Miss Mooney:

My favorite memory of Miss Mooney was one day in church when we were missing a few people (some of the more better and louder singers). After our first song you could hear her quite clearly comment "Seems all the good singers are gone today." (or something like that). Well that made me laugh but what was even funnier was the very next song everyone "stepped up the plate" and sang much more heartier and louder. It was great!

I'll miss seeing her sitting there in her seat with her knitted hat, her squeezing your hand when you said hello...

Thank you Lord for the assurance of knowing that Miss Mooney is experiencing the lines from this song by Chris Rice:

"Deep enough to dream in brilliant colors I have never seen

Deep enough to join a billion people for a wedding feast

Deep enough to reach out and touch the face of the One who made me

And oh, the love I feel, and oh the peace

Do I ever have to wake up

‘Cause peace is pouring over my soul

See the lambs and the lions playin’

I join in and I drink the music

Holiness is the air I’m breathin’

My faithful heroes break the bread and answer all of my questions

Not to mention what the streets are made of

My heart’s held hostage by this love."

Job:

As in the book of Job, chapter 33

"Yet if there is an angel on his side as a mediator, one out of a thousand,
to tell a man what is right for him, to be gracious to him and say,
Spare him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom for him.
...
Then he comes to men and says,
I sinned, and perverted what was right,
but I did not get what I deserved.
He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit,
and I will live to enjoy the light."

Thank the Lord we do have an "angel" on our side who found a ransom for us - Jesus.

As in what you do for a living "job":

Really enjoyed my job today! Meeting with people around job duties, working on a document where I had to talk to manages/program managers between trying to pull the document together from all these areas, even looking forward to interviewing some people for jobs. All in all it's been a good week, where I have felt that I'm doing a decent job and kinda know what I'm talking about LOL

Thank you Lord for my job, how it has been challenging me, helping me to realize some of my skills and what I enjoy doing, how it has helped financially. Thank you Lord for only having to deal with my dizzy episode and the after effects for one day instead of a week like last time.
Thank you Lord for your son Jesus who paid my ransom, who is my mediator, who is my light.

A Day of Posting....

Here is a video of kids letters to God combined with a song that I have always loved by Nicole C Mullen...hope you enjoy.




While I'm still waiting for Kristie to get ready (I don't remember taking this long when I was a teenager!!) here is a song by one of the bands Kristie listens to:

Beliefs...

Any interesting quote from the book Eragon:

"Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe."

Bible Verses:

Well, I'm trying to read the bible in a year plan. I have done it in past years but the last few years have struggled to read the bible much. So far I haven't fallen behind schedule (only because some days I read a few days worth...well I just want to finish the story, Genesis has a lot of action in it!)

I'm unto Job now. I thought maybe to keep myself motivated I would use my blog to write out certain scripture that makes me think, or pause, or have some insight, or just plain old like. So I am started with Job. This passage made me pause and go wow...

"At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shave his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship..."

Fell to the ground in worship.

Okay, I would have fallen to the ground myself but in worship? Wow.

Thank you Lord for Kristie being home this weekend, for nice enough weather to walk home in (and warm clothes), another week of no dizzy spells, my ipod that decided to work again; help me to worship you through the hard times in my life not just beg for help..."may the name of the Lord be praised."

Habits....

Why is it that bad habits are easy to form, and hard to break but good habits are hard to form and easy to break???? Enquiring minds want to know!!!!

Thank you Lord for nice walking weather, interesting challenging work week, our new computer, no dizzy spells, conversations with daughters, being tired at the end of the day, popcorn, smoothies and your love, patient, forgiveness, grace, mercy and being beyond my understanding.