Archive for December, 2008

reading list for 2009

I have finally compiled my reading list for 2009.  My goal this year is 50 books… with 11 of them as classic repeats. The first 32 on this list are books that I already own.  The final 18 are ones that I’m hoping to add to my library throughout this year.
(the ones marked through are [...]

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such a fun day…

Jessica, Katie and I had the day off work and decided to go up to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville for the day…  here are some of the highlights!  :)  enjoy

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never changing love

No matter what your circumstances are, God’s love never changes. The cross, the death of Jesus Christ, and His resurrection are God’s final, total, and complete expression that He loves you. Never allow your heart to question God’s love. Settle it on the front end of your desire to know Him and experience Him. He [...]

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i will help thee

“I will help thee, saith the Lord.”  Isaiah 41:14

This morning let us hear the Lord Jesus speak to each one of us: “I will help thee.” “It is but a small thing for Me, thy God, to help thee. Consider what I have done already. What! not help thee? Why, I bought thee with my [...]

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fear not

when the angels appeared to the shepherd’s they said “fear not.”  because hope has come.  the Prince of Peace is born… coming to bring peace. His dominion will have no end….judgment and justice belong to Him both now and forever. For God so loved the world…  the grace of God has appeared.
I’m sitting here watching [...]

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what a day…

its 2:17 am. two firemen just left my apartment.
i almost had to go to the ER today.
yikes.
i woke up to my carbon monoxide detector going off at 2 am. i called 911 and they sent a fire truck to come investigate. i opened my windows and doors because the 911 lady told me to, [...]

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a living hope

“There is no pit so deep but Christ is deeper still.” Corrie Ten Boom
Consider Christian, that all your . . .
  trials and troubles,
  calamities and miseries,
  crosses and losses,
which you meet with in this world–is
all the hell that you shall ever have!
Here and now you have your hell.
Hereafter you shall have your heaven!
This is [...]

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rest

i’ve got the next two weeks off work.  sigh.
what to do???  rest… wedding preparations for Andrew and Jennifer… trip to the mountains… going away party for Christa… hmm… hopefully fun times await over the next 2 weeks.  :)

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why?

if man bears Your Image then why do I see such
wickedness, pain and despair?
It doesn’t quite equal what I’ve come to know
of a God of forgiveness and care.
I don’t understand.  I’m too weak to stand.
Please hold me, this doesn’t make sense.
I know You allow pain, and control all the rain,
but right now, God, this feels too intense.
Please listen, [...]

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the One

 
Lost and cold, a little bird walked,
For a broken wing hindered its flight
Her heart was so numb that after some time
Her sweet singing was muffled by fright.
 
What’s a bird if it can’t fly?
she sighed with no relief.
Not a tear, not able to cry,
Yet sad beyond belief.
 
So on she wandered many long years
Just wishing for [...]

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