Category: Preparing

The Choice... by Denise Meyer

3/21/2017

Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. Like most people, I have a bucket list of places I want to visit while I am able. Ireland and Scotland are on that list. I want to experience the beauty of the countryside, the music, listen to the bagpipes, oh and let’s not forget the kilts. I also want to travel to Churchill Downs to stand on the infield during the running of the Kentucky Derby, dressed in a very elegant giant hat while holding a Mint Julep. However the place I want most to experience is the Holy Land.

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Facing Fears...

6/13/2016

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This week I watched a video of an 8-year old girl named Bella Kenworthy, who is a skateboarder from California.1 She and 2 of her friends are known as the Pink Helmet Posse because they wear pink helmets when they ride their skateboards. Bella has been skating and surfing since the age of 5 years and she is fearless. Recently she wanted to “drop into a big bowl,” at skateboard park course challenge, which made her dad really nervous for her safety. However, he did not stop her but decided to go to the bottom of the bowl to be there for her if she fell. She didn’t fall but nailed it. What was Bella’s response to fear she faced? “I get scared sometimes but you gotta face your fears and just do it.” How, may I ask, at the age of 8 years old, did she gain such wisdom? As the video unfolds she reveals that her “board” is plastered with logos like, “dream big” or “follow your heart.” What an inspiration she is to all of us.

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Waiting Continued..

2/8/2016

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Recently, one of my friends told me that she felt that her word for the New Year was "trust." She said she would try not to focus on worrying about the future but trust that she is in God’s hands. As we discussed the challenges of learning to trust and letting go and let God, I wondered what sort of word would describe my new year. A couple of mornings later at 5 A.M., I had my answer. Out of a dead sleep I awoke to the word "reveal." This year would be a year of revelation. Would my time of waiting bear fruit? Would God give me a glimpse of my bigger purpose and direction in ministry? How much longer would I have to wait? With these questions swirling in my head, I went back to the biblical text of Habakkuk to see what could be learned from the prophet as he waited on God.

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The Waiting....

11/30/2015

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Through the years, I have celebrated the Advent season as a time of reflection and anticipation. For Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving, the Advent season begins the Sunday after turkey day and ends on Christmas Eve. This is a time for Christians to prepare and wait for God’s promise of salvation through the birth of the Christ child. Many people, especially children, would agree that this is a season of waiting, not for the baby in the manger, but for Santa to deliver presents to the nice and coal to the naughty. Like the children, many churches do not wait but jump right into the Advent season by singing Christmas carols, like “Joy to the World the Lord has come” because it is the season to be jolly. To be honest this was my expectation too. For years counting the number of shopping days, holiday parties, and children’s programs that were left until Christmas Eve were part of my tradition too. That was before I discovered the blessing of the Advent season, which creates a space of waiting and preparation for the birth of the baby Jesus.

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