February 2011
8 posts
January 2011
13 posts
Yet
Psalm 22:1-11
1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? 2O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
3Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. 4In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. 5They cried to you and were...
Dear Jesus,
“Help me to learn flute, piano, and violins. And help me to get a good friend & a good grade.” Love, Erica.
“I have a hamster dog and it bite me.” Love, Amber.
“Please let my mom do good in her work.” Love, Ines.
“Please make Daniel’s Bad word’s go away please help me” Love, Joshua
“I am alergic to homework. Can you help...
Why...
are some words like “teacher” and “fireman” so direct with their definitions and words like “umbrella” or “jazz” embody definitions that don’t really relate to the word itself at all?
Teach-er: One who teaches.
Fire-man: A man who fights fire.
Um-brel-la?: An object that protects you from the rain.
J-a-z-z??: A particular style of music...
Dream
I’m with my sister in some nice apartment. We got out onto the balcony, see the roof of another building. Sister jumps, flies, and lands gracefully on the roof. She beckons me over. I look over the balcony. It’s a loooong way down. Look over my back to see if I have anything to sustain me during flight. Two little nubs of wings flutter feebly. Great. I look over nervously to my sister,...
Well, hum
Lately I’ve been feeling antisocial. I always thought of myself as antisocial because I never felt I truly belonged. But, ever so slowly, I begin to look around at the family, friends, and church God has given me and realize that, no, I’m not really antisocial at all. It’s all these little walls and barriers of insecurity that I’ve built to “protect” myself...
2 = 0 + 1 + 1
If you think about it, even though we feel it’s a brand new year or a fresh start…the sky is still blue, the mountains stand unchanged, life is still moving on. Every day is a new start, a chance to be renewed and restored, to start over. Make the most of your days.
2011: Less of me, more of You.