I can't wait to see how all of this knits up! It's soooo snuggly soft!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
And we're countin' 'em down!
Referrals!! There have been a couple in the past few weeks and then there were FIVE of them today!! To my best calculations, we should be approximately number....
Sunday, June 20, 2010
How much is enough?
I think I just found the next book in queue. It's actually a follow-up book to, "Same Kind of Different Than Me" so I guess there'll be two. They're written by Ron Hall, a wealthy art dealer, and Denver Moore, a former homeless man. I read this excerpt on another blog and realized that this is exactly where my heart has been lately.
Since I been visitin a lotta churches, I hear people talkin 'bout how, after readin our story, they felt "led" to help the homeless, to come alongside the down-and-out. But when it comes to helpin people that ain't got much, God didn't leave no room for feelin led.
Jesus said God gon' separate us based on what we did for folks that is hungry and thirsty, fellas that is prisoners in jail and folks that ain't got no clothes and no place to live. What you gon' do when you get to heaven and you ain't done none a' that? Stand in front a' God and tell Him, "I didn't feel led"?
You know what He gon' say? He gon' say, "You didn't need to feel led 'cause I had done wrote it down in the Instruction Book."
Let's be real. A lotta folks on the list that Jesus calls "the least of these" ain't the ones you gon' find down at the country club. No, most a' them's the folks you gon' find in the jail or in the street. But we got to go to all the people - the rich, the poor, the lowdown, and the dirty - and show 'em all we got the same thing for ever one of 'em: the love a' the Lord.
I think part a' this problem is that too many folks ain't ready to face up to the fact that to love the unlovable, they got to face people that they fear. They is afraid to get out of their regular livin space 'cause they afraid it might be suicide, am I right? 'Cause you wouldn't be scared a' nobody if you didn't feel like they was gon' do you wrong.
Most people want to be circled by safety, not by the unexpected. The unexpected can take you out. But the unexpected can also take you over and change your life. Put a heart in your body where a stone used to be.
Jesus said God gon' separate us based on what we did for folks that is hungry and thirsty, fellas that is prisoners in jail and folks that ain't got no clothes and no place to live. What you gon' do when you get to heaven and you ain't done none a' that? Stand in front a' God and tell Him, "I didn't feel led"?
You know what He gon' say? He gon' say, "You didn't need to feel led 'cause I had done wrote it down in the Instruction Book."
Let's be real. A lotta folks on the list that Jesus calls "the least of these" ain't the ones you gon' find down at the country club. No, most a' them's the folks you gon' find in the jail or in the street. But we got to go to all the people - the rich, the poor, the lowdown, and the dirty - and show 'em all we got the same thing for ever one of 'em: the love a' the Lord.
I think part a' this problem is that too many folks ain't ready to face up to the fact that to love the unlovable, they got to face people that they fear. They is afraid to get out of their regular livin space 'cause they afraid it might be suicide, am I right? 'Cause you wouldn't be scared a' nobody if you didn't feel like they was gon' do you wrong.
Most people want to be circled by safety, not by the unexpected. The unexpected can take you out. But the unexpected can also take you over and change your life. Put a heart in your body where a stone used to be.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Encouragement for today
I stumbled upon this scripture today. Doesn't it always seem that you are led to the right scripture at exactly the right time? Pretty cool.
So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. Galatians 6:9 NLT
Sunday, June 13, 2010
One Month Waiting
We've been waiting for exactly one month and we've moved up the waiting list approximately 10 spots!! Way ahead of the estimate! Woo Hoo!
The past month has been so busy with our 5th anniversary, finishing up school, etc. that I haven't had much computer time. That is sure to change this summer, though.
We have a lot going on in this house that I'll write about when I have more time. Until then, I just want to say I have been encouraged by others' thoughtful words lately. There are some really wonderful people in this world and I'm thankful to call several of them friends of mine.
Today, my heart smiles.
The past month has been so busy with our 5th anniversary, finishing up school, etc. that I haven't had much computer time. That is sure to change this summer, though.
We have a lot going on in this house that I'll write about when I have more time. Until then, I just want to say I have been encouraged by others' thoughtful words lately. There are some really wonderful people in this world and I'm thankful to call several of them friends of mine.
Today, my heart smiles.
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