How HE Loves

If you haven't heard the David Crowder Band's new song "How He Loves" - take a moment out of your day for this video. It is so encouraging. I bought the mp3 on amazon.com and whenver I'm feeling a little overwhelmed (which has been happening a lot lately!), I just put this on repeat until I've snapped out of it. Enjoy!

Book Review: In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars by Mark Batterson

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Encouraging and motivating, this book is a reality check. It begs us to ask the question, "How big is your God?" Big enough to enable Beneniah to kill a lion in a pit on a snowy day? A resounding YES (2 Samuel 23:20-21)!



I'm facing a lot of unknowns right now, but this book has me trying to be OK with that. After all, lion chasers "don't need to know what is coming next because they know that God knows."



And my personal favorite quote from the book: "God wants you to get where God wants you to go more than you want to get where God wants you to go." Knowing this is true is such a comfort. I know I'm not going to get it right on my own, but I don't need to be too worried about it.


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Bonaire

May was a busy month - we celebrated Dad's birthday and Nick's graduation at Bonaire (one of the ABC islands just north of Venezuela) with some relaxation and SCUBA diving. I just wanted to share some photos with you. If you've never had a chance to put your head in the ocean, there is much to be seen of God's creation under the water! These photos are just a sampling of what we saw. Enjoy!

"Your vocation is secondary, where you live is secondary, your salary, the neighborhood you live in is secondary, the radical heart of it is to be radically like Jesus..."

- Sean Litton

Book Review - Life Management for Busy Women

Life Management for Busy Women: Living Out God's Plan with Passion and Purpose by Elizabeth George

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book really made me rethink my priorities and has helped me to put God first every day. It is a day-to-day effort, and I'm not always 100% successful, but it works wonders! Elizabeth George is a delight to read and she shares how everything we do can only be done better when our spiritual life is in order.



For a timely example, she explains that we will never be able to successfully create and keep a budget if our heart is we do not take a page from Paul's book and learn to be content:



"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." - Philippians 4:12-13



There are many great tips for managing all the important areas in our life including marriage, children, finances, house-cleaning (yikes!), health & fitness, friends, work, ministry, and more!


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Marmadenver

A familiar scene...

  
 

The Bible contains...

the mind of God.
the state of man.
the way of salvation.
the doom of sinners.
the happiness of believers.
light to direct you.
food to support you.
comfort to cheer you.

It is...

the traveler's map.
the pilgrim's staff.
the pilot's compass.
the soldier's sword.
the Christian's charter.
a mine of wealth.
a paradise of glory.
a river of pleasure.

You should...

read it to be wise.
believe it to be safe.
practice it to be holy.

It should...

fill the memory.
rule the heart.
guide the feet.

- Edith L. Doan, ed., "The Speaker's Sourcebook"