An emerging young lady

I guess every parent has these moments... Anisten and I stopped at Walmart today to buy some cat food. On the way in the parking lot we run accross a lovely couple who had been part of our "Just me and the kids" program at Bramalea Baptist. They helped out as leaders.

Well if you know me then you know that I never could just pass by without saying hello and a few other words. Well the proud moment came when as we say our good byes and walk away that Anisten says to me "wasn't it nice to run into them" it sounded so grown up and so polite... not that is not the proper term "caring" would be better.

Saturday Anisten will turn 10 and it seems like only yesterday that the holloring, crying, colicy baby was in my arms. Now I see a young lady emerging who cares for others. I also see a young lady who is known to many as talented and deep thinker/introspective who is not afraid to be an individual and stand up for what is right.

I guess today I am not the rantin chick but the gushing mother chick!

What? Okay... Maybe it was just my imagination?

Last Sunday night I was fortunate to hear the testimony of a lady who spoke of how God cares and answers prayers for us.


This elderly lady told of a time many years how her husband had been layed off and they had gone for 3 days without proper nourishment so she took time from her 3 children to go down to the basement and cry out in desperation to God for food.


After a while she "heard in her head" a voice saying "go to the store and buy milk" She did not have a penny to her name but none the less she packed up her 3 children and headed to the store.


At the store she knew she couldn't go in without money, after a short time she decided that it must of been her own imagination and not God, so she turned around and started walking home when she looked down and saw a $10 bill on the sidewalk. At that time $10 not only bought her milk but a whole weeks worth of groceries!

And some still think there is no God and/or that he isn't good? This lady and I would beg to differ.

I am the Rantin chick after all

So I am going to rant! OK being single sucks at times. But the issue really surprises me at times. Today I surprised Anisten and we went to Walmart to buy a new bike for her, as the old one was pretty small by now. Well off course the guys who built the bike at Walmart couldn't take the extra 5 seconds to pump up the wheels to the proper pressure so I had to detour on the way home to a gas station. So I find myself boiling on the inside, and realize that pumping up the tires is something I am more than capable of doing but guess what? I want a man to do it for me. Does this make me weak? No I think just honest.

God did make man and woman to be together and be helpmates to one another so I think my anger, desire, longing whatever you want to call it is ingrained in me. So the problem is I am alone....... And yes that really stinks!

Oh well since I don't have the power to change this today I guess I have to rely on the wisdom of My Heavenly Father. One day at a time I go and I must remember that his Grace is enough to get me through each day. Hopefully it wont be too long of a wait.

Wives do have their purpose

God's Will for You, By James MacDonald

Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to live and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7
As a pastor, I’m often asked questions about God’s will. “What does God want me to do?” is the most common. Others include: “Where does God want me to live?” “Who does God want me to marry?”
This may surprise you, but you won’t find answers to those questions in the Bible. God’s focus isn’t much on the externals; He’s interested in what’s happening inside you. God’s will is 98 percent about who you are. First Thessalonians 4:1-3 challenges, “You ought to walk and to please God . . . . For this is the will of God, your sanctification.” Sanctification is on the bull’s-eye of God’s will for your life.
Sanctification describes the process by which God takes sinful people and makes them holy. Holy is a great word. It means “set apart” or “distinct”-different from the world around us. God’s will for you is the process of taking what you used to look like (the world), and changing you to look more like Him. It means growing to be more like Christ. This is the will of God: To change us day by day to act and think more like Jesus.
Given this definition, you can have great hope when you think of “being in God’s will.” He’s using every experience, every struggle, every opportunity to sanctify you. Next time you wonder what God could be up to just say to yourself, “He’s changing me,” and you’ll be right. Next time disappointments or heartaches come (maybe you’re in the midst of them right now), try to imagine God Himself holding the hammer and chisel sculpting your likeness into Christ’s.
But why? Why is He so stuck on this matter of changing us? Because God’s will doesn’t have anything to do with whether you take that job in Peoria. God’s will for you is about how best to fulfill His purposes in our generation. To do that, God wants to demonstrate His power and splendor through your life. He wants to get you to the place where no matter what happens to you or what you go through, you trust Him and walk to please Him, and are committed wholly to what He’s doing in you and in the world. When you invite Him do His work in you, and watch Him display His awesomeness through you, you are living right in the center of His will for you.

Our Canadian influence in Antartica

CONCERNED ABOUT TOO MANY CARBS IN YOUR DIET?

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION

Eat and drink what you like.Speaking English is apparently what kills you.