Another New Blog...

I decided to create a new blog devoted solely to my poetry and song lyrics. I hope you will follow the link found below and to the right in the links section of this blog and check it out! :) And don't forget to leave your comments! ;)

I got a job!

Check out my Prayer Requests blog (link located on sidepanel) to read about my new, much prayed for, job! Those of you who live near me, you'll have to come by sometime and say hi! :)

LEAVING THINGS IN GODS HANDS ~ By Emmet Fox

Make Your Life Worthwhile

People sometimes speakof leaving a problem in God's hands. Of course this is an excellent thing to do, and especially where it seems that there is nothing else that can be done about it.

You should be careful, however, that you know the true meaning of this phrase. To leave a thing in God's hands does not mean simply to hand it over to God, and then forget all about it; o, what is worse, to permit ourselves to think negatively about it from time to time.

It means that every time the subject comes to mind you must affirm that God is solving the problem in His own good way, and that all will be well. If you follow this policy the demonstration will come sooner or later.

The way to treat a bulb is to put it in the ground ina suitable place, where it will hav the right kind of soil and enough moisture, and, later on when it is ready, plenty of sunshine too. That is working in harmony with the laws of nature.

To throw it into a drawer and forget about it is a different thing altogether. That is not leaving it to nature, but the contrary. The first policy is creative, the other is not.

So it is with your problems. Leaving them in God's hands is a living, creative spiritual activity.

"Be still, and know that I am God." *

*Psalm 46:10.

Different way of looking at it ey?

New Blog...

Check out my new prayer blog! Newly created, I hope to turn this blog into an oppertunity for ministry and support. I've included the link below, but it is also located on the right in the side bar under the "Links" section...

http://www.gloriousdreams-prayer.blogspot.com/

I hope to hear your opinions on this new site! God bless you and keep you all...

Job Hunting...

I applied at the local Subway resteraunt last week and hope to hear from them tomorrow (the manager said that's when they'd be calling the applicants). It'd be the ideal job for me right now - Monday through Friday, 10AM to 4PM, and only just under 2 miles from my house! I could ride my bike, walk, and in extreme weather, Aunt Debbie says they wouldn't mind helping me out since it's so close.

I'm really praying that I get this job!

Wisdom from Ozzy...

"Are You Ever Troubled?"

by

Oswald Chambers

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you..." (John 14:27).

There are times in our lives when our peace is based simply on our own ignorance. But when we are awakened to the realities of life, true inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus. When our Lord speaks peace, He creates peace, because the words that He speaks are always "spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). Have I ever received what Jesus speaks? "...My peace I give to you..." - a peace that comes from looking into His face and fully understanding and receiving His quiet contentment.

Are you severely troubled right now? Are you afraid and confused by the waves and the turbulence God sovereignly allows to enter your life? Have you left no stone of your faith unturned, yet still not found any well of peace, joy, or comfort? Does your life seem completely barren to you? Then look up and receive the quiet contentment of the Lord Jesus. Reflecting His peace is proof that you are right with God, because you are exhibiting the freedom to turn your mind to Him. If you are not right with God, you can never turn your mind anywhere but on yourself. Allowing anything to hide the face of Jesus Christ from you either causes you to become troubled or gives you a false sense of security.

With regard to the problem that is pressing in on you right now, are you "looking unto Jesus" (Hebrews 12:2) and receiving peace from Him? If so, He will be a gracious blessing of peace exhibited in and through you. But if you only try to worry your way out of the problem, you destroy His effectiveness in you, and you deserve whatever you get. We become troubled because we have not been taking Him into account. When a person confers with Jesus Christ, the confusion stops, because there is no confusion in Him. Lay everything out before Him, and when you are faced with difficulty, bereavemetn, and sorrow, listen to Him say, "Let not your heart be troubled..." (John 14:27).

Holding "Baby"

I finally got to hold baby Asher!

Aunt Debbie and I stopped at Kim and Jason's the other day to drop something off, and I got to hold my newest cousin. :) I was so happy! I got to hold a very upset Asher last Saturday at one of Aunt Debbie's Creative Memories crops - Kim was trying to pack up her stuff and baby wanted food! I was proud of myself - I stayed perfectly calm with a crying baby in my arms. I know, kind of silly to be proud of that, but you don't understand - crying used to stress me out, so being calm was a real victory for me! Lol :) Laugh all you want, I was proud of myself.

Back in Montana

I arrived in Missoula on Wednesday after a 20 1/2 hour bus ride - Oy! The trip was loooooooooong, but uneventful and I actually arrived a few minutes early :) Nick met me at the bus with the most beautiful bouquet of red roses (14 of them!) and then drove me over to Aunt Debbie's house.

I forgot to take the picture before

hanging them to dry...

...so I ended up with Rose Bats :)

Aunt Debbie and Nick and I had lunch with Grama on Thursday at Applebee's. Grama was in a good mood and seemed to be handling things very well (see below). I had this weird spicy chicken wrap for lunch - it was good, but very messy and very spicy!

Grampa Carpenter's funeral was on Friday. I'll be posting about that later with a couple pictures.

On Saturday Aunt Debbie had a crop at the church and I got about five pages done - the last few weeks in Montana before I moved out to OR, as well as the car trip there. I also managed to get all my photos and other scrapping stuff organized, so now I just have to get them into my book! Actually, I need to get pages to put into the album that I still have to get. Oh, and I'll need stickers soon, and photo tape. And I need to buy the album Aunt Debbie has on hold for me, as well as pages (etc) for it. *Sigh* I just need to get a job and be patient until I can afford all this stuff! :(

I hope to start working for Kensington around the 1st of September. I'm calling them in the morning.

Gypsy?

Isn't this gorgeous?? I really like it :) Aunt Debbie suggested that I dress as a gypsy for the Harvest Banquet at the church... I doubt I'll be able to do anything elaborate, but I like the gypsy idea. Maybe I'll do that next year so I can come up with a costume :)

I like this one as well - the long velvet thing is called a Ghawazzee Coat and it goes over the traditional gypsy/belly dancer outfit.

Maybe I'll make my costume! :) That would be fun...

My plans have finally taken on some reality: I get on a Greyhound bus in Eugene on Tuesday afternoon and arrive in Missoula the next day at noon. I'm heading out there a couple weeks early, but things worked out and I'm glad that I'm finally going!

I'm going to miss the family, and I'm hoping that I'll be able to visit at least yearly. I'm doing "girl's nights" with my sisters this weekend (Hannah's turn tonight), and Mom and I have been spending time together as we have been able; I helped her scour the new house Monday and Tuesday, though that wasn't exactly fun "mother daughter" time. At least I got to be useful and I did have Mom all to myself for hours on end - very nice! :)

I can't start working in Montana until Kelli moves out here on the 2nd, so the next couple weeks are going to be enforced vaction. That's alright though - I'll hang out with Cheri and Manda and of course Nick. :) He starts classes on the 28th, though, and will be really busy with work and school. It's fine though because I'll see him regularly and that's what matters. :)

It may be a while before I post here again; I'm going to be busy finishing getting ready to move, then I'm sure I'll be running all over, despite my lack of finances. I'll post once I'm safely out at my aunts. ;)

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"I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" by Marc Anthony

Moon so bright, night so fine
Keep your heart here with mine
Life’s a dream we are dreaming

Race the moon, catch the wind
Ride the night to the end
Seize the day, stand up for the light

I want to spend my lifetime loving you
If that is all in life I ever do

Heroes rise, heroes fall
Rise again, win it all
In your heart, can’t you feel the glory?

Through our joy, through our pain
We can move worlds again
Take my hand, dance the dance with me

I want to spend my lifetime loving you
If that is all in life I ever do
I will want nothing else to see me through
If I can spend my lifetime loving you

Though we know we will never come again
Where there is love, life begins
Over and over again

Save the night, save the day
Save the love, come what may
Love is worth everything we pay

I want to spend my lifetime loving you
If that is all in life I ever do
I will want nothing else to see me through
If I can spend my lifetime loving you


~ For Nick

"October" by Evanescence

I can't run anymore,
I fall before you,
Here I am,
I have nothing left,
Though I've tried to forget,
You're all that I am,
Take me home,
I'm through fighting it,
Broken,
Lifeless,
I give up,
You're my only strength,
Without you,
I can't go on,
Anymore,
Ever again.

My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love.

I can't run anymore,
I give myself to you,
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry,
In all my bitterness,
I ignored,
All that's real and true,
All I need is you,
When night falls on me,
I'll not close my eyes,
I'm too alive,
And you're too strong,
I can't lie anymore,
I fall down before you,
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry.

My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love.

Constantly ignoring,
The pain consuming me,
But this time it's cut too deep,
I'll never stray again.

My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love,
My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love.