Yesterday's reading talked alot about shouting the news and it made me think......When was the last time I shouted? When was the last time I heard someone shout?
We shout (yell) to each other at my house when we need each other. We shout (cheer) at ballgames. My 12-year-old does alot of the shouting--and his noise IS sometimes just out of the joy of life. I've howled at the moon (a great feeling, if you've never tried it). I've screamed to relieve great stress when I just couldn't take it. But shouting in joy......hmmm, not my natural response.
Maybe when I was younger. Visions of teenage girls squealing over something exciting. Young men giving the fist pump and the explosive "YES!" when things go their way. Is this something we give up as we grow older?
Shouting in Bible times was a way to get the news out. No microphones, no cell phones, no e-mails. So, perhaps shouting in today's world takes on those forms. Perhaps this blog in itself is my form of shouting.
So, today, I'm going to shout out and tell you......
I LOVE MY GOD! I LOVE TO WATCH HIM AT WORK IN PEOPLE'S LIVES! I LOVE HOW HE SPEAKS TO ME THROUGH HIS WORD AND MAKES WORDS THAT WERE WRITTEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO APPLY TO MY LIFE TODAY! I LOVE HOW HE PUTS PEOPLE AND EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO KEEP ME IN HIS WILL! I LOVE THAT HE LOVES ME--THE ONE THAT HAS ALL POWER AND STRENGTH STILL LOOKS DOWN AT LITTLE OL' ME AND SMILES! YEA, GOD!! I DO LOVE YOU!!
Parenting Lessons from Isaiah
Who would have thought that we would find parenting lessons in Isaiah? But in Isaiah 28-30 there are some great parenting jewels. And that should make sense because God is the ultimate parent.
Here are some of the jewels that popped out at me--especially since I'm raising teenagers and am around their friends all the time. If I can somehow hold on to these truths, I hope I can steer these bright, young people in the right directions.
Here are some of the jewels that popped out at me--especially since I'm raising teenagers and am around their friends all the time. If I can somehow hold on to these truths, I hope I can steer these bright, young people in the right directions.
Traveling Can Bring Scriptures to Life
Traveling in Ireland really brought some of the scriptures that we are reading to life.
Lessons from Hummingbirds
I hope you are not a hummingbird. I know it's been a long time since I "filled the feeder"!
Don't you love summer!
Traveling!!!
Been out and about!!
And yet I've noticed.....
People are really alike no matter where you are. We enjoy being acknowledged as a person. We open up to genuine interest. Whether serving or being served, we all have a story to tell.
I've watched a mom and dad sit up a little straighter when commented to about the good behavior of their children in a restaurant. I've listened to a young person who was making a big change in her life and moving to a new country and watched her gain confidence as she spoke. I've met people who, no matter their economic status or work situation, worry about and are proud of the same things I am--their loved ones.
We are so much more alike than different. And yet we often want to see the differences. We want to think that we are not this or that. We want to know that we are doing it better that others, that we are smarter than others. But really, the fun of life is in the things that connect us. Who will you connect with today? And with who will you see no common ground?
Been out and about!!
And yet I've noticed.....
People are really alike no matter where you are. We enjoy being acknowledged as a person. We open up to genuine interest. Whether serving or being served, we all have a story to tell.
I've watched a mom and dad sit up a little straighter when commented to about the good behavior of their children in a restaurant. I've listened to a young person who was making a big change in her life and moving to a new country and watched her gain confidence as she spoke. I've met people who, no matter their economic status or work situation, worry about and are proud of the same things I am--their loved ones.
We are so much more alike than different. And yet we often want to see the differences. We want to think that we are not this or that. We want to know that we are doing it better that others, that we are smarter than others. But really, the fun of life is in the things that connect us. Who will you connect with today? And with who will you see no common ground?
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