22 month old there at the beach, he was having an awesome time playin around. I love watching kids having a good time playing. I got a bit burned on my arm...dunno about my legs......i always burn, i never tan...NEVER. Even with the self tanning spray....
Then we left there and went to the store to get dinner, then i went to grandmas again cuz when i was over there this weekend i left my notebook there (the one i write notes about the sermons...VERY important to have.) Then we came home and relaxed....
Its so nice to have a relaxing weekend. Full of laughs, fun and awesomeness hehe. The Lord is good for allowing a relaxing weekend. Praise the Lord for creating the beach! hehe. Its weekends like this that i sit or stand in awe at God's creation. Being at the breach looking at the mountains. Awesome beauty! This weekend God has taught me to let go of my problems, or stresses of the week and just RELAX! Awesome! K i gotta go now, im going to weatch a movie with my parents and then go to bed, pretty tired. Ready for tomorrow! BRING IT ON! Byee and God Bless!
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Royal City Humane Society
I love this company. They help find homes for homeless cats and kittens and rats and dogs.....all kinds of animals, but mostly cats.... They bring them back to health (if they are injured) and ya...we take care of them and make sure they get the best homes! Its a no kill shelter, so no animals -no matter how long they have been there- are euthanized. I am against euthanization. Nobody gets paid in this company..not even the top person who is in charge....all the money goes towards the animals welfare! Its awesome! The person who is in charge is so humble! She doesnt want to be recognized, but she truly does awesome work! She doesnt get paid, but she works pretty much 24 hours for this company. fostering some animals who are sick and cant be in the shelter yet, and animals that cant be adopted out due to health or age.....etc etc....I dont even think she has a paid job, she fully volunteeers her time to help these animals! Thank you Lord for Doreen! 
<<< Valentino.... I pray that he gets an awesome home that he can be FOREVER. Amen
<<< Valentino.... I pray that he gets an awesome home that he can be FOREVER. Amen
Prayer
I have learned that no prayer is stupid in God's eyes. Considering he made all things, he cares about all things.
The other day at church I was really upset because my brother's cat is very very sick...well not sick, but getting frustrated because she cant see, so she is walking into everything.....I can tell that she is getting frustrated because she will sit at the bottom of the stairs instead of trying to walk up them..she will howl until someone comes to get here and brings her upstairs....anyways. I was very upset because I love that cat very much. I love all cats, but the ones I own are very dear to me. I was praying to God and asking him to heal her completely because, yes I know she is old, but I want a few more years with her. And the first thing I said to him was "I know this is stupid but...." He immediatly replied that no prayer request is stupid in His sight...I was like, yea ok....Then a friend came and prayed with me and I told her what was going on and she said the same thing "No prayer is stupid" Confirmation
I felt that if I told my friends to pray for my brother's cat they would laugh in my face, because a few years ago, a friend asked us to pray for her cat, but her tail was hurt or something, and the cell group laughed when she asked......So I felt that if I asked people to pray for my brother's cat that they would laugh at me, so I kept it in for a long time. But since her health was getting worse, I thought I should get my friends praying for her too...So i did....and now they are praying for her and she is getting better. She went to the hospital last week for 24 hours to go on an IV drip to remove toxins from her body, because when my brother got her from RCHS (YAY RCHS!!) she was FAT.......she has lost alot of weight and apparently her kidney's weren't working because of that.....weird i know. So they put her on a LOW protien diet (thats gonna make her lose weight, in my mind she doesnt need to lose weight) And it turns out she is allergic to the pills that they gave her...she was sneezing like 6 times in a row.......but shes off those pills now, so once htey are out of her system it should be better. She has glaucoma, and thats not going to get better, but its not going to get any worse....her eye isnt cloudy anymore, but there is film over it.......and the doctor says she can see out of the other eye, but i seriously doubt it cuz she is still walking into walls.....but meh...dunno.....
Anywho, wow I have talked a lot. Having a Caramel Frap is not good for me LOL...it was a light tho..haha....that has nothing to do with the sugar and caffeine in it tho,......so im wired!! And i get to go to whiterock tomorrow to see my baby ( hehe.....) and go to the beach! YAY!!
Ill pray for God to give me a verse regarding no request being stupid in His eyes....Ill put it in here tonight if i get a verse...if u have any verses that regard this, please comment.. :)
The other day at church I was really upset because my brother's cat is very very sick...well not sick, but getting frustrated because she cant see, so she is walking into everything.....I can tell that she is getting frustrated because she will sit at the bottom of the stairs instead of trying to walk up them..she will howl until someone comes to get here and brings her upstairs....anyways. I was very upset because I love that cat very much. I love all cats, but the ones I own are very dear to me. I was praying to God and asking him to heal her completely because, yes I know she is old, but I want a few more years with her. And the first thing I said to him was "I know this is stupid but...." He immediatly replied that no prayer request is stupid in His sight...I was like, yea ok....Then a friend came and prayed with me and I told her what was going on and she said the same thing "No prayer is stupid" Confirmation
I felt that if I told my friends to pray for my brother's cat they would laugh in my face, because a few years ago, a friend asked us to pray for her cat, but her tail was hurt or something, and the cell group laughed when she asked......So I felt that if I asked people to pray for my brother's cat that they would laugh at me, so I kept it in for a long time. But since her health was getting worse, I thought I should get my friends praying for her too...So i did....and now they are praying for her and she is getting better. She went to the hospital last week for 24 hours to go on an IV drip to remove toxins from her body, because when my brother got her from RCHS (YAY RCHS!!) she was FAT.......she has lost alot of weight and apparently her kidney's weren't working because of that.....weird i know. So they put her on a LOW protien diet (thats gonna make her lose weight, in my mind she doesnt need to lose weight) And it turns out she is allergic to the pills that they gave her...she was sneezing like 6 times in a row.......but shes off those pills now, so once htey are out of her system it should be better. She has glaucoma, and thats not going to get better, but its not going to get any worse....her eye isnt cloudy anymore, but there is film over it.......and the doctor says she can see out of the other eye, but i seriously doubt it cuz she is still walking into walls.....but meh...dunno.....
Anywho, wow I have talked a lot. Having a Caramel Frap is not good for me LOL...it was a light tho..haha....that has nothing to do with the sugar and caffeine in it tho,......so im wired!! And i get to go to whiterock tomorrow to see my baby ( hehe.....) and go to the beach! YAY!!
Ill pray for God to give me a verse regarding no request being stupid in His eyes....Ill put it in here tonight if i get a verse...if u have any verses that regard this, please comment.. :)
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Mighty is the Power of the Cross- By Chirs Tomlin
You have my heart
And I am Yours forever
You are my strength
God of grace and power
And everything You hold in Your hand
Still You make time for me
I can’t understand
Praise You God of Earth and sky
How beautiful is Your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My unfailing love
Unfailing love
You are my rock
The one I hold on to
You are my song
And I sing for You
And everything You hold in Your hand
Still You make time for me I can’t understand
Praise You God of Earth and sky
How beautiful is Your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My Unfailing love
Unfailing love
And everything You hold in Your hand
Still you make time for me
I can’t understand
Praise You God of Earth and sky
How beautiful is Your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My Unfailing love
Unfailing love
I will praise You
Praise you God of earth and sky
How beautiful is your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
And I am Yours forever
You are my strength
God of grace and power
And everything You hold in Your hand
Still You make time for me
I can’t understand
Praise You God of Earth and sky
How beautiful is Your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My unfailing love
Unfailing love
You are my rock
The one I hold on to
You are my song
And I sing for You
And everything You hold in Your hand
Still You make time for me I can’t understand
Praise You God of Earth and sky
How beautiful is Your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My Unfailing love
Unfailing love
And everything You hold in Your hand
Still you make time for me
I can’t understand
Praise You God of Earth and sky
How beautiful is Your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My Unfailing love
Unfailing love
I will praise You
Praise you God of earth and sky
How beautiful is your unfailing love
Unfailing love
And You never change God You remain
The Holy One
My Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Unfailing love
Monday, July 18, 2005
Volunteering is a Blessing in Disguise and other ramblings
I cant believe people these days. I just finished watching "hell's Kitchen" Its not a very good name, but it sure fits the description of the chef. MEAN. He yells at everyone of the chefs and insults their dishes. Hes worse than Simon Cowell. But anyways, Elsie (one of the chefs) did a really good job anmd so far in the competition of winning their own restaurant Elsie has won 5 challenges. Tonight the challenge was to make something delicious out of the leftovers from the previous night. Everyone else did some flashy thing and barely used taste and barely used any ingredients. Elsie made chicken soup and used almost all the leftovers. And she won the challenge and got to go on a Talk Show to cook something. The other 4 people werre really bitter at her because they wanted to do that. So consequently they did not talk to her or help her out that night when it came to being a team and working together to get a whole restaurants meals out to them, which eventually lead to Elsie breaking down and Chef Ramsey brought her aside and told her to take a breather and said that he believed in her and all that good stuff. So she went and took a breather. She came back still frazzled. Didnt get very much out. And yet at the ened when it came to elimination, Chef asked her if she felt like she hjad her whole tems support that night, she said yes, after avoiding the question 2 times. They didnt support her at all butr yet she said that they did so that nobody else got in trouble, when clearly the rest should have got kicked off.
Why is it that when we are in competition with eachother we tend to be mean and ruthless? Why is it when someone else wins something that you didnt, you are bitter behind their back and are fake and say "good job" to their face? Why cant we be genuine? Cant people get over the fact that they cant win at anything and just some people deserve to win more than others. Some people eanred their place where they are. Nobody should be bitter about anything!
Anyways on to a happier note'--
As I wonder what God's plan is for me and why do I do what I do I get reminded of why I do what I do. (if that makes any sense at all)
I currently hold 4 volunteer jobs:
-Royal City Humane Society- Bosleys on Saturdays
- Shelter on Tuesdays
-Daycamp at CHT-Mondays, Wednesday and Friday mornings
-Buchanan Lodge on Friday afternoons soon to be all day fridays
I was always wondering, am I just meant to get rave reviews from people i volunteer for? (I got a really nice reference letter from the lady that works for RCHS.) I am always getting thanked for doing all the volunteer jobs that I do, but I think " Am I just meant to volunteer my whole life?"
I need a paid job, but its usually the volunteer jobs that are most rewarding. Even if I dont get paid, its so much of a blessing. Working for the shelter, you get to make the cats lives happier. I know that sounds cheesy but we are their family until they get a home. There is this one cat at the shelter, she came to us with matted fur and so they shaved her of the matts and she is growing her hair back and is fully healthy. She was scrounging for food and everything. Now she has a nice warm place to be while she searches for a forever home. We nurse the cats back to health and make them happy so they can be put in a really nice home. We dont adopt the cats out to just anyone. We make sure that the cats are right for the owners. Its really rewarding working for RCHS because you can see the difference made in the cats lives. You can see the change in them from when they first came to the shelter. Suzie, nhow thats a crazy cat...she was NUTS when she came here a year and a few months go. She had a REALLY REALLY big attitude and hated everybody. But now, FINALLY, she is fine (sorta) When the volunteers come to the shelter they let Suzie out in the closed garage and she is really quite happy (dshe doesnt like other cats) I think im just rambling now, So i will move on.
Buchanan Lodge- So rewarding, us being there (the TR's and the volunteers) makes their lives so much happier. Although you do have to go home and have a good cry sometimes tho. Last week i went there and i was going to bring a guy (cant name names) to Bingo, he always loves coming to Bingo, but last week he was having a really rough weel, I asked him if he wanted to come to Bingo and he said "No, I dont, i just want to cry" and then he started crying, it still hurts me. I dont like seeing people upset, and that just broke my heart. But i couldnt stop and cry, I wanted to, but i had to go on with business. But when i got home i had a good cry. Its just really sad to know that sometimes people dont have a good day, but the other seniors there when they are having a good day, you can see that they are happy that we are there. If they didnt have recreation programs they would sit around all day and do nothing pretty much. If there is no motivation to do stuff they will sit there and feel sorry for themselves. If there are activities going, they can take part and be happy. Get up and do stuff you know? If you keep yourself busy you forget that you are depressed, I learned that one and thats how i got so many volunteer jobs.
Daycamp- Thats a tough one to say that it is rewarding, but there are moments when your like "this is why i help out" Today i was sitting watching some kids outside, and a little girl who is 5 came up to me and she had colored me a picture of a lamb (if you all know me i LOVE lambs) and i was so happy. It shows that we are appreciated even if they dont come right out and say it. And occasionally the leaders will come to you and say you are doing a good job.
But dont get me wrong, I do not do the work for the praise. I do it so i can make peoples(and cats :) ) lives happier. I do it so i can make a difference in their lives.
Lord, I hope that when I do get a paying job that I wont let money get to my head. That I wont make that WHY I am doing the job. That my attitude will be "I hope that these people or cat's lives are happier, I hope that some cats get adopted" instead of "whens my paycheque coming and what am i going to spend it on" I really dont want that to happen, so Father help me to keep a level head when i get a job and that i wont let the money aspect be why i work somewhere, that it will be to make a difference in peoples lives. AMEN
Im sorry if that doesnt make any sense (the blog) because i am extremely tired, and my eyes are slamming shut and giving me a headache, so maybe i should go to sleep eh?
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31
Why is it that when we are in competition with eachother we tend to be mean and ruthless? Why is it when someone else wins something that you didnt, you are bitter behind their back and are fake and say "good job" to their face? Why cant we be genuine? Cant people get over the fact that they cant win at anything and just some people deserve to win more than others. Some people eanred their place where they are. Nobody should be bitter about anything!
Anyways on to a happier note'--
As I wonder what God's plan is for me and why do I do what I do I get reminded of why I do what I do. (if that makes any sense at all)
I currently hold 4 volunteer jobs:
-Royal City Humane Society- Bosleys on Saturdays
- Shelter on Tuesdays
-Daycamp at CHT-Mondays, Wednesday and Friday mornings
-Buchanan Lodge on Friday afternoons soon to be all day fridays
I was always wondering, am I just meant to get rave reviews from people i volunteer for? (I got a really nice reference letter from the lady that works for RCHS.) I am always getting thanked for doing all the volunteer jobs that I do, but I think " Am I just meant to volunteer my whole life?"
I need a paid job, but its usually the volunteer jobs that are most rewarding. Even if I dont get paid, its so much of a blessing. Working for the shelter, you get to make the cats lives happier. I know that sounds cheesy but we are their family until they get a home. There is this one cat at the shelter, she came to us with matted fur and so they shaved her of the matts and she is growing her hair back and is fully healthy. She was scrounging for food and everything. Now she has a nice warm place to be while she searches for a forever home. We nurse the cats back to health and make them happy so they can be put in a really nice home. We dont adopt the cats out to just anyone. We make sure that the cats are right for the owners. Its really rewarding working for RCHS because you can see the difference made in the cats lives. You can see the change in them from when they first came to the shelter. Suzie, nhow thats a crazy cat...she was NUTS when she came here a year and a few months go. She had a REALLY REALLY big attitude and hated everybody. But now, FINALLY, she is fine (sorta) When the volunteers come to the shelter they let Suzie out in the closed garage and she is really quite happy (dshe doesnt like other cats) I think im just rambling now, So i will move on.
Buchanan Lodge- So rewarding, us being there (the TR's and the volunteers) makes their lives so much happier. Although you do have to go home and have a good cry sometimes tho. Last week i went there and i was going to bring a guy (cant name names) to Bingo, he always loves coming to Bingo, but last week he was having a really rough weel, I asked him if he wanted to come to Bingo and he said "No, I dont, i just want to cry" and then he started crying, it still hurts me. I dont like seeing people upset, and that just broke my heart. But i couldnt stop and cry, I wanted to, but i had to go on with business. But when i got home i had a good cry. Its just really sad to know that sometimes people dont have a good day, but the other seniors there when they are having a good day, you can see that they are happy that we are there. If they didnt have recreation programs they would sit around all day and do nothing pretty much. If there is no motivation to do stuff they will sit there and feel sorry for themselves. If there are activities going, they can take part and be happy. Get up and do stuff you know? If you keep yourself busy you forget that you are depressed, I learned that one and thats how i got so many volunteer jobs.
Daycamp- Thats a tough one to say that it is rewarding, but there are moments when your like "this is why i help out" Today i was sitting watching some kids outside, and a little girl who is 5 came up to me and she had colored me a picture of a lamb (if you all know me i LOVE lambs) and i was so happy. It shows that we are appreciated even if they dont come right out and say it. And occasionally the leaders will come to you and say you are doing a good job.
But dont get me wrong, I do not do the work for the praise. I do it so i can make peoples(and cats :) ) lives happier. I do it so i can make a difference in their lives.
Lord, I hope that when I do get a paying job that I wont let money get to my head. That I wont make that WHY I am doing the job. That my attitude will be "I hope that these people or cat's lives are happier, I hope that some cats get adopted" instead of "whens my paycheque coming and what am i going to spend it on" I really dont want that to happen, so Father help me to keep a level head when i get a job and that i wont let the money aspect be why i work somewhere, that it will be to make a difference in peoples lives. AMEN
Im sorry if that doesnt make any sense (the blog) because i am extremely tired, and my eyes are slamming shut and giving me a headache, so maybe i should go to sleep eh?
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31
Saturday, July 16, 2005
10 things God cannot do
God can't get tired
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. —Isaiah 40:28
God can't take on a job he can't handle
Ah, Lord God! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. —Jeremiah 32:17
God can't be unholy
And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" —Isaiah 6:3
God can't be prejudiced
In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him. —Acts 10:34-35
God can't break a promise
My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of my lips. —Psalm 89:34
God can't remember sins he's chosen to forget
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins. —Isaiah 43:25
God can't make a loser
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ. —2 Corinthians 2:14
God can't abandon you
Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, he is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. —Deuteronomy 31:6
God can't stop thinking about you
How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with you. —Psalm 139:17-18
God can't stop loving you
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. —Jeremiah 31:3
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. —Isaiah 40:28
God can't take on a job he can't handle
Ah, Lord God! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. —Jeremiah 32:17
God can't be unholy
And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" —Isaiah 6:3
God can't be prejudiced
In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him. —Acts 10:34-35
God can't break a promise
My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of my lips. —Psalm 89:34
God can't remember sins he's chosen to forget
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins. —Isaiah 43:25
God can't make a loser
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ. —2 Corinthians 2:14
God can't abandon you
Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, he is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. —Deuteronomy 31:6
God can't stop thinking about you
How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with you. —Psalm 139:17-18
God can't stop loving you
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. —Jeremiah 31:3
Faith and Believing
The Holy Spirit is much like the wind, you can't see it, but you can feel it.
Hebrews 11:1,3, 40 -->Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
Faith is believing that things are going to get better if u perservere:
James 1:1- 8 --> Consider it pure joy, my brothers [and sisters] whenever you face trials of many kinds because you you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance. Perserverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave in the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
There is a devotion in my Womans Devotional Bible. Karyn- u said u had this kind of bible, its page 1373. The devotion is about Temptations and Trials. It says
"Temptation and testing (or a trial) are two sides of the same coin. Satan uses an occasion or a person to tempt us to fall; God uses the same to try us and make us stronger. Satan even tried to tempt Jesus to sin. But he didnt give in.
I would reccomend reading Hebrews 11 because that whole chapter is telling about the different people that had faith through the things they were doing. Its an awesome chapter!
Hebrews 11:1,3, 40 -->Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
Faith is believing that things are going to get better if u perservere:
James 1:1- 8 --> Consider it pure joy, my brothers [and sisters] whenever you face trials of many kinds because you you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance. Perserverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave in the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
There is a devotion in my Womans Devotional Bible. Karyn- u said u had this kind of bible, its page 1373. The devotion is about Temptations and Trials. It says
"Temptation and testing (or a trial) are two sides of the same coin. Satan uses an occasion or a person to tempt us to fall; God uses the same to try us and make us stronger. Satan even tried to tempt Jesus to sin. But he didnt give in.
I would reccomend reading Hebrews 11 because that whole chapter is telling about the different people that had faith through the things they were doing. Its an awesome chapter!
Community is cool
I know this sounds familiar Karyn.....community:
Today was my brother's birthday BBQ. A whole pile of my friends came over and we hung out. We took Caleb to the park (my good friends baby) and he puked on me, so we came home again. There was Angel, MJ, Samera, April, Ashley, Mia and Naomi & Caleb,Johnny, Leon, Chris and Scott there and then later Jen, Jill and David showed up. That was really fun. It was really fun hanging out in community. Laughing, we played a game...well Mia, April,MJ, Samera and I played a game of cards. Then lots of people left, and it was just a little group of us left. We were just laughing it was great. my brother put on his loud music and David and Jill started singing and playing the guitar with Jen's 2 crutches. It was really funny to watch. I needed a good laugh. Then David was trying to convince Mia of something then they were going to get up cuz they were going to a movie and David fell off his chair......he said he meant to fall a little and didnt mean to fall really hard. I laughed really hard (he wasnt hurt by the way thats why i laughed i wouldnt have laughed if he was hurt) It was just his dignity that was broken LOL...... But sharing in laughs is really healthy to keep people happy. and if someone is depressed its good to hang out with friends (especially my friends) because they are funny and will make you laugh and make you happy.
Community is defined as (from Dictionary.com) :
A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
The district or locality in which such a group lives.
A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community.
A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society: the gay community; the community of color. or Christianity ( that part i added)
Similarity or identity: a community of interests.
Sharing, participation, and fellowship.
Society as a whole; the public.
We share the same interests. We all are christians and therefore we are a part of the Christian community. Sharing in community is very important for spiritual growth. If you are around people in the Christian community you will grow spiritually and can help others grow spiritually.
Thats my ramble for the day. now time to watch a chick flick and have a good cry ((( its "A Walk to Remember" That movie always makes me cry, she dies thats so sad:( )))
Today was my brother's birthday BBQ. A whole pile of my friends came over and we hung out. We took Caleb to the park (my good friends baby) and he puked on me, so we came home again. There was Angel, MJ, Samera, April, Ashley, Mia and Naomi & Caleb,Johnny, Leon, Chris and Scott there and then later Jen, Jill and David showed up. That was really fun. It was really fun hanging out in community. Laughing, we played a game...well Mia, April,MJ, Samera and I played a game of cards. Then lots of people left, and it was just a little group of us left. We were just laughing it was great. my brother put on his loud music and David and Jill started singing and playing the guitar with Jen's 2 crutches. It was really funny to watch. I needed a good laugh. Then David was trying to convince Mia of something then they were going to get up cuz they were going to a movie and David fell off his chair......he said he meant to fall a little and didnt mean to fall really hard. I laughed really hard (he wasnt hurt by the way thats why i laughed i wouldnt have laughed if he was hurt) It was just his dignity that was broken LOL...... But sharing in laughs is really healthy to keep people happy. and if someone is depressed its good to hang out with friends (especially my friends) because they are funny and will make you laugh and make you happy.
Community is defined as (from Dictionary.com) :
A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
The district or locality in which such a group lives.
A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community.
A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society: the gay community; the community of color. or Christianity ( that part i added)
Similarity or identity: a community of interests.
Sharing, participation, and fellowship.
Society as a whole; the public.
We share the same interests. We all are christians and therefore we are a part of the Christian community. Sharing in community is very important for spiritual growth. If you are around people in the Christian community you will grow spiritually and can help others grow spiritually.
Thats my ramble for the day. now time to watch a chick flick and have a good cry ((( its "A Walk to Remember" That movie always makes me cry, she dies thats so sad:( )))
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Ok, so here's the issue. My brother's cat Sherbert's eye was "glued" shut in her left eye a few weeks ago. Then a couple weeks ago she started walking into walls and my brother brought her to the vet to get checked. She got some blood work done and they told him that they will find out the results tomorrow. She has got glaucoma (sp?) in her left eye. They are not sure why she is walking into walls and such cuz the vets say she can see out of the other eye. So later this evening, Dorreen (the lady in charge of the company i work for and where my brother got Sherbert) phoned him and told him that they got the blood work back and they think that she has a Kidney Infection and so he needs to bring Sherbert back to the vet at 2 tomorrow and leave her there over night to go on a low protein diet (apparently she needs to loose weight, i think she needs to gain, shes so skinny) and to go on Intervenus (IV). I dont know who this is going to be rougher on, our family or her. We have loved that cat since my brother brought her to our house and said that he adopted her. She is such a joy. I know she will be ok after they treat her but i am still extremely worried because a Kidney Problem is very very serious. In humans and in cats. My dad almost died of a kidney infection when he was young. Its a very serious problem but I trust that God will take care of her. God will make sure that nothing bad happens and that He will make sure that Sherbert only gets the best treatment and that she will be back to normal soon (except the walking into walls-glaucoma-, thats irreversible) But she will be back to normal. Healthy weight etc. She is still a happy cat, nothing has changed in her attitude. I think she is a bit depressed tho because she is sleeping almost all day. Sleeping too much is a sign for depression, in humans and in cats.
God is the only one who knows the plan. God is the only one who knows whats going to happen to our Sherbert. That makes me uneasy because I dont know what will happen to our girl. But i trust that everything will work out. I will pray and pray and pray!
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1st Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you
God is the only one who knows the plan. God is the only one who knows whats going to happen to our Sherbert. That makes me uneasy because I dont know what will happen to our girl. But i trust that everything will work out. I will pray and pray and pray!
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1st Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you
He Looked Across The Years
Sung by Betty McDaniel
He looked across the years and saw me from the cross
He saw my grief and my shame
And I believe he took it all upon himself
He made my soul alive again
And my heart was born new just like a baby
Innocent and clean before God
He came in innocence and died for all the world
And I'm one reason why that had to be
He looked across the years and died for me (x2)
I'm one reason why that had to be
He looked across the years and died for me
For me
Hallelujah! Thank you Lord for dying for me. You were perfect in every way and you died for thje imperfect. Im one of the reasons you died on that cross. You died on the cross so we didnt have to suffer, even tho we should have been the ones up on that cross. Not you Father. Hallelujah! Amen!
Sung by Betty McDaniel
He looked across the years and saw me from the cross
He saw my grief and my shame
And I believe he took it all upon himself
He made my soul alive again
And my heart was born new just like a baby
Innocent and clean before God
He came in innocence and died for all the world
And I'm one reason why that had to be
He looked across the years and died for me (x2)
I'm one reason why that had to be
He looked across the years and died for me
For me
Hallelujah! Thank you Lord for dying for me. You were perfect in every way and you died for thje imperfect. Im one of the reasons you died on that cross. You died on the cross so we didnt have to suffer, even tho we should have been the ones up on that cross. Not you Father. Hallelujah! Amen!
You are my Wholeness
sung by Connie Scott and Warren Halstrom
In you I find forgiveness
Yes in you I find release
Its a wonder you trake all the blunders i make
And so graciously offer me peace
In you i find true friendship
Yes you love is free of demands
Oh i must hurt you so
You keep letting me know
To discover the person i am
Chorus:
You , you are my wholeness
You are my completeness
My soul my thirsty soul can rest in the depths of your love
Like a father you know to protect me
Yet you know i must learn on my own
Well ive made my own choice
To follow your voice
Guiding me back to my home
Chorus
My soul my thirsty soul can rest in the depths of your love
Praise you Father, you indeed protect me, yet you do know i must learn things on my own. I need to learn the consequences of my mistakes. And you ALWAYS guide me back to what is right, true, and absolute. Praise you for your unfailing love. My soul is thirsty for you Lord. Praise you because you provide! AMEN!
sung by Connie Scott and Warren Halstrom
In you I find forgiveness
Yes in you I find release
Its a wonder you trake all the blunders i make
And so graciously offer me peace
In you i find true friendship
Yes you love is free of demands
Oh i must hurt you so
You keep letting me know
To discover the person i am
Chorus:
You , you are my wholeness
You are my completeness
My soul my thirsty soul can rest in the depths of your love
Like a father you know to protect me
Yet you know i must learn on my own
Well ive made my own choice
To follow your voice
Guiding me back to my home
Chorus
My soul my thirsty soul can rest in the depths of your love
Praise you Father, you indeed protect me, yet you do know i must learn things on my own. I need to learn the consequences of my mistakes. And you ALWAYS guide me back to what is right, true, and absolute. Praise you for your unfailing love. My soul is thirsty for you Lord. Praise you because you provide! AMEN!
Live as One
by Rhythm and News
Sisters and brothers
Why do we keep wasting time
Arguing our differences
Putting friendships on the line
Is it worth all the heart ache?
Is it worth all the pain
When everything is lost at war
And nothings ever gained
Do we think that all this fighting will finally bring us peace
When words of pain and anger cause rejection to recringe
Chorus:
How can his love be shown
How can his voice be heard
If we havent got the strengeth rto say one soothing word
How can we live as one
When we cant forgive our friends
Only words of love
Because our hearts still mend
Still we want mistrusting friends
We watch relations slip away
Oh how life could be good
If we watch the words we said
Pointing fingers telling lies to justify our causeInstead of building bridges we just calculate our loss
We need communication
Just let our brother live
A life with one less heart ache
Could be lost if we forgive
Chorus
How can his love be shown if i dont take time
And use his words instead of mine
How can his love be known
If i dont take time
To use his words instead of mine
Chorus (x2)
I love this song, its so true too. We say we have problems and stuff but yet we dont ask Him to help us with them so we are pretty much ASKING for more problems. As it says "Still we want mistrusting friends" because we dont do anything about it. If we have mistrusting friends they arent friends at all so why do we still have them? All they are going to do is hurt us. Its true that how can his love be shown if I wont take time to use HIS words instead of mine. So many times when people are having problem they go to their friends instead of God. So many people ask their friends for advice instead of going to the bible and seeing what God has to say through that. Asking friends for advice is still great. But not if you ask them for advice more than you talk to God to help you through it.
by Rhythm and News
Sisters and brothers
Why do we keep wasting time
Arguing our differences
Putting friendships on the line
Is it worth all the heart ache?
Is it worth all the pain
When everything is lost at war
And nothings ever gained
Do we think that all this fighting will finally bring us peace
When words of pain and anger cause rejection to recringe
Chorus:
How can his love be shown
How can his voice be heard
If we havent got the strengeth rto say one soothing word
How can we live as one
When we cant forgive our friends
Only words of love
Because our hearts still mend
Still we want mistrusting friends
We watch relations slip away
Oh how life could be good
If we watch the words we said
Pointing fingers telling lies to justify our causeInstead of building bridges we just calculate our loss
We need communication
Just let our brother live
A life with one less heart ache
Could be lost if we forgive
Chorus
How can his love be shown if i dont take time
And use his words instead of mine
How can his love be known
If i dont take time
To use his words instead of mine
Chorus (x2)
I love this song, its so true too. We say we have problems and stuff but yet we dont ask Him to help us with them so we are pretty much ASKING for more problems. As it says "Still we want mistrusting friends" because we dont do anything about it. If we have mistrusting friends they arent friends at all so why do we still have them? All they are going to do is hurt us. Its true that how can his love be shown if I wont take time to use HIS words instead of mine. So many times when people are having problem they go to their friends instead of God. So many people ask their friends for advice instead of going to the bible and seeing what God has to say through that. Asking friends for advice is still great. But not if you ask them for advice more than you talk to God to help you through it.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
God speaks through his word
I think God is trying to tell me something. Let me tell you a couple stories
About a year ago, just before I went to Alberta I kept hearing God speak to me through his powerful scriptures. The verse that He spoke to me was Jeremiah 29:11-14 which says "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile." [NIV] The Message says "I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out--plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. "When you come looking for me, you'll find me.Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed. GOD's Decree. I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you--GOD's Decree--bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.
I LOVE the message's version of it. It says that he will turn things around for ME. So if i am having a rough time right now, i BELIEVE that he will turn things around for me if i ask him. and we can COUNT ON IT. We can count on HIM for everything. We dont need anyone else but him. Its an amazing revelation.
My second story is this:
I had a dream about a month ago, Nancy Michel was in it for some reason. She had her finger in the bible on a specific page, it was the page of 1st Peter. Then she handed me the bible and i heard 1st Peter 5:7 which says "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you" [NIV] The message says "Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you." I like the NIV better..They both are great translations but i think that the NIV explains it better. We need to cast our anxieties on him because he doesnt want to see us hurting. He wants to carry our burdens so we dont have to carry them.... Like Matthew 11:28 says : "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me--watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. [ MSG] Thats awesome eh? Well thats my revelations for the day.
Im going to go to bed now. I'll think of something brilliant to write tomorrow (hopefully) I hope you all are blessed by this blog.
About a year ago, just before I went to Alberta I kept hearing God speak to me through his powerful scriptures. The verse that He spoke to me was Jeremiah 29:11-14 which says "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile." [NIV] The Message says "I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out--plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. "When you come looking for me, you'll find me.Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed. GOD's Decree. I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you--GOD's Decree--bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.
I LOVE the message's version of it. It says that he will turn things around for ME. So if i am having a rough time right now, i BELIEVE that he will turn things around for me if i ask him. and we can COUNT ON IT. We can count on HIM for everything. We dont need anyone else but him. Its an amazing revelation.
My second story is this:
I had a dream about a month ago, Nancy Michel was in it for some reason. She had her finger in the bible on a specific page, it was the page of 1st Peter. Then she handed me the bible and i heard 1st Peter 5:7 which says "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you" [NIV] The message says "Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you." I like the NIV better..They both are great translations but i think that the NIV explains it better. We need to cast our anxieties on him because he doesnt want to see us hurting. He wants to carry our burdens so we dont have to carry them.... Like Matthew 11:28 says : "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me--watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. [ MSG] Thats awesome eh? Well thats my revelations for the day.
Im going to go to bed now. I'll think of something brilliant to write tomorrow (hopefully) I hope you all are blessed by this blog.
You know you're addicted to "Friends" when....
You Know You're Addicted to Friends When...
You named your cats Chandler and Phoebe
You have had dreams where you're the seventh Friend.
You *seriously* consider naming your future daughter Emma.
You can tell within 10 seconds of the beginning of the episodes exactly which one it is - and you can instantly remember what will happen.
You can't go one day without a Friends reference.
You are forever writing scripts for a Friends movie and sending them in (even if you have received several thousand rejection letters)
Your favourite words are - Doi, Yuh-hu and Nu-uh
You only ever buy magazines because they have something to do with FRIENDS in them
You get your hair cut like Jennifer Aniston's (even if it looks terrible on you)
You are able to perfectly re-enact every episode line-by-line
You are always refering to real life incidents as 'The One With......'
You have made a soundtrack out of all of Phoebe's songs and you listen to it all day long
You've taped every episode of FRIENDS since the very first one, and watch the tapes continually
You refuse to drink any beverage (especially coffee/tea) if it isn't served in one of the cups like the ones they have at Central Perk
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to Friends.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Letting it all out
TV shows have a strange way of sending messages to us. They can be good or bad. But in this case...its good. Im just watching 7th Heaven. Its where Annie has to take a weekend to herself because everything at home is stressing her out with her family and her dad having alzheimers and all that. and she was hanging out at the beach at the hotel that she was at and she met a friend and she told her the whole story. and the lady was telling her to just dont keep it in, to let the tears flow. let them go. I keep holding it inside because i dont want to show that i am hurt and upset. but i am. I always ahve to be happy for everyone. they ask how i am but do they really care? If i siad i was horrible would they have the time to ask how come? or if i am good would they ask why..dont know. anyways, thats my rambling tonight. so im going to go to bed now...im exhausted...kids can wear you out haha......but i love it. i gotta get a howling cat.....Sherbert does that when she gets lonely. poor girl...gotta cuddle..byee
Friday, July 01, 2005
Insomnia
I hate not being able to get to sleep! ARGH BRAIN SHUT UP!! Thoughts keep running through my head. I have to get up in 5 hours and i went to bed at 11 and i STILL cant get to sleep...its taken an hour so far and i am SO exhausted and i am crying cuz i want to sleep. I am DESPERATE!!!!!! I NEED TO SLEEP!!!!!! I tried praying, looking at the ceiling, typing on the computer but nothing is working so here i sit crying like a stupid wimp alll cuz i havent been sleeping well. if it was any other day i would be fine, ill stay up and then sleep in, but no its on a day that i have to get up at 630 to go to my grandmas. OF COURSE. Its the depression i think, people have said that one of the symptoms of depression is lack of sleep......well THATS ME AND I HATE IT! HELP?!??!?! Is there a doctor i could go see to get something to help me sleep!?!?!?! IM DESPERATE!!!!! AHHH..sorry to anyone reading this, i get really weird at night..especially when i RAELLY REALLY REALLY want to sleep **sigh** off i go to try again to get to sleep. God Bless
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