New Music

In November Denny and I went to Calvary Temple's Night of Praise (in Indy). It was awesome! While there we were introduced to a new singer/songwriter, new to us, I should say.

He had written a few of the songs that they performed that evening, and Denny and I were taken back by most of them. Anyway, this morning, since I have the day off, I've had time just to enjoy my morning, and I've spent most of my time, lost in this guy's music. He reminds me so much of a modern day Psalmist. If that even makes any sense. Anyway, I'd like to introduce you to him. You can meet him and hear some of his work by clicking here.

If, interested, you can hear more, and buy his music on Itunes.

Above all the presents...I love His Presence

I woke up early this morning. Really early. Like 3am early, when Josh decided to climb into our bed. I couldn’t get back to sleep, so I got up.

I actually love the wee hours of the morning. It seems to be the only time that all things in the house seem perfectly still. I sat down to have some time with God, and felt His presence immensely, particularly as I recalled a couple of friends in Terre Haute, and how God’s presence is so strong in my relationship with them. I love it when God makes His presence known, whether it be in the midst of our circumstances, or in the midst of our relationship with others…either way, there is nothing like God’s presence.

I sat down to read The Daily Bread, and I love the scripture that the writer used for this day’s devotion. Paul wrote that God is at work among people of all nations “so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:27-28)

I’m not sure which part of that scripture I like the best. Whether it’s the image of God working all around us as if to encourage us to seek Him out, to literally grope to find Him? Or the reassurance that He’s not far from each of us? Or the blessed fact that it is in Him that we LIVE and MOVE and HAVE OUR BEING.

All I know is that I love the way He loves us. I love the way that He desires to be in a real, intimate, relationship with us. I love the fact that He delights in every detail of our lives. And I love that in Him we live, and move, and have our being.

May you celebrate the fact that Christ came to Earth for you.

Happy Christmas Eve.

To My Blog

My Dearest Blog,

I've neglected you lately. I'm not sure what I've been doing, but I haven't been paying much attention to you. I think I've been on the computer so much at work, that I haven't wanted to touch it at home. You know, the painter's house never gets painted. The mechanic's car always needs worked on. Who wants to do at night what they've done all day at work. Data entry. Yikes.

So anyway, I vow to pay more attention to you. Not really. I'll just keep doing it like I always have...sharing my thoughts with you, as inspired. Like this post, for instance, definitely an inspired work.

Okay, now I'm turning you off, and I'm going to go share a bowl of cereal with your cousin the TV.

When Will I See You Again

This song has been on my brain ALL WEEK. Now I have others in the office singing it. :-)

(I love the 1970's video)

A Little "Elf" in us...

I have found it humorous, that nearly every time someone in our household has asked "what are we doing?" this weekend, Maren has responded with this quote from the movie "Elf"...

“First we’ll make snow angels for a two hours, then we’ll go ice skating, then we’ll eat a whole roll of Tollhouse Cookiedough as fast as we can, and then to top it off, we’ll snuggle.”

I've laughed everytime she's said it...just because it cracks me up. However, I must say that this time of year, to do what the quote says, sounds like the perfect day.