Sun, Sand and Snow

These last weeks have had me concentrating on visas, plane tickets and details to an upcoming missions trip we are taking.  Encountering the usual and not-so-usual hassles that come with the territory has left me a bit drained.  I do think though that through prayer of friends and some helpful advice, we are getting over the top of the hill we have been climbing these last days.  God is good and I am confident we will see a lot more...

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YOU Alone are My Portion...

"Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;  you make my lot secure." Psalm 16:5 This little verse could take weeks to chew over.  It really speaks of "who" is our sustenance, who fills us up, in whom do we find contentment?  In our study with Priscilla Shirer (SEEDS study) this past week we were meditating on verses of "control" and "enough".  Is God enough for us?  Are we in control or is God?  Heavy stuff...

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March Menus, Meatloaf and My Man

Well, this is a mixed blog today....nothing so spiritual except that God gave us senses to enjoy our world.  And I am enjoying my sight, smell and taste!!  I realized after starting this that in my blog from a few days ago I recommended a "book of the month".  Okay, so this is my "cookbook of the month" suggestion to you.  Yesterday, this heavenly wonder was released from HarperCollins publications and I promptly went out today...

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My "Book of the Month" :)

As you know, I LOVE books and I absolutely ADORE READING.  It has and always will be, one of my favorite pastimes and ways to relax.  It can be fictional history, which is one of my favorites, mysteries, spiritual growth, biographies, and yes, even cookbooks!  I often wonder if I didn't have my eyesight, or as these dear brown organs of sight lose their sharpness as the years are passing by, what I would do if I couldn't read!  It...

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His Names Upon My Lips

I've been thinking about the names of God recently and how they reflect who God is.  The second part of Psalm 16:5 says "I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names upon my lips." The preceding words of the verse talks about chasing after other gods...and the Psalmist goes on to say he will not even take up their names upon his lips.  That verb "nacak" in Hebrew "to take up" means to pour out, to cast...

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Psalm 16:4 Sorrow or Joy?

Today I want to just talk a minute on Psalm 16:4... Psalm 16:4 The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods.  I will not pour out their libations of blood (ceremonial pouring), or take up their names on my lips (call on them, participate in them). I enjoy word studies and when I look at Scripture, I always try to have a dictionary on hand, as well as an online version with Hebrew & Greek.  I just am fascinated by what...

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March Madness

Welcome to March 2012!   The old adage of "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" should have been replaced with a polar bear for our neighborhood.   We woke up yesterday to 6 inches of powdery snow and a day off school. I love the "snow days" even without having little ones under foot....my seventeen year-old tried snowboarding down our hill (too powdery), so we enjoyed the hot tub and two episodes of 24 Season One together....

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