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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! May 14, 2009 (again) A friend of mine loaned me a book, The End of Religion, by Bruxy Cavey. Although I didn’t agree with totally everything in the book, there was a lot of stuff that I thought was really worth reading and considering… and so I sent an email to some of my friends whom I . . . → Read More: My thoughts about “The End of Religion” by B. Cavey May 14, 2009 Slept wonderfully after lots of nights of very restless sleep and “puzzled” dreams…. Yesterday when I talked to ___ on the phone, she prayed for me (without me asking, or even telling her how I was feeling)…. Before she began to pray, I was so cold and tired… literally shaking, shivering, like freezing cold . . . → Read More: “trying” to trust… March 30, 2009
Okay! Dear Heavenly Father! I woke up from dreaming again about the past – triggered by the family stories I’ve been writing, I guess… questions, questions… trying to figure something out…
“Prayer” keeps coming up… I started to ask You questions, to talk to You, when I woke up… . . . → Read More: Afraid January 29 (yes, again…) Here’s something I’m wondering about… is there some connection between “self actualization” (and self-esteem, etc etc etc) and “assessment for – and as – learning” and “positive formative assessment” (the goal of the latter apparently being to create a self-motivated, self-monitoring, self-managing, self-efficacy, internal locus of control and self-motivation type learner? (lots of . . . → Read More: Schooling/ education … disconnects… questioning… truth… wisdom… joy! January 16 Okay… so we’re planning to move, sometime this spring… or maybe summer… or when God makes the path clear… And the more we “plan” it, the more “paralyzed” I’ve been feeling. I used to be so pumped about moving. I mean, I had lots of of energy to do it… maybe because there seemed to . . . → Read More: Moving… planning it myself… or trusting God? … help me trust, Lord! December 24 (more) We did lots of work at the church today… all set up pretty much for both ceremony and reception… just need to do food prep, iron table cloths and set tables on Friday. All ready for Christmas. Another daughter and her family arrived. The little cousins are so cute together! Made ambrosia and cran-orange jellied salad. Cleaned . . . → Read More: No wedding cake? Lord? Help me not panic… help me trust You, please! December 24 Dear God, A wierd thing happened yesterday. I pulled onto Main Street (which is one way) and drove the wrong direction. I know I was a bit distracted thinking about the wedding and all, bu I went a whole block (the street was empty) before I got to the intersection and was surprised to see . . . → Read More: Being distracted… and pondering debt vs trusting God… December 20 (still more) Sewed buttons on hubby’s Haida button vest. Finished the first “Haida” heart… and worked on the second one. Set up hubby’s Facebook: lots of people are signing on as friends! Yay! Finished my son’s cookbooks. I went with my son to the mall, and he bought me a book on Haida Gwaii with beautiful . . . → Read More: Jehovah Jireh, my provider! … and Penticton Pedestrian: Gifts instead of sales! December 15 Today was hubby’s day off. We did more Christmas and wedding shopping. And today I made 4 layer cakes. And this late afternon I put up the Christmas tree. One of my sweet children is having some troubles. I used to panic when things like this happened. Now I still feel kind of sick to my . . . → Read More: Trusting… and doubting… and prayer… and leadership… ponderings |
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