21. Phone conversations about anything and everything
22. Great friends
23. Seed buns
24. Pancakes
25. Siblings
26. Spring coming
27. Mangoes on sale
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Amazing Grace!
Basic summary of this morning's sermon;
Psalm 22. David wrote this psalm about a thousand years before Christ died. He was running from Saul.
The first 21 verses are of suffering and lament, midway verse 21 and the remainder is thanksgiving.
This is a psalm that is about Jesus Christ, but it is also our song, written by a man.
God often seems distant during times of hardship. David asks Him to be near three times in this psalm. If David (or we) didn't have God, he wouldn't have anything. No hope, no future, no reason to live.
Jesus teaches us to call God our Father, but when He was dying on the cross, He called Him 'My God'. He was truly forsaken by His Father.
How could God forsake God?
David felt forsaken, but God was near him all the time, because Jesus went through being really forsaken, He took away the separation that we had created between us and God.
David felt like God was far away, but he continued to trust in Him.
The suffering described in psalm 22 is extreme, David was speaking metaphorically. Someone today might say 'I feel like I got hit by a truck'. It is more expressive of the actual pain someone is going through.
David described the worst spiritual and physical suffering he could imagine, Christ was forsaken by God and died on a cross. And He referenced David's psalm.
If Christ had not come, our suffering would be meaningless. But He did, and our suffering is like the last few blows of an already defeated enemy. Painful, but we know we've won.
When we are suffering, we need to go to Jesus, because He knows what we are going through and can help us.
David was answered in the middle of his prayer, and goes on from suffering to thanksgiving and praise. Verse 21 he demands help, mid-way the verse, he received help 'from the horns of the wild oxen' as he says.
God did not deliver Jesus, but He was resurrected after He had gone through everything. Jesus went through more than David did, or than he imagined in his psalm. God saves us in a way that's more than we could imagine.
God is beyond our imagination.
These are basically the exact notes I wrote in church.
It was an awesome sermon. Tonight's sermon was amazing as well, but in a more personal way. Submitting fully to God's will, and being happy while doing it. Thy will be done in the Lord's prayer. LD 49.
17. Quiet.
18. God's blessing of an amazing pastor.
19. Books.
20. Being able to give to people.
Psalm 22. David wrote this psalm about a thousand years before Christ died. He was running from Saul.
The first 21 verses are of suffering and lament, midway verse 21 and the remainder is thanksgiving.
This is a psalm that is about Jesus Christ, but it is also our song, written by a man.
God often seems distant during times of hardship. David asks Him to be near three times in this psalm. If David (or we) didn't have God, he wouldn't have anything. No hope, no future, no reason to live.
Jesus teaches us to call God our Father, but when He was dying on the cross, He called Him 'My God'. He was truly forsaken by His Father.
How could God forsake God?
David felt forsaken, but God was near him all the time, because Jesus went through being really forsaken, He took away the separation that we had created between us and God.
David felt like God was far away, but he continued to trust in Him.
The suffering described in psalm 22 is extreme, David was speaking metaphorically. Someone today might say 'I feel like I got hit by a truck'. It is more expressive of the actual pain someone is going through.
David described the worst spiritual and physical suffering he could imagine, Christ was forsaken by God and died on a cross. And He referenced David's psalm.
If Christ had not come, our suffering would be meaningless. But He did, and our suffering is like the last few blows of an already defeated enemy. Painful, but we know we've won.
When we are suffering, we need to go to Jesus, because He knows what we are going through and can help us.
David was answered in the middle of his prayer, and goes on from suffering to thanksgiving and praise. Verse 21 he demands help, mid-way the verse, he received help 'from the horns of the wild oxen' as he says.
God did not deliver Jesus, but He was resurrected after He had gone through everything. Jesus went through more than David did, or than he imagined in his psalm. God saves us in a way that's more than we could imagine.
God is beyond our imagination.
These are basically the exact notes I wrote in church.
It was an awesome sermon. Tonight's sermon was amazing as well, but in a more personal way. Submitting fully to God's will, and being happy while doing it. Thy will be done in the Lord's prayer. LD 49.
17. Quiet.
18. God's blessing of an amazing pastor.
19. Books.
20. Being able to give to people.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thankfulness
So, one of my amazing friends posts about what she is thankful for a lot. And since I tend to make lists like that quite often, and it's a very good habit, I think I shall steal her idea... I hope that's ok...
Today I'm thankful for:
1. My nephews
2. My Dad's care of me
3. Yummy supper waiting when I got home
4. My co-workers at Wally's
5. My favorite black shirt
6. Jesus' death on the cross took my sins away!
7. Blue
8. Smiles
9. A reliable car
10. Warm hands early in the morning
~Thus far, perhaps I will think of some more tomorrow. Or soon. Or sometime...
Today I'm thankful for:
1. My nephews
2. My Dad's care of me
3. Yummy supper waiting when I got home
4. My co-workers at Wally's
5. My favorite black shirt
6. Jesus' death on the cross took my sins away!
7. Blue
8. Smiles
9. A reliable car
10. Warm hands early in the morning
~Thus far, perhaps I will think of some more tomorrow. Or soon. Or sometime...
Friday, February 18, 2011
So.
Life's busy.
My sister and her husband got a Kinect set, which is like a wii, only better. So I get to use it for free. Yay! It's good exercise.
I sent my application in to the bank the other day. We'll see what happens there. I very much doubt that they would hire me, especially since I made a typo which makes me look ignorant. (don't instead of doesn't) but now I can go and apply other places, 'cus I'm not using that for an excuse any more.
I finally forced myself to buy a map, after driving for an extra two hours looking for the skihill the other day. I figure it's probably worth the twenty buck, because I ended up using about that in gas when I was lost...
Other than that, God is good, my boyfriend is super, and my family is irreplaceable.
Life's busy.
My sister and her husband got a Kinect set, which is like a wii, only better. So I get to use it for free. Yay! It's good exercise.
I sent my application in to the bank the other day. We'll see what happens there. I very much doubt that they would hire me, especially since I made a typo which makes me look ignorant. (don't instead of doesn't) but now I can go and apply other places, 'cus I'm not using that for an excuse any more.
I finally forced myself to buy a map, after driving for an extra two hours looking for the skihill the other day. I figure it's probably worth the twenty buck, because I ended up using about that in gas when I was lost...
Other than that, God is good, my boyfriend is super, and my family is irreplaceable.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Life, in general
So...
Life's been interesting.
Last week Saturday I went to West Edmonton Mall's Waterpark by myself. They had super cheap rates that evening, for some charity or other.
So, I'm walking through West Ed, and this fellow stops me. He's like, "Do you wear makeup?" "Nope, I don't" "Really????" "No, never" " No eyeliner, either?" "Nope!" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Yup" "Well, I can make you look prettier for him" "Well, I think my boyfriend likes me the way I am"
Hehehe, he looked so nonplussed. I'm pretty sure most girls would have stopped to try whatever he was offering, and I might have, just for fun, but I was going swimming! I for sure did not in any way need any jazz dripping down my face in the water!! So he eventually just gave up, and I walked on my merry way...
Work's been interesting recently. It's really weird to work in a place where basically nobody gives a rip about the job. I ended up putting my back out, because nobody really cares what happens, so they weren't doing their jobs... So, I'm REALLY looking for a different job now.
Oh, and now I picked up some nasty bug from my little nephew, so I'm not going to work, either. At least I got a raise recently, so I'm earning more in the hours I do end up working...
So my family were planning to visit, and they aren't going to, because of us being sick, and my boyfriend can't come either, I for sure don't want him sick...
I read an awesome book I'd recommend to any girl who is even starting to think about relationships and stuff, called And The Bride Wore White. I think I'm going to let my sisters borrow it... There is a boy version, too, written by the lady's husband, called Who Moved The Goalpost? It made me think a lot. And that's good, right now especially...
Life's been interesting.
Last week Saturday I went to West Edmonton Mall's Waterpark by myself. They had super cheap rates that evening, for some charity or other.
So, I'm walking through West Ed, and this fellow stops me. He's like, "Do you wear makeup?" "Nope, I don't" "Really????" "No, never" " No eyeliner, either?" "Nope!" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Yup" "Well, I can make you look prettier for him" "Well, I think my boyfriend likes me the way I am"
Hehehe, he looked so nonplussed. I'm pretty sure most girls would have stopped to try whatever he was offering, and I might have, just for fun, but I was going swimming! I for sure did not in any way need any jazz dripping down my face in the water!! So he eventually just gave up, and I walked on my merry way...
Work's been interesting recently. It's really weird to work in a place where basically nobody gives a rip about the job. I ended up putting my back out, because nobody really cares what happens, so they weren't doing their jobs... So, I'm REALLY looking for a different job now.
Oh, and now I picked up some nasty bug from my little nephew, so I'm not going to work, either. At least I got a raise recently, so I'm earning more in the hours I do end up working...
So my family were planning to visit, and they aren't going to, because of us being sick, and my boyfriend can't come either, I for sure don't want him sick...
I read an awesome book I'd recommend to any girl who is even starting to think about relationships and stuff, called And The Bride Wore White. I think I'm going to let my sisters borrow it... There is a boy version, too, written by the lady's husband, called Who Moved The Goalpost? It made me think a lot. And that's good, right now especially...
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year.
So.
Laura and Henry and my nephews are in Mexico.
Which means I am home by myself.
Having been raised in such a large family, this is a new sort of experience for me.
But it's only the first day, we'll see how tomorrow goes, at church...
I would definitely be open to someone phoning now and again.
Meanwhile, I have to compose a cover letter for the job I'd like to get at the bank. The plan so far is to work there full-time and a few hours at Mcdonalds every day as well. Let's just say the road is stretching out long ahead of me, but I can't see it. And I don't really know what I should or even want to, do.
Maybe I should go someplace else for a while, I was originally thinking Australia sounded pretty good. I know several people who have gone for a while. And it's supposed to be easier to get a job there, too. Not so much do about visas and permits and such. Not that I would know. But less fuss always means, for me, a larger chance of doing whatever it is. I don't really know, though. Even though I love the sound of going and doing something like that, and I've really been enamored of Australia for several years, it still sounds like something somebody else can maybe do, but not me.
I asked my Mom for some of my favorite muffin recipes, so I should be able, if I end up having the time and inclination, to bake sometime this week. But I'll probably do some cooking, anyways, or I'll end up eating leftovers and bread. Maybe I should take a cooking class or something. It would probably be fun.
I just finished watching 'Julie & Julia'. It was actually recommended by a pastor, and now I know why. The relationships between the ladies and their husbands is amazing to watch. I loved it!
But I'd better go and finish the laundry, and a few other things I've put off too long already...
Ta ta for now!
Laura and Henry and my nephews are in Mexico.
Which means I am home by myself.
Having been raised in such a large family, this is a new sort of experience for me.
But it's only the first day, we'll see how tomorrow goes, at church...
I would definitely be open to someone phoning now and again.
Meanwhile, I have to compose a cover letter for the job I'd like to get at the bank. The plan so far is to work there full-time and a few hours at Mcdonalds every day as well. Let's just say the road is stretching out long ahead of me, but I can't see it. And I don't really know what I should or even want to, do.
Maybe I should go someplace else for a while, I was originally thinking Australia sounded pretty good. I know several people who have gone for a while. And it's supposed to be easier to get a job there, too. Not so much do about visas and permits and such. Not that I would know. But less fuss always means, for me, a larger chance of doing whatever it is. I don't really know, though. Even though I love the sound of going and doing something like that, and I've really been enamored of Australia for several years, it still sounds like something somebody else can maybe do, but not me.
I asked my Mom for some of my favorite muffin recipes, so I should be able, if I end up having the time and inclination, to bake sometime this week. But I'll probably do some cooking, anyways, or I'll end up eating leftovers and bread. Maybe I should take a cooking class or something. It would probably be fun.
I just finished watching 'Julie & Julia'. It was actually recommended by a pastor, and now I know why. The relationships between the ladies and their husbands is amazing to watch. I loved it!
But I'd better go and finish the laundry, and a few other things I've put off too long already...
Ta ta for now!
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