07 11 / 2011
SHIFT
Sometimes when a shift in thinking and life happens we forget to record it. In these last few months I’ve been shifting all over the place! One of my recent shifts is a part time teaching position at a middle school. *Insert deep sigh here. It’s money in the bank and it’s the middle school Bailey attends so I can keep an eye on her. And I know God put me there so I should be jumping up and down with joy…I’m trying. When their assistant principal pursued me, I didn’t want to listen. Shift: when I left MO, I was finished with teaching in the public schools. I’m still ready to cash in the retirement for Evolve Church to get off the ground. My prayer was if you want me there, I’ll be offered the position, if you don’t want me there I won’t get it. I got it, so God is in it. Well Shift.
I think my spirit shift comes when I think one thing and God does another. I’m trying to recover from a major physical shift of moving almost 900 miles away from my family and home and then to create a home for my husband and kids. So I shift my expectations. Another major shift, I’m from Stoutland, Missouri population 212. I now reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico population over 545,000 and is the 6th fastest growing city in America. Crazy Shift.
In all the shifting, I have a tendency to lose sight of my real purpose. Am I truly bringing glory to God? That goes back to an everyday day item. (Go back and read some my “Everyday” posts) Everyday is a shift. I wake up and choose to be satisfied with what God is doing in my life. Oh I dream big! And I’m full of expectation for the future. BUT I want my shift to coincide with God’s big picture. God is the Shift.
20 10 / 2011
Look at these pretty girls! Somedays it’s hard to believe they could be smiling this close to one another. Always reminding them we are on the same team.
08 10 / 2011
This Day
We were up before the sun today for a new outing in a new land: Balloon Fiesta 2011. We picked Terry and Vicki up from their hotel at 4:20am and headed to Alameda, ready for our brisk morning outside. Surprised by how many others were awake, we chatted, laughed and soaked up the family time.
We were joined by David and Tess shortly after sunrise. We dined on vendor breakfast burritos, coffee and donuts. An electric and nostalgic atmosphere pervaded the grounds as the colorful hundreds rose and floated above our heads.
The clouds and frost on the Sandias added to our awe. It was a perfect morning in Albuquerque. Mornings like today add to my faith, add to my hope and add to my love. And confirms in my spirit the need for Jesus all over the world. I watched thousands of people today gathered for balloon watching, and yes, I had a wonderful time. But how much more should be made of Jesus? I want to live my life to make Him famous.
04 10 / 2011
Hebrews
12:1-4 MSG
Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed!
These words follow the great faith chapter of Hebrews. Be encouraged friends. We can never quit. When we want to, think of Jesus. Read His story again and again.
01 10 / 2011
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all."
30 9 / 2011
Looking at my precious 3 and thinking about them and their lives ahead. The Sandias in the background and how I pray for them; that mountains are not circled and are easily stepped over.
30 9 / 2011
Humble Pie
God opposes the proud. I know that if God is for me then who can stand against me. I definitely want Him on my side. Even when being meek means I have to eat my words, Humility hurts. It cuts a person off at the knee and brings one low. Being humble is an art. A humble person is not arrogant or full of themselves. Modesty surrounds them.
Humility also brings benefits. Humble yourselves therefore under God’s mighty hand and He will lift you up in His time. Cast all your worries on Him because He cares for you.
