For the Lord is Good!

For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations.
Psalm 100:5 AMP
http://bible.com/8/psa.100.5.AMP

Meditation has been sold as a mindless mantra, a zoning achieved by repeating over and over a word or sound that will open the soul to a higher level of knowledge or peace. This perception of meditation is a 180 from God’s definition found in Joshua 1:8. The term meditate is all about chewing and digesting like a cow chewing on her cud. Meditation is meant to transform and open your spirit to God’s wisdom and leading. As you read the Bible God speaks. When something pops out to you STOP! Mull it over. Think about what is being said. Ask God to explain it to you. Go back to it throughout the day. Ask God what He wants you to do with this information. Talk about it to the people you meet. Chew on it. Change.

Adventure on Whidbey Island

We took a ferry to Whidbey island. There were dark skies, sandy beaches strewn with logs and branches washed in by the tide, pools of reflective water remaining after the water receeded, stinky outhouses and lots of people determined to discover, have a great time and conquer the wild.

The longing for home

“I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now. The reason why we loved the old Narnia is that it sometimes looked a little like this.” — C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:1-4

Change: Its about THE DANCE

He cradles us and delights in our trust. He sings over us songs of deliverance and friendship and the dance. He invites us to invite others into the dance that will never end but reflects His sufficiency in each new stanza. Our partners may change faces but it is really Him in each refrain. But must we change? I am happiest with THIS SONG! I know this one best but I feel the change is at the door and it feels like death not new beginnings. Am I allowed to grieve? Must I celebrate? Must I dance? “Yes, my beloved, dance!” You smile as only you can, a smile that comes from a broken heart that carries our griefs and bares our sorrow to free us to love and receive love without borders. “Yes, DANCE!” You laugh, “But let Me lead!”

Change: Its about THE DANCE

What inspires you? How about the Code of the West? How about Art?

I visited the museum and firehouse in Franktown, Colorado, with my daughter and her children. The first thing that caught my eye was the Code of the West hanging in the entry just inside the front door. I thought it worth passing on.

The firemen at the station became the glue to transform a motto into a real hero. These guys totally threw themselves into sharing their tools and adventures with our little band.

I can’t help but think the Code of the West tugs at each of our hearts. It sets the bar high for honor and faithfulness and endurance and giving promises and commitments that require personal sacrifice and a hero’s heart. Don’t we want to be all that? Don’t we want to see the ones we love most to have the heart of a lion that will risk heaven and hell for our safety? That’s what Jesus did for us. And that is the bar my grandfather aspired to when he fell in love with my grandmother. Here I share with you his heart in a precious letter he wrote to his beloved O so many years ago. Enjoy and be inspired!

Colorado

Where babies dress to impress.

Where dogs stand guard against invaders.

Where daughters teach mothers how to cross pollinate squash.

Where daughters create classrooms to home school their children.

Where choke cherry berries are turned into “Love Cabin Syrup” and son in laws build hen houses to supply the family's need for eggs.

Where 2 year old hens can be picked up free from Craig’s List from a local farmer.

And giant sunflowers are raised to feed fowl.

Where horses tall, strong and gorgeous love a gentle touch.

Where little girls dress up for tea parties and gather close to watch their presents opened.

Did He Make the Putt??:SEVEN DAYS IN UTOPIA

This is a most awesome movie! It is inspiring, thought provoking, real, troubling, challenging. Very well done. Someone has said the unexamined life is not worth living. If you haven’t really considered yourself, who you really are, what you want the most out of or from life, What you fear, what you are chasing, perhaps now is the time.
://www.linksofutopia.com/cms/didhemaketheputt.html

Family, friends, food and fireworks

Such a happy day!

Introducing my guest blogger: Christian S.

Hi this is me, Christian. I was in school and I was wearing chapel clothes. That’s why I have them on.

This is a little bird that can go on my camera onto a person.

This is my sister Mia in the jungle.

Mia looks like a spy and this is really cool because she has cool spy glasses on.

This is my sister Sofia and she is my precious sister and I love her.

That’s a picture of my sister with her baby. She pretends that this is her baby.

I like gold and it is really cool.
I love gold.

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For the Lord is Good!

Adventure on Whidbey Island

The longing for home

Change: Its about THE DANCE

Change: Its about THE DANCE

What inspires you? How about the Code of the West? How about Art?

Colorado

Did He Make the Putt??:SEVEN DAYS IN UTOPIA

Family, friends, food and fireworks

Introducing my guest blogger: Christian S.