so after a month and a half...we went our seperate ways...for a weekend!
luke went camping with the boys...he got to fish, sit around a camp fire, hang with the boys, and enjoy a little time away with no phone reception. it had it's drawbacks with the chilly weather and the non-stop rain...but he wants to go again soon....which sounds like it'll be a lovely thing to do later in the spring once it starts to heat up again...which I'm not wishing upon us anytime soon....the weather right now is glorious!
i went to johnson city...which was wonderful and terrible...if i'm honest! the weekend was amazing...we had a blast. i had the privelege of being in my girlfriends weddings...she was beautiful and got to marry a loving man who pursues her heart, body and soul :)
the best part of the weekend i got to spend time with the women who truly make me better. it's funny...jenn and i were talking, on our long drive to charlotte, about the love for each other and the awareness of the Lord that we have when we're together...i'm so blessed to have these women in my life. jess posted in her blog about us and life and the treasure that our friendship is...http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjessgarner.blogspot.com%2F&h=c96aa
...i'm glad that we all feel the same :)
this week...begins a wild ride...i fill in details after i tie up some loose ends!
i'm thankful for the wonderful women in my life...but man, i was so ready to be in my husbands arms...it's a wonderful love that we have and i just enjoy having him at my side day in and day out! :) he's so good to me...and loves me so well....and pushes me to dream big....and pursue my passions :) what a gift.
i live the life :)
Monday, October 25
Tuesday, October 19
surprise
so why can it be so hard to believe something that is so straightforward?
...the Lord lets us know that we will have difficulty with how the world percieves us and treats us because of our relationship with him....and he tells us not to be surprised even if the world hates us. (1 John 3:13)
I by no means think that the people around me here in Phoenix hate me for my beliefs...but I do believe there is a good deal of dislike, dis-trust (is that a word), doubt, and disrespect because of my relationship with the Lord.
Of course this is not intended to be a generalization of everyone...but of a few. regardless it is really difficult...and if i'm honest...i wasn't prepared...i was in fact surprised.
generalizations drive me crazy...i'm not saying that i never generalize or judge...but i am saying that i think that it's absolutely ridiculous when people take one peice of the puzzle and think they know what the final picture will be.
i have always been so fortunate to have really amazing people surrounding me...to compensate for any negative that i had to deal with...and all that being said....i don't know that i've ever been so regularly, negatively judged for my relationship with the Lord.
anywho, i'm looking to the Lord...he's loving and teaching me.
i suppose now my struggle is...do i stay...know that it's normal...or do i walk away and wipe the dust from my feet and set out on a journey to a new town ?
not too long ago i got the opportunity to go to a YL leadership...where we disucussed Luke 9: 1-5 or Matthew 10...when Jesus sends his disciples out two by two into villages with nothing...to spread the word that the kingdom of Heaven is near...and Jesus tells his disciples to go into homes, leave their peace if the home will take it...but if the home doesn't welcome you to leave and dust off your feet before traveling onto their next town.
we talked about how the passage pertains to YL...that leaders should travel together doing contact work...for strength and encouragement...and to have a little peace. also that it is good to go to one place for some time...so it's good to love on and build a relatioship with a community (so that going deep rather than wife...or along with wide is good)...we also discussed that not everyone will recieve you well...and after coming into a town for some time and not being welcomed or listened to....that is is ok...and good...to move on (whether for a season or for good) wipe the dust from your feet and move on....meaning that it is good to not carry the burden, rejection, etc that is felt into the next stage...or else you will be burdened down by that which isn't necessary for one to deal with on thier own.
so now...i'm just wondering...does this pertain to life outside of direct ministry?
my brain runs all over.
i'm thankful for my friends,my family, and my life.
...the Lord lets us know that we will have difficulty with how the world percieves us and treats us because of our relationship with him....and he tells us not to be surprised even if the world hates us. (1 John 3:13)
I by no means think that the people around me here in Phoenix hate me for my beliefs...but I do believe there is a good deal of dislike, dis-trust (is that a word), doubt, and disrespect because of my relationship with the Lord.
Of course this is not intended to be a generalization of everyone...but of a few. regardless it is really difficult...and if i'm honest...i wasn't prepared...i was in fact surprised.
generalizations drive me crazy...i'm not saying that i never generalize or judge...but i am saying that i think that it's absolutely ridiculous when people take one peice of the puzzle and think they know what the final picture will be.
i have always been so fortunate to have really amazing people surrounding me...to compensate for any negative that i had to deal with...and all that being said....i don't know that i've ever been so regularly, negatively judged for my relationship with the Lord.
anywho, i'm looking to the Lord...he's loving and teaching me.
i suppose now my struggle is...do i stay...know that it's normal...or do i walk away and wipe the dust from my feet and set out on a journey to a new town ?
not too long ago i got the opportunity to go to a YL leadership...where we disucussed Luke 9: 1-5 or Matthew 10...when Jesus sends his disciples out two by two into villages with nothing...to spread the word that the kingdom of Heaven is near...and Jesus tells his disciples to go into homes, leave their peace if the home will take it...but if the home doesn't welcome you to leave and dust off your feet before traveling onto their next town.
we talked about how the passage pertains to YL...that leaders should travel together doing contact work...for strength and encouragement...and to have a little peace. also that it is good to go to one place for some time...so it's good to love on and build a relatioship with a community (so that going deep rather than wife...or along with wide is good)...we also discussed that not everyone will recieve you well...and after coming into a town for some time and not being welcomed or listened to....that is is ok...and good...to move on (whether for a season or for good) wipe the dust from your feet and move on....meaning that it is good to not carry the burden, rejection, etc that is felt into the next stage...or else you will be burdened down by that which isn't necessary for one to deal with on thier own.
so now...i'm just wondering...does this pertain to life outside of direct ministry?
my brain runs all over.
i'm thankful for my friends,my family, and my life.
Sunday, October 17
one year
so...i've now been married for just over a month...and we're celebrating the first weekend that we ever spent time together...yep, it's been a year now since we actually got to hold hands, ride in the same car, walk through Target and share a meal. how cool?!
and now...we've been married for a month! :)
tonight i cooked my first pork chops...and they were actually quite lovely...well, delicious...not really lovely...let's be real cooking is a really humbling experience...definitely something that i'm not all that good at! poor hubs.
thankful for the friends luke has...they love him well. thankful for the friends i have...they love me well. wish we could all just be together! :) oh...i get to be with them so soon...and luke gets to go camping with the boys...yay!
thankful for the life that i lead and the Lord who love me!
and now...we've been married for a month! :)
tonight i cooked my first pork chops...and they were actually quite lovely...well, delicious...not really lovely...let's be real cooking is a really humbling experience...definitely something that i'm not all that good at! poor hubs.
thankful for the friends luke has...they love him well. thankful for the friends i have...they love me well. wish we could all just be together! :) oh...i get to be with them so soon...and luke gets to go camping with the boys...yay!
thankful for the life that i lead and the Lord who love me!
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