Sovereignty

God is not like a firefighter who gets calls to show up at calamities when the damage is already happening. He is more like a surgeon who plans the cutting he must do and plans it for good purposes. Without the confidence that God rules over the beginning of our troubles, it is hard to believe that He could rule over their end. If we deny God His power and wisdom to govern the arrival of our pain, why should we think we can trust Him with its departure?

Let the bones which you have broken rejoice.
John Piper ~ Life as a Vapor

Thanks Dad

for the work you do.

This week the Arizona State Legislature passed Jesse's Law, which protects patients on life support from that support being removed prematurely. Dad was one of the attorneys who battled for Jesse's life last summer.

This blog entry is dedicated to Terry Schiavo.

Darcy and his horse

In the blink of an eye

on being with a friend who is battling a serious illness. our lives are but a vapor and can be gone in an instant.

in the blink of an eye.

you put me here for a reason,
you have a mission for me,
you knew my name and you called it long before i learned to breathe,
sometimes i feel disappointed by the way i spend my time,
how can i further your kingdom when i'm so wrapped up in mine?

in a blink of an eye,
that is when,
i'll be closer to you than i've ever been.

time will fly,
but until then i'll embrace every moment i'm given,
there's a reason i'm alive,
for the blink of an eye.

and tho i'm living a good life,
can my life be something great?
i have to answer the question before its too late.

i'll give the very best of me,
that becomes my legacy,
so tell me what am i waiting for?
what am i waiting for?

by Mercy Me

Encouraging words from a wise person

Easter follows Good Friday.

Great things follow great sufferings.

II Corinthians 2:9
What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who
love him.

I Love Kathryn Jean Lopez

I've been taking a "fast" from politics this season. I'll vote in the November election, for sure, but until then I've been trying to limit my exposure to primaries, back-stabbing, conjecturing, and everything else that goes along with pre-election gyrations. All that said, I couldn't help reading Kathryn Lopez' article on HRC. Below are some snippets from the article:


Further, Clinton’s defeat this year would mark a significant milestone for American women: both the death knell for the liberal-feminist movement in America, and the end of the silly girl-power talk on the national political scene. Hillary has been a frontrunner — we know it can be done. Now we can all move on and let female candidates run on their merits, without the heavy servings of identity politics.

Given that the nation is at war against a determined enemy who will continue the battle regardless of who wins in November, Americans need a candidate who is not playing the identity-politics game; a candidate whose executive experience is more than pillow talk with a president. I have the audacity to hope that the next woman who runs for the nation's highest office will do so because she is qualified to be commander-in-chief, not because she’s a Uterian-American. And that, until then, Americans will say “no” to the girl politics.


Go Kathryn Jean Lopez. Keep articles like this coming.

Retreat Top Ten

1. rest
2. time with God
3. a conversation on the Holy Spirit with Tiff, Marianne, and Trueblood
4. a conversation with three older women from the church - topics ranged from boys, to going back to work after the kids grow up, to seeking God in the single life, etc.
5. sleeping outside with Trueblood and the bats. We didn't get much sleep with the little critters buzzing over our heads the whole night
6. beautiful weather
7. a walk with Tiff and Trueblood to visit the neighboring horses
8. goofing off with my camera
9. a restoring conversation with Rebecca
10. being surrounded by friends for a whole weekend away from life

Training Caspian

Caspian at 3 weeks