Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Messy Monday's - Pumpkin Spice Latte
Messy Monday's where I share what God has been showing me through the messiness of life. It is my personal belief that this walk isn't clean and crisp and straight or narrow. It's wide and twisted and mucky and messy. It's about the ups and the downs, but through it all God is there with us.
Last Friday was Middleman's first day of school. If you read Caffeinated Randomness, you read about my overwhelmed Thursday evening. Friday morning was no different. I got the kids ready for school. We were in the van by 8:30 am, more than enough time to get to the school 5 minutes away. This was not to be as everyone else was driving their kids to school at the same time and it took almost 10 minutes to get to the side of the school to drop the princess off. We then found a parking space and ran Middleman to his Kindergarten class room and met his EA. When we got back to the van, I felt defeated and overwhelmed. I was crying. I was upset. I didn't want to leave my Middleman with people I didn't know (I actually didn't realize this until a while later).
We went home and I was stressed and upset. My husband told me to take a day to myself. I didn't know what to do. My evil twin phoned and at that moment my husband told me to go visit her and not to hurry back. I drove to her house and stopped at a Starbucks where it was revealed that our city was the city in Canada to get Pumpkin Spice Lattes one week before everyone else. I was so excited. I got us each one, along with a stylish mug.
I spent to the day with a friend and we had great conversations over Pumpkin Spice Latte's. We talked about double predestination; Scottish men in the elevator; potty training; Psalm 95:11; Proverbs 31; You Version vs. Bible Gateway; and other various topics. It was a day of rest and rejuvenation. When I got home, I discovered that my husband had cleaned the house from top to bottom, all while watching the Tormentinator which is a feat that I battle with.
I realized that all that God had truly given me: a loving husband; a great friend; kids who have blessed my life and Pumpkin Spice Lattes. It was a day of learning to be content in what God has given and not my expectations of what I think I should have or be.
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. Phillipians 4:11 (ESV)
Friday, January 14, 2011
Caffeinated Randomness - You Gotta Have Friends
These last few weeks when I have been able to read your lovely blogs there seems to be a theme where many of you have expressed your pain over freindships lost or the lack thereof. This has just broken my heart for many of you. During a recent Babes' session with Beth Moore, she spoke about the circles of relationships we all have. The two I am going to focus on today are 3 and 1.
Beth (I hope that I can call her that, she seem like a lady who wouldn't mind), spoke about Jesus' 3 - Peter, James and John. They were the 3 that went with him to the Transfiguration and Getheseme. They were his confidents, his support, his possee.
I have this group of 3 in my life. Well actually, a group of 4 lovely ladies who I meet with each week - My Babes. The 5 of us may never have actually gotten together on our own, but God had plans for us. We met each other originally as neighbours, community coordinators, through play groups and through other acquaintances. When I first moved into the community 3 years ago, I did not know any of these ladies. They have now become my Sisters.
When I think of each of them, I actually think of them in the family dynamic. Tracy is our older sister with the amazing wardrobe that you just want to raid. She also has such an amazing love of God and His wisdom and quiet and gentle spirit pour out of her. Andrea is the next oldest, even though she is younger than me. She is the the smart one. She has a love of knowledge and encourages each of us in our studies and our lives. She is often the first person I think of when I need prayer or support or need to talk to someone. Pat and I are the mischievous twins. We are the clowns. We really are alike in more ways then we probably want to admit. Extremely competitive (ok, probably more on my part, I have to beat her score on Vegas Stakes), we have each other's back through everything that is thrown at us. Then there is the little sister, Cheri. I don't just think of her as that because she's the smallest. Cheri reminds me of Beth in Little Woman. You may think she's weak, but there is a strength that permeates through her. We all want to protect her, but have to allow her to face the world with us standing back and supporting her.
Now don't think this relationship came overnight. It took time to grow. It took patience. It took some breakdowns. It actually survived a split of our group, as we originally had 7 of us. It took prayer. It was made through studying the Father's word, the place all relationships should start.
That leads me to 1. This is the relationship we have with the Father. This should be our priority. If it's not, our other relationships will fall apart. We need to focus on this relationship through studying the word and praying, If we don't take time with the God who created us in His image and give Him all the honour, worship, praise and love that is His rightfully, how can we expect our other relationships to be nurtured and grow?
If you find yourself in a time where you do not have a close friendship where you have someone who is able to lift you up regularly through the word and prayer, be patient. God knows just who He wants to place in your family and when the time is right He will bring you your own Babes.
Come share you're Randomness with us today. I can't wait to see what you have all been up to this week.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Music Monday - More Than You'll Ever Know
I've mentioned before in my blog that I'm doing a study by Kelly Minter on Ruth with local friends, including Andrea. The study has been amazing. But what has been more amazing is the wonderful friendships growing within the group. We have been sharing our life stories and praying over each other. I know that the friendships that we have been grooming will last a long time.
I'm also amazed by the friendships that I've made over the blogosphere. It amazes me on how people that you don't see and only know by reading their blogs, are so willing to pray when you need prayer and cheer you on when you need encouragement. So this week I choose a song that expresses what all my friends mean to me - both RL and Bloggy!
I'm also amazed by the friendships that I've made over the blogosphere. It amazes me on how people that you don't see and only know by reading their blogs, are so willing to pray when you need prayer and cheer you on when you need encouragement. So this week I choose a song that expresses what all my friends mean to me - both RL and Bloggy!
More Than You'll Ever Know
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Something brought you to my mind today
I thought about the funny ways you make me laugh
And yet I feel like it's okay to cry with you
Something about just being with you
When I leave I feel like I've been near God
And that's the way it ought to be...
CHORUS:
'Cause you've been more than a friend to me
You fight off my enemies
'Cause you've spoken the Truth over my life
And you'll never know what it means to me
Just to know you've been on your knees for me
Oh, you have blessed my life
More than you'll ever know, yeah, yeah, yeah
More than you'll ever know, yeah, yeah, yeah
You had faith, when I had none
You prayed God would bring me a brand new song
When I didn't think I could find the strength to sing
And all the while I'm hoping that I'll
Do the kind of praying for you that you've done for me
And that's the way it ought to be...
You have carried me
You have taken upon a burden that wasn't your own
And may the blessing return to you
A hundredfold, oh yeah...
A hundredfold, oh yeah...
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- Michelle
- Alberta, Canada
- I'm a 39 year old (oh yeah I'm telling you my age) Stay at Home mom. A former Bad Girl now reformed sinner, I'm married to my Y2K guy and raising 3 great children from God. Proudly Canadian, however, missing the West Coast, I currently live in the prairies watching the farmers fields produce as I learn how God produces the fruits in me.
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