A Reminder

Jeremiah 17:8 (New Living Translation)
New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

We lost our pretty Bradford Pear tree in a storm this past week. We had purchased it over 4 years ago as a sappling and had nurtured it and protected it through many a drought and storm. At this point in time we felt it was strong and secure.

Reminds me that I can never get too confident in my own security and strength. I, too, am fragile. A sudden storm can blow up at any time and topple me if my roots are not grounded and prepared.

"the office"

"E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business."

"This project is so important we can't let things that are more important interfere with it."

"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. "

"Now go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them!"

Quote from a Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say."

After a "tough week at the office"...I'm looking forward to this next series at GCC. Hoping to gleen some valuable insight....

NASHVILLE HEAT

It's HOT in Nashville, Tennessee!!!! Temps are hovering around 100 degrees with heat indexes around 107!!! Alex doesn't seem to mind though...as momma says he's enjoying splish splashin' at a nearby pool!! Grandma's envious, Alex!!!!

What a Relief !!

"Whatever I do...I do because I love you"-God Evan Almighty

Romans 8:38 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
31-39So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one.None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.

I had a conversation the other day with a guy that feels that the things that happen to us is directly related to how much God is loving us at the time...wow. Even though I do think that circumstances and situations may occur in our life in response to our own spiritual walk (or lack of) - I am reassurred over and over in scripture of God's continuing love for me. Thank you.

The Door

My husband hung a new front door on my house last year... Not only is it more inviting but I receive so much more cheery sunlight through the windows. Such a simple thing but it made such a difference! I think of the many who walked through the door at GCC this weekend...what a difference they have made with such a simple step!
John 10:6-10 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
6-10Jesus told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about. So he tried again. "I'll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep stealers, every one of them. But the sheep didn't listen to them. I am the Gate. Anyone who goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.