Stay posted for more to come on my new desk ... I needed to post the picture for Carrie ASAP but I hope to write more about it soon ... but for now I have a little more work to complete for my Reading and Communications Course in order to be ready to teach a couple more lessons this week with my 5th and 6th grade boys.

Love Sundays

morning, afternoon, and evening pages
May 25, 2008 (my best friend Pam's birthday)

Love Sunday, truly a day set-apart

Love Sunday morning worship prayer time

Love Sunday in the summer as the pace is unhurried

Love Sunday morning preaching from Nehemiah

Love Sunday gatherings ... today it was a picnic at Josh and Kelley's new house

Love Sunday, when God speaks to me through the scriptures ... tonight it was 1 Samuel 25, when Abigal bows facedown and says "I am your servant. I'm ready to serve you."

Love Sunday sitting and writing at my new desk (see picture above)

Love Sundays when I don't work the following day ... 3-day-weekend-Yeah!

Love Sundays

May 18, 2008

LOVE SUNDAY as the sun shines every so brightly through my office window as I meet with the Lord.

LOVE SUNDAY as I spend time by myself in the quietness of my home.

LOVE SUNDAY as the Lord brings many names to my mind for prayer.

LOVE SUNDAY as the pace for the day is so different than any other day. It truly is the Lord's day.

LOVE SUNDAY as today we will recognize all the children who have memorized verses from the Bible this year. (seems like yesterday that I was working with my own children as they memorized verses)

LOVE SUNDAY as I meet with both my friends and the kids prayer team to prayer.

LOVE SUNDAY night prayers ...

Father,
I ask for divine guidance for my children. I trust that you have already gone before them and prepared a place for them. You have known them from the foundation of the world. I commit my children into Your hands and pray for wisdom as to how I should relate to them now and in the future. I release my children from all my expectations and entrust them to be who You want them to be. I pray You will give my children wisdom in choosing a future spouse and in relating to their spouses. For those You will bless with children and those You have already blessed with children I pray they will train their children according to Your word and that they would teach them how to trust in Jesus as their Savior. May I be the grandparent You want me to be. I pray as Jesus prayed that You keep my children from the evil one and sanctify them in Your word for Your word is truth. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ who was crucified, died, risen and who will come again. AMEN

Remaining peacefully In His Arms again, Beth

To Stop and Reflect on Him

I actually wrote this on April 23 ... and it was on April 21 that I first began to feel yuckie ...

Usually I don’t have trouble waking up with my alarm; in fact usually I have no trouble sleeping at night. Last night was different though I came home from work exhausted and had a bad headache which is also something I typically don’t get. Anyways, I took some Tylenol and put together a hot pack for my head and attempted to go to sleep. It took a long time to fall asleep, at least an hour, maybe longer. Once I was asleep, I remember dreaming, but I don’t remember, what I was dreaming about. When I woke up the next day I was disoriented as to the day of the week and the time. Once I figured out the time, I realized I had woken before my alarm rang which again is highly unusual. With an early shower and an early start to my day I maybe would have thought that I had plenty of time to stop, listen and hear God’s voice. But this was not the case. Instead so many thoughts entered into my mind clamoring for my attention. Thoughts like remember why you are fasting from media, read your Bible, pray, check e-mails, make your lunch for work, what to have for breakfast, pack your school bag, get some homework done. Then as the clock struck 9:00 am it was time to go out the door for work. Where had the time gone?
Tomorrow will be different as I know that He must cherish the time when I stop myself and reflect on Him for this is why I fast to stop and reflect on Him.

A Conversation with my Liver

Saturday, May 3, 2008
afternoon pages

OK so this is the weirdest thing I have ever done but I am taking the advice of my oldest daughter and I am going to have a conversation with my liver that currently seems to be acting up.
I say, liver what's up?
You are making me sick!
Nausea
loss of appetite
NO energy
stomach ache
YUK!
So what's up?
Why do you cause me such pain?
I know you have an important function because I have been so sick for 3 weeks just because you are not working the way you should. So it's time I know just what is going on, and for you liver, to get your act together. I need you to work the right way, so I can feel better. The funny thing about writing like this is, I know that you may not be listening as a liver, but I do know someone much bigger than little old you. Yes, old because my body of course is 55 years old. Anyways, the bigger One listening is the One who can fix little old you and that is who I am calling upon for complete and total healing. Yep, you guessed it liver, it's my Maker. My Maker has fixed me before and I believe He will fix me again.

Always In His Arms, B.