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Aug 11

Today’s Muse. If you snooze you lose a Woman of Faith ticket.

Once again I have over-committed.

Okay. That’s coming from my spin-master self.

I mismanaged my time with commitments and won’t be able to attend the Woman of Faith conference at Philips Arena tomorrow, Friday, August 12.

Shelia Walsh, Luci Swindoll, Natalie Grant, Mary Mary, Steve Arterburn are among those who will be speaking and performing.

I hope to go Saturday, but there is no way I can go tomorrow. Someone PLEASE take my ticket and go.

It’s a gift.

You will be sitting amongst a great group of women — some of which were pictured in  yesterday’s post.

If you can go both days, that’s great too.

I trust the Lord in all things….and I know he knows I’m a mess when it comes to planning ahead for deadlines.

There is someone He has in mind for this ticket.

Please leave comment, DM on Twitter or Facebook — or call if you’d like to go.

God bless all.

Now “Hi Ho, Hi Ho”… back to work I go.

 

 

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Jun 11

Musing on new things. My Kindle.

amazon kindle
Book

I don’t do new well.

That’s why I continually have to make myself leap off the rock at Lake Oconee.

That’s a lie. I don’t even know the name of that rock — for I surely haven’t leapt off it.

I downloaded a Kindle on my iPad yesterday. (Dear Husband – this is where you should stop reading.)

I couldn’t find my book we are studying for Sunday School. I took it to read while waiting for an appointment the other day and guessed I must have left it there. 

I downloaded the free Kindle app. Then purchased my book.  All done in 5 seconds.

Once I started reading it became clear to me I had downloaded the wrong book — the study guide to the book.

Drat.

So I go went back to the Kindle store purchased the e-book that I already bought as a book. The e-book that is the companion to the e-study guide I just bought but didn’t need.

And if my husband is still reading this, I am reading all three at an undisclosed location far, far away.

Then I found the book. The first book…the real book that I bought.

I haven’t read the Kindle again.

It gives me a headache to try and figure out how to turn the pages.

I need to just stop and figure it out, but there’s never enough time.

In our class, seems over half of us have downloaded our books.

What’s my problem?

That was a rhetorical question….

Do you use a Kindle or Nook? What do you like about it?

That is a real question in which I beg for an answer.

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Mar 11

Musing on toothbrushes.

Last night my daughter came to me in tears because her brother had used her toothbrush to brush his teeth.

The victim.

 ”Look what he did to it…Look what he does to the bristles!”

Okay. It did look a little worn but honestly I was a more than a little thankful that he was in there brushing his teeth before bed.

I have my suspicions that it doesn’t happen all that much.

But what really pricked my nerves with the both of them is this…

This is how many toothbrushes are sitting 10 inches away from that lone brush.

And they fight over one.

Contentment.

That is what the Women of Faith have been studying.

Yesterday we read Paul’s words, ” …for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.” Phil. 4:11.

In the Greek the word is manthano, man-than’-o.

“to learn by use and practice, to acquire the habit of, be accustomed to.”

We learn to give up tug-of-wars over toothbrushes.

And  we learn that the sun and billions of stars do not rotate around our toothbrushes.

Some green households have the community wipe for their toliet. (I have heard tell.)

We have the community toothbrush till the will of one is more grossed out than the other.

Some lessons they just have to learn on their own.

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Feb 11

Musing on the perfect marshmallow.

  

 

This was Sunday night.

I was determined to roast the perfect marshmallow.

Actually, there is nothing more perfect than sitting by a warm flame. The marshmallow was just a little challenge to myself, a little diverson.

We have been studying “contentment” with my gals in Sunday School.

To my surprise, this study has impacted my thinking like nothing else we have done in a long time.

I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about it before now. Maybe because I’ve been thinking about it so much.

Oh how I wish I could just step back into the picture and be content as it looks. (to me anyway.)

To be at rest and at peace.

To exist yet be perfectly content.

Is that possible? (like for more than a half hour.)

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Dec 10

Musing on holiday burnout.

Under a week till Christmas.

The kids are home. I’m home too.

There’s nowhere else to flee.

Burned out bulbs.

I’ve probably thrown away (or stepped on) the same amount. My son felt the little snow men a nice addition to the photo. He and his sister created those yesterday. They are always crafting. That’s why every material treasure in my house is

covered in paint and dried hot glue.

This is the time of the holiday season that I begin to burn out. An early swim helped, but any stress relieving benefits have long since worn off. I once again have a stiff neck and am saddled with a most attractive case of gogglitis.

But I pledge to enjoy these last few days.To be a kind, soft-spoken, cookie-baking mother. To breath deeply and keep centered on the Spirit.

We covered peace yesterday with the Woman of Faith. Going to post thought’s on Katie Anderson’a message tomorrow.

I want to be at peace these last days before Christmas.

How are you doing?
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Nov 10

Musing on Light. First Sunday in Advent. Women of Faith.

For Advent ~ Each week a member of the Women of Faith Sunday School class will lead a discussion based on one word.  Here’s the fun part. They get to pick the word.

Light came to me…

If you’re inclined you can have Sunday School with us, I’ve copied and pasted my notes. Of course, you missed out on all the fantabulous discussion.

But there’s always next Sunday.

Come join us.

How would you describe darkness?

Describe light?

Can you think of some places that would represent both?

Have you ever been somewhere and felt Darkness? Felt Light?

Where was that?

Scriptures

Old Testament

Hebrew – owr “ore” (luminary in every sense) actual and metaphysical

Genesis 1:1-4  Light brings order

There was a void and darkness. God starts to bring order out of the chaos/emptiness and the first thing is light.

Exodus 13 -21 Light guides.

Another example of how God uses light. Leading the children through the wilderness.

Psalm 119:105. Light instructs.

 New Testament

Greek  — “phos” foce– (to shine or make manifest. Luminousness in the widest application)

John 3:19, 8:12

What is difference in New Testament feeling/writing about light?

Matt. 6:22

There is an organ required to see light. Before the mind can process light, it has to be seen.

1 Corinthians 2: 12-14. Natural man is incapable of receiving spiritual light inasmuch as he lacks the capacity for spiritual things.  Before we can process the light and spiritual truths we have to be born anew to process them.

What are believers named? Eph. 5:8

Sons of the Light

A new birth believers, we not only have received revelation from God – but we can understand it. So what are we to do with this light?  

Rev. 22:5 – What heaven will be like…..

Your thoughts?

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Nov 10

Musing about LIGHT.

Light in Hebrew. I hope my dreams are in English.

For Advent (which starts tomorrow) my Sunday School class is going to be discussing a word a week.

The woman who was going to lead our first week won’t be back in time to lead. When hearing this news, I thought… what word would I chose.

Light

popped into my brain. It flashed there like on a movie screen.

So we will be discussing Light tomorrow.

Not really sure what we’ll talk about ~ but am praying that the Lord work in my dreams tonight.

Wonder why the word  Light came to me?

We’ll see.

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22
Feb 10

God Never Makes Mistakes. Or Does He?

 

On most Sunday mornings, I meet with a wonderful group of women in the Women of Faith Sunday School class. 

Ironically ~ WOF. I am not usually the “woofing” kind. But I love these gals. We have been working our way through What Happens When Women Pray by Evelyn Christenson. The book copyrighted in 1975 and some of her dated references are humorous.

But all in all ~ it’s a great study, that’s lead us on an amazing journey into prayer. Yesterday, we were addressing the chapter God Never Makes a Mistake. This was right on the heels of the chapter How to Pray in God’s Will. We asked ourselves the question, are we at the place where we can say and believe down to our tippy toes that God never makes a mistake? That in allowing suffering and accidents, can we ever truly believe that nothing is a mistake?

 Do we want to believe that?

Along with Romans, I am making my way through the book of Genesis. This morning’s reading was the Gen. 45: 1-28. The scene is when Joseph, by then a powerful man in Egypt overseeing the distribution of grain in a land in the grips of a devastating famine, confronts his brothers with his true identity.

Sure Joseph lived large now, second only to Pharaoh, but he had experienced a life filled with major suffering.  Being sold into slavery by his brothers. (And I think we have sibling rivalry around here.) Falsely imprisoned 13 years by accusations from the original cougar, Potiphar’s wife. Then the dude that said they would remember him to Pharaoh and remembered…nothing. Until the timing was right for God to use Joseph to interpret Pharaoh’s dream and begin storing grain for the seven years of famine.

So as the lightening and thunder rang out this morning…so did this reading hit me, especially in light of our WOF discussion on Sunday:

 

“Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!

And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. …. But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. [a]

 8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. “      Genesis 45: 4 – 8.

 

God sent Joseph into a situation that was filled with suffering to bring about a salvation plan during the famine not only for Joseph’s family ~ but for all humankind in the region affected by the severe drought.

I thought that was so cool. Not that I am volunteering for any big time suffering anytime soon ~ but God does have a plan and God doesn’t make mistakes.

But I do…did you know when I spell-checked this I misspelled Pharaoh…every time. (I think a different way each time.)

Day six of Lenten chips and sweets fast (I don’t skip Sundays.) Still strong. Though felt a bit weak about wanting something sweet after Sunday lunch. I guess a good portion of KFC salty grilled chicken might have that effect. But I had held fast.

What about you..do you agree or disagree about God not making mistakes? Not about KFC making you want something sweet.