Wednesday, February 3, 2010
ARRIVAL in THAILAND
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Bending the Bow Int'l
We made it!!!
Great flights!
Great layovers!
Great flights!
Great layovers!
Great Companions!
We even slept pretty good on the plane!
We spent all of yesterday resting, eating good (?) Thai food
We even slept pretty good on the plane!
We spent all of yesterday resting, eating good (?) Thai food
Psalm 18:30-36
What a God! His road
stretches straight and smooth.
Every God-direction is road-tested.
Everyone who runs toward him
Makes it.
Is there any god like God?
Are we not at bedrock?
Is not this the God who armed me,
then aimed me in the right direction?
Now I run like a deer;
I'm king of the mountain.
He shows me how to fight;
I can bend a bronze bow!
You protect me with salvation-armor;
you hold me up with a firm hand,
caress me with your gentle ways.
You cleared the ground under me
so my footing was firm.
What a God! His road
stretches straight and smooth.
Every God-direction is road-tested.
Everyone who runs toward him
Makes it.
Is there any god like God?
Are we not at bedrock?
Is not this the God who armed me,
then aimed me in the right direction?
Now I run like a deer;
I'm king of the mountain.
He shows me how to fight;
I can bend a bronze bow!
You protect me with salvation-armor;
you hold me up with a firm hand,
caress me with your gentle ways.
You cleared the ground under me
so my footing was firm.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Three Months, Thirty-Three Pounds, Three boys & a Princess
Whoa...it takes A LOT to get out the Door.
...lots of grace
...lots of organization
...lots of crazy days
......LOTS OF COFFEE!!!!
AND we LOVE it (for the most part)
There are:
Checklists galore
Piles EVERYWHERE
Meals on the run (..feeling a little guilty about that...thank the Lord for Laurie Heisinger!!!)
Sometimes yelling parents (oh, there is soooo much room for personal growth...and these times magnify those areas crying out for improvement...LOL)
Suitcases, books, documents, and lists (again...list after list after list)
Many, MANY, MANY EMPTY COFFEE CUPS!!!
...lots of organization
...lots of crazy days
......LOTS OF COFFEE!!!!
AND we LOVE it (for the most part)
There are:
Checklists galore
Piles EVERYWHERE
Meals on the run (..feeling a little guilty about that...thank the Lord for Laurie Heisinger!!!)
Sometimes yelling parents (oh, there is soooo much room for personal growth...and these times magnify those areas crying out for improvement...LOL)
Suitcases, books, documents, and lists (again...list after list after list)
Many, MANY, MANY EMPTY COFFEE CUPS!!!
We must:
Finish School
Contact our contacts...in the countries we'll visit
Make sure we have our shots
Pack the bags
Arrange for the animals and property to be cared for while we're away (thanks Mike, and Ernie)
Clean the house.
Contact our contacts...in the countries we'll visit
Make sure we have our shots
Pack the bags
Arrange for the animals and property to be cared for while we're away (thanks Mike, and Ernie)
Clean the house.
We could NEVER get out the door on our own.
We are OVERWHELMED by the kindness and love shown to us by our friends and family by:
We are OVERWHELMED by the kindness and love shown to us by our friends and family by:
Helping us get the house in order.
Babysitting.
Cleaning our house after we leave.
Taking down our Christmas ornaments.
Transferring our music onto iTunes & mp3 players and loading software onto our laptops
Fixing our laptops
BRINGING ME COFFEE!!!!
Driving to the Chinese Embassy so we could get our Visas
THERE IS SOOOOO MUCH MORE. WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL!!
Babysitting.
Cleaning our house after we leave.
Taking down our Christmas ornaments.
Transferring our music onto iTunes & mp3 players and loading software onto our laptops
Fixing our laptops
BRINGING ME COFFEE!!!!
Driving to the Chinese Embassy so we could get our Visas
THERE IS SOOOOO MUCH MORE. WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL!!
Amazingly I was able to fit our entire wardrobe (6 people's clothes for 3 months...) into ONE suitcase. Each kids clothing fit into a 2 1/2 gallon ziplock bag! (AMAZING, again, I might add!)....Each kid ended up with a bag of clothes, a folder of school work, and a bag of books.
Fitting our lives into six 33 pound suitcases...really, it's an interesting concept. Wasn't sure if we could do it! Amazed that we could!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Peace in the Midst of Piles
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
There are piles all over my house.
Miles of piles that need to be "filed" (so to speak).
Organized piles, for what it's worth.
Piles none-the-less.
These are my "pre-trip" piles.
There are piles of clothes to be packedPiles of school work to be copied and packed
Piles of medical supplies
Piles of paperwork to be sorted through and organized.
Piles of dishes (those have nothing to do with the trip...at least not directly...should I need to pull an excuse together, I am sure there is a loose correlation that would work, however.)
I don't really like piles...disorder in general, but these piles DO serve a purpose and they are DEFINITELY part of our trip.
And so Jesus, I am asking for peace (and clarity and organization...etc.) in the midst of these piles. I fix my mind on YOU. You are my Peace! What is an organized suitcase or home without the Peace that You want to give me on the journey? It's not about getting there, it's about HOW I get there...and HOW I get my family "there".
Once again the DESTINATION is NOT the ultimate goal. In fact, if I get where ever it is I'm going without my peace, my integrity, my character, and my Relationships (with Him and others) intact, my destination will never be as rich and satisfying as it was intended to be.
Hmmm. Peace comes when my mind is FIXED on Him. Yeah, that's what I want more than anything else: a disciplined mind filled with Jesus, transformed...being transformed as I surrender myself, my day...and my PILES to Him.
I love ALL of the strategies and keys that He has laced throughout His word to make our journey successful and filled with His joy and peace. Peace...even in the midst of piles.
Monday, January 11, 2010
All I Want...
All I want is to sit in His shade,
to taste and savor His delicious love....
to taste and savor His delicious love....
Song of Solomon 2:3
Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy as enduring as the grave.
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.
Many waters cannot quench love,
nor can rivers drown it.
If a man tried to buy love
with all his wealth,
his offer would be utterly scorned.
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy as enduring as the grave.
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.
Many waters cannot quench love,
nor can rivers drown it.
If a man tried to buy love
with all his wealth,
his offer would be utterly scorned.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
November/December Newsletter
Here is a link to our November/December Newsletter. It is in pdf format. The link will take you to our Google Document page. Let me know if you have difficulty accessing it. If you are interested in receiving our monthly newsletter via email or regular mail, leave me a comment or email me. I am hoping to provide links to our previous newsletters in the near future. We plan to send out monthly (or very close-to-monthly) newsletters while we are traveling thanks to Jackie Wynn and our church Rivers of Life Christian Fellowship. They have generously printed, stuffed envelopes and mailed this publication for us for the past year. THANK YOU JACKIE WYNN and ROLCF. We love you.
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