Well, it has been so long since I have written ANYTHING on here i figured I should just get on here and ramble for a little bit.
Life at BGC can get so crazy. When I tell people this is not just a job but a life style, I can not be any more precise. There is no exageration in it either. Life here at BGC is nonstop. There is always something to be doing. Even now, I have paperwork that I should be doing but I just needed a few minutes to get away.
This weekend is an unusual one because all of the older kids are away at Disciple Now with our church youth group. So that just leaves us the younger girls to have in the house. They are watching some kiddie program while Michele is making breakfast... hmm, maybe I should be in there helping her? I will do that
... see, like i said, there is ALWAYS something to be doing.
Later
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Monday, October 13, 2008
Another Year
Well, Hannah is 14 now. Where do all the years go? I can remember when she was just a curly-haired little girl with a big huge smile...
Now she is turning into a beautiful young woman. Well ok, I couldn't pass up putting up this picture first. Just look at that smile.
This picture is at Cotillion this year. It was a great Father and daughte date. I got to watch her hang out her friends and become a young woman.
She has a beautiful heart for all of GOD creation. She has been a great influence on the other girls of our cottage and grows more Godly everyday.
I can not tell you how impressed I have been with her boldness in her faith.
This is my Hannah Shiloah.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
JOB and the storm
I have just finished reading the book of JOB and, as always when you read the Bible, it has shown me something I didn't see before.
I have to admit something first though. Reading JOB took a really long time. I stopped reading somewhere around chapter 29. I am not sure why. I got preoccupied with other things; life, work, kids, whatever. But I think that part of it was because when I finished the last few chapters it was after Hurricane Ike and I saw something that I might not have seen before the storm or weeks earlier.
Job is in the middle of an extreme life storm, a hurricane if will. He has lost everything. His kids, his wealth, his possessions, and his health. And while he is in the depths of his despair, we get to see his response. I have to admit, after losing our first daughter; I struggled with faith and Gods sovereignty. "Why has he let this happen to me?" was what I was thinking. How God could let this happen. To be honest, I didn't have the answer, not sure that I still do. But, I do know that I am not all powerful or all-knowing. GOD is. (read JOB chapters 38-39). I may never know all the answers, just like Job didn't know all the answers. But Job trusted GOD with everything. Job did not understand everything that was going on around him, but he knew that no plan of GODs can be ruined.
Job says in chapter 42:5 that, "My ears had heard of you before, but now my have seen you." My eyes have seen you... powerful. How did Job see GOD? I am not sure, but you can believe that his life was forever changed when he did. Job had spent his whole life following GOD. Believing in and having faith in a GOD who he had heard about and when the trials of life came he held on to that faith in GOD. And because of that faith in GOD, GOD showed himself to Job. How did GOD show himself? In a quiet little meadow? In the peaceful moments just before sunrise? No, GOD showed himself to Job in the middle of a storm. Now, I am not sure if this storm was a literal storm or not. I believe that the storm was the storms of life. It started out as just a little rain (1:13-14) then it became a thunderstorm (1:16). Then this storm began growing, swirling and gaining strength (1:17), it became a tropical storm. If that wasn't enough, it continued to grow and became the biggest hurricane in Job lifetime (1:18-19). This hurricane in Jobs life became all consuming to his very being (2:7-8). It destroyed everything he had ever known and everything he ever held dear. But in the midst, the very middle, of this terrible life storm, GOD appeared and showed himself to Job.
The storms may be terrible. We may not understand why things happen to us. We may question what is going on. We may even get mad at GOD. But don’t, don’t ever waver in your faith. Never abandon hope. When the storms come crashing, whether they be literal or figurative and they destroy all that you hold dear, look to the middle of the storm and see that GOD is in the middle of it with you.
I have to admit something first though. Reading JOB took a really long time. I stopped reading somewhere around chapter 29. I am not sure why. I got preoccupied with other things; life, work, kids, whatever. But I think that part of it was because when I finished the last few chapters it was after Hurricane Ike and I saw something that I might not have seen before the storm or weeks earlier.
Job is in the middle of an extreme life storm, a hurricane if will. He has lost everything. His kids, his wealth, his possessions, and his health. And while he is in the depths of his despair, we get to see his response. I have to admit, after losing our first daughter; I struggled with faith and Gods sovereignty. "Why has he let this happen to me?" was what I was thinking. How God could let this happen. To be honest, I didn't have the answer, not sure that I still do. But, I do know that I am not all powerful or all-knowing. GOD is. (read JOB chapters 38-39). I may never know all the answers, just like Job didn't know all the answers. But Job trusted GOD with everything. Job did not understand everything that was going on around him, but he knew that no plan of GODs can be ruined.
Job says in chapter 42:5 that, "My ears had heard of you before, but now my have seen you." My eyes have seen you... powerful. How did Job see GOD? I am not sure, but you can believe that his life was forever changed when he did. Job had spent his whole life following GOD. Believing in and having faith in a GOD who he had heard about and when the trials of life came he held on to that faith in GOD. And because of that faith in GOD, GOD showed himself to Job. How did GOD show himself? In a quiet little meadow? In the peaceful moments just before sunrise? No, GOD showed himself to Job in the middle of a storm. Now, I am not sure if this storm was a literal storm or not. I believe that the storm was the storms of life. It started out as just a little rain (1:13-14) then it became a thunderstorm (1:16). Then this storm began growing, swirling and gaining strength (1:17), it became a tropical storm. If that wasn't enough, it continued to grow and became the biggest hurricane in Job lifetime (1:18-19). This hurricane in Jobs life became all consuming to his very being (2:7-8). It destroyed everything he had ever known and everything he ever held dear. But in the midst, the very middle, of this terrible life storm, GOD appeared and showed himself to Job.
The storms may be terrible. We may not understand why things happen to us. We may question what is going on. We may even get mad at GOD. But don’t, don’t ever waver in your faith. Never abandon hope. When the storms come crashing, whether they be literal or figurative and they destroy all that you hold dear, look to the middle of the storm and see that GOD is in the middle of it with you.
Friday, September 5, 2008
God of the Little things too
Ok, I have to start this off with an apology. The following Devotion is from Joseph Prince Ministries. When I first heard of JP was when I was flipping through the channels one night and saw an Asian preaching. This caught my eye because I cannot remember if I have ever seen an Asian preaching on TV. Anyhow... I did not think much of it because of the channel that I saw him on (one of the "prosperty" Christian channels)
Well, a friend of ours, Jennifer, sent this email to me and I was intrigued to read it. BAM! Knock me down, not what I was expecting. This is a great devotion. Truly, God is the GOD of small things too. I should know that by now. I have seen His hand in our lives over the past 17 years in the big things AND the small things. I really liked this devotion...
…THANKS JENNIFER
John 21:9, 12
9Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread… 12Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast."
Like many parents, Wendy and I pray for our daughter Jessica every night before she sleeps. When Jessica was two years old, we decided to pray that her diapers would not overflow during the night. Her diapers not overflowing might be a small thing, but we knew that it would give our little girl a comfortable sleep every night. And after we started praying for this, we noticed that her diapers did not overflow.That incident made me realize that our God is not just interested in the big things that affect us. He bothers and cares about the minor things that affect us too. There is nothing too insignificant for Him. So don't be like some religious people who have this idea that God only wants us to bring the big issues to Him, and that He doesn't want us to bother Him with small issues.Nothing could be further from the truth. God cares about everything that you experience, from the small ulcer in your mouth to your concerns about the world's economy. Even when you tell Him about the inconvenience that might arise if the bus is late, He takes note of that too. In fact, when you come to Him often about anything and everything in your daily life, you compliment Him because you are telling Him that He is your Daddy God who watches over you.Jesus represented the Father's heart and will when He was on earth. (John 5:19) He cared when His disciples were out at sea the whole night, cold and shivering. He cared when they caught nothing that night. (John 21:3) He cared that they would not have fish to sell. So He gave them a huge catch early the next morning. (John 21:5–6) He knew that they were cold and hungry, so He prepared breakfast for them, served over a fire of coals to keep them warm. Jesus showed us that God is our loving heavenly Father who cares about the big and small things that happen every day in our lives. Nothing escapes God's eyes because He loves you!
© Copyright Joseph Prince, 2006. All rights reserved.
www.josephprince.org
Well, a friend of ours, Jennifer, sent this email to me and I was intrigued to read it. BAM! Knock me down, not what I was expecting. This is a great devotion. Truly, God is the GOD of small things too. I should know that by now. I have seen His hand in our lives over the past 17 years in the big things AND the small things. I really liked this devotion...
…THANKS JENNIFER
John 21:9, 12
9Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread… 12Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast."
Like many parents, Wendy and I pray for our daughter Jessica every night before she sleeps. When Jessica was two years old, we decided to pray that her diapers would not overflow during the night. Her diapers not overflowing might be a small thing, but we knew that it would give our little girl a comfortable sleep every night. And after we started praying for this, we noticed that her diapers did not overflow.That incident made me realize that our God is not just interested in the big things that affect us. He bothers and cares about the minor things that affect us too. There is nothing too insignificant for Him. So don't be like some religious people who have this idea that God only wants us to bring the big issues to Him, and that He doesn't want us to bother Him with small issues.Nothing could be further from the truth. God cares about everything that you experience, from the small ulcer in your mouth to your concerns about the world's economy. Even when you tell Him about the inconvenience that might arise if the bus is late, He takes note of that too. In fact, when you come to Him often about anything and everything in your daily life, you compliment Him because you are telling Him that He is your Daddy God who watches over you.Jesus represented the Father's heart and will when He was on earth. (John 5:19) He cared when His disciples were out at sea the whole night, cold and shivering. He cared when they caught nothing that night. (John 21:3) He cared that they would not have fish to sell. So He gave them a huge catch early the next morning. (John 21:5–6) He knew that they were cold and hungry, so He prepared breakfast for them, served over a fire of coals to keep them warm. Jesus showed us that God is our loving heavenly Father who cares about the big and small things that happen every day in our lives. Nothing escapes God's eyes because He loves you!
© Copyright Joseph Prince, 2006. All rights reserved.
www.josephprince.org
Monday, July 28, 2008
Something to make you think.
Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here and drink what comes out"?
This came from YouthSpecialties.com I laughed when I read it and then thought, "yea, who did think to do that?" and "why would you want to think to do that?"
This came from YouthSpecialties.com I laughed when I read it and then thought, "yea, who did think to do that?" and "why would you want to think to do that?"
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Exhausted.....
Man, the past couple of days have been ROUGH to say the least. We have this one girls in our home that is.... well, to be honest I am not sure how to describe her. She loses control at a drop of a hat and will throw a temper tantrum over anything. The past two night have been off the scale horrible. No one knows why she has started acting like this. Tomorrow she has a counceling session with the councelor. We think that she may need to go on meds but not sure what until she sees the doctor.
We also think that she has been abused (many ways) by someone at home but there is no real proof yet.
Please pray for us that GOD gives us the strength to be a good example of GOD LOVE for her.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Moving Day Blues
I HATE MOVING!
I hate the whole idea of it. You would think that I was used to it by now. Before Michele and I were married I can only remember moving once before that. I know that my parents moved three/four times when I was really little but I don't remember those. I remember only one move. That was when I was five years old. I grew up in the house that we moved to. I didn't move again for another 16 years, that was when Michele and I moved to Arkansas. Since then, we have moved about 17 times!!! Thats one move a year per marriage!!!! GOOD GRIEF! The really sad thing about that is many of the places we have lived, we lived there for 2+ years. So that means we moved more than twice in some years. Now granted they were all for a reason. I guess I am just really tired of moving.
Well, not anymore (for at least 3 years).
Today is Friday and I am not sure how we are going to get the house finished before the movers get here at 7am tomorrow morning. There are a bunch of boxes in the breakfast room and the kids have boxes packed in there room. There are also boxes packed and left randomly around the house in different rooms.
The good thing about it is that we have the house for another month and we can take our time, on our off days, to get the odds and ends back to the cottage. The movers are only taking the furniture and the boxes that are packed.
Oh well, I guess i need to get back to packing and moving the furniture...
...Oh crap! I still have to mow the yard!!!!
I hate the whole idea of it. You would think that I was used to it by now. Before Michele and I were married I can only remember moving once before that. I know that my parents moved three/four times when I was really little but I don't remember those. I remember only one move. That was when I was five years old. I grew up in the house that we moved to. I didn't move again for another 16 years, that was when Michele and I moved to Arkansas. Since then, we have moved about 17 times!!! Thats one move a year per marriage!!!! GOOD GRIEF! The really sad thing about that is many of the places we have lived, we lived there for 2+ years. So that means we moved more than twice in some years. Now granted they were all for a reason. I guess I am just really tired of moving.
Well, not anymore (for at least 3 years).
Today is Friday and I am not sure how we are going to get the house finished before the movers get here at 7am tomorrow morning. There are a bunch of boxes in the breakfast room and the kids have boxes packed in there room. There are also boxes packed and left randomly around the house in different rooms.
The good thing about it is that we have the house for another month and we can take our time, on our off days, to get the odds and ends back to the cottage. The movers are only taking the furniture and the boxes that are packed.
Oh well, I guess i need to get back to packing and moving the furniture...
...Oh crap! I still have to mow the yard!!!!
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