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January 22, 2009

Fleeting Body, Enduring Grace

by on January 22, 2009. Filed under Personal, Thoughts, health / disability / pain

 

fleet·ing, adj.
passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory:

I’m 55. I used to think that was really, really old, like back when I was a teenager. Now I look back and think, wow. Here I am-old. The people that I thought were old, like my mom, are now really, really, really old.

It’s all relative, isn’t it. I guess when you are 5 or 6 you might think that a teenager is old. I don’t know; I’m too old to remember.

I have a lot of favorite verses in God’s Word.  They are an enduring encouragement to me.

In Isaiah 40:8 and 1 Peter 1:24-25, we see this:

“The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever.”

I think that is what I’d like this written on my tombstone. I will live forever based on the promises in God’s Word. But my body will wither and fall. I want anyone seeing my tombstone to know what is important and what is not.

I’m tired. My constant pain is very much like a thorn in the flesh to me.  I have to live life in spite of it. (I couldn’t begin to express how difficult it is to do so.) I really want to go home to Heaven. It is certainly better by far.

Even though I have constant pain I also have God’s enduring grace. It empowers me to take the next step even while in pain. Without God’s grace, there would be no power and no hope. Praise God for His moment by moment provision!

Maranatha! Lord Jesus, come!

January 2, 2009

Sources of Water that Add Humidity to a House

by on January 2, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

 

I might have missed some other sources and I probably have the order wrong, but I came up with this list 1st thing as I woke up this morning when my thinking is usually clearer than the rest of the day.

Sources of Water that Add Humidity to a House:

9. furniture, walls, all house – it wicks up humidity from air and then wicks it back to air – works as temporary storage of water
8. plants
7. “bowls” of water such as the toilet, the dirt in a potted plants, a glass of water..
6. doing laundry
5. from outdoors when weather permits
4. people – they eat, drink, and then breathe and sweat it back out
3. taking showers
2. cooking
1. Humidifier!

(Thanks, Josh, for adding #1!)

January 1, 2009

No Other Rock

by on January 1, 2009. Filed under Thoughts

 

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I found a website that I’m enjoying:

[DELETED DUE TO DOMAIN HOSTAGE]

No Other Rock

March 12, 2008

simple yet fundamental revelation

by on March 12, 2008. Filed under Imports

 

I enjoyed reading this list from here:

[DELETED DUE TO DOMAIN HOSTAGE]

 Of the most insightful revelations I have received during this endeavor:

  • It’s never about your or me. It’s always about Him.
  • Conforming to the ways of the world is terribly hard to avoid – but can be done
  • The moment is now. Not yesterday. Not Tomorrow.
  • God’s timing is amazing.
  • Even the wicked can be used for God’s intent.
  • I still have and always will have much to learn.
  • Hope is for those not already living in His grace.
  • I love you.

I hope that the author of this website, [DELETED], continues to write.

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