We hear the word outpouring used sometimes. Well, perhaps we who are Christians even more. An outpouring of God’s Spirit, an outpouring of God’s love, an outpouring of … something like that. I believe we have been experiencing and outpouring. Since we received the news of the death of our baby-to-be, and since we have…
Loss
“I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be stripped of everything when I die. The LORD gave me everything I had, and the LORD has taken it away. Praise the name of the LORD!” Those were the first words – words of worship – immediately following Job’s hearing the news that his…
Decisions
Sometimes, we face decisions. I could go to bed right now, or I could write this blog. I could have some cake and hot tea, or I could have more spaghetti. I could clean up tonight or, wait until morning. Decisions are certainly part of every day. Most are small. Some seem increasingly more significant….
House Concerts
Tonight we helped host a house concert. I say we helped because, technically, it was in the house we are staying at. So not only were we “the entertainment”, but we helped get the house ready for company! :-) I love doing that, by the way. It is one of my favorite things to do!…
Today – Part II
Do you remember a few days back, God was teaching me to live for Today. Not to be worrying about tomorrow, but to know that He will take care of us today? We left the house with only the $6 cash that our host friends gave us to get a little dinner after our show….
Lenses
All of life is interpreted through lenses… and we are not all wearing the same ones. You may have noticed that in the recent presidential election campaigns? :-) FALLUJAH, IRAQ – Three soldiers were killed today in Fallujah when their vehicle was attacked by Iraqi insurgents. That marks the 10th death this week, and overall…
14 Weeks
We are approaching 14 weeks. Just thought some of you may be interested in what our baby is doing too? (from babycenter.com) Head to bottom, your baby’s 3 1/2 inches long — about the length of a lemon — and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. Her body’s growing faster than her head, which now sits…
Quiet
The aspiration of every parent. Just a moment. Just a brief respite in an otherwise noisy maelstrom of life. We stayed with some friends this past week who do not have kids. They were not prepared for the two little tornadoes in the form of boys that were to invade their home. :-) Not that…
Graceful Exit
We support president Bush. And, after last night’s election results, apparently so do most of you. And even though I am relieved and elated all at once by the fact that we so overwhelmingly re-elected probably my favorite president so far, I was reminded of “the other side” by a news story today. Today John…
Today
“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” Over the last several years, God has brought that truth very close to home for us….