The name speaks for itself - Rhapsodies and Anecdotes. This is the venue in which I share (often ecstatically) personal stories about what God teaches me as I dive into His Word each day. I hope you like what I post and that it challenges you as it does me.

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9.24.2008

Shock and Awe

I cannot tell you how freaked out I was when my alarm went off.

Besides the fact that I was having a weird dream, I quickly realized that I had not been woken in the middle of the night! Yay for Isabella sleeping!!

I went into her room just to check on her, and she was so still I thought she had died, so I put my hand on her head - she twitched a little and slept away. This is not the first time I have gotten up with my alarm without being woken in the middle of the night, but it is the first time I got up and she was still asleep. The other two times she woke up right around the same time as my alarm.

So, that said, I'm completely excited about her 7 week birthday today and the fact that she basically slept through the night!
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9.15.2008

Finally!

I can't tell you what a relief it was to finally go back to church on Sunday.  Beth's mom came in town to visit - it had been 2 weeks, I think she was in withdrawal - and Sunday morning she watched Isabella so we could go worship.  Wow~!  If you ever want to appreciate your local church, miss for 5 weeks and then come back!!  We both loved it.

Pastor Rob was speaking on being relationally healthy, and he really makes you think about the priorities in your life.  I mean if mine were where they are supposed to be, what would my life look like right now?  My Bible wouldn't sit in the same spot - EVER.  My walk would never be lukewarm.  Some of my friendships would be closer, some further apart.  That's the problem with going to a church where the pastor challenges your growth - conviction.  I hope I never go to a church where I'm not convicted about something in my life when I leave to go home.

Rob quoted someone, no idea who, but he really got me with this - "We only love Jesus as much as we love the person we love the least."  AH!  What am I doing with my love?  Am I showing Jesus that I love people with the same reckless abandon that He loves them with?  How much do I really love Jesus then?

Resolved:  I will love Jesus with my whole life - not just when others are looking.
Resolved:  I will love people with my whole life - not just when it's convenient.
Resolved:  I will live for Jesus with my whole life - not just my Sunday mornings.
Resolved:  I will serve all people with my whole life - not just when it looks good or it's the people I like being around.

"Come and listen, come to the water's edge, all you who know and fear the Lord.  Come and listen, come to the water's edge all you who are thirsty, come." ~DCB
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