Monday, January 28, 2013

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Sunday, January 20, 2013

"I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am."
John Newton

Saturday, January 19, 2013

My Week In Review

  • Sunday 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Perspectives Class. Rich! Rich! Rich!  Love this class.  Three hours flew by! Originally,  I took this class in 1999 in Santa Rosa.  Life changing.  As alumni, I am attending free. (vs. $250.00....and worth every penny!) All  the speakers are different from when I first took this class, and they come from all over the country/world.   I feel as though it is all new to me.   Larry Walker from Pioneers International was outstanding as speaker for this first lesson: "The Living God Is A Missionary God".  This course asks 1) Who is God?  2) What is He doing? 3) How can I be a part of what He is doing?
  • Tuesday is always a highlight of the week because in the morning I have my Precept class, an Inductive study of Daniel.  Then the  evening is WOW....Women of the Word.  Tuesday night women's bible study that has been meeting in my home for about 7 years now.  "Study this book of the law continually.  Meditate on it day and night...." Joshua 1:8
  • Wednesday.  Took the Dutchman to his dental appointment where he was sedated.  By the time I brought him home, he was still out of it.  Hid car keys, hid truck keys.  Dentist wanted me to know how serious he was about "no driving",  told me a couple of "horror stories" regarding people who "snuck" the keys and drove after sedation.  Not pretty.  The good news is the Dutchman stayed out of it all day, into the evening.  Awoke for awhile, then slept all night.  Otherwise, no doubt there would have been a little battle over car keys!  :)  "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything."  Philippians 4:6
  • Thursday, a much needed hair cut.  Of course, I leave thinking...oh no!  this is too short!  Oh well!  Too late now!   5 p.m. met with prayer group for Perspectives class.  I feel so privileged that they have invited me!  Then Evangel Home that evening.  (Friday's post).  Two beautiful women from my prayer group, Janine and Tracey,  were praying intercessorily For EH that night.  Oh yes!  Their prayers were answered!  "Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord...."  Lamentations 2:19
  • Friday night was marvelous!  Janice Stain concert.  It doesn't get any better than that!  Here's a YouTube video of her "More Than The Stars" --- just a snippet of what I enjoyed last night.  How much does He love us?  More Than The Stars!


Friday, January 18, 2013

Reflecting on last night

See previous post from November stating I was back to blogging on a regular basis.  Ha!  Sometimes life just gets in the way!  Now....no excuses.  Here I am - ready to share a tad bit of my life and some thoughts. 

Reflecting on last night when some of the Tuesday Night Ladies went to Evangel Home to put on the Chapel Service with Pastor Kim as our speaker. How marvelous it was.  Besides feeling a love for the women who are living there, and enjoying getting to know them a wee bit,  and singing and worshipping together, we heard from Pastor Kim.  A sermon?  No.  She said that's for Sunday morning.  This was a conversation she had with all the ladies as she shared her heart using play dough and scriptures to illustrate how we need to know who God is....and the god He is not.  Even those who were disengaged earlier in the evening were caught up as the conversation got going! 

My take aways from the message:
God loves me.
God adores me.
God knows me.
 and
that is what He wants of me.
To  love  Him.
To adore Him.
To know Him.
I will get to know Him from His Word.  Checking out everything I hear about Him by going to His Word. 
My second take away was this:
I  praise Him for who He is.
I thank Him for what he does.
 


My evenings just don't get any better than this one!  And now, to top off this post, here's a photo of some Tuesday Night Bible Study Ladies.  DeeDee.  Luz.  Moi. Anita.  Many are missing.