Sometimes we just need to change our soundtrack.
Our day is dictated in part by what happens but also by what we surround ourselves. Surround yourself with beautiful things today!
Love to you all!
Liz
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever."
Psalm 136:1
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Caribou Characters
This mans voicecould calm a child
and leave him sitting
waiting
fidgeting
for the great story to abound
it could be about the little bird
that flits about around on the ground
and yet tales of Africa
roll off his lips
with wonderful sounding tips
and a perfect pace of diction
is this moment is it...
fact or fiction?
Such delight to be brought from this place
with couples of different size shape and race
of people alone and in mass
no stranger to pass
or bird to be missed
a sweet goodbye and a gentle kiss
by the sun before the cold and rain
surely a beautiful day
is God's cure for any pain.
"Blessed are those who listen to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway."
Proverbs 8:34 (on wisdom)
and leave him sitting
waiting
fidgeting
for the great story to abound
it could be about the little bird
that flits about around on the ground
and yet tales of Africa
roll off his lips
with wonderful sounding tips
and a perfect pace of diction
is this moment is it...
fact or fiction?
Such delight to be brought from this place
with couples of different size shape and race
of people alone and in mass
no stranger to pass
or bird to be missed
a sweet goodbye and a gentle kiss
by the sun before the cold and rain
surely a beautiful day
is God's cure for any pain.
"Blessed are those who listen to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway."
Proverbs 8:34 (on wisdom)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
What God can do!
One would think
the impossible to be
of all the things in front of me
and yet when brought
into the light
the things that I did not do right
the things that I had failed to do
and so I stood and thought it through
God what do you want me to do
am I meant for this
is my time well spent
in investing and working so hard
when my heart is still remnants and shards
that you are taking apart and strengthening
stretching and lengthening
and here and now
what is this thing
what will this meeting bring
a choice was made
between chopping and slicing
the vegetables
a feast I was dicing
for animals and reptiles and such
my mind was up to too much
I need medicine I thought
a cure for this feeling
that has my mind lost
overwhelmed and reeling
but move forward God said
and watch what I do
I can lift this feeling from inside of you
and so I prayed that he would
and moved forward and tried
and a strength overwhelmed all of my insides
every prayer was answered
every hope fulfilled
as if this job was exactly as he willed
I did my best
and thought naught about the rest
and it became a time God has blessed.
"He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor."
1 Samuel 2:8
the impossible to be
of all the things in front of me
and yet when brought
into the light
the things that I did not do right
the things that I had failed to do
and so I stood and thought it through
God what do you want me to do
am I meant for this
is my time well spent
in investing and working so hard
when my heart is still remnants and shards
that you are taking apart and strengthening
stretching and lengthening
and here and now
what is this thing
what will this meeting bring
a choice was made
between chopping and slicing
the vegetables
a feast I was dicing
for animals and reptiles and such
my mind was up to too much
I need medicine I thought
a cure for this feeling
that has my mind lost
overwhelmed and reeling
but move forward God said
and watch what I do
I can lift this feeling from inside of you
and so I prayed that he would
and moved forward and tried
and a strength overwhelmed all of my insides
every prayer was answered
every hope fulfilled
as if this job was exactly as he willed
I did my best
and thought naught about the rest
and it became a time God has blessed.
"He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor."
1 Samuel 2:8
Monday, October 31, 2011
Looking UP
I was sitting in Freedom Park with my friend, Alena, and she said the most amazing thing. She said," People should look up more often at the trees!"
If you think about it, we spent our whole childhood looking up at the world in amazement. Now? We hardly see it. We are so caught up in our mind that we are busy thinking about or moving towards the "next" thing and ignoring everything around us. You can forget our taking a moment or two to look up!
You could take the idea of looking up in two ways. Literally as in looking up at the trees and the clouds in the sky or figuratively as we look to God for comfort, understanding and most of all to give him praise.
So often we get caught in the midst of going that we never really exist in that moment. It's not bad to look forward but it is bad to look completely past where you are and negate all that you are doing.
When was the last time you looked up? When was the last time you just sat and took in your surroundings? Rather than calling someone after every great or bad thing that happens, spend that moment taking it in.
Feel that moment and love your life. It's the only one you have and it's a blessing!
Let's look up:
"Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word."
Psalm 119: 37
If you think about it, we spent our whole childhood looking up at the world in amazement. Now? We hardly see it. We are so caught up in our mind that we are busy thinking about or moving towards the "next" thing and ignoring everything around us. You can forget our taking a moment or two to look up!
You could take the idea of looking up in two ways. Literally as in looking up at the trees and the clouds in the sky or figuratively as we look to God for comfort, understanding and most of all to give him praise.
So often we get caught in the midst of going that we never really exist in that moment. It's not bad to look forward but it is bad to look completely past where you are and negate all that you are doing.
When was the last time you looked up? When was the last time you just sat and took in your surroundings? Rather than calling someone after every great or bad thing that happens, spend that moment taking it in.
Feel that moment and love your life. It's the only one you have and it's a blessing!
Let's look up:
"Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word."
Psalm 119: 37
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Bouncing somewhere
Such a weird and crazy concept this God who is so big, being here for me. Dealing with something that to me has seemingly wrecked my life or at least my heart but in reality is so small compared to people who are starving and being killed every day. But that's how much God loves us. He cares about what hurts us and loves us through it. It might not always seem easy and it isn't but he provides a way if we look. I'm still praying and looking but I find some peace in the midst of everything knowing that God is here.
Finding my beauty in a new way with God right now.
"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."
1 Peter 3:3-4
It's going to be okay because God never leaves us, not even for a season. He hears us when we call.
"'You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,' declares the Lord, 'and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,' declares the Lord, 'and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.'"
Jeremiah 29:13-14
Finding my beauty in a new way with God right now.
"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."
1 Peter 3:3-4
It's going to be okay because God never leaves us, not even for a season. He hears us when we call.
"'You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,' declares the Lord, 'and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,' declares the Lord, 'and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.'"
Jeremiah 29:13-14
Monday, October 10, 2011
The choice
In each moment and each situation we are faced with two choices- light or dark, God or the world, truth or lies. Every moment we get to choose and today was a great example of that.
In a job that allows so much time to think, it's hard to not get consumed in thought and that usually leads to over analyzing but today God showed me a door out. He showed me a way to interact with a guest or increase the atmosphere and warmth of a room or just to talk to someone who always blesses my day.
It was a good day, but it didn't have to be. I'm thankful that overall I chose the good and that I let God's blessing pour into my life.
So good. Hope you choose the same too!
"That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe."
1 Timothy 4:10
In a job that allows so much time to think, it's hard to not get consumed in thought and that usually leads to over analyzing but today God showed me a door out. He showed me a way to interact with a guest or increase the atmosphere and warmth of a room or just to talk to someone who always blesses my day.
It was a good day, but it didn't have to be. I'm thankful that overall I chose the good and that I let God's blessing pour into my life.
So good. Hope you choose the same too!
"That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe."
1 Timothy 4:10
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Blessings & Beer
The heart expands
when things don't go as planned
but we just go and do
something old and new
blessed to see
in the other
what God made us to be
and as we sit
and drink a beer
God only draws us near
to him and
to the other
and away we walk
all smiles and full of wonder
thankful for the day
and how God blessed it in every way!
"Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness."
Psalm 115:1
when things don't go as planned
but we just go and do
something old and new
blessed to see
in the other
what God made us to be
and as we sit
and drink a beer
God only draws us near
to him and
to the other
and away we walk
all smiles and full of wonder
thankful for the day
and how God blessed it in every way!
"Not to us, Lord, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness."
Psalm 115:1
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