Showing posts with label Jesus loves you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesus loves you. Show all posts
Monday, December 30, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Maundy Thursday...
This is a video I've posted before. ( I'll post other videos Friday and early Sunday.) Jonathan put this together a few years back using footage from The Passion of the Christ. (warning: intense images)
Monday, March 11, 2013
It's been a while...
I had something to blog but then forgot...oops! It's been a long time so I thought I'd better post something.
*rummages through mind*
Ah, here's something. One of my blog posts was posted on our church's website!! I feel published!! Here's a link in case you want to join in on the excitement: Lookee! I'm famous!
Jonathan also wrote something for the church site: Jonathan is famous too!!
And now for something random:
*rummages through mind*
Ah, here's something. One of my blog posts was posted on our church's website!! I feel published!! Here's a link in case you want to join in on the excitement: Lookee! I'm famous!
Jonathan also wrote something for the church site: Jonathan is famous too!!
And now for something random:
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Ash Wednesday...
"Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.
Repent and believe the gospel."
Seasons...
I love living in a climate with four distinct seasons. Though I appreciate all the seasons, I have
always especially loved winter, specifically the wintertime woods. Winter gets a lot of bad press and is
portrayed as drab, cold, lacking and generally annoying. I see winter differently.
Instead of writing winter off as drab, I appreciate winter’s
limited color palette because it brings out such lovely contrasts. Some of these contrasts demand to be
noticed: a bright blue sky behind dark
leafless trees, a shockingly red cardinal hopping in white snow, and
eventually, the first flowers growing out of the seemingly barren earth. Some contrasts are more subtle and take time
and attention to notice: the way a gray
sky can be different, and lovely, from day to day, how each snowfall has its
own character and the differing effects of the wind.
I love brisk weather.
To take a deep breath of bracing cold air is something I missed while
living in a milder climate. A cold day’s
hike is exhilarating and brings new appreciation for the contrasting warmth of
shelter, a blanket, a simple cup of tea.
Winter can be seen as a time of lack, a time of death. However, I love to study a tree in winter…to
see each branch and twig…to see what is at the core of the tree that will soon
be full of showy leaves. Winter also
gives one a chance to notice the true lay of the land, each rise and fall of
the forest floor.
Winter takes preparation: more paying attention to weather
reports, being prepared for a possible storm, slowing down to leave more time
for travel. I appreciate this
preparation, the taking notice of the weather at a time when ten degrees or a
bit of wind can make a big difference, the slowing down to leave a margin for
travel, being mindful.
Because of winter, by contrast, spring is brighter, more
colorful, warmer. The first daffodils
and their promise of newness will not be missed. Because of winter one can look at a tree or
the land and know what is at the core, what is underneath, even when not
readily visible.
Lent is my winter.
It is a season set aside--
to look closely at what can be hidden much of the time;
to look at the structure, the core of my life;
to look at the ups and downs of life without distraction;
to take notice of things both obvious and subtle;
to slow down and be mindful to leave a needed margin;
to appreciate.
I need Lent. Just as
winter prepares me to see spring with fresh eyes and new anticipation, Lent
prepares me to receive Easter with fresh excitement, a new awe and an eagerness
for what’s to come.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Mesmerizing...
The Snowman has been a favorite for years...our first copy was on VHS tape! We were glad to find it on dvd and now here it is on Youtube. Things sure do change! Enjoy!
Don't forget you can click the title and get to the full-size on Youtube.
Don't forget you can click the title and get to the full-size on Youtube.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Awesome-ness...
This is the best version of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'...ever!!
Let It Snow Baby, Let it Reindeer by Relient K is a great Christmas album, one of my favorite-est.
Merry CHRISTmas even though it feels like March, even the dandelions are blooming!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
All Saints' Day...
Trees are awesome...gifts from God.
Trees have always been a part of my life...still are.
Around 2928 trees were valued, cared for and abundant.
I have such fond memories of the trees around the house, walks in the forest and trips to the arboretum.
Yep, trees mean a lot to me and remind me of mom and dad.
In honor and in memory of mom and dad we donated a brick to the Morton Arboretum Tribute Walkway. If you visit the walkway and stand in front of the bricks, look in the front row to the left. It is approximately 30 bricks to the left of the bricks that spell out 'tribute walkway'.
We love you.
We miss you.
We give thanks for you.
Thanks be to God!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Good Friday...
Holy Week is such a powerful reminder of God's great love for us. I want to share these two videos that JW put together a couple years ago...please feel free to share these. Note: both videos include intense images from the movie The Passion of the Christ
You can go to full-size by clicking "O The Passion" or here's a direct link if you need it:
You can go to full-size by clicking "Wondrous Cross" or here's a direct link if you need it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Vq2LDvIbY
Monday, March 5, 2012
Feelin' feisty...
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Exuberance and strong determination? Yep...it's in my DNA, the very fiber of my being.
Touchy and aggressive? Oh. yeah. It's on.
We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4: 8-9
Sunday, I realized that I have been totally unaware of the amount (and sources) of pressure I've been under. Before Sunday, I would've told you that I was crushed and despairing. But...not.now. I am done being held down and driven under by the pressures of this world. I am a citizen of God's kingdom...God who loves me and made me and will never, ever, abandon me. I will get knocked down, I will cry, I will be hurt but I will not be destroyed.
To whom it may concern:
I am not satisfied with what you have to offer...I will no longer be under your control, your influence. You can't have my kids, my husband, our friends or our family...you can't have my gifts, my devotion, my time or my strength. They belong to God and I.do.too.
God's Kingdom is coming and God's Kingdom is here...here and ever advancing...my true destiny. Because God made me, because God gifted me, because God is always with me...I am a force to be reckoned with...
This is My command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9
(...today and every day...)
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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