Month: April 2012

A white knight

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And what a lovely Saturday evening it is! I don’t think I shall write too many words tonight, but thought it’d been a touch too long since I’ve last updated y’all! This evening, I currently have lasagna in the oven, perfuming the apartment most nicely. I hadn’t planned on making it, but me and Rosemary were talking about it last night and so I got this craving…and yes, when I was in the store, couldn’t resist buying everything I needed for the king of meals. Of course it’s not as good a lasagna as the one I’ll be having a few weeks, when I’m home in Florida!!! Yes, that’s right – don’t know if I told you all previously about my plans(Well, I’m sure most of you reading this already know!), but I’m flying back to Tampa on the 5th and staying through the 15th! Going to be in Tampa for most of my vacation, but will be in Gainesville for Robert and Cindy’s wedding!! Wow, I still STILL cannot believe Cindy is getting married…I still remember when I was a senior at UF and she came in, such a crazy little freshman…and now she’s about to embark upon one of the greatest adventures – married life. Can’t wait for the wedding!

And of course, being back home with the fam will be pretty sweet. Y’know.

Anything else I can update you on? Well, work is going much as usual – hectic and crazy. Yet my Lord God gives me a most supreme peace and I cannot deny His goodness to me! And while work takes up far too much of my time and I don’t get to see other people that often, the times I have with my friends, I treasure dearly. Wednesday nights at church are indeed one of my favorite times at the week, plop in the middle of my week…what an oasis of love and rest. I talked with Dominic this week a bit(I’m going to be speaking on Isaiah 40 in a few weeks, so he was giving me some pointers – pray for me!!) and I shared with him my sometimes uncertainty as to my future and for God’s plans for my life. While I know my Father has indeed a most glorious future and hope for me, yet my heart sometimes rebels and wonders. Oh why do our feeble minds offer battle to the words of almighty God? I know not. Yet I do. While we live in this world, these earthly temples of ours still cling to the sweetly tempting and faintly beautiful things therein. Yet does our soul and our spirit cry out within us for the fulfillment and glory that awaits us. Come Lord Jesus! Come.

And now that I’ve written far more words than I intended, and allowed my mind to drift to the far beyond…it’s time for me to take the lasagna out of the oven to set. These bodies of ours do need food, after all – and if food, it might as well be deliciously magnificent, so say I!

Have a most beautiful evening, my friends, my brothers, my sisters.

Like eagles

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Lift up your eyes on high
and see who has created these stars,
the One who leads forth their
host by number,
He calls them all by name;
because of the greatness of His
might and the strength of His power,
not one of them is missing.

Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the LORD,
and the justice due me escapes
the notice of my God”?

Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
the Creator of the ends of the earth
does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
He gives strength to the weary,
and to him who lacks might
He increases power.

Though youths grow weary and tired,
and vigorous young men stumble badly,
yet those who wait for the LORD
will gain new strength;
they will mount up with wings
like eagles,
they will run and not get tired,
they will walk and not become weary.

Merrily, Verily

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Was there ever a dream so rich, a thought so true? This was a question pondered often by the wanderer. Was there never a moment of pure wonderment so real that all the rain of woe had no strength to wash it away? This man heavily sat down upon his stool. His fire flickered wearily. His eyes echoed the dimming of its flames. His thoughts mirrored the ebbing of its passion. And now it was time. He glanced over at the knife on the table. It was sharp.

Given Rest

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So almost time for dinner, but just quick update – had an absolutely glorious weekend down in Wales! Five days away from Aberdeen, relaxing with Joel and having simply awesome times with his family. Great Easter weekend, spent exploring Cardiff, climbing up and down seaside cliffs(alright, more like hills really…) and worshiping the Lord on Resurrection Sunday with a church family that I didn’t know…yet it made no difference and was beautiful all the same! Such a refreshing time and one I needed so badly. And my Father knew this. Thank you, oh my Lord!

And it really is dinner time! Time to have some classic burgers/potatoes/green beans as we watch the 20-20 cricket(Mumbai Indians vs. Deccan Chargers). I’ve been informed by John to write that thanks to his wise teaching I now understand cricket. All of it. Oh! And the Indians(team that’s behind) just got a 6-point hit(basically like a home-run) and closed the gap to five points!

Peace and farewell – love you all!