Oh, goodness, me, where do I start. I was planning to start writing this quite some time ago today and I keep getting interrupted with other things. And, a certain person (you know who you are) threatened me that I had better get my blog updated or else! LOL! So, I can't back out even though it's late:) Oh, well, that's okay then it's done for the next few days!
I am excited to see my friend Amy Bryant from VA. She is coming on Thursday evening and staying til Sunday. I am already planning meals and what all we might do together. The main thing is to gab! We have so much to talk about! I have not see her since.......I don't know when. Could be 6 months. I first met her when I went to Israel the first time. We really hit it off. So that's my highlight for the week. I have to work til Thurs then I'll have off Friday-Sunday to be with her.
I just got back from a very enriching vacation. I was at Harvey Cedars at a Bible conference. I was there an entire 7 days. What a pleasure. We had solid meals every day and yippee, I didn't have to cook!:) I like cooking, but it's nice to have a break too. There was a session in the morning, and one in the evening but in between we had time to go to the beach, which was walking distance. You know, the place was so different from anywhere I've ever been. The place was just permeated with God. All my friends know how closely I lock things, I am so very private and I don't trust anyone for anything. Well, guess what, more often than not, I let my door unlocked to my bedroom and sometimes not even latched! So that tells you something about the place. So there was my purse with all my credit cards and wallet and my laptop and camera and I felt free to come and go as I pleased, never once worrying that it might not be there when I got back! And the beach, I don't know how to explain it, but I felt God there too, in a different way than any other beach. Instead of it just being a beauty show, or a "Let's see how close to nude we can get" show, the majority of the folks dressed decently, and some of they guys even wore shirts. I didn't sense the spirit of lust there.
Oh, what fun I had on the beach! The Brills are who I went with. Johann helped me learn how to boogie board better. He often told me when to jump on it and head in on the waves and most of the time he judged right! He taught me to body board. And this was the first time I ever jumped waves. We went to the beach every single day and I saw one full sunrise on it. Talk about feeling little and insignificant! Go watch it yourself if you need to be put on your face before the Lord! It's humbling and yet exciting to know that the God we serve is the one who paints such glorious sunrises! It gives me great joy to be able to say, "Hey, that's my Daddy!" If He can do that, why in the world am I afraid of anything? Surely if my Daddy can do such dazzling artwork then he can and he will take care of me. Which brings me to my favorite verses at the end of Romans 8: Nothing can separate us from the Lord....and we are MORE than conquerers. I just love dwelling on those verses!
The sermons at the conference were very inspiring and challenging. I love having church every day. If I could make a living by listening in church every day, well, you'd know where to find me!:) We had 2 different speakers and the funny thing is that the one with the least amount of training is who I liked best! He never went to any seminary school, etc. Yet the Spirit of the Lord just poured out through him. It was such a blessed retreat to meet God there every day and to be with the Brills every day, who I love very much. Oh, and the singing at the worship service was great! I love praise and worship songs. One evening we sat on the porch and sang. That was a highlight.
One day we went to the Barnegate Light. It was so beautiful. The waves were mesmerizing, almost hypnotizing, how they kept smacking against the rocks and spraying up in the air. I loved it! I stood there for an awfully long time just watching. Merci is a shell collector so she was busy finding treasures. The lighthouse was so nice to see too. I remember I went deep sea fishing here before, but oh, how sick I was then! I hope to never feel that sick again. I really didn't care if I died that time. I don't think I will ever try to deep sea fish again. So now I have a new memory of Barnegate light, one much more pleasant to remember.
Well, that will have to be enough for now because my bed is calling me. Goodbye til later!
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