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Baby boy's first haircut
Baby boy’s first haircut
At just over eleven months, Zechariah’s beautiful curly hair was starting to annoy him behind the ears. Although Albert and I don’t want to lose those lovely curls, we do want him to be more comfortable, so a decision was reached rather quickly earlier today to trim up the sides, leaving a generous amount of baby curls up top in a fade style similar to Daddy’s. (daddy is growing the top of his…
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New Phone New Opportunities
Here I am in Bungoma, Kenya two years after my initial arrival. This is my first blog entry since then as I have just received a sponsorship for a new phone (hallelujah!) and I am now able to access the internet with a bit more ease.
Internet access here in the village where I now live and work on the missions field is spotty to say the least. Cities have much better access to modern…
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When life hands you jazz apples 🍋 make jazz appleaid... 🤣#justsayin #lemon #lemonade #jazz #grocery #fruit #ilovefruit #ilovelemons #fresh #jazzapples #produce #produceproduce picture obtained from diply article.
We are called to Love
In Isaiah 58, the prophet is speaking to the “religious:” specifically for their adherence to the practices which they deemed made them “righteous,” (fasting, crying out, wearing the right “religious” clothes and garments, praying “correctly”) while ignoring the fullness of living a lifestyle that glorified God and embodied what God taught the people to do.
These are the same types of individuals being addressed in Isaiah 29:13, which Jesus used to address the pharisees by quoting it in Matthew 15:8, which says, “‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And[a] honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.”
Love is always and has always central to the God’s message: in the laws of Abraham and the Jewish people from which Christianity grew; and in the gospel message of the Cross of Christ; and in the opening up blessings and religious acceptance to the Gentiles (those who are not Jews, who only have an inheritance of God due to the sacrifice of the cross).
These following words can also be great wisdom and encouragement to every Christian as this is what God told those who were living only by the law without focusing on its greater purpose. If one reads through Jewish law, it truly is based in love: fair treatment of neighbors, issues of how to stay healthy and live long, respecting each other, and the like. Just like the fullness of the Bible today, we must not only focus on the surface teaching, but allow the Spirit of God to show us its great depth that we may walk in the ways of Jesus every day.
“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’”
-Isaiah 58:6-9
Wisdom We are called to Love In Isaiah 58, the prophet is speaking to the "religious:" specifically for their adherence to the practices which they deemed made them "righteous," (fasting, crying out, wearing the right "religious" clothes and garments, praying "correctly") while ignoring the fullness of living a lifestyle that glorified God and embodied what God taught the people to do.
Don’t forget your most important meal of the day #fillupwithjesus #readpraylove #bible #jesus #read #biblestudy
He has called us higher
What is the importance of renewal? In fact, what is renewal when it comes to our Christianity? Read today's blog post to find out.
Renewing Our Minds to Kingdom Thinking “One Compromise here, another there, and soon enough the so-called Christian and the man in the world look the same.” -A.W. Tozer “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by…
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As the Old Man Dies
As the Old Man Dies
Allowing the Flame of the Holy Spirit to Burn Inside “Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.” –Acts 2:3 (NKJV)
As many of you know, I am soon to be on my way to Africa for missions: Kenya will be my base, to be exact.
I will be conducting leadership training, church development of many ministries, Women’s ministry, curriculum development, and…
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A Bride Presented Pure and Holy
I have been reading a lot in the ‘minor’ prophets of the old testament lately. As I sit here with a cat trying to lie down on my Bible and steal my breakfast simultaneously, I am studying the last couple of chapters of Malachi.
It amazes me how often these prophets speak of Jesus and the days that were, at that time, still to come. When I was young, I never noticed this, but as I have dug in to…
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Shining the Light of Christ and Destroying the Works of Darkness
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” -Matthew 5:14-16
We, as the church, cannot choose to…
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Missions Journal Day 1
Missions Journal Day 1
Welcome to my life, or the newest chapter of my life, anyway.
I have waited my whole life to be a missionary. God called me when I was young, but only recently did he tell me it is now time. Journey along with me as I learn, travel, file, face challenges, and rejoice in victories.
I hope that this journal is able to help others with…
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Me Too
A beautifully written and elequent article by a dear friend. #metoo
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Random Creative Writing 2.2.17
Random Creative Writing 2.2.17
“I listen to your mainly Boring Conversations. Yes, boring. There, I said it.” He said, not exactly yelling, but not exactly speaking kindly either.
There was a thing called diplomacy and grace. She knew that when she argued she lost grace nearly entirely, and she hoped someday this would not be the case, but she refused to engage in an argument with someone who refused to be diplomatic.
Her…
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Pokemon Go: The Good Stuff (late but hey...)
Pokemon Go: The Good Stuff (late but hey…)
I apologize for the delay in getting this out. I really did begin this when it was much more relevant…
What is Pokemon Go? Chances are most of you already are familiar with at least the fact that this has been a recent cultural phenomena. Pokemon Go is a game app that allows the user to travel through the real world, and catch Ever since its official release in the USA in July 6th 2016, Pokemon…
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Hello lovely people!
I have been absent much of this month due to the business that comes with moving.
My brother Jon is in the middle with the maroon/burgundy shirt. Liz, his wife is the one in the white dress with flowers (not that you couldn’t tell) my sister, Amy, her husband, Will, and my niece Adalynn are to the right, and my parents are on the left.
My brother married the love of his life(she is lovely!) at the end of May, and after a brief honeymoon to beautiful Ireland his wife moved in with him in our two bedroom apartment. Though we all love each other, newlyweds need a house to themselves, so I set out on a search for an ideal place for a thirty year old woman to live with her cats (I know, I sound like a crazy cat lady: I am a crazy animal lady in general, but yes, my kitties are my babies.)
From left to right: Me, Liz (my now sister in law), Amy (my sister)
In months of searching, I was running out of time, and was contacted by a good friend of mine from church who had a room in her duplex opening up within the month. I was and am so very excited for this new place! I can even garden there!!! There is only one terrible terrible draw back…
I petitioned both the management company and the new owners to allow me to take my cats with me, as this property used to allow pets, but due to one bad experience with a previous tenant, shut that option down. I had no-where else to go, and in three months of searching was not able to find a roommate willing to move in to my two bedroom apartment.
Last weekend, through many many tears (and many since then, I assure you) I had to return my babies to the wonderful woman with Johnston County Animal Rescue who had fostered them for several months before I adopted them. My heart feels crushed. Sometimes I hate being an adult. I wish that unhappy times did not come upon us in life. I wish many things that I cannot seem to put in to words because the emotions are running so deeply within me right now that I cannot seem to get descriptive words to rise to the surface. I woke the first night thinking that my cats were rustling around in the night, and then remembered that they were not there. I have put their tags on my keys in remembrance and am keeping in touch with the lovely woman who is taking care of them.
Between the hearthurting-ness that I am feeling from this, and the effort to move and clean throughout this month, and the volunteer work I do with the church and community, I have been too busy (and sometimes just too worn out) to write. My home computer also stopped allowing me to use the internet for the last week, and that complicated things as well.
I feel as worn out as this cute little Corgi looks
Overall, new is always good. One can pave their own path, build a life from the ground up, but to be honest, at thirty, with a divorce, a couple of pretty intense deeply loving relationships that just suddenly ended, and the work troubles (which are gone for the last year, and I am able to rebuild my life in this way too!!!) over the past several years, I am tired. I am weary. I am taking it to Christ to place at the foot of the cross because I cannot handle this all alone.
Don’t get me wrong, there have been many many wonderful things in the past several years as well. Both my younger brother and sister have been married. My sister had a girl a year and a half ago, and is pregnant with a boy (due Christmas day! :o ) I have known love. I have rescued a few turtles, learned many new things, and grown in so many ways! I have been miraculously healed of several things (i will go in to this in another article), been on a journey to a healthier me, and come to love myself for who I am with all of my faults (this can be hard to learn how to do when you have been taught humility and to put others first your whole life… it is a delicate balance.)
I can’t wait to show you all several amazing new developments in life, but I will leave that for the move.
Thank you Jesus that you have provided for an abundant and blessed life. Things are looking up from here.
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Bittersweet New Beginings Hello lovely people! I have been absent much of this month due to the business that comes with moving.