Sunday, October 23, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Biltmore
If you read my about me, you probably saw where I referred to my AWESOME house. Well, these are a select few reason why I think it is so grand...
Frequent Banana Gram battles:
This has become a frequent part of Tuesday evenings in our basement:
The largest study parties known to man:
The occasional wrestling match:
The boys destroying the kitchen...:
I AM
I am your living God, far more abundantly alive than the most vivacious person you know. The human body is wonderfully crafted, but gravity and the inevitable effects of aging weigh it down. Even the most superb athlete cannot maintain his fitness over many decades. Lasting and abundant life can be found in Me alone. Do not be anxious about the weakness of your body. Instead, view it as the prelude to My infusing energy into your being.
As you identify more and more fully with Me, My life becomes increasingly intertwined with yours. Though the process of aging continues, inwardly you grow stronger with the passing years. Those who lives close to Me develop an inner aliveness that makes them seem youthful in spite of their years. Let My Life shine through you, as you walk in the Light with me.
Psalm 139:14; Colossians 1:29; I John 1:7
- October 20, Jesus Calling
In my drawing class we are doing pretty intense anatomy studies of the human body. We have moved on from the skeletal system to the muscular system. I have found such a great appreciation for our bodies and how God has intertwined each muscle with another so that we can live and move in Him.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The longer I live in this world the more and more thankful I get that Jesus makes all things new. No matter what happens, how bad things hurt, or how screwed up everything gets, Jesus will come and claim those he loves and those who love him. It's so beautiful! Have hope, things won't always be this way. "Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!"
The more I let Jesus teach me the more I fall in love him with. When I just give him the space, open up my heart to him and let him fill it with his love and his knowledge. It never ceases to amaze me how much he wants to teach me. "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me...." It's just a matter of how much I am willing to let go of self.
Thank you Jesus for teaching me, and making all things new.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
A problem.
when you begin to use other people's computers for work, you leave yourself open to all kinds of attacks.
luckily, I (paige) think drew is SO COOL that it wouldn't matter WHAT he did to my blog. Even if he told the world how I am the sweatiest Timothean, or how I sleep in the office all the time, or how I think my fixy bike is better than everyone else's, or how much I obsess over great harvest bread, or how secretly I want to be a mailman when I grow up. No matter, because I think he is darned good looking and a fast runner and so, so wonderful in every way.
Here's to you Drew Miller, mighty hunter, yes? a fine figure of a man, yes? That is all you need to know, for now. yes.
luckily, I (paige) think drew is SO COOL that it wouldn't matter WHAT he did to my blog. Even if he told the world how I am the sweatiest Timothean, or how I sleep in the office all the time, or how I think my fixy bike is better than everyone else's, or how much I obsess over great harvest bread, or how secretly I want to be a mailman when I grow up. No matter, because I think he is darned good looking and a fast runner and so, so wonderful in every way.
Here's to you Drew Miller, mighty hunter, yes? a fine figure of a man, yes? That is all you need to know, for now. yes.
God Provides
I have always been intrigued by the idea of God's provision in certain circumstances. For example, Jesus feeding the 5,000.
I have been reading a lot in the books of Kings and am completely loving every second of Elijah and Elisha'a stories. Elisha has a few occasions in his story where God is shown providing over and above what the person needs to survive. For example, in 2 Kings 4: 1-7 Elisha comes in contact with a woman whose husband had died and the creditor was coming to take her two children as his slaves. She told Elisha that she had nothing in her house except a jar of oil. So Elisha said to fill up every jar she could find with her one bottle of oil. The oil ceased to run out until the very last jar was filled. Because God commanded for the oil to flow, she got to pay off all her debts and save her children.
Later on in 2 Kings 4: 42-44 a man came and met Elisha bringing bread grain and barley. Elisha told him to feed all 100 people with what he brought for just Elisha. I can imagine how confused he felt. Elisha told him that the Lord said to feed everyone until they all had their fill and that there would still be some left over. And there was.
I have always loved reading these stories...
Today I was painting a mural on the wall that I am working on as my summer internship project. I brought the only bottle of purple paint that I had from home to write a header above the mural, and I knew for a fact that it would NOT be enough to paint the entire header. I actually sat on the couch and decided not to even start because there was just a teeny bit left in the bottle and I didnt want to start something and not finish it. So I went downtstairs to the prayer room (where I am painting) and decided to just paint one letter to make sure I liked the color. Then I just kept painting...
Come the very end of the the words, I had just about the same amount of paint in that tiny bottle as when I started. I probably spent 15 minutes sitting in a chair next to the wall saying "that should not have happened. That just really shouldn't of happened, there is no way that there was enough paint in that bottle." But there was. With plenty left over for a second coat might I add.
After all this, I realized that God provided for Elisha and Jesus, therefor he will provide for me. He loves me just as much, all the time, forever.
I can still say, that no matter the circumstances, the distractions and the ignorance, I will see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living.
I have been reading a lot in the books of Kings and am completely loving every second of Elijah and Elisha'a stories. Elisha has a few occasions in his story where God is shown providing over and above what the person needs to survive. For example, in 2 Kings 4: 1-7 Elisha comes in contact with a woman whose husband had died and the creditor was coming to take her two children as his slaves. She told Elisha that she had nothing in her house except a jar of oil. So Elisha said to fill up every jar she could find with her one bottle of oil. The oil ceased to run out until the very last jar was filled. Because God commanded for the oil to flow, she got to pay off all her debts and save her children.
Later on in 2 Kings 4: 42-44 a man came and met Elisha bringing bread grain and barley. Elisha told him to feed all 100 people with what he brought for just Elisha. I can imagine how confused he felt. Elisha told him that the Lord said to feed everyone until they all had their fill and that there would still be some left over. And there was.
I have always loved reading these stories...
Today I was painting a mural on the wall that I am working on as my summer internship project. I brought the only bottle of purple paint that I had from home to write a header above the mural, and I knew for a fact that it would NOT be enough to paint the entire header. I actually sat on the couch and decided not to even start because there was just a teeny bit left in the bottle and I didnt want to start something and not finish it. So I went downtstairs to the prayer room (where I am painting) and decided to just paint one letter to make sure I liked the color. Then I just kept painting...
Come the very end of the the words, I had just about the same amount of paint in that tiny bottle as when I started. I probably spent 15 minutes sitting in a chair next to the wall saying "that should not have happened. That just really shouldn't of happened, there is no way that there was enough paint in that bottle." But there was. With plenty left over for a second coat might I add.
After all this, I realized that God provided for Elisha and Jesus, therefor he will provide for me. He loves me just as much, all the time, forever.
I can still say, that no matter the circumstances, the distractions and the ignorance, I will see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living.
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