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CAN YOU IMAGINE???

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:33:00 -0600

I was listening the lyrics of the song “I Can Only Imagine” today. WOW! I’m sure my idea of heaven is not even close to what we will really see. Every time I hear that song it makes me long to be in the presence of my Father in Heaven. I wonder what I will do? Will I stand in His presence or to my knees will I fall? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine---- BUT really I can’t even come close.

That day will be marvelous when I come face to face with my Savior!!! Can you imagine????!

Here are the lyrics to “ I Can Only Imagine”

"I can only imagine what it will be like, when I walk by Your side...

I can only imagine, what my eyes will see, when Your Face is before me!

I can only imagine. I can only imagine.

Surrounded by Your Glory, what will my heart feel?

Will I dance for you, Jesus? Or in awe of You, be still?

Will I stand in Your presence, or to my knees will I fall?

Will I sing 'Hallelujah!'? Will I be able to speak at all?

I can only imagine! I can only imagine!

I can only imagine, when that day comes, when I find myself standing in the Son!

I can only imagine, when all I will do, is forever, forever worship You!

I can only imagine! I can only imagine!

Surrounded by Your Glory, what will my heart feel?

Will I dance for you, Jesus? Or in awe of You, be still?

Will I stand in Your presence, or to my knees will I fall?

Will I sing 'Hallelujah!'? Will I be able to speak at all?

I can only imagine! Yeah! I can only imagine!

Surrounded by Your Glory, what will my heart feel?

Will I dance for you, Jesus? Or in awe of You, be still?

Will I stand in Your presence, or to my knees will I fall?

Will I sing 'Hallelujah!'? Will I be able to speak at all?

I can only imagine! Yeah! I can only imagine!

I can only imagine! Yeah! I can only imagine!! Only imagine!!!

I can only imagine.

I can only imagine, when all I do is forever, forever worship You!

I can only imagine."

The joy of the Lord is my strength...

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:38:00 -0500

Did you know that God is a God of joy? I haven't always seen Him this way. But, He created the mountains outside my window with joy and He created me with joy.

I will soon be turning 40 and I have been thinking about what my spiritual goals are for the next 40 years of my life are. I want to be a woman of prayer, a woman who seeks after God, a woman of joy. I want to be intentional with my walk with my God.

So, 40 here I come!!!!!

The Weekend List

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:32:00 -0500

There are things I need to get done this weekend because in just 2 weeks my sisters are coming to see me. I want to go through some things, clean, and get rid of a few things. I really do love having people come to visit. I love their visit of course, but I also love getting my house cleaned above and beyond the usual cleaning. You know--- some closets, pantry, laundry room etc. . The areas I've been putting off.
Here's what I've done so far this morning--- 4 loads of laundry
                                                                                4 freezer meals
                                                                                a general pick-up of the house
                                                                               30 minutes on my elliptical

S00000---- now it is time to go and tackle the basement. The basement has all of the kids toys. I would really like to go through toys and perhaps get rid of some!!

When I go through this cleaning thing, I am always so grateful for what we have. We have so much and many times it is so overwhelming. We are so blessed, Father thank you for the many material things we have. Forgive me for being so ungrateful and at times wanting more and more "things". Help me to look around and find ways to bless others who may need something I have.

Our trip to Hawaii

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:26:00 -0500

My dh blessed me with a trip to Hawaii. We traveled to the island of Kaua'i with our good friends, Doug and Krista. What a blast we had together! I had ideas in my mind of what we were going to see, but boy was I ever surprised! What a beautiful, glorious place.

When we landed in Kaua'i we were greeted by roosters and chickens everywhere. We grabbed the camera to get pictures ---- if we only knew, the roosters and chickens were everywhere. The roosters would crow at anytime of the day, they didn't care what time it was.

We were able to visit many beaches. What a wonderful place to sit and relax and enjoy the beauty that our God has created. We were able to snorkel and swim in the huge ocean. Snorkeling was a new activity for me. I loved being able to see the world under the water. I was in awe most of the time to see the handiwork of our Creator. To think He just spoke and it was there.

One day we went on a Safari Expedition. What a fun and very tiring day we had. We first kayaked up stream for 2 miles and then hiked through the forest. I was thankful that there are no snakes on the island. We walked next to coffee plants, guava trees, and monkey-pod tress. We saw some beautiful spider webs. I just loved looking at the web and thinking of how God created this small creature(at least I was hoping the spider was small!) .

We then stopped for lunch and got ready for the second part of the trip. We hiked to a waterhole and used a rope swing to jump into the FREEZING water!!! It was well worth the cold water. We hiked up to Kipu Falls and enjoyed a beautiful waterfall. Our guys swung from a rope swing with a 25 foot drop. Krista and I decided to watch and take pictures. The last part of the day was at a zip line. I was a little nervous ( really scared!!) but knew I really wanted to do it. We had an 8 foot drop and went about 15 mph over water. It really was a lot of fun. What a fun day!!!!!

We ate a lot of seafood and enjoyed watching the whales from our lanai. We were able to see a local man catch a hammer-head shark (just a baby) and Krista and I walked over to see it. I actually held the shark!!!!

The sunsets were gorgeous!!!!!!! It was like God got His paint brush out each night just for us.

I want to thank my dear husband for planning a much needed trip for me. What a great man I have. I love you sweetie. After returning home I realized I needed this trip more than I ever knew. I needed to see the beauty of our God. I needed time alone with my Savior. I needed time alone with my man. And I needed to laugh. It has been along time since I have really laughed. Yeah, I've laughed, but nothing like this for along time---- probably not since before mom died. Thank you Keith, Doug, and Krista for putting laughter in my life. And thank you Father allowing me to laugh again. There were times I didn't know if laughter would fill my heart again. But, Father you heal broken hearts and even though there will always be a hole in my heart for Mom and Lori, I can go on with joy. Thank you Father!

Rejoicing Party

Fri, 2 Feb 2007 17:06:00 -0600

We are having a party tonight. We are rejoicing in the news that we received today. Our dd's pathologist report from the second doctor came back clear. After getting news that the first pathologist saw some troubling areas, we really weren't sure what we were heading into.
So, tonight we are praising God for the great news!! We will even have cake at our party!

Thank you Father for giving us your peace the last 2 weeks. Thank you for the many people who prayed for our family. Thank you for not allowing melanoma to be present !!!! We owe you all of the praise!!! Amen

I am thankful for.......

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:59:00 -0600

---the warm weather that we have had the last few days.
--- the many friends that have prayed for our dd
--- being able to stay home with our kids
---my sweet husband!!!
--- the quiet time I had with each one of our boys today as I cut their hair
--- my new computer
---that my husband has planned a trip to Hawaii next month(isn't he sweet?!)
---the yummy pineapple on my counter just waiting to be eaten!
--- my washing machine-- I would have a hard time hand washing everything!

---- what my Savior did for me at the cross!

What are you thankful for today?

Staples....

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:19:00 -0600

What a weird way to start my blog! Well our dd has staples in her head. Six to be exact! She had a mole removed on Tuesday. The mole had "a-typical" cells in it, so the dr. wanted to get it off. She is doing great. But here is the thing I need prayers for... it was suppose to take a week for the pathologist to do the biopsy on the mole, but yesterday I got a call from the dr. . He wanted to let us know that the pathologist wanted to get a second opinion because he saw some troubling areas. So he was sending everything to Denver. They are looking for melanoma on our sweet girl. The good news is that the area around the mole came back clear.
Would you please pray that God would give us peace as we wait for a week. God knows what lies ahead and through this He will be glorified. My prayer is that the dr. was being careful and just wanted to double check. Just pray please that it comes back negative. Thank you.

Laundry...

Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:53:00 -0600

Do you ever feel like your washing machine never stops?? Mine goes a lot! My dh will tease me and say that I am addicted to doing laundry. But, if I didn't stay on top of it---I can't even imagine how long it would take to get caught up!
When I think of laundry I always remind myself that some day the machine will stand quiet for days in a row, and that will mean our kids have left home. So for today I am going to enjoy that sound of swishing and rinsing!

Laundry also makes me think of my sin. Many times my life is like a pair of dirty, muddy socks that needs a good cleaning. After some soaking in the Word and washing of my sins only can I be clean again. And just like laundry I need to go back to my Father time after time to be washed and forgiven of my sins. But because He shed His blood for me, can I be white as snow!

Happy New Years!

Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:45:00 -0600

After reflecting on 2006, although it was a hard year, I have seen how God's hand prints have been all over my life. Through all of my heart ache and pain God has given me grace to face each new day. He has let my heart heal and given me much reason to rejoice in Him. I have seen how God brought fellow believers to walk with me during some very hard days. Although I still face living with fear, fear of losing someone else, God has been my rock and I will trust in Him.

I look forward to what God will do in my life in 2007. I plan on studying different characteristics of God. I also want to reflect on the many things that God has done for me. And focus my eyes on the joy of the Lord.

I am also going to work on laughing more and playing more. My kids had a pretty serious mom this year. I want to build some fun memories this year!

Here's what we are reading ...

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:58:00 -0600

We always have many books going at once. Here are the books we are reading right now.

Peril at Pirates's Point by Lee Roddy
Whatever happened to Penny Candy? Richard J. Maybury
Ink on his fingers by Louise A. Vernon
On the banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
George Washington's World by Genevieve Foster
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White