Good friends don't need to say a word. Their mere presence is a comfort.
If you've my blog for any amount of time then you know that I am a huge, geeky fan of history and as such, a huge, geeky fan of The Tudor's. And with their fourth and final season coming up, Showtime has been showing the first season every Sunday from 8pm - 10pm. I started watching and realized I needed to own this DVD series.
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I seem to have a small theme going of small creatures. This time a rabbit dressed in traditional Korean costume.
Are you full of hope. Full of the Word. Full of wonder. Full of questions?
One time a friend told me, "I never question God, I just figure he knows best." Well, God made me full of questions and it includes asking him a few.
As I started reading through the bible this year I have loved reading through Genesis and the study I am using starts in Luke. As I read, I have had so many questions about Adam, Noah and Abraham. The word is so alive as I read it and wonder what God was up to....and what his plan is for me.
Also, I am reading through Luke, when Jesus started his ministry when he was 30. How he called the 12 disciples.
So here are some of the questions I am full of right now.....
- Did Jesus know his ministry would start at age 30?
- Did Jesus know he would die three years later?
- Did Jesus know how much it would hurt to be on the cross?
- Did Jesus remember what it was like in heaven when he was with God the Father?
- Did Jesus know how he would walk with God on the earth?
- Did Jesus have any real concept of pain before he died on the cross?
- After all the miracles Jesus did in the presence of the disciples, how could they doubt?
- People in the gospels believed in demons. How many people today are demon possessed?
My list goes on and on. I am excited to read and wonder but be full of hope.
As I read Luke, I am paying close attention to how Jesus was close to the Father. I believe that if Jesus knew all of the answers above, he would not have needed to pray so much, so often and be alone. I think he knew his only hope was in God's presence, but he had to seek it all of the time, relentlessly.
My theme this year is "I'll run until I finish the race." I want my family to finish strong and finish well. I have learned the hard way that this strength comes only through our weakness. In addition to recognizing I am running a spiritual race, I may actually sign up for a real race :) .
The only way to finish a race strong is conditioning. So my conditioning is reading through the entire bible, praying with my family, and relentlessly pursuing God's will, on my knees, desperate to know Him above all.
Happy New Year. Enjoy my new favorite song.
This is a bear wearing traditional dress from South Korea. I don't think she is related to Smokey.
This was taken with my brand-new camera!! I'm also taking a photography class this quarter, so there will be more photos to come, no doubt.
This is the dog of a family friend. Look for me in the news after I dog-nap her.
My new favorite caffine free tea is African rooibos red tea. It has a natural sweetness and flavor that I greatly enjoy.
2009 was quite a year. For me at least, it was a year of adjustment. In January, I had to go back to work and although I was lucky enough to go back 2 days in the office and three at home, it was quite an adjustment for me to split my attention the way working mom's must. Adjusting to motherhood was a surprise. I naively thought that once I had Drew everything would magically fall into place. I wanted him. I tried for him, how could I NOT be ready to be his mother. Well as ready as I was to be Drew's mom, I was not prepared to be his primary care giver. It never occurred to me that though Andrew is very much a part of his life, let's face it, he works in the city, and is away from the house more than he is here. Drew's care falls on me. I also was not prepared to always have a piece of my mind at home. What is he doing? It's 11, is he sleeping? Is he having lunch? Did he eat well? Questions for every second I am away fill my mind. And for me, it was rough to adjust to that guilt. The guilt of not being the one to take care of him 24/7 and the guilt for enjoying my time in the car alone or at work.
Rommie is so much more photogenic than I am. Here she is in the spotlight.
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