Psalm 33
1 Good people, cheer God! Right-living people sound best when praising. 2 Use guitars to reinforce your Hallelujahs! Play his praise on a grand piano! 3 Invent your own new song to him; give him a trumpet fanfare. 4 For God's Word is solid to the core; everything he makes is sound inside and out. 5 He loves it when everything fits, when his world is in plumb-line true. Earth is drenched in God's affectionate satisfaction. 6 The skies were made by God's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. 7 He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg. 8 Earth-creatures, bow before God; world-dwellers - down on your knees! 9 Here's why: he spoke and there it was, in place the moment he said so. 10 God takes the wind out of Babel pretense, he shoots down the world's power-schemes. 11 God's plan for the world stands up, all his designs are made to last.
12 Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he's put in his will. 13 From high in the skies God looks around, he sees all Adam's brood. 14 From where he sits he overlooks all us earth-dwellers. 15 He has shaped each person in turn; now he watches everything we do. 16 No king succeeds with a big army alone, no warrior wins by brute strength. 17 Horsepower is not the answer; no one gets by on muscle alone. 18 Watch this: God's eye is on those who respect him, the ones who are looking for his love. 19 He's ready to come to their rescue in bad times; in lean times he keeps body and soul together. 20 We're depending on God; he's everything we need. 21 What's more, our hearts brim with joy since we've taken for our own his holy name. 22 Love us, God, with all you've got - that's what we're depending on. (the Message)
12 Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he's put in his will. 13 From high in the skies God looks around, he sees all Adam's brood. 14 From where he sits he overlooks all us earth-dwellers. 15 He has shaped each person in turn; now he watches everything we do. 16 No king succeeds with a big army alone, no warrior wins by brute strength. 17 Horsepower is not the answer; no one gets by on muscle alone. 18 Watch this: God's eye is on those who respect him, the ones who are looking for his love. 19 He's ready to come to their rescue in bad times; in lean times he keeps body and soul together. 20 We're depending on God; he's everything we need. 21 What's more, our hearts brim with joy since we've taken for our own his holy name. 22 Love us, God, with all you've got - that's what we're depending on. (the Message)
posted by Our God Reigns | 8/14/2007 10:05:00 PM
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Hi Girlies! this is from Greg Laurie:
"Bible Study: Give It All You’ve Got"
Someone once approached a great Bible teacher and told him, "Sir, I would give the world to know the Bible as you do."
The teacher replied, "And that is exactly what it will cost you."
Would you give the world to know the Bible? By that I mean, would you be willing to give up something in exchange for knowing God’s Word? This is what the Apostle Paul meant in Romans 12 when he wrote, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (v. 2). How do you renew your mind? By studying the Word of God.
If you have determined to study the Bible for yourself, I want to bring to your attention three principles from Proverbs 2 that will help you get the most out of Bible study.
First, listen to God and treasure His instructions (2:1). Recognize how valuable the Bible is and come with eagerness to God's Word. In Acts 2, we read of new believers who gladly received God's Word and devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching. Acts 17 tells us about the believers in Berea who listened to Paul's message and searched the Scriptures day after day to see if the things he was saying were true. In the same way, we should hunger for the Word.
Second, pray for insight and understanding (v. 3). Ask God to open His Word to you. The psalmist prayed, "Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law" (Psalm 119:18). The next time you open up your Bible, pray that God would illuminate the truth of His Word to your life and show you how to apply it.
As you read, slow down. Take a little time. I would rather read five verses with comprehension than 15 chapters of the Bible and never understand a word. Read slowly and carefully, contemplating what the verses say to you and how they apply to your life.
The word meditate appears in the Bible often. It means, "to chew something over." Think about it. Ponder it. Psalm 1 describes the blessed man as one who delights in the law of the Lord and "in His law he meditates day and night" (v. 2).
Third, seek it as though you were searching for lost money or hidden treasure (v. 4). As you read through the Bible, think of it as mining for gold. Do you look for a quarter if you drop it? I do. Do you look for a dime? I do. Do you look for a penny? I do, depending on the circumstances. If you want to get the attention of a crowd, then drop a pocketful of change on the ground. Everyone will stop to look for it, because there is value in money.
Let's say, for example, that you somehow misplaced $1 million. Do you think you would go searching for it? I think I would. If I will look for a quarter, then I would look for a million dollars. But there is more than a million dollars in the Word of God. There is buried gold in the pages of Scripture. But you need to get to it and search it and find what is in the Scriptures for you.
The Bible tells us, "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple . . . more to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold . . . and in keeping them there is great reward” (Psalm 19 7-11).
Fourth, apply what you learn in the Bible. Jesus said, "If you abide in My word, you are my disciples indeed." To "abide" means to stay in a given place and draw your resources from something.
Let God's Word permeate your life and be at home inside of you. Let the Bible fill your life. After all, success or failure in the Christian life depends on how much of the Bible you get into your heart and mind on a daily basis and how obedient you are to it. If you have a deficiency of the Bible in your diet, then you will wither spiritually. If you have a regular diet of the Word of God, then you will be strong spiritually. Fall in love with the Bible, and you will never regret it.
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blessings~
that's a good one, kimmer. i know i should spend alot more time in bible study, i end up watching whatever is on the tube, because it's on the tube. i know this is silly, but i get annoyed trying to watch things on the computer because there's no remote! it gets real loud then it gets real soft and i have to keep getting up to adjust it! how lazy is lazy, anyway. then the birds have to get into the act and start chewing the pages of my notes (or worse, my Bible) and i just give up. i need to work on that!
lol ok my dog has chewed on my Bible before but that's the first time I've heard of a bird getting in on it! ;)
I liked how he talked about slowing down before you read the Word and praying for insight; reading carefully to see what the verses say to you and how they might apply to your life. I know I've heard things like that before... but in our busy lives, it is so good to be reminded every now and then... :)
Are the two birdies getting along pretty well then?
yup, the birdies like each other and they preen each other sometimes at night, but right now jojie is eating and rerun's got his beak in my ear. (he loves me)
ha! how cute! oh..... you are so making me want to start thinking about looking for a puppy :)
man it is a georgeous evening 85 out right now and the stars are very twinkly.
My niece starts kindergarden tomorrow! I mean I have other older nieces, she's the youngest but--- it seems kind of quick! She should do well; She's a very outgoing little thing. (She's Luke's sister)
Sunny I pulled out Arriving the other day and gosh yeah it sure was good, wasnt it? there are songs on there I wish they'd release or do in concert... I love Here Comes the King and You do all things well.
wow just opened my mail and David Benoit is going to be here in Dec and do a Christmas show. Probably that doesnt mean anything to you guys unless you are a jazz piano fan, but I'm pretty excited about it :)
yup, arriving is hard to beat. i love "all things well" too. i never heard chris do that in concert, or all bow down either. well, hold on -- i think he did all bow down at the stone once when i was there.
such a sad story, girlies. there was another seismic event at the Utah mine tonight and a rescue worker was killed, and eight others injured. it's so sad when you think about it, those guys up there putting their lives on the line for six of their compadres that might not even still be alive.
Pray for their families.
oh I missed the news I hadnt heard that; yes we need to pray for them. That whole situation has got to be very difficult for everyone involved.
Praying God will bring direction, healing, and peace, and protection to any other rescue workers.
No one's posted this, but two of the Korean hostages were released a couple days ago. I haven't been looking at the news in the past couple days, so I don't know if anything else has happened. The women were presumably released because they were sick, but they really weren't. Still praying for the others.
I did see a headline about the rescue miners though; that's a hard situation. How do you rescue men (that you probably think are already dead even though you don't want to believe that) with the least amount of danger to workers? I hope one of the cameras they send through a drilled hole will give some answers as to whether or not they're dead. If they're dead, there's no need for as much of a rush to get to them.
so today was D-Day!!:-) I woke up this morning and I was really excited because this was the day that I was going to interview mr. Tomlin! When I arrived that afternoon backstage, there was no Tomlin. I got really scared and asked around...well, he was delayed! There was enormous traffic on the dutch highways so they got stuck into traffic. They weren't the only ones, Hillsong London was stuck too. Christafari was stuck and I couldn't find sarah kelly. So my nightmare came true. I had no one to interview. I decided to stay backstage and wait to see when Tomlin arrived.. finally after 3 hours he & band arrived... It felt a bit stupid to walk up to them so I waited...then I saw Travis and decided to just walk up to him and say my name...I walked up to him and he was chatting with Daniel so when I walked up and said hello and my name they both recognised me!! Travis was really great and Daniel kept saying that he saw my picture on the internet and that he knew who I was. I felt so akward. I talked with Travis for a while about everything and asked if I could take a picture with all of them. Daniel and Travis both answered 'ofcourse' and Daniel walked up to Chris to ask for the picture. I heard him say to Chris that's Jacoline... And Chris was like: Oh yeah I know Jacoline. And walked up to me and gave me a hug. haha. I was surprised! The picture was taken by Greg (their manager) and after that I got to meet Jesse as well. Jesse was I think a bit tired and didn't say much. I asked him how he handles it to be on the road that much with 4 kids. And he said it was difficult. Then I continued to talk to Travis until I thought I should just leave because i didn't want to keep him busy. They were off to soundcheck, so during soundcheck I made some pictures on stage. Not very good ones though and then I was off to Chris' pressconference because they cancelled my interview because Chris was delayed. So at the pressconference Chris walked in and immediately noticed me and he was like: hey...good to see you again. I felt so stupid. haha. After the pressconference I headed backstage and hung out a bit. At some point I bumped into Travis again and wished him a good show. Then I saw Chris walking and walked up to him and wished him the same thing and I also aked if I could pray for him. He said that I could pray for his voice. The concert was amazing!!! wow! It was so great. I think Chris was amazed by it to! After the concert I went backstage again and bumped into Daniel and Travis. I both wished them a good flight home and they both hugged me. I also ran into Jesse and wished him the same thing. I also said that I was thinking of going to Passion and he said that I should go and that it would be good for me. Then I waited for Chris and wished him the same thing as well. He gave me a hug as well and said thank you Jacoline. So funny that he knows my name...I had a really great time despite not having a personal interview with Chris. I'll put some pictures up tomorrow. Matt was somewhere and I've seen him a couple of times but didn't meet him.
Oh and Gail: I have 'we fall down' on video...
thanks for that bit of happy news, Jackie! i've been watching about the earthquake in peru, and the tragedy at the Crandall mine site, and it sure was nice to read something happy.
Hey Jess & Sunny,
I really have been out of touch with the news lately, seems I keep missing it - I'm glad you guys are keeping me up to date! I hadnt heard about the earthquake Sunny... and Jess I hadnt heard they had released some captives... I'm glad they released a few and glad they aren't sick. Yes that would be a very tough situation with the rescue operations as you've described.
You know how I said I knew people that lived in Neosho (the town where the church shooting was last Sunday?) Turns out a friend at work-- her husband was on the police team that had to barge in and disarm the guy. They knew he was shooting people and they kept hearing gunshots so they no choice but to go in. The gunman's plan was to shoot another person every 30 minutes after he shot the initial 10...(but he had no demands to be met...?) he was just plain mad and the world and wanted to play mind games with them... really out there....so hard to understand things like that. he had the congregation around him as a human shield but after about 10 minutes the police talked him into putting down his weapon which is very rare in this kind of situation. I am very glad they were able to talk him down without anyone else getting hurt; that is a huge blessing considering he was heavily armed. there are services for those that knew the victims tomorrow. Let's remember to pray for those in that community too... that had to be so incredibly traumatic for them.
Hey Jackie!
well now- you are the Roving Reporter aren't you?! :) Goodness ....I think you may have outdone Higgie - are we going to call it pulling a Jackie or pulling a Higgie now? ;) hehe I'm kidding. Higgie did coin the phrase, it needs to stay with her :) ... I guess we'll just have to call you the Real Reporter! ;)
I am glad you had such a good time there and were able to say hello to the guys in CTB, that's great! sounds like you had a wonderful time! :D
So I know you said you didnt get to interview Chris, did you get to interview any of those others you mentioned? so do you want to tell us any of the questions you were going to ask him just for fun?
Girlies- Point of Grace is going to be doing a free concert here in a few weeks! ... It's general admission but since I'm a wind team member I get to go in before the doors open so I should get a fairly decent seat. One of my coworkers and her daughter are planning on coming too. Her daughter is 12 and she loves Point of Grace :)
Hey girlies-
check out this video - it reminds me of a combination of Dr Suess, and Louie's 'Alive' and 'Indescribable' teachings
jackie, blue will be excited to hear about "we fall down" being on video! i like that little song.
rerun keeps pulling my glasses off. *rolleyes*
man, this hurricane dean is a real doozy. poor texas, just getting flood after flood. another 14 inches could hit san antonio.
that's a very cool video kimmer! thanks for posting that.
Yes Sunny and Jackie, I will look forward to seeing it.
BTW , thank you to the girls who emailed me while I was offline a tad unwell. I appreciated your care.
Bluea
welcome back bluae! well unfortunately the time you're logging on, i'm going to bed. ZZzz. i'm so sleepy tonight, don't really know why. it's been a weird week. will chat with you girlies tomorrow.
Hey Blue~
I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better :) Yes that was nice of Jackie to film that for you!
Hi Sunny,
glad you liked the video :)
hey here is a review I just came across of Casting Crowns new CD:
When you’ve sold millions of records and delivered great singles such as “Who Am I,” “Voice of Truth” and “Praise You in This Storm,” the arrival of a new album carries a high level of expectation.
The good news is Casting Crowns once again meets and exceeds those high expectations with this compelling new release. Lead vocalist/principal songwriter Mark Hall and his group have made a point to stay grounded in their home church, not letting their music industry success interfere with the foundation of their music ministry; and the wisdom in that decision can be heard in these powerful songs.
As a songwriter, Hall has the ability to create stirring anthems, easily embraced by the masses, and he also has a gift for penning achingly vulnerable, introspective songs that often make individuals feel he’s been reading their journals. “Slow Fade,” for instance, is a cautionary tale urging believers to make the right choices. The potent hook line states, “People never crumble in a day, it’s a slow fade.”
The track “The Word Is Alive” is a celebration of the power of God’s Word and its impact. “What This World Needs” is a hard-driving number with more of a rock edge than Crowns’ usual radio fare that boasts an in-your-face lyric about the current state of our society. “Prayer for a Friend” is a sweet, simple song of intercession with a pretty melody and heartfelt vocal performance by Hall. The title track is the type of radio-friendly yet lyrically substantive song that has propelled Casting Crowns’ career thus far.
With this new set, Hall and his companions again deliver songs that are musically engaging and lyrically insightful. The band has a gift for being entertaining, challenging, thought-provoking and encouraging all within the course of one finely crafted album. Few acts more eloquently capture the complexities of being a Christian in today’s tumultuous world, but these fine folks continue to help light the path for the rest of us.
You will have to let us know when you get it Sunny!
Hey Higgie - I heard one of SCC's new songs today - it got my attention - I think it was called Miracle in the Moment or something like that....let me know if you hear it.
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hi everyone!!
been housesitting....
but should be home soon.
LOve
Lizzy
Thanks Jackie, the pic of you & CTB looks great!
Hello Eliz! Hope your housesitting is going well~
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Hey blogettes - is a devotional that begins with our friend Lisa's verse:
“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
Startled by silence, I sat up in bed so I could see the neon red lights that told me it was three in the morning, time to feed the baby. Andrew hadn’t made a sound. Was something wrong? Or could he be sleeping through the night? I wavered between panic and joy as I felt my way down the hall to the nursery and leaned over Andrew’s crib. I listened for the sweet sound of his breathing and carefully rested my hand on his tiny chest to feel the gentle rhythm of its rising and falling.
Moonlight slipped through the blinds helping me to see that he was perfectly fine. Most sane mothers would have gone back to bed. But not me, I stood there for a while watching my child sleep. The love and joy that I felt at that moment was almost overwhelming. How could I love someone so much? My heart longed just to be near this little guy who set my days in motion with his cries and smiles.
Andrew developed a routine of sleeping through the night soon after, yet I would listen for his cries hoping I would have a good excuse to check on him. While he was sleeping, I’d sneak into his room just because I wanted to be with him. Then I’d tiptoe into my older son Joshua’s room, and watch him slumber. As I looked at their faces, I’d dream of the little guys God was shaping them into. I’d whisper prayers for them to know Jesus in a personal way. I’d ask God to calm their fears, to fulfill their dreams, and to establish their steps to walk in His ways and not in the paths the world would pave for them.
There are still many nights that I sneak into to watch my children while they are sleeping, simply because I want to be with them. They aren’t doing anything to make me feel proud or happy. They may have even driven me to my wits’ end that day, but I enjoy them because they are mine. God feels the same way about you and me. He wants to be with us, even while we are sleeping!
God delights greatly in you my friend, and He is always there to quiet your heart with his love.
He dances and sings over you and I bet He dreams of the woman He’s designed you to be while gently leading your heart to know Him more.
What a great reminder when nothing’s going right; when we feel like the whole world is against us and nobody understands what we’re going through. I hope the next time you have one of those days you’ll imagine the love of a parent watching their child sleeping and remember there’s a God who loves you even more than that!
Psalm 34:15, “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry;” (NIV)
Psalm 139: 1-3, “O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.” (NIV)
Psalm 33:18, “But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love.” (NIV)
(by R Swope)
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blessings :)
Kim, told me that the link doesn't work. Well my pic is on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=45725&l=c3b74&id=695385310 hopefully this link works, otherwise go to facebook!:-)
Hey Jackie that new link should work well for everyone...for some reason, blogger chopped off the end of the link the first time you posted it; blogger just does that sometimes......we've had that happen before....looks like the whole link is there this time :)
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hey girlies. how's everybody this fine saturday night? (or, whatever day it is where you are!)
i'm just chillin watching tv. with two silly little birds.
Hey Sunny
it's still Saturday night here but just barely ;) I'm back from being out and about, (it was cooler today-yay) I'm watching Without a Trace and getting some normal weekend stuff done....
your birdies sound very entertaining :)
well. jojie goes down my shirt and then rerun pokes at her from the outside. that's jolly good fun. then i put on my glasses to read something and they start to chew the paper, and chew my glasses, pulling them right off my face. when i eat they pull the food right out of my mouth. just charming!! but i love them.
i'm going to tuck myself in and do some reading. night girlies!
Hey Sunny,
the thing where the birds like to kind of nudge each other thru your shirt....in a way that sounds like what used to be Casey's favorite game: I usually have a blanket on the sofa and if I had the blanket out on the floor next to me and put my hand under it and moved it around under the blanket, she loved to pounce and chase it. Man she loved that game and never tired of it. I always thought it seemed kind of cat-like but it kind of sounds like what your birdies do too... maybe it is a fun game to many animals :)
Church was good this morning, the sermon was good and the choir backed up a guy singing Made to Worship. They do such a good job, I am thankful for those musicians and pastors. Had another man talk to me about getting into another ministry today, I need to pray about what to do there.
It is nice and cool and rainy here today... first day I've wanted to have the window open in a long time, because it was too hot-highs in the 100s last week - It's 79 out now and has that fresh 'just rained' smell :D
Thank the Lord that hurricane doesnt look like it should hit TX, they had so much flooding already this year. But I'm hoping it lessens in intensity and only does minor damage where it does hit.
Higgie are you around? How did the worship go this morning?
where's Fog? did you have that final horse volunteer day yet?
Anything happening with the rest of the blogettes? busy weekend? ;)
blessings~
totally un-busy weekend. last weekend i did alot of running around so it feels good to hang out this weekend. with my little nuisances.
i kind of wondered where my hair clips were going. found four of them on the playpen, shoved in the corner. jojie's personal stash.
Sunny, your bird stories are making me laugh. :D
We had a busy weekend...
Saturday was Purple Door Festival...here's a summary of the bands we saw:
Derek Webb: An AMAZING songwriter...writes a lot of things Christians are not "comfortable" hearing about, but his lyrics are great and very thought-provoking. We got to meet him after his set and he was so cool. Also, he's very short and small...kind of like some worship leaders we know...it was nice talking to him and I agree with a lot of what he sang about. Check him out if you haven't heard him.
Red: Very hard-core rock band...they put on a powerful show and sounded great live...very good if you are into the harder rock stuff.
Leeland: OK, OK....Leeland has finally won me over! Wow...they are EXCELLENT live. The whole band are just...worshippers! That lil Leeland sure pours his heart out, as did the bass and keys player (who I think is Leeland's brother). I was just impressed with how great Leeland himself sounds live. It was kind of funny because they were sandwiched between Red and Family Force 5, who are kind of crazy rockers, and then you have Leeland in the middle who are rockers but yet are so worshipful. I am a Leeland convert now!
Family Force 5: AWWWW YEAAAHHHH!!! How fun were they?! Like they said, we just "partied for Jesus!" It was so much fun! I love their stuff and they were exactly as I expected--high energy, fun, and just crazy! One cool thing...the bass player came out after the set and prayed over everyone, and then said they were going to be meeting people afterwards, and if anyone wanted to talk about knowing Jesus, any one of the band members would be more than happy to sit down and talk about it. I thought that was really cool. These guys are crazy, but they love Jesus!
Church today was once again, such a blessing...the set went very well and it was such a blast. Glory in the Highest is such a powerful song and it was a blessing to be able to sing it today. The message series is about giving....it gave us a lot to think about as far as how much we give to church and how we usually give after everything else has been paid instead of writing that first check to God. I know we're going to re-prioritize how we spend and will start writing that first check to God from now on. It looks like our church (like many other churches) is a little short on money right now because giving has been down for the year, so I'm sure they're concerned about next year's budget. I would hate for them to have to cut anything, so I hope that this series will stir a lot of people to give more if they can.
How is everyone else doing?
Much love to all!
Hey Higgie!
so you guys went to a fest this weekend huh? yay!
thanks for the run down on the different bands, that was very interesting! Yes Leeland is really good live, arent they? I agree with you, they have such a heart for worship.
Sounds like you had a great church service today too, that's great :)
Hey Girls,
here are some favorite verses from today's reading:
Psalm 37:3-4
3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
blessings~
Hey Girls
Feels like it has been a little while since I have been on here. Well yes we did have the Horse show thing on Friday. It went really well.
My dad is on vacation all this week so that is great. And my Grandpa and Grandma are coming here to visit. They both live in Montana so we don't get to see them much. So I am very exicted to have them stay at our house this weekend!
I also just got back from a really great art class. We went to Prescott Park and did a watercolor painting of some of the flowers in the garden. It was wonderful!
So that is what I have been doing.
Oh and Jacoline that is so awesome you got to meet Chris and the band. I know I commented on your picture on facebook but I must say it again lol The picture of you and the guys looks SO FANTASTIC!!! So cool : )
Okay well talk you all later! Hope you all are having a great day!
Blessings!
Miranda
New Passion podcast, and I heard AM(MCAG) on the radio, so it's definitely the new single.
I'm leaving tomorrow morning (early, bah) for Texas, and the pfriend I'm staying with doesn't have the Internet or a computer, so unless someone in her complex has wireless, I'm outta luck if I don't feel like walking in the 94 degree Texas humidity to the local library.
Have fun, and be good while I'm gone!
Hey Jess,
I hope you have a great time on your vacation! :)
Hey Miranda,
well that is great that you had that horse show and then were able to go paint a picture in the park, I bet it looks really good (your cards are cool) Have fun with your Dad on vacation :)
*sigh* everybody's on vacation! have fun you vacationers!
it's very hard to type with two birds sitting on your left hand.
nothing much new girlies. oh, i got an email from krista. does anyone remember her? i made friends with her while i was in austin. she has come through a terrible battle with breast cancer but praise God, she's on the other side of it now, getting better and stronger.
she said the guys were at church sunday and chris "chose the perfect songs to just pour yourself out and worship God." it seems like he was just in holland, next thing you know he's leading worship at home. talk about the energizer bunny. sheesh.
some news about Tomlin & band I can share with you guys. Things are coming back to me...haha...I forgot most of what travis and the guys said but know I remember. Travis mentioned that they are on the road for 150 days each year...last year it was a bit more but normally it's 150 days... He mentioned that he just got the news that they are, for the next couple of months, leading worship in the Austin stone on a frequent basis. He also mentioned that there are 4 services now...and that the church is growing fast. When I asked Jesse about how his wife is handling all those kids without him, he said that it was difficult and Travis mentioned that they fly them out a couple of times during the tour...the same thing for his girlfriend Ginny.
Jesse was really cold when I met him, he didn't like the dutch weather, haha. and aksed me if I wasn't cold (pointing at my jacket)
I forgot to ask about Lucky, so still no news about the dog, haha.
Chris was embarrased about Grand Saline, haha... He said that he was a bit embarrased about getting a key to the city while it wasn't really a city and they made the whole thing up. he also mentioned that the sound was very bad. haha. but he does love Grand Saline.
He also mentioned that his favorite artist is David Gray and that he likes to listen to Hillsong United in his personal time with God. His biggest wish is to marry someday and have a family, he's looking forward to that moment.
Other than that I had some personal conversations with the guys, but I wanted to share these things with you.
They started their concert with a video (Shout to the Lord with a voice of triumph) And it said welcome, God is the attraction, He is the star etc. It was amazing.
So, Jackie, did you end up getting to interview them after all or was this all just in conversation or a part of the press conference? Pretty cool stuff. The picture of you with all of them is great! Thanks for sharing. :)
no didn't get the interview but I had a lot of conversations with them personally. I did go to the pressconference of Chris. It was a bit weird though because when Chris walked in he saw me and was like: heyyyyyy!!!! And I was like: I'm sorry I follow you everywhere. And he was like: no, that's good, that's good. haha But I already explained to him earlier that my interview with him was cancelled.
At the moment I'm busy with the preparations for Passion in Boston. I already have a meeting with Daniele and I'm now trying to get interviews with Louie, Chris and Charlie. According to Daniele that might be really hard to get!! So hopefully I'll be able to get all the interviews for my dissertation.
HAHA Oh Jackie you Chris Tomlin follower you lol JK JK That is so cool you got to meet Chris and do all that! It must have been a great experience!! Well hope you have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend! xoxoxo
TTYL
Miranda
And thanks for sharing what they said! That is just so great you got to talk with them : )
blue inspired me with a "note" on facebook! here's a new lyric. It's called "I Think of You"
When a moonbeam falls
On a sleeping child,
I think of You
When the mustangs run
Ever free and wild,
I think of You
All around me Lord, I can see Your hand
How You made it all with a careful plan
When I think of grace
When I think of love,
I think of You
When a sleeping rose
Reaches for the sun,
I think of You
As a spider's web
Is so artfully spun
I think of you
(chorus)
(Bridge)
You created all that the eye can see
And I'm awed, and I'm stunned
by Your majesty
I think of You
I think of You
When the sunset melts
Over snow-capped peaks
I think of You
When the eagle cries
And the canyon speaks
I think of You
(chorus)
by Sunny Dalton
copyright 2007 McJames Music (BMI)
Wow Sunny!
I was coming by to see if it seemed time for a devotional but I think your song says it all quite better than any devotional i can find. I love the lyrics! :D beautiful!! love the words really! (well except for the word 'spider' - dont suppose you could consider 'ladybug' or 'butterfly' in there instead? ;) just kidding) really love the lyrics! do you have the melody yet? Would love to hear it when you do:)
Hi Miranda & Higgie!
Hey Jackie,
funny how thoughts will come back to you isnt it? sounds like you had a lot of time to chat with them, that is nice. But Hey girl-- you are the Interviewer --next time-- we definitely want to know about Lucky the dog! :) He was such a cute puppy. There are two labs across the street and the usually bark hello to me when i come home until I wave at them, they are too cute! :)
Girlies I had an unexpected blessing today! :) I think I told you but getting my roof redone is kind of a pressing matter and some siding too is smashed from hail. I've been working on lining up a contractor and they are to do it very soon but its going to cost 5-6000 and for some reason I was thinking half that much (wishful dreaming I think you might call it) so its kind of thrown my budget way off. well anyway the Lord sent some unexpected $ my way today that will help with some of that bill! :D God is so good!
Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies Ps 36:5
blessings~
kmr, have you ever watched a spider spin a web? i mean one of the big, complicated kind? it's the most artful, imaginative, incredible thing to watch. i'm like, wow, God has this incredible imagination, doesn't he? it's really amazing. thanks for the compliment! the melody is almost finished.
Sunny
I missed your earlier post,
yeah, that is amazing those guys were leading worship on sunday, they must not get much jet lag. Well good for them!
and I'm glad to hear that your friend has come through her bought with breast cancer well and is on the upside - thank the Lord :)
hahahaha i just read your post above.... well I donnnt like em spiders. I have seen many a pretty picture of a spider web with dew... but when I encouter a big web myself, I ususally thing - arrk! what must be the size of that critter and where is it? Do you have wood spiders around you? eww they are big mamas like almost the size of tarantuals but not quite as fat... and the JUMP-several feet. eww!
Indiana dont grow spiders like that. just little ones and daddy longlegs... those I can handle... Ahhh here's a song we've not discussed.... "I dont like spiders and snakes" ;)
However, all this arachnophobic rambling has nothing whatsoever to do with the loveliness of your lyrics. simply my thoughts on the 8 legged critters....
Your song is eloquent even with that word in there, is it still quiet beautiful! :D hehehe
2 thumbs up!
Hey Girls
I just wanted to ask if you all could pray for my Aunt Kristy! We just found out that she might have fainted and hit her head and now she is in the emergency room. We don't know much yet but my dad had to go down to the hospital. But if you could just pray for her that would be really appreciated. i hope she is going to be okay. I know God will be with her.
I will keep you updated as I find out more. Thanks girls.
Love Miranda
Miranda,
I will definitely pray for your aunt Kristy today. Please do let us know how she is
blessings~
Kim
blogettes,
be sure to scroll up and see the beautiful song Sunny posted at 11:25pm last night
blessings~
thanks kmr. i have one hour of studio time left, i guess i'd better get it recorded!
Hey Kimmer
Thank you so much for your prayers! It was needed! Well I just went with my dad to go see her and she was definitely way better than she was before. And she should be getting out of the hospital tomorrow! She has been going through a lot, stress, anxiety and I think some physical things too. But she is so strong and she is doing much better! It was definitely a rough morning for our family though, because things were not looking good. But I am so glad she is okay and God took care of her. Again thank you so much for the prayers!!
Hope you girls had a wonderful day!
Much Love
Miranda
Miranda,
I am so glad to hear that! I was wondering about her, thanks so much for letting us know how she is doing.
love & blessings,
Kimmer :)
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