Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Catching up...


Caleb had his baptism at the end of last month. And here it is, the end of another month! Time is flying by! Summer Camp is almost here!

So much has been going on, I don't really know where to start!

The new milestones Caleb has reached: he only woke up once one night this month! He sits up all by himself. He rolls over and pushed himself up onto his hands and knees. He isn't crawling yet, just rocking back and forth! Had his first stay over night at Delanco this past weekend!

This past weekend was the Young Adult Retreat out at camp, and we had a blast! There were about 50 people in attendance- a lot of whom had babies too :) So it was nice to hang out with young families like us. It was also great to see my close friends like Cheryl, Kristen, and Joanna! With Joanna being in Ohio, it is so refreshing to catch up! God really spoke through Darryl, especially the last night (since my awesome husband stayed by our room while Caleb slept so I could go to the whole service!).

The whole message was about how "the word of God is not bound" 2 Timothy 2:8-9 And that since it is not bound, it moves past where I am, and is waiting for me at a future point of need. For instance- God knows exactly how I will be feeling and what I will be needing next week- and He already has a Scripture passage ready and waiting for me. Amazing! So we don't have to worry about the future, we can just be present in the moment trusting that He has gone ahead of us!!! And we need to recognize that this is our "best day ever" simply because He is with us and He is on our side!

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Transformed by His presence!

Ever just run smack dab into God? And when you collide, you are transformed?

That is what happened today. This morning's service was just amazing! I am so glad Caleb woke up in time for us to get to church! I definitely needed all that was said and sung! It started with the praise set... here are the phrases that captured my heart and why:

In Sing to the King "He's all I need" -I've not listened very well to the sermon I preached.... and I am still thirsty!

In Arise "Arise, take Your place" -He needs to take His place at the top of my priorities.

In Here I am to Worship "I'll never know how much it cost, to see my sin upon that cross" -I say it all the time: if He died for you, is it too much to ask that you get up a few minutes early to spend time with Him? What a kick butt challenge for myself today

In Amazing Grace "My God, My Savior has ransomed me and like a flood His mercy reigns..." -And mercifully, He still calls me- still invites me to spend time with Him- my God invites me. Whoa. That's huge and I still don't take Him up on His offer enough. I am overwhelmed by His mercy- that He doesn't chastise me for neglecting Him, but instead extends the invitation with more fervor.

And then PJ's sermon... am I praying 10 minutes a day? nope! am I reading at least a chapter of the Word a day? nope! ugh! this is my confession. I'm sure we're all in the same boat. let's encourage one another to run hard after Him- to give up whatever it is that is blocking us from having time for Him and pursue Him passionately!!!! Praising Him for being obviously present this morning!