As many of you know, I work with the bus ministry at my church. Well, we just finished a contest with them, and tonight they get rewarded.
We're having an all-night camp-out with the winners. So, from 7:30 tonight until 9:00 tomorrow morning, complete chaos will reign. (Not really, I hope.... even though that's what happened last year...)
We'll play hide and seek in the dark--outside--including in the woods, capture the flag, kick the can... you name it. We'll have a big bonfire and roast marshmellows and make s'mores. (yum) Of course, we'll be sure to torture the first ones to fall asleep. Anyways, I'm half-way looking forward to it, and half-way a little anxious about what those little rascals will try to pull on my this year. Tomorrow IS April Fool's ya' know, and that has me a little worried.
Anyhow, hopefully, it will be a fun, safe time for the kids. I must drink plenty of Vault and/or Amp so I can stay awake all night! These kids are wild, I tell ya' and I don't trust em!!
Have a great weekend!
Friday, March 31, 2006
Thursday, March 30, 2006
My dog has a shoe fetish, and other non-sensical ramblings
Yes, it's official. Cinnamon has a shoe fetish. You see, she has this thing where she constantly has to be touched, loved on, petted, held, whatever. And if you're scratching between her ears, or rubbing her belly, ya' better use both hands, or she'll let you know it's not good enough! So, when I'm not there, what she does is find something of mine, drags it to my bed or the couch, and sleeps next to it. Her favorite is shoes. First, I came home one day and found my flip-flops in the bed. Yesterday, there were three pairs of shoes out in the living room on the couch. Silly, silly girl!
Also, in the world of Sports... Go Gamecocks! We play Michigan tonight for the NIT title. If we win, we will be the first team to win back to back NIT titles since 1944. Sweet. Here's the article if you care.
I really need some Starbucks today. It's been way too long. I think I'll go take care of that at lunch time.
As you can tell, today is completely random. Feel free to talk about whatever you like... The female journalist who finally got released in Iraq, Paul Dana's death, Abdul Rahman, a fetish of yours, your pet, I don't care. Give your prayer request, your praise item, your beef, your stew, your beef stew.... a shoutout..... you get the point!
Also, in the world of Sports... Go Gamecocks! We play Michigan tonight for the NIT title. If we win, we will be the first team to win back to back NIT titles since 1944. Sweet. Here's the article if you care.
I really need some Starbucks today. It's been way too long. I think I'll go take care of that at lunch time.
As you can tell, today is completely random. Feel free to talk about whatever you like... The female journalist who finally got released in Iraq, Paul Dana's death, Abdul Rahman, a fetish of yours, your pet, I don't care. Give your prayer request, your praise item, your beef, your stew, your beef stew.... a shoutout..... you get the point!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
You know who you are!
My grandpa is probably my most dedicated, yet silent reader! So, in order to get him to open up and say something, I figured I'd post his pic right here for the whole world to see!
Happy birthday, pops! (Now, whatcha got to say about this?)
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Some thoughts
If we were to all judge one another based upon our pasts, who would be qualified to make any accusation?
If we were all to never trust anybody, who would be around to ever give you a second chance?
If we were all always concerned about how things appear to others and what others are thinking, when would we focus on pleasing God?
If we were all at the end of our rope, who would be there to pull us up?
If we were all too scared of being hurt to open up and love, then who would ever love you?
If we were all to see the worst in others, who would ever believe in you and encourage you to do better?
Nobody is perfect. Everyone has ugly things in their past. We are all human. We are here to encourage one another and build them up, not criticize, judge, and tear down. Zacchaeus was a know thief. Did Jesus stay away for fear of being robbed? Or did he show the love of God and help him change? Did Jesus ever preach to protect ourselves from being taken advantage of? Or did He give us a new commandment? Didn't he say if someone smites you on the cheek, to turn the other cheek? Didn't He say if someone takes your coat, to give them your shirt also? Didn't he say if someone asked you to carry their bags one mile, to go ahead and carry them two miles? I don't recall Jesus ever preaching that we have our "rights" or that we need to take matters into our own hands to be sure that we are always treated fairly. People will not always be fair. That's life. We can't let that keep us from loving as Christ loved.
Am I way off-base here? I know I'm not perfect. I don't always treat people as Christ would. It seems as though when i try, however, it is so foreign to people, that they have to see something evil in it, or see me as someone who is naive, and doesn't know that I may get hurt. Oh well! Jesus didn't stop loving because He may get hurt!
God is my protection. If I am doing what He wants, He will be there for me. And His will will be done.
But I must digress. Others feel the need to step in and protect. Others are reading much evil into things, and proportions are way off. There is a reason God has put this person in my path. There is a reason I feel such a burden to show unconditional love. But that reason must go unknown for a while, because others now are hurting and believe my actions to be wrong. I just hope God will reaise up someone else soon to show Christ-like love to a very needy individual.
(Sorry, pops, I know it's not super-happy like you wanted to see.... Keep looking for that one!)
If we were all to never trust anybody, who would be around to ever give you a second chance?
If we were all always concerned about how things appear to others and what others are thinking, when would we focus on pleasing God?
If we were all at the end of our rope, who would be there to pull us up?
If we were all too scared of being hurt to open up and love, then who would ever love you?
If we were all to see the worst in others, who would ever believe in you and encourage you to do better?
Nobody is perfect. Everyone has ugly things in their past. We are all human. We are here to encourage one another and build them up, not criticize, judge, and tear down. Zacchaeus was a know thief. Did Jesus stay away for fear of being robbed? Or did he show the love of God and help him change? Did Jesus ever preach to protect ourselves from being taken advantage of? Or did He give us a new commandment? Didn't he say if someone smites you on the cheek, to turn the other cheek? Didn't He say if someone takes your coat, to give them your shirt also? Didn't he say if someone asked you to carry their bags one mile, to go ahead and carry them two miles? I don't recall Jesus ever preaching that we have our "rights" or that we need to take matters into our own hands to be sure that we are always treated fairly. People will not always be fair. That's life. We can't let that keep us from loving as Christ loved.
Am I way off-base here? I know I'm not perfect. I don't always treat people as Christ would. It seems as though when i try, however, it is so foreign to people, that they have to see something evil in it, or see me as someone who is naive, and doesn't know that I may get hurt. Oh well! Jesus didn't stop loving because He may get hurt!
God is my protection. If I am doing what He wants, He will be there for me. And His will will be done.
But I must digress. Others feel the need to step in and protect. Others are reading much evil into things, and proportions are way off. There is a reason God has put this person in my path. There is a reason I feel such a burden to show unconditional love. But that reason must go unknown for a while, because others now are hurting and believe my actions to be wrong. I just hope God will reaise up someone else soon to show Christ-like love to a very needy individual.
(Sorry, pops, I know it's not super-happy like you wanted to see.... Keep looking for that one!)
Friday, March 24, 2006
What Kind of Coffee are You?
| You Are a Frappacino |
 At your best, you are: fun loving, sweet, and modern At your worst, you are: childish and over indulgent You drink coffee when: you're craving something sweet Your caffeine addiction level: low |
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Another Thursday Thirteen.
Time for another Thursday Thirteen. This time, we'll do thirteen things I have been putting off...
- 1. Going to get Starbucks.... It seems like it's been FOR-EVAH!
- 2. Paying my property taxes on my Jeep. Okay, well, it's like $480 bucks, and I lost the bill, so now I don't know how to get it paid, and I'm not in that big of a hurry to lose $480 bucks.
- 3. Getting out my spring and summer clothes. Just when I think it's time, we have another cold front come through, and I'm back in my jackets and sweaters.
- 4. Visiting my sister. She's lived up in Newfoundland, Canada for a long time now, and wants me to visit. It's just so far and so cold and so expensive and I think I might get bored there. I dunno.
- 5. Learning guitar. No excuse here. I tried a little bit and grew discouraged, although I still have a strong desire to learn more and get better at it.
- 6. Going to the gym. My membership expires at the end of this month (I think), and I've only been like once or twice all month. I don't think I'm going to renew it. Too many other responsibilities have popped up. And I used to be so dedicated and faithful at it. Oh well.
- 7. Buying a new black purse. The purse that got stolen a while ago was my black one. I just haven't found another cute one that I really like yet.
- 8. Getting rid of some of my credit cards. I pay them off, and think I won't use them again, but something always comes up. Next time I pay them off, I need to cut them up....but I'm putting that off--that's what this is all about!
- 9. Buying curtains or valances or whatever for my windows. I re-did my room several months ago, and never bought new curtains. Pretty sorry of me.
- 10. Finding out what's wrong with my camera, or else buying a new one. I'm dying to show you all pictures of Cinnamon, but the quality of pics on my phone is just not good enough to show you her cuteness.
- 11. Calling back friends who have left messages, but I know they will want to talk for hours, and I just don't care to talk that long.
- 12. Clearing up an incorrect charge that was posted to my bank account. I just don't have the patience right now to deal with it.
- 13. Cleaning my bathroom. Yeah, it totally needs it. Maybe I'll do that tonight.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
A Dark Place
Heaviness
Settles over the soul
Creates a thick canopy of impenetrable magnitude
And begins to sink down further
Into the heart.
Weariness
Captivates the body
Engulfs even the mind with its unquenchable flames
And steals all remaining strength
From within.
Numbness
Replaces the heart
Creeps in as the will to fight confusion is pushed away
And provides perpetual security
Against feelings.
Loneliness
Returns in full force
Mocks all hope of opening up and trusting another
And declares himself sovereign
Over my life.
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I hope you don't find yourself in this place too often. It's right where Satan wants you. If you do find yourself here in a dark place, then pray with me that God will give us the strength to keep going and not give up or give in. The battles we face daily can really wear on us, but we must remember that God is our strength.
"The joy of the Lord is my strength."
"God is my strength and exceeding great reward."
"O Lord, my strength and my redeemer."
Settles over the soul
Creates a thick canopy of impenetrable magnitude
And begins to sink down further
Into the heart.
Weariness
Captivates the body
Engulfs even the mind with its unquenchable flames
And steals all remaining strength
From within.
Numbness
Replaces the heart
Creeps in as the will to fight confusion is pushed away
And provides perpetual security
Against feelings.
Loneliness
Returns in full force
Mocks all hope of opening up and trusting another
And declares himself sovereign
Over my life.
___________________________________
I hope you don't find yourself in this place too often. It's right where Satan wants you. If you do find yourself here in a dark place, then pray with me that God will give us the strength to keep going and not give up or give in. The battles we face daily can really wear on us, but we must remember that God is our strength.
"The joy of the Lord is my strength."
"God is my strength and exceeding great reward."
"O Lord, my strength and my redeemer."
Friday, March 17, 2006
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Did you know?
More useless information for your pleasure!
So, you think you know everything?
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's busine ss card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo De Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birt h, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite .
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left! (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.
.............Now you know everything!
So, you think you know everything?
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's busine ss card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo De Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birt h, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite .
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left! (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.
.............Now you know everything!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
The greater priority
What are you willing to sacrifice for something YOU want?
What are you willing to sacrifice to help someone else out?
What are you willing to sacrifice because you love God?
In all three instances it boils down to our personal values and priorities. Whether consciously or not, when we decide just how far we will go, or what is the greatest sacrifice we are willing to make, we are evaluating and proclaiming our priorities in life.
Which is the greater priority?
Body or soul?
Reputation or character?
Desires or duty?
Pleasure or purity?
Rights or responsibilities?
My will or God's will?
Self or others?
Circumstances or commands?
Temporal or eternal?
Sight or faith?
Our actions everyday answer these questions. The choices and decisions we make declare what is important to us, no matter what our mouth may say. I don't know about you all, but man do I have a long way to go in this area!
So I have a question. How do we change our values? Do we just spend more time in the Word and prayer, and let the Holy Spirit do the work? Or do we consciously make a choice to stop valuing "X" so much and value "Y" instead? Or do we just let outside forces (friends, media, circumstances) dictate our values?
What are your thoughts? I'm interested....
What are you willing to sacrifice to help someone else out?
What are you willing to sacrifice because you love God?
In all three instances it boils down to our personal values and priorities. Whether consciously or not, when we decide just how far we will go, or what is the greatest sacrifice we are willing to make, we are evaluating and proclaiming our priorities in life.
Which is the greater priority?
Body or soul?
Reputation or character?
Desires or duty?
Pleasure or purity?
Rights or responsibilities?
My will or God's will?
Self or others?
Circumstances or commands?
Temporal or eternal?
Sight or faith?
Our actions everyday answer these questions. The choices and decisions we make declare what is important to us, no matter what our mouth may say. I don't know about you all, but man do I have a long way to go in this area!
So I have a question. How do we change our values? Do we just spend more time in the Word and prayer, and let the Holy Spirit do the work? Or do we consciously make a choice to stop valuing "X" so much and value "Y" instead? Or do we just let outside forces (friends, media, circumstances) dictate our values?
What are your thoughts? I'm interested....
Monday, March 13, 2006
Happy Monday
Due to some crazy circumstances, I couldn't bring Cinnamon home with me. Yes, it was sad and disappointing, because I had my hopes all up, and my heart set on it. But, it's okay. I'm cool with it, and there is a chance that I will have her before the end of the week anyways.
Regardless, I had a good time in Atlanta.
Have a wonderful week!
Regardless, I had a good time in Atlanta.
Have a wonderful week!
Thursday, March 09, 2006
I need to. Period.
Y'all know, if you've been around the Korner for any length of time, that sometimes I ramble, sometimes I rant. Well, today is neither of those situations.
Today, I need to scream, stomp, kick, pull my hair out.... just something to get my point across:
Cash and Budget authority are two differnt things. You must have both to be able to pay a bill. You can't spend money if you have just cash and no authority, or if you have only authority and no cash.
Thank you. Had to do it. I know it doesn't make any sense to anyone, unless you are in accounting. But this is my blog, so if I want to scream about something that no one else understands, I can do that, right? Yep. Thanks.
I feel so much better now! =) (well, until the next person calls me wondering why their voucher was rejected) Duh. I need a sign, or a recording or something, so I can quit being a broken record with everybody.
*************************************
My newest stupid moment: I was on the phone and said this:
"Guess who called me tomorrow?"
Yeah, good one, Kristi!
Today, I need to scream, stomp, kick, pull my hair out.... just something to get my point across:
Cash and Budget authority are two differnt things. You must have both to be able to pay a bill. You can't spend money if you have just cash and no authority, or if you have only authority and no cash.
Thank you. Had to do it. I know it doesn't make any sense to anyone, unless you are in accounting. But this is my blog, so if I want to scream about something that no one else understands, I can do that, right? Yep. Thanks.
I feel so much better now! =) (well, until the next person calls me wondering why their voucher was rejected) Duh. I need a sign, or a recording or something, so I can quit being a broken record with everybody.
*************************************
My newest stupid moment: I was on the phone and said this:
"Guess who called me tomorrow?"
Yeah, good one, Kristi!
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Inclination towards passion
Psalm 119:36 "Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness."
This verse really spoke to me the other night. I have a goal to live with passion in 2006. Mostly, but not totally, I am focusing on developing a greater passion for God and His Word. The verse above, with its simple, direct request, helped me to understand a little more of what having a passion for God is all about.
Covetousness--Greatly desiring other things, people, places, or feelings that other people have; discontentment with what God has given you.
Incline--to bend towards; to lean in a specific direction; to move in a direction based on desire to do so
So, we could say, "Make my heart bend towards your Word; cause my heart to lean in your direction; allow me to move towards your Word, because I want to hear what you have to say; and please do not allow my heart to desire the things You have blessed others with. Keep my heart content with You and Your Word."
This verse really spoke to me the other night. I have a goal to live with passion in 2006. Mostly, but not totally, I am focusing on developing a greater passion for God and His Word. The verse above, with its simple, direct request, helped me to understand a little more of what having a passion for God is all about.
Covetousness--Greatly desiring other things, people, places, or feelings that other people have; discontentment with what God has given you.
Incline--to bend towards; to lean in a specific direction; to move in a direction based on desire to do so
So, we could say, "Make my heart bend towards your Word; cause my heart to lean in your direction; allow me to move towards your Word, because I want to hear what you have to say; and please do not allow my heart to desire the things You have blessed others with. Keep my heart content with You and Your Word."
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Soooo excited!
Remember the little dogs I told you about that my cousin had? Anyways, he's got three baby girls that he absolutely spoils to death. The youngest, Cinnamon, was my personal favorite. She's just so sweet and lovable.
Well, since he lost his job, he's picking up and moving to another part of Texas. He cannot take all three dogs with him, so, guess what??? I GET CINNAMON!! Yea!!
He's driving her all the way to Atlanta this weekend, where I will meet them, and get my baby! It's been about six years since I had my last dog. I know I probably sound like one of those pet freaks/fanatics/lunatics (whatever you want to call them), and I'm sorry! I'm not really THAT bad about it; but I am excited!
Also, keep me in your prayers if you remember. I have some major, exciting decisions to finalize in the coming months. Details coming later...
Well, since he lost his job, he's picking up and moving to another part of Texas. He cannot take all three dogs with him, so, guess what??? I GET CINNAMON!! Yea!!
He's driving her all the way to Atlanta this weekend, where I will meet them, and get my baby! It's been about six years since I had my last dog. I know I probably sound like one of those pet freaks/fanatics/lunatics (whatever you want to call them), and I'm sorry! I'm not really THAT bad about it; but I am excited!
Also, keep me in your prayers if you remember. I have some major, exciting decisions to finalize in the coming months. Details coming later...
Monday, March 06, 2006
Friday, March 03, 2006
Directions
None of this
“Say what?” confusion
No. I need
Clear cut conclusions.
Precise and concise
Unmistakable and unbreakable
Direction.
(Wait—correction—
Directions.)
How do I guide this ride?
Left or right? Stop or go?
Speed it up or take it slow?
So much I don’t know.
So many areas of gray
Cloud my vision. I pray
That I may see the way.
I pray God will direct my path;
That I’ll do right, and avoid His wrath.
I must trust in Him with all my heart.
Acknowledge Him from the start.
Lean not to my understanding,
But listen to His commanding.
The answer is there.
It’s just not clear
What to do while I wait.
Sometimes I create
More of a problem than really exists.
Why do I insist and persist?
I’ll just let it go
For truly I know
That all in time
It begins to rhyme.
One small step is revealed
While the next is still concealed.
But in faith stepping out
Is what it’s all about
Give up all my doubt.
And wait for the next confirmation
While I make the observation
That day by day
God’s directing my way.
What seems so cloudy today
Will clear up day by day
As His will I obey.
In time I'll look back
And see this direction I lack
As a tool to grow me,
To show me
That faith in action
Is the simple reaction
God is looking for.
Because then He can give more
Directions He has in store.
At the end of my time here,
When I wonder how I got there,
I'll see step by step directions
Mixed with much love and affection
From my heavenly Father.
And I'll laugh at why I bothered
To worry so much
Doubt, and fret, and such
When God was right there to lead
And care for my every need.
“Say what?” confusion
No. I need
Clear cut conclusions.
Precise and concise
Unmistakable and unbreakable
Direction.
(Wait—correction—
Directions.)
How do I guide this ride?
Left or right? Stop or go?
Speed it up or take it slow?
So much I don’t know.
So many areas of gray
Cloud my vision. I pray
That I may see the way.
I pray God will direct my path;
That I’ll do right, and avoid His wrath.
I must trust in Him with all my heart.
Acknowledge Him from the start.
Lean not to my understanding,
But listen to His commanding.
The answer is there.
It’s just not clear
What to do while I wait.
Sometimes I create
More of a problem than really exists.
Why do I insist and persist?
I’ll just let it go
For truly I know
That all in time
It begins to rhyme.
One small step is revealed
While the next is still concealed.
But in faith stepping out
Is what it’s all about
Give up all my doubt.
And wait for the next confirmation
While I make the observation
That day by day
God’s directing my way.
What seems so cloudy today
Will clear up day by day
As His will I obey.
In time I'll look back
And see this direction I lack
As a tool to grow me,
To show me
That faith in action
Is the simple reaction
God is looking for.
Because then He can give more
Directions He has in store.
At the end of my time here,
When I wonder how I got there,
I'll see step by step directions
Mixed with much love and affection
From my heavenly Father.
And I'll laugh at why I bothered
To worry so much
Doubt, and fret, and such
When God was right there to lead
And care for my every need.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Passing of a great pianist
I recently learned that my all-time favorite pianist passed away a week ago at the young age of 44. He had a massive heart attack while on stage during a Caribbean cruise. ANTHONY BURGER was a giant in Gospel music. He was simply the best pianist around. I own just about all of his CD's and cassettes, and a music book or two so I could make my feeble attempts at playing his arrangements.
You can read his bio here.
Read here to see what friends had to say about him.
And yet another truibute.
Here's all the details of the night of his death.
To quote Phil Cross, "Pianos of earth must now cry as they say goodbye to a master." How true, but the pianos in heaven must be rejoicing as they welcome him home.
You can read his bio here.
Read here to see what friends had to say about him.
And yet another truibute.
Here's all the details of the night of his death.
To quote Phil Cross, "Pianos of earth must now cry as they say goodbye to a master." How true, but the pianos in heaven must be rejoicing as they welcome him home.
I couldn't say it better if I tried
The Rainy Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1841)
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1841)
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
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