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8/24 - A little post from Sunday.
We also went out to some family owned property in the woods. I can't explain how much being as far away from the world or my daily life, satisfies my soul. I spent the day doing two of my favorite things. 1) Hanging out in the woods with the trees and 2) Hanging out just the five of us. (Well 6, if you count the dog.) It was a beautiful and satisfying day.
8/25 - I got my answer but it took me a few weeks to act on it and then document.
Then there was this post.
Then there was this post.
8/26 - A week or so ago our ladies ministry sent cards to shut-ins from our church. In my cards, I asked a few of them if I could visit with the kids. I miss my grandparents very much and only have one grandmother left. She is out of state and unfortunately, neither of us are able to travel right now. I can't really explain it because it's not the same but visiting shut-ins, seemed like a different kind of answer to the same prayer. Then this evening, the daughter in law of one of the ladies called me and said that I could visit them. We spoke for quite some time. She seemed like such a neat and interesting lady. We're trying to set a date and I can't wait to go and see them.
8/27 - Sometimes when I blog and Colin asks me what I am writing. For some time, I kept part of the answer to myself. Colin knows that I write about my faith but I didn't always share the details of it. Then one day that it struck me as such a golden opportunity to really talk about how God is working in my life. I asked for opportunities and God was already giving them to me... I just needed to be tuned in. Even as I write this out, I realize that I could share more than what I do.
I was able to go for a walk at lunch with a dear friend. We quickly try to talk about how God is working in our lives... it just seems like we never have enough time... It is still a blessing to see her, as it is any of my friends when we can get together.
I've been struggling to write two posts since December. It started as one called "The Gift" and then another post formed called "The Talent". I felt like they belonged together but as I finished "The Talent" the other post "The gift" seemed like extra verbiage that I could discard. I still felt like there was some kind of connection.
After my walk with my friend today, I emailed her a few things that we spoke about. One was the draft of "The Talent" (because at the time, I wasn't sure that I would post it). Then I included a very personal letter about something that I gave away because it also stemmed back to some things that we were discussing. To my surprise when I went to insert the letter, I had quickly titled it "The Gift" when I saved it last year.
Seeing them alongside each other was such a reminder of the power of God. In my letter, I asked to be right with God. I had a lot of big physical needs but I also had some emotional and spiritual ones. I gave the only thing that I had with a prayer to adjust me, not just my circumstance. While I've seen evidence that it was happening, it came together with that post of "The Talent".
When I included them both in the message became so obvious of his reminder that he answers prayer.
"The Gift" - The prayer
"The Talent" - The answer, and so many smaller answers within and he continues to answer.
8/28 - I started fleshing out some of the posts that I felt led to write on Monday.
8/29 - Some new neighbors moved in earlier this year. They are preachers at another church in town. We're close in age and so are our kids. Anyway, we seldom see each other but we were able to talk for a few minutes longer the other night. I just felt thankful for friendship and God and neighbors... Thankful for how they can all be tied together in one.
8/30 - A beautiful poem not written by me but it touched me.
Another post that I am working on is one that I refer to as "That Universe Post". It is really just a summary how suddenly everything seems to be about him when there was a time that I couldn't figure out where he was or how to even work him into a conversation. This morning I woke up and started thinking about that post. I couldn't help but wonder if maybe he really was that polite gentleman. Maybe he never became more because I really didn't want him there or because I didn't really want to get into all of that. Maybe he also honored that request and stayed away. EEK. Big thought.
8/27 - Sometimes when I blog and Colin asks me what I am writing. For some time, I kept part of the answer to myself. Colin knows that I write about my faith but I didn't always share the details of it. Then one day that it struck me as such a golden opportunity to really talk about how God is working in my life. I asked for opportunities and God was already giving them to me... I just needed to be tuned in. Even as I write this out, I realize that I could share more than what I do.
I was able to go for a walk at lunch with a dear friend. We quickly try to talk about how God is working in our lives... it just seems like we never have enough time... It is still a blessing to see her, as it is any of my friends when we can get together.
I've been struggling to write two posts since December. It started as one called "The Gift" and then another post formed called "The Talent". I felt like they belonged together but as I finished "The Talent" the other post "The gift" seemed like extra verbiage that I could discard. I still felt like there was some kind of connection.
After my walk with my friend today, I emailed her a few things that we spoke about. One was the draft of "The Talent" (because at the time, I wasn't sure that I would post it). Then I included a very personal letter about something that I gave away because it also stemmed back to some things that we were discussing. To my surprise when I went to insert the letter, I had quickly titled it "The Gift" when I saved it last year.
Seeing them alongside each other was such a reminder of the power of God. In my letter, I asked to be right with God. I had a lot of big physical needs but I also had some emotional and spiritual ones. I gave the only thing that I had with a prayer to adjust me, not just my circumstance. While I've seen evidence that it was happening, it came together with that post of "The Talent".
When I included them both in the message became so obvious of his reminder that he answers prayer.
"The Gift" - The prayer
"The Talent" - The answer, and so many smaller answers within and he continues to answer.
8/28 - I started fleshing out some of the posts that I felt led to write on Monday.
8/29 - Some new neighbors moved in earlier this year. They are preachers at another church in town. We're close in age and so are our kids. Anyway, we seldom see each other but we were able to talk for a few minutes longer the other night. I just felt thankful for friendship and God and neighbors... Thankful for how they can all be tied together in one.
8/30 - A beautiful poem not written by me but it touched me.
Another post that I am working on is one that I refer to as "That Universe Post". It is really just a summary how suddenly everything seems to be about him when there was a time that I couldn't figure out where he was or how to even work him into a conversation. This morning I woke up and started thinking about that post. I couldn't help but wonder if maybe he really was that polite gentleman. Maybe he never became more because I really didn't want him there or because I didn't really want to get into all of that. Maybe he also honored that request and stayed away. EEK. Big thought.
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You make known to me the path of life; in your
presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures
forevermore. -
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