Ordinary Life

I came across this video while looking for another song this morning... I like it. As a wife who desires godly leadership, watching this portrayal of men "cross the line of decision" to lay aside "sins which so easily beset"...it is especially beautiful. The video put me in the mindset of things that God has brought our family through as well as things He is still perfecting in our home...things that may never actually be perfect, but are mercifully under His grace. It fanned the flames of gratitude in my heart. I am glad He hasn't stopped at mere salvation - as if that were any small wonder ...Christ redeems ,   restores and  refines me  ...  us .

Last night, in our continuing journey through Experiencing God (or back thru, as it were for some) we covered God's desire for a relationship with us that is both real and intimate... the scriptural base for last night was Hosea... Today, when the kids and I started to catch up on our archived DVR Wretched episodes, the topic was Depression--- we were told if we are depressed, we may consider reading our Old Testament... and where else, but Hosea... we were also reminded that we should read it with ourselves in the place of Gomer... A video was shown throughout the television broadcast-apparently a sermon supplement for the included church/ sermon series below. It is a modern take on Hosea & Gomer -  The Big Kids all thought it was an interesting story until I told them that they were Gomer... "Oh, wow ... o.k.... that's c oo l!" said one of my big kids... (not being Gomer, mind you... rather understanding how very, very loved they are by God.) Try it.  You mig...

I'm not Baptist...I'm blood-bought . And so are you ...whatever your label.

We all need to remember....every single day... from whence we came....

A friendly reminder...

I am an unabashed prowler of library recycle bins- I especially look for magazines, because I like to cut those up - mince words if you will... On a good day, I will happen across a stack of The New Yorker  (leave that Yankee/Reb stuff at the door...I LIKE The New Yorker, ya'll...) In a recent back-issue of one such 'library adoption', the February13, 2012 issue, I read the article 'Transfiguration' .  It is the story of Dallas Wiens , one of the United States' first full face transplant recipients. Dallas lost his face when he was struck by an electric volt---while painting a church.  In the article, Dallas gives God glory and  proclaims his life one of transformation- from one who was living life for himself, to one who has submitted his life to God.  Dallas says he knows he was running from God and he believes God took his face to save his life... I'm including a video taken at what appears to be Dallas' former school, prior to the transplant surger...