Thursday, December 31, 2009
Novelty items
Friday, December 18, 2009
A week before Christmas
Monday, December 07, 2009
The things you see
Monday, November 23, 2009
Fencing
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Desert Limes
Friday, October 16, 2009
interesting conversation
Monday, October 05, 2009
Mental Health Week
Friday, September 18, 2009
"I see a branch of an almond tree"
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Birdbath
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
You can never go back!
I am not the person I was 22 years ago. That may sound obvious however, there are differences that are subtle.
Today, I had the pleasure of worshiping in a church I had been a member of 22 years ago. I had told Mal that I really wanted to attend worship at this church because, I had many good memories there. My eldest daughter was baptized at this church.
We rocked up and there was a very familiar and comfortable place and and there were a few people who remembered me. They were so delighted to think that after so long someone would care enough and have loved them enough to come visit. They were even more delighted to learn that I would soon be a minister. It was heartwarming for them and me. I will keep in touch now.
During the experience, I recognized how this place and these people had been God’s agents in my life. I had grown in faith at that place in spite of myself.
This is how I know that I am not the same person. When I was here 22 or so years ago, I was young and loved adventure but was becoming insecure. I was white anting myself so to speak. I was wrong then. Feelings are feelings but feelings to not always reflect the truth. People saw the truth and demonstrated God’s love to me then and now. The difference, then I knew God loved me but struggled to love myself and accept that others loved me; now I think I am okay and can accept that okay is okay. I am also happy to accept that the people I met today really do love me and now Mal 22 years on.
I tell people all the time you can never go back. I went back physically because of circumstance but emotionally and spiritually went to a place an moved forward.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
I wonder
Friday, June 12, 2009
cold
Saturday, May 23, 2009
a poem
Rivers
coursing, surging
twisting
Rivers
Rivers
raging, pushing
flooding
Rivers
Water
cool, refreshing
cleansing
Water
Rivers
flowing, lazy
floating
Rivers
Redeemed.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Defined by 3 M's
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
I have been reading
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Uncommon
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Reflection on reflection
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Why God won't let me take myself too seriously - Part 4
Monday, March 02, 2009
Repent
Friday, February 20, 2009
Home from Holidays
Well believe it or not, we have nearly a gig of photos from our trip to the red centre of Australia. It was a great time for so many reasons. Mostly because God was there at every turn. In conversations and in quiet. So as a place to start, here is one of the awesome sights.