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July 20, 2010 I am amazed and blown away by how simple my life seems to be these days! And yet I can’t help but also think that not worrying, but instead trusting in You (oh thank You, Lord, for teaching me to trust!) has truly made things so much easier for me. I just don’t get in a . . . → Read More: my amazing simple life, Father! 1 June 2010 More from 66 Love Letters by Larry Crabb. I’ve made all those notes for my “business” … now I feel that I must – I am compelled – to go back through them and see (and record) them in terms of You at the center – Your holiness, Your love, Your purpose. The 66 . . . → Read More: looking out for myself when I think I’m living for You… 30 May 2010 66 Love Letters by Larry Crabb. “That early morning I saw myself as I really am, a mere Christian, a hungry follower of Jesus who desperately wants to hear whatever God is telling me, a man [woman!] in misery who wants only one thing, not relief from misery (although that would be nice), . . . → Read More: found my core!!! May 22, 2010 Sometimes it is better to be a bit flexible rather than totally stuck to a schedule (no matter what the wise men say!) This morning for example… I “should have” gone straight to my “focused time with Father” this morning. BUT… I did dishes first (there were a lot left from yesterday when I . . . → Read More: “should have?” … but didn’t and I’m glad! 19 May 2010 What an adventurous day! First hubby comes home and announces he is leaving his job – and then he gets an interview for another one in just a couple days – and some on-call work tonight with promise of lots more… And so I helped him find his old resumes and update . . . → Read More: a very adventurous day! 18 May 2010 What do you expect from your “devotions” or your “time with Father” or whatever you call your focused time with God? Prayer … Bible study … spiritual enlightenment? How about some pretty direct “direction” about your business? I tend to think that God maybe kind of drops incidents and information and such in our . . . → Read More: a very unexpected conversation with Father May 13, 2010 (In case this seems a bit scattered – you have to understand that I wrote most of it between 3:15 and 4:00 am … but after some more sleep, and some serious thinking, and research, and reflection… I am going with it!) I just woke up with an epiphany – that’s an . . . → Read More: epiphany: ah-ha moment! Novel Under Construction! 10 May 2010 Oh, Papa! I just can’t go on like this! I’m afraid! I feel like somehow I’m getting way too far from where You want me. Or maybe I’m just getting into deep water and fear that I’m going to be swept away. I remember when I was a child, maybe 9 years old or so, and my . . . → Read More: being afraid… or letting You sweep me out into the depths of You! 6 May 2010 Good “Words From the Creator” today (at Tribes of Christ.) Words From the Creator, May 6, 2010, Robert Soto. “….. we have forgotten the Creator. We have taken our life into our own hands, and we have made ourselves masters of our own destiny. We have forgotten what it means to honor . . . → Read More: centered on You April 25, 2010 Well, here I am sitting just inside the front screen (okay, glass) door, soaking up the morning sun. It’s a bit cooler outside than it appears – it was 1 C at 7 am this morning. But I am enjoying the warmth and light through the door – and enjoying my neighbours’ . . . → Read More: reactions and questions… from reading “The Misunderstood God” book |
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