brenda’s thoughts, watch out I’m Christian

I’ve spent the evening chasing a giant cricket around my room

They can jump really high

And updating a website

Notalone.blog.com

And now I’ve lost my personal journal file

I guess the two activities don’t mix well

Also updated my testimony

http://verbaldoodling.blog.com/2546963/

Earlier today

I said to my class

“We need to work on idioms”

One girl answered back

“Idioms are a piece of cake”

A boy called out

“Did you say idiots?”

I’ll be loosing the girl soon

But keeping the boy

We’re using the Roman’s road to salvation

As handwriting for our autumn tree

Hoping to plant some seeds before they leave me

Going to bed

I hope I don’t dream of crickets

What an excellent evening I’ve had

My house was full of my family

A pot was full of spaghetti

The oven was full of cookies

The air was full of their laughter

Even Roscoe came over and had a good time

Now my heart is full of joy
God is good to me

Today my heart explodes with joy

Today I woke up in my new home

Today I drink my coffee out of china

Today I play my music loud and dance

I danced around and around and around

With my hands raised and a smile on my face

Today my heart explodes with joy

God has brought me through the valley
For today I am in my new home

“You got out of a bad relationship because it was bad,

but you are still resentful and angry

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You got out of financial debt, but you still can’t control the desire to spend on frivolous things

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You got out of a bad habit or addiction, but you still long to try it just one more time

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You said, I forgive you, but you can’t seem to forget and have peace with that person

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You told your unequally yoked mate that it was over, but you still continue to call

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You got out of that horribly oppressive job, but you are still trying to sabotage the company after you’ve left

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You cut off the affair with that married man/woman, but you still lust after him/her

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You broke off your relationship with that hurtful, abusive person, but you are suspicious and distrusting of every new person you meet

(you let the devil leave his bags)

You decided to let go of the past hurts from growing up in an unstable environment, yet you believe you are unworthy of love from others and you refuse to get attached to anyone

(you let the devil leave his bags)

When you put the devil out, please make sure he takes his bags!”

Don’t you just love friends,

I do

check it out

Mark 9:23

“EVERYTHING is possible for him who believes”

Some of you are swimming neck deep in your troubles

You’re just hoping and praying that no one notices

Occasionally you’ll get pulled under from the burden, from exhaustion

You work with all your might to get back to the surface

Then look around, hoping again that no one noticed

Someone dose know what you’re going through

You know

And it’s tearing you up

It’s tearing up your relationship with your family

It’s tearing up your relationship with your friends

It’s tearing up your relationship with God

When I was in college I worked to get my lifeguard certificate

One of the things they taught us was that a person can only pull themselves back up to the surface two times

If they go under a third time

That’s it,

They’ll drown

So we had to save them before they went under that third time

How many times have you gone under

How many more times can you pull yourself back up

There is help

There is rest

There is peace and hope

God is waiting

Run to him now

Cry out to Jesus

Every time I step forward to do God’s will

This happens

I get blasted by Satan

It has left me feeling less than love for some people

But

God loves them all very much

So

I will work with them

In God’s love

We are all God’s children

We have all fallen short of the glory of God

I know this better than most
Cause I fall all the time
And yet

He loves us

So

Satan and all your minions

“GET THEE BEHIND ME”

For My God is Awesome

He can take you!

So back off

Cause I’m doing God’s work!

this is the blog of a missionary and her family who live in Africa
just read it
she obviously has connections
her site is awesome
she’s written a couple books
I actually quoted one the first time I went on the net
how weird is that

Well haven’t the last couple days been interesting!

I’m back in the classroom

Just fixing everything up, getting ready for the kids

I’m really getting excited

I love everything about the first days of school 

Plaid boarders on clean bulletin boards,

Brand new markers right out of the package,

Arranging desks with the eternal hope of students who will be excited to make new friends

Giant wall calendars with apples for September and pumpkins for October

Every thing is so fresh and clean and new

It’s like everything can start all over and begin new,

Changing and erasing any problems from the past

Also it’s just wonderful to be back on campus

The people are so friendly

And

My students missed me

Well some of them did

Some walk around wearing too much eye shadow and ignoring me

But that’s what teenagers do

I’ve also got a home

And am extremely excited and looking forward to the peace and quiet of only two people in one house

Man oh man, I get my own den, all to myself

That’s a little slice of heaven right there

I’ve also gotten over the depression that had a choke hold on me all spring and most of summer.

I’ve taken a leap (well maybe just a step) forward spiritually, emotionally

So many things contributed to my recovering from the depression this time

but I’m going with Celebrate Recovery

I’ve been going for several weeks now

Because I want to know why I keep ending up in wrong relationships

and because I keep getting depressed

Though I think the depression is a result of the wrong relationships

so if I could cure that, the depression would stop also

You know how the scripture says God wants all of you

And you know how you always hold something back

And how you wrestle God to keep it

Then find that you’d rather have a better relationship

than keep your personal garbage from him

Well, that’s how it works with me

So I finally gave another piece or two of my personal garbage over to God about a week or more ago

And I was filled with peace

Really, everyone says that but I was and still am

I’ve had a great time visiting family

(We celebrated my dad’s 70^th birthday

With a house full of grandchildren running amuck

And gifts

Dad was up at 5:30 am to see if the clouds had passed so he could try out his new telescope, it was cute, like a little kid with a new toy)

And I’m so blessed

with a home,

with my job,

with my church family,

with future fun in Africa ,

my life rocks right now

and I believe its due to my being obedient and taking the steps to walk closer with God

steps I had been refusing to take have been taken

now I’m the special student

God has been teaching me for years

And I’m finally learning

Have I got more lessons to learn

Oh yeah

Will I crash again

Sure

I always crash

Will God be there to catch me before I hit the ground

Of course, that’s what God does

He catches me,

picks me up,

dusts me off,

asks, “are you ok, do you need to lean on me, do you need me to carry you”

and I climb in his arms

And cry like a big baby,

Eventually like today, I climb down and just walk beside him

There’s the cycle I’m stuck in

And I’m ok with that