Wednesday, December 31, 2008

17 Day to Jamaica

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I know I am not the only one looking forward to FFC returning to Jamaica. There is a family there who are anxiously waiting their new home.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Count Down

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This is one of my favorite pictures from FFC's mission trip to Jamaica last October. I am posting this picture in celebration! Our next mission trip to Jamaica departs in just 18 days. I am so looking forward to building another home for a Jamaican family and watching how this trip effects the team members lives.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas

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This Christmas day my heart is filled with gratitude, love and joy because I have received the greatest gifts. One of my gifts is my family, I have great parents, sisters, brother-in-laws, nieces, nephews and even a great nephew. Then there is the extended family, grandparents, aunts and uncles who have prayed for me - the effects of which I will not fully understand this side of heaven. They truly love each other and have blessed me with many wonderful memories of time shared. Another gift I have received is the group of individuals that I minister with at FFC. We have grown to trust each other, love and support each other and we are not afraid to have the difficult conversations that help us become more like Christ. These people have helped me to be a better person. And then there is the gift of friendship. I am amazed at the number of wonderful people who are a part of my life, each one brings me something unique in our relationship and for each friend I am thrilled to have them influence my life. I also feel that our blogging community is a gift - I love reading about your thoughts and lives and feel that I know some of you even though we have never had a face to face conversation. Thanks for sharing your lives on the web. So my greatest gifts outside of salvation is relationships. Thank you for the time you have given to me.

Now to each and every one of you may you enjoy the greatest gift, your relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ, who blesses us with every good thing.

Monday, December 15, 2008

God Speaks

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God Speaks through friends who give you songs:

Sunday, December 14, 2008

God Speaks

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God speaks through friends who send poems by e-mail.

I said, "Let me walk in the field";
God said, "No, walk in the town";
I said, "There are no flowers there";
He said, "No flowers, but a crown."
I said, "But the sky is black,
There is nothing but noise and din";
But He wept as He sent me back,
"There is more," He said, "there is sin."
I said, "But the air is thick,
And smog is veiling the sun";
He answered, "Yet souls are sick,
And your work is yet undone."
I said, "I will miss the light,
And friends will miss me, they say";
He answered me, "Choose tonight,
If I am to miss you, or they."
I pleaded for time to be given;
He said, "Is it hard to decide?
It will not seem hard in Heaven
To have followed the steps of your Guide."
I cast one look at the field,
Then set my face to the town;
He said, "My child, do you yield?
Will you leave the flowers for the crown?"
Then into His hand went mine,
And into my heart came He;
And I walk in a light Divine,
The path I had feared to see.
-George MacDonald

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Next step to Jamaica

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I received my psychological evaluation forms (Life History Questionnaire) and test from CSI this week. The life history covers everything from mental illness in any blood relative to medical conditions to spiritual history. It feels as though I have bared my entire live in these pages. Then they ask for a autobiography defined as "very brief summarization of life from childhood through the present time." So what exactly is "very brief" when it comes to almost half a century of life? It feels weird to summarize your life in a couple of paragraphs, but that to me is what very brief means.
The test is called the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. It took me a little over two hours to answer all 566 true and false questions. While I believe that the cumulative answers to these questions reveal a persons personality, each question on it's own seems a bit strange. I wonder what the questions I liked "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carrol, My hands and feet as usually warm enough, and I think Lincoln was greater than Washington reveal about your personality.
So my part of the next step is completed and now I wait again for the results......

Monday, December 8, 2008

Next Step to Jamaica

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I had my meeting this morning with the staff as CSI and I feel that everything went very well. They ask me many questions which lasted about 2 hours. When asked about my call to long term mission work, I was able to quote the scriptures that God has laid on my heart and also explain about the many other ways God has confirmed this call to me. In my last post I let you in on two of the scriptures that God opened up to me as I was considering this calling. We had great conversation about CSI ministries, their vision for short term mission trips, the role of being a long term missionary with CSI. The next step is the psychological testing. This comes in the form of a questionnaire which I will fill out and Pastor Kris acting as my proxy will return to the company that evaluates the forms and sends the results to CSI. After this test, I will possibly have an interview with CSI's personnel committee and or the executive board. The board does not meet again until May but they may agree to meet with me prior this. So as God leads I will follow him step by step.
PS: I feel so excited I can hardly contain myself. I want to move to Jamaica right NOW! But my self disciplined part knows that God's timing is perfect and anything outside of his timing just wouldn't be as good.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Jamaica Update

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Bright and early on Monday morning (9:00 am)I have a meeting with the CSI staff at the Muncie office. I think this is steps 5 and 6 as listed in this post. I am excited about visiting CSI World Headquarters and learning about my next steps in the process of becoming a missionary in Jamaica. However I am a bit apprehensive in communicating my calling. I find it difficult to adequately describe exactly what God has done in my heart and how He has communicated to me this calling on my life. Some of the things I will be sharing are how God placed a desire in my heart to live with and minister to the Jamaican people. How I believe that God has revealed to me in a dream that I would be moving into a new opportunity, and the instructions that He gave me in that dream. I will also be sharing how God has confirmed this calling through the words of fellow Christians and the bible. The following is a part of a letter I wrote to family and friends to describe my future plans.
"My first trip to Jamaica was last August and after that trip I came home with a tremendous love for the people of Jamaica. The desire to serve the people of Jamaica continued to grow in my heart; as Psalm 37:4 says “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart” I know God placed this desire in my heart because it is not like me to want to make major life changes. I have lived my entire life in this area of Indiana, close to my family, and until this trip I did not have any desire to move anywhere else. But now I know that God is calling me to explore a position as a full time missionary to Jamaica. I have heard him call me as he did Jeremiah in verse 1:7 But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. So I made a second trip to Jamaica in October and at that time I investigated the ministry of CSI in Jamaica and spent time with the other missionaries posted there. We discussed what God has placed in their hearts to do for him. I am beginning to understand what God would want me to do in Jamaica and as the vision becomes clear I will be sharing with my family and friends at the proper time. So I have surrendered to God in this matter and have begun the process of becoming a full time missionary. I can not begin to know God’s timing in this but will be faithful to move forward each step as he leads."
I will keep you updated as I learn more about this journey.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Jamaica Update

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Because I have had several people interested in what my process of becoming a long term missionary with CSI will be like I am posting the document from CSI titled:
Becoming a Missionary with CSI Ministries, Inc.
Any applicant seeking a ministry assignment must be a committed follower (disciple) of Jesus Christ, must agree with the doctrinal statement of CSI Ministries, Inc. (hereinafter refereed to as "CSI"), and have a clear understanding that missions is God's will for his/her life.
1. Send a current resume to the office headquarters.
2. Complete an application, and return it to the office.
3. If thought necessary, administrative personnel from CSI will conduct a reference interview with the applicant's pastor.
4. Reference questionnaires will be sent to all of those listed as references in the application. A second roundof reference questionnaires will be sent to those listed by the primary references.
5. CSI will follow up with the applicant concerning the reference questionnaires either in person or by electronic means, determined by the matters that may need further explanation or discussion.
6. Applicant should schedule a visit to the home office in Muncie, Indiana, after the references have been completed and are acceptable.
7. Applicant will complete psychological testing under the direction of a Christian psychologist or psychiatrist designated by CSI.
8. Schedule a two-week visit to a field (at the discretion of the International Director).
9. Undergo a complete medical/physical evaluation by a licensed physician. This evaluation must contain all elements required by the current "Plan Administrator" for CSI's group medical/dental insurance plan.
10. Upon successful and acceptable completion of the foregoing items, the applicant will be designated as a "missionary under appointment" with CSI.
11. Newly appointed missionaries will work with the CSI administration is setting budget and target dates for departure.
12. CSI will help the appointee with putting together a ministry support team.
13. The appointee will attend a pre-field orientation at Mission Training International in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is a three-week program, and the cost for this training will be included in the "one-time" expense portion of the budget.
14. New appointees must raise 100% of annual support, in cash and faith-promise commitments that will provide sufficient support for at least 18 months (commitments plus reserves). as well as 100% of one-time expenses before the final process of securing visas, work permits, airline tickets, etc., is initiated.
15. The appointee arrives on her/his field of service and begins serving as a CSI missionary!

As of this date I completed items one and two. I think that, Ronn Oren with CSI, has spoken to Pastor Kris about my desire to become a long term missionary to Jamaica. I may have a bit of an in here since Ronn is Kris' brother in-law and I have ministered under Kris for two years. The reference questionnaires have and are being completed by those I listed as references. So the next step I am waiting on is CSI to contact me about the references. Others who serve as missionaries with CSI have said that it took two years before they arrived in the field. For me it is still very early in this process and only God knows exactly when I will begin serving as a CSI missionary in Jamaica.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Paradise?

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Allow me to tell you about an experience I had while in Jamaica. I wish that you could see what I saw, feel what I felt, and smell what I smelled. I will do my best to describe to you this experience. Come with me now and stand in the hot sunlight, narrow and shade your eyes, and look at the two long block buildings painted in worn pastel colors. Step inside and allow your eyes to adjust to the dim light. Don't breath too deep the odor is offensive, make sure your hands are empty, you will need to shew the flys away. Now brace yourself as you look at all the people lying in the small beds lined up against both walls of the narrow room. They are sick, weak and many are not mentally alert. I want to look away, fix my eyes on the floor, the ceiling or the door. Really I just want to run outside, but instead I watched as the sound of a single guitar began filling the air with music. As the voices of the visitors began to sing praises to God the people in the beds who has at first appeared to be just this side of death, came to life. They clapped their twisted and gnarled hands, some sat up and sang along. One woman even began to dance around.
Now let's muster up all that is good within us and go speak to the shrivelled up old man, lying in the bed, next to the screen door that is hanging about half open. Say hello and he will responded with a smile and introduce himself. Then he will tell you just how blessed he is that the Lord has given him one more day to live. He will tell you about what a good life he has had and how good God has been to him. He will then tell you about what he has heard as he lies there listening to the "BBC" on his small transistor radio. He says that he has heard about the financial problems in your country. He is concerned about the war in Iraq. He knows more about the Presidential candidates than I do and is concerned about the upcoming election. He then says, "I am praying for your country." There is nothing to say. All I can do is express my thanks, wipe my eyes and walk away.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

the shack

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I read "the shack" over the weekend and came away from reading this book with three things.
First I have a renewed appreciation for all the relationships in my life. I have the best parents who truly love and seek the best for me. I have wonderful friends who will settle for nothing less than my giving my best to God. I work with the best staff ever, I love those guys and gals. I want to love deeper and better and without fear. My prayer is "Papa - teach me to love like you do." Second I came away from reading this book by walking down the path of remembrance of all the times that the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit have met with me and brought healing and freedom to my life. How wonderful those meetings have been. I look forward to many more meetings with them. The third thing reading "the shack" did for me was to bring me to the point of awareness of the fact that I often come to God with expectation of how he should bless me, answer my prayers etc. instead of coming to Him in love with expectancy of Him giving me His very best. I recommend reading "the shack" it was a great way to spend a weekend. You can find out more about the book here www.theshackbook.com.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

I'm Stuck

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I'm stuck in Jamaica, my heart just will not come home.... so I am going back. I will be leaving on the 18Th for a week long trip. The purpose of this trip is to seek God and his will for my life. I'm exploring the possibility of becoming a full time missionary in Jamaica. If this is God's call for me it will be the biggest, hardest, most exciting and wonderful thing I have ever done. This trip is just step one in what is expected to be a year long journey of preparation. While I am in Jamaica, I am asking the Lord to help me grasp the vision of CSI's ministry, to help me see what role he would want me to fill and to speak to me in profound ways that will confirm beyond any doubt my next steps in life.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Jamaica

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Meet Phillip Ramsook. Shake his leathery hand and know the hard labor he does to survive. Look into his eyes and see the hope and excitement of having a new home. Watch his actions as he looks on while others construct his home. He has ideas and dreams for what his new home will bring. Listen to the tone of his voice while he says, I so thankful, thank you for my home. View the increasing smile while you hand him the keys to his new home. Let him melt your heart as he did mine.
My prayer for you is that you will someday meet a Phillip Ramsook and that your life will be changed by the encounter.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

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Mountains of Jamaica and Beans of Indiana are both beautiful in my eyes.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Love

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I never thought I would fall in love, but I have... with a country and it's people.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Quote

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Most of us sincerely love the Lord and are thankful for all He has done. However, too many are more comfortable celebrating what Jesus has done than accepting who He desires to be to us. We sing of His victories and teach of His mercies, yet rarely do we quiet our hearts and surrender to His presence. We want Him near enough to protect us but not so close that our consciousness is captured by His presence.
Frances Frangipane


Link to the entire article.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Inheritance

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I have been thinking a lot lately about inheritance. In our culture we only receive an inheritance when someone in our family line dies. It is only after they have lived their life and accumulated wealth that we receive our inheritance. This is the same with God's culture. Because Christ died, and His life was filled with wealth, we have our inheritance now. We have inherited the kingdom of God and God's kingdom is: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self control. Our inheritance is freedom from slavery and everything that binds us. It is the promised land where we are able to overcome all of our enemies and live in perfect peace. Our inheritance is the promised land flowing with milk and honey, filled with fruit larger than we have ever seen. Our inheritance is a mansion in heaven, it is eternal life and so much more than I can understand.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Art

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In earlier posts I have shared with you some of the art I have in my home. I most enjoy the pieces by people I know and love. So here is a picture of a water color by mygrandmother, Garnet Allen.


Monday, July 7, 2008

Blogging Vacation

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I took a blogging vacation. I just felt like getting away from it for a while. It's not that I don't want to interact with all of you, honest, it's just that I got tired of messing with blogging. I have still been reading blogs from time to time, but sometimes I feel like so many blogs to read and so little time.
I like the new blog list that shows when someone has posted recently so I may give that a try. It looks like an easy way to keep up with the fresh posts without visiting each and every blog. Pastor Kris, Pastor James and I had a conversation a while back about reading blogs with an RSS feed or on blog line and I explained that I like to go to the actual blog. It feels to me like the difference of calling someone on the phone or visiting in your living room. Pink agreed with me but Kris is an RSS feed guy.
I also think I need a blog update class. I feel like I am so far behind in all the new templates and features. Any volunteers to tutor me on new blogging features? So to those of you who wondered, I am still here and will continue to blog occasionally.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Joy & Relationships

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Thanks PK. We had a great time at Chili's today for lunch! It was wonderful reconnecting with the Grime's family and the Bickford family. Before I left church I was stopped by another family, the Webb's, who were planning on having lunch at Chili's so we added them to our party. They shared about their Colorado vacation. It was good to get to know them better. For me my relationship with the Webb's began at the altar in prayer. I am glad that our relationship moved a step further to sharing a meal. During lunch the conversation moved to, "We should do this more often." We talked about finding a family we don't know and having lunch with them. It would be wonderful if we just follow through on this and begin a relationship with someone new. My church family sure brings me a great deal of joy.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Whatever

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I have learned that whatever Satan says to you God has declared the opposite first.
If Satan says you are worthless, God has said you are of great worth, first.
If Satan says you can't do anything right, God has said that I have given you gifts and abilities to use for my glory, first.
If Satan says you have nothing of value to say, God says you have written my word on your heart so proclaim it, first.
If Satan says your life has no value, God says you were bought with a great price, the life of my Son and he has given you abundant life, first.

I need to get first things first and remember what God said first before the voice of Satan says the opposite. So when Satan comes against my mind I am going to say whatever! God said the opposite first so if you are attacking me in any area of my life I will remember that it is because God has a great plan for my life. Satan says the opposite to keep my from believing that what God has said first is true.

Friday, May 16, 2008

Tagged

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This is for all of you who tagged me.
I have included the instructions just in case you are as slow as I am at getting in on the game.

(1) Each player answers questions about themselves.

(2) At the end of the post, tag 5 people by posting their names.

(3) Go to their site/blog and leave a comment telling them that they have been Tagged. Invite them to your site/blog so they can read the Tagged post.

(4) Let the person who tagged you know when you have completed your Tagged post.

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
Getting to know Jesus Christ and allowing Him to transform my life. Praying with Farmland Friends Church about building a bigger church at a new location.
2. What are 5 things on your "To Do" list?
Finish my degree, the one I have started a couple of times.
Be more disciplined about reading and studying, first the Bible and then other material.
Payoff my Building to Bless pledge and then my mortgage.
Continue learning to love others as Christ does.
3. What are 5 snacks you enjoy?
Popcorn, Ice Cream- just plain vanilla, Cheese Curls-puffs not crunchy, M&M's, Plain Hershey's chocolate bars.
4. Name some things you would do if you were a millionaire.
Payoff the debt of the church and build an administration building.
Make my entire family debt free. Give some to my friends. Remodel my kitchen.
5. Name some places where you have lived.
Muncie, Indiana. Royerton, Indiana, Parker City, Indiana, Farmland, Indiana.
6. Name some bad habits you have.
Straightening up others desks. Being a neat freak to the point it annoys others. Finishing others sentences.
7. Name some jobs you have had.
Hamburger flipper at McDonald's, Waitress at Pizza King and Red Lobster, Administrative assistant at First Merchants Bank. Pastor of Administration at Farmland Friends Church.
.8. Name those whom you are tagging: Abby, Tonya and I think the rest of you have already played.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Art

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This old color painting was created by my Great Grandfather Hershel F. Allen. Great Grandpa Allen was a pastor at East 16Th Street Church of God. He was a strong and gentle man. This painting belongs to my mother at this time but will one day be part of my inheritance.
After Great Grandma Jacobina passed away at an early age my Great Grandpa married her sister, so as I grew up we always referred to them as Grandpa and Aunt Kate. I know this sounds kind of strange but it is perfectly moral and legal.
Now you know a piece of my odd family history.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Art

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I recently purchased these watercolor paintings from Abby Wagner's on line "etsy.com" shop. (Forgive me for the bad photograph. It does not do the paintings justice.)

One of my goals in life is to collect art from people that I know and love. Abby was one of those people that I immediately liked and clicked with. You know how that happens sometimes. You meet someone and right away you find that you have similar likes and dislikes, your personalities are compatible and you just really enjoy being around them. Abby is one of those people in my life. We got to know each other while serving on FFC's First Impressions team and I have grown to love Abby and her family. I can't wait to get my Polaroid paintings framed and on the wall. Having items created by those I care about brings me a great deal of pleasure. It reminds me of them and brings to my mind how much I enjoy and love each person. This makes each piece so much more than just something pleasant to look at. Each piece of art becomes part of my life story and the people who have touched my life. I have several other pieces of art from family and friends that I will share with you in future posts, and give you some background on my relationship with each individual.

Friday, April 4, 2008

One more I want to know

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What makes a verbal church announcement memorable?

Friday, March 28, 2008

I want to know

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Here is the next thing I want to know.
What are the most important aspects to you of a worship service at Farmland Friends Church and why. This can be anything you can think of - from the attitude of the greeters to the temperature of the sanctuary. I really, really want to know what you think, don't worry about what you say just be honest and of course don't be cruel, and don't forget to explain why.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

I want to know.

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I want to know:
What do you do when you sit down to your home computer?
How much time do you spend a day playing on the computer?

When I sit down I usually play a game of spider solitaire, work a puzzle on jig zone, read through the FFC blog roll on Pastor Kris' blog, and then I might post a blog of my own. I sometimes shop on line, or research something that I just want to know about.
I spend about and hour or so a day playing on the computer.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Master Pieces

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I thought I would share my first ever pottery with you. It is all very "kindergarden" but I have really enjoyed Jasen Combs class at Corner Stone Center for the Arts. Maybe some day I will be able to control the clay. Right now it seems as though the clay has a life of it's own and does just as it pleases.

My pinch pot.



My coil pot

My slab vase


My thrown pot (made on the pottery wheel)


I have made some progress, my pieces are improving.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Thirsty?

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Psalm 42:1-2
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?


Revelation 21:6
"It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the Beginning and the End.
To him who is thirsty I will give to drink
without cost from the spring of the water of life.


Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Psalm 63:1-6

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Psalm 63
O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Love

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Because today is valentines day I thought I would blog about love. Specifically about love languages. I recently read The Love Languages of God by Gary Chapman. In this book he describes five love languages that God speaks: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. While reading this book I discovered that my primary love language is Physical Touch. There is nothing that is more wonderful to me than being in the presence of God where I can feel His touch. This helped me to understand why I am so moved to raise my hands, dance, sway, and just move physically during musical worship. It is my way of expressing back to God, in my primary love language, my love for Him. When I raise my hands in worship my heart is saying what Romans 12:1 states. Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. At other times I raise my hands in agreement with the words of the song, while singing "I am free" my heart is giving God thanks for all the freedom He has given me. At other times I reach up to ask my Father to pick me up and comfort me when I am down. I know that expressing your love for God physically is very uncomfortable for some of you. But each of you have a primary love language and we all tend to express our love in our primary language. Think about what your primary love language might be and how you can express your love back to God.
Happy Valentines Day!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Focus

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Do you ever have times is your life where you can only focus on what is right in front of you?
I have had a season recently where all I could see was the junk right in front of me. The picture above is my view from my bedroom window. All I can see is the neighbors shed, wood pile, camper, boat and van. This is not the best view in the world. Anyone who really knows me, would say that I am a neat freak. I like things super tidy. I clean off the top of my desk every day before I go home. Everything goes into the proper file and my to do list is ready for the next day. I am just overly organized by nature. So there are times when I can't seem to get my mind off of the junk (life issues) that are right in front of me.

But I am learning to look beyond what is right in front of me and I am working on getting my eyes fixed on Jesus.
Hebrews 12:2 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

When my eyes are fixed on him the junk in front me does not bother me so much.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Scavenger Hunt

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I made a trip to Muncie tonight to find 450 of the same item for church this weekend, and to get food before the snow hits. Stopped at Target and found about one third of what I needed. Then on to WalMart and believe it or not WalMart did not have any of what I needed, and I thought that you could buy everything at WalMart. I then tried Marsh, again no luck. Dollar Tree was the next stop, none there. Walgreens stuck out, Aldi's was a big chance and no luck. Tried CVS, they had some but not the right size. I found a few at Deals under a Dollar. Found the rest of what I needed at Dollar General. It was a fun hunt and I got pretty excited when Dollar General had exactly the amount I needed. I then spent quite a while for the cashier and manager to figure out how to process a tax exempt purchase.
All in all it was fun hunting.
I think that you will enjoy your suprise this weekend.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Thankful

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Do you ever have times in your life where little things are very enjoyable. I have had several items lately that have brought me joy. For the first time in many years I have subscribed to a magazine. I would not have done this if it was anyone other than my niece selling magazines. But I caved in and ordered Birds and Blooms. I received my first issue this week. The pictures are beautiful and I enjoy reading the articles written by other lovers of birds and blooms. It makes waiting for spring a little easier.
I also keep thinking about next Monday when I get to go play with clay again. Playing with clay is just so much fun!
Then I signed up today to go with some dear friends to a conference called "Restoring the Walls". I am anxiously awaiting the end of February when we get to go be refreshed in the presence of God. I am also very thankful to have friends that will pray for me, minister to me and just help me out when I lose my focus. God is so good to us and gives us so many wonderful things to enjoy.

Monday, January 28, 2008

I'm back

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Just thought I would let you know that I am still around. That little project I posted about is what I have been spending my time on. I should have it finished up in a few more weeks. Now that I can see the end of the project I will try to post a few blogs. By the way this is my 62ND post. I just thought I would comment on my
62ND post because no one ever comments on a number like 62.
Tonight I attended my first ceramics class at The Corner Stone Center for the Arts. I made a pinch pot and worked on a coil pot, then watched a demonstration on throwing clay on a wheel. I can't wait until next week. I have always loved playing in the dirt and clay is just another form of dirt.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

8 days to Jamaica

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8 days to Jamaica and the experience of worshiping with our Jamaica brothers and sisters in Christ

Friday, January 4, 2008

13 days to Jamacia

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13 days to Jamaica and a "bit" of rest for PK.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New Year

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A healthy and prosperous New Year to you all!