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Sunday, April 26, 2009

there is no one like You

I love the goodness of God. Ok.. that's not true. I am learning to love the goodness of God. To be honest there are days where I hate the goodness of God- days where the million pieces my heart is smashed into just can't make any sense of a God whose goodness is like this. And then there are days, like today, where the reality of the goodness of God just hits me in the face and all I can do is get down on my face in worship or dance around with hands lifted high proclaiming His goodness. Those are the moments where all the pain is acknowledged, justified, and swept away in the tide of His love. Where I pause and look at the cross and all is right with the world. It's just insane to me how the cross is just so amazing. He loves me that much! He pursues my heart to the point where He is willing to suffer all sorts of agony to win my heart. He paid for the pain. And He payed for all the pain I caused others, and even Him. In the cross I see great love, mercy, justice, grace and forgiveness. And that's just scratching the surface.

Oh, the goodness of God in my life is displayed right now in this: that He cares more about the transformation of my character than He does about my personal happiness!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

quarters...

So, I did this for facebook and never ended up posting it. So I thought I'd post it here...
25 random things about me:

1. from January 2008 to January 2009 I hung out in 8 airports, most of them multiple times: Sea-Tac, Heathrow, Entebbe, Mombassa, Nairobi, Abbotsford, Calgary, Saskatoon.


2. I've never broken a bone, had a cavity, or been stung by a bee... but I've had jaw surgery, malaria, two varieties of parasites, infected mosquito bites, and been a patient in an African hospital.


3. I collect Moose. Meese. Meesen. whatever you want to say.


4. my closest friends live in: the US(WA,OR, OH), Canada (SK), Argentina, Jordan, India, Uganda & South Africa.


5. I LOVE books. and reading them. Bookstores are my "happy" place.


6. I saw Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers 5 times in theaters.


7. my 3 favorite musicals are: Les Miserables, Holiday Inn, and The King & I.


8. in high school I was in Show Choir which involved wearing a ridiculous outfit (tuxedo shorts (yes, SHORTS), black nylons, tuxedo shirts, a SEQUINED vest and a sequined bow tie!) and dancing around to oldies music. Sometimes fun. other times pure torture.


9. I am the WORST decision maker. EVER.


10. I've worked in Children's Ministry for 6 years now.. and have done a million crazy things to teach kids about Jesus. And LOVED it all.


11. I'm mildly lactose intolerant. No milk for me! But pretty much everything else is ok in moderation.


12. i HATE whipped cream.


13. one of my biggest pet peeves are misplaced apostrophes.


14. I think Bush Boy is right, the best job ever would be Professional World Traveller.


15. I've seen at least 50 bands in concert, some multiple times.


16. i know two different songs that say all the books of the Bible.


17. I've had 3 cars so far and none of them were made in my lifetime.


18. When I was little I had a pretend older brother who lived under my bed. Too bad he was a real person: Kurt Browning. He's a Canadian figure skater.


19. Fredrick is my 3 foot tall paper mache horse. He lives in my living room. I found him on the side of the road. He also lived at Stephanie's house for a time while I was in Uganda.


20. I am terrified of going fast by myself. Por Ejemplo: skiing, freeway driving, tobogganing down large hills, tubing, etc.


21. Whilst playing games i have a really hard time being mean i.e. "competitive" as some would call it. Combine that with #9 and you'll see why RISK is the worst game ever for me to play. Just ask someone who has been unfortunate enough to have played with me!!


22. I am afraid of the giant lobsters that they decorate Cost Cutter/ Food Pavilion with during Lobster Mania.


23. When I was 6 or 7 I won a bike from a contest at McDonald's. But it was a boy bike. So I traded it in for a pretty princess girl bike. Oh yeah!


24. JRR Tolkien was the best fiction writer who ever lived. Full Stop.


25. I've eaten goat. and LOVED it.