Posted in MEMES

First I will start with some news from our early morning phone call...  My youngest brother and his wife had their first baby this morning and she is a darling little girl - I am an aunt again!!!  YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE (that makes four nieces and three nephews)

I also have another niece or nephew on the way around April from my SIL and her husband!!!  This is HUGE news since they have not been able to have a baby for the duration of their marriage which is 17 years!!!!!  They heard the heartbeat this week and can see the little one on an ultrasound.  God is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It is still very early so we would appreciate prayers during this first trimester especially.  Thanks!!!!!

The weekend is looking like it will be relaxing before the big schedule starts on Monday.  I have textbooks and uniforms ready to go. 

I have been reading a book that is just now on the market by Ravi Zacharias called The Grand Weaver.  It is truly inspiring!!!  Here are my two favorite quotes to date.

Submit to God's design and be number one in His eyes.  Know that you are God's temple.  Bathe your life in prayer.  Live out your life in humility of spirit that serves for the right reasons.  Seek the counsel and example of godly men and women.  Finally, exhibit a commitment to the preeminence of Christ in all things.  These are the components of a call.  Self-glory, power, sensuality, and the seduction of material gain impede such a call.

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But the question arises as to what makes the Christian framework unique.  Here we see the second cardinal difference between the Judeo-Christian worldview and the others.  It is simply this:  no amount of moral capacity can get us back into a right relationship with God.  The Christian faith, simply stated, reminds us that our fundamental problem is not moral; rather, our fundamental problem is spiritual.  It is not just that we are immoral, but that a moral life alone cannot bridge what separates us from God.  Herein lies the cardinal difference between the moralizing religions and Jesus' offer to us.  Jesus does not offer to make bad people good but to make dead people alive. 

Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



So, for my Friday Felicities (things I love)...

*   New babies
*   God's faithfulness
*   Easy weekends
*   Opportunities for learning
*   Amazing books full of truth!!!
*   Hard books that convict
*   Pizza on a Friday with family
*   My Mom who always keeps us posted - she called about the baby this morning
*   Sweet friends that send encouraging e-mails
*   Quiet moments in the afternoon while children play with friends outside
*   Fresh from the garden tomatoes and jalapenos
*   Fresh fruit for a cobbler or a cake - baking for later this afternoon
*   Birthdays and anniversaries and family