joni

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2006-06-07T04:14:00.000-07:00

I love it when God challenges my heart. I love it when He shows me things that I can't see on my own. Because that is when change comes. While I have been sick with this foot and cold... (the foot is doing great by the way.. the cold is lying me flat out)... I have been seeing something that I have allowed to happen in my habits and in my thought processes. Things that have just slowly begun and then grown. Things that I wouldn't like in someone else..... yet I am seeing them in me. Yuck!! I love that God's grace and His mercy is always enough for even me. And that nothing can seperate me from His love.

It is easy to think of God like we do people.. people's love is conditional, it has boundaries and limits. God never gives up on us and His love never fails. I am secure in that one thing.. and it is enough!!

thanks david

2006-05-25T07:24:00.000-07:00

Was reading on my pastor's blog, if you haven't visited it yet you should. http://davidhayward.ca/

There was a prayer that he posted as part of his blog entry and I echo it so strongly I wanted to repost it.

A prayer of Thomas Merton:
“Dear God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself and the fact that I think that I am following you will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe this... I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
I hope I have that desire in everything I do.
I hope I never persist in anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this, You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it at the time.
Therefore I will trust You always, for thought I may be lost and in the shadow of death I will not be afraid, because I know You will never leave me to face my troubles all alone.”

Ya'll miss my thots eh?

2006-05-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

LOL well I find out that more friends read once I closed then I knew when it was open. LOL I have found that I like not having my stuff all out there. There is safety in not sharing.

I am soooo looking forward to this weekend!!! The ladies in my church and I are heading to Grand Manan for a three day retreat!!! YAHOO!!!! We are having a big lobster feast on Saturday night, can't wait!! What a great group of ladies. I have an absolute blast everytime we hang out. I feel so loved and safe with them.

Today is Joy's 33rd birthday.. Happy Birthday Joy!! Stinker is a week and one day older than I am. LOL

Hope ya'll are well and look forward to hearing from you! :)