Nae’s Heart

Busy Schedule.  I have had an extremely busy week and it is only Wednesday!  On Sunday night, after church, we had about 15 friends over for dessert and games.  It was great fun… We played “Catch Phrase” guys versus girls.  On Monday, my dad called and told me that my Great Uncle Gordon (my mom’s uncle) had passed away that morning.  He had a stroke the week before and on Saturday he had been given 24-48 hours to live.  I am doing okay, I thought I might be traveling to Michigan with my mom for the funeral but airline tickets were about $400 apiece so we decided not to go.  On Monday evening, we were back at the church for a homeschooling conference… James was running the sound and I was helping Mrs. Gibbs the III sell their books.  David Gibbs III was the keynote speaker.  It was a great time of fellowship and serving.

Yesterday, I worked all day and then spent the evening at home relaxing.  It was the only evening James and I would have home alone this week.  This evening we have church and tomorrow James leaves for GSACS Teacher’s Convention in Ventura.  He will be back Friday afternoon and his parents will be coming to visit us for Friday and Saturday.  While James is in Ventura I will be having a couple teen girls spend the night.  We are going to Ontario Mills and going to watch chick flicks.  I am looking forward to having the time off but it will be busy.

On Wednesday nights Pastor Matt has started a series about having hope in God.  It has been a huge blessing and he is only in week 2.  He is using Psalm 42-43 as the scripture.  The first week was the introduction and a little bit of an explanation of what the series will be about.  Last night we jumped into the first 8 verses of chapter 42.  It was very convicting and encouraging.  He started off the message with a song entitled “Grace” sung by Laura Story, and then this quote,

“The author is grieving over the circumstances in his life while struggling to not hate the ones that have brought these circumstances into his life and all the while yearning for the presence of God to be felt even though he is absent from the sanctuary.”

Pastor Matt went on to talk about how the author fought for hope and how we can do the same thing.  The author of Psalm 42 was thirsting after God with passion, remembering his past worship experiences, believing in the faithfulness of God’s love and sovereignty, and was singing a song of anticipated hope, not a song of deliverance.

I was struck by some of the other things that Pastor Matt said. One of the most intense things was,  ”The deepest part of your soul can only be satisfied with the Lord.”  This really made me think about how many times we try to fill our lives with everything, but the Lord.

The final thought that was given was this quote,  ”When it is natural for us to run to God like an animal runs for water-we will be at peace with the circumstances God brings into our lives.” Pastor Matt had the author of the quote on the screen but I didn’t have a chance to write it down.  I want to have hope in God no matter what the outcome of the circumstances may be.  I want thirst for God and run to Him like the animal to the water. I want to believe in God’s faithfulness no matter what the situation. I want to sing a song of hope, not just a song of deliverance.

Well, I am not feeling the greatest. I am hoping it is only a cold, but I am not sure.  It hit me on Thursday night and I felt miserable all day Friday.  I went to work, but when I got home I went to bed and pretty much stayed there the rest of the night.  James had a softball game last night so he went and played and then we were going to go to Rubio’s for the dinner… the school was having a fundraiser there.  Rubio’s was cancelled though due to a power outage so that is going to be rescheduled.  I have been sleeping all day today and am feeling a little better but I don’t have any strength.  I am drinking lots of water and eating and praying I get better soon.  James and I were supposed to hangout with Daniel and Heidi today and had to cancel because I don’t feel well.  :(  I hate being sick… I don’t to be at home and feel like I am not doing anything.  I have so much to do… dishes, laundry, cleaning, etc… I guess I should stop complaining.  I am hoping I feel well enough to go to church tomorrow… I really hate staying home from church.  I guess being sick gives me a new appreciation for being well.

On a different note, Please pray for James’ cousin, Katianne. She had surgery yesterday and the dr’s removed 8 lymphnoid tumors, there was cancer present so she will be starting radiation in late Oct.  She is 22.

So all of my faithful readers already know about my allergies. I am doing well with my shots and have even been able to increase my shot doses without having an allergic reaction to them.  I have had to double dose on my antihistamine and make sure that I always have my epipen with me.  I have not had bronchitis yet this year and I have been able to spend much more time outdoors without having such a hard time breathing.  Last time I got my shot I had a localized allergic reaction (a big bump and lots of itching where I had gotten my shots) so today I was taken down one dose and given the shots.  We will see how I do on this on for the next couple of weeks. I am doing great other than that.  I am almost to the point where they will increase the strength of the dose I am getting (Yellow bottle to red bottle).  I still have asthma problems every now and then but those are usually when I have been running, laughing, or doing both at the same time.  I am sore today from helping with varsity girl’s volleyball yesterday… I haven’t exercised like that all summer.

Among other news… my favorite tv show (Sue Thomas F.B.eye) is planning on putting out all 3 seasons on dvd, officially.  This show is a very clean family oriented show that speaks about the Lord the way He should be revered and honored.  They don’t cuss or use the Lord’s name in vain, ever!  It is about a deaf FBI agent who reads lips, signs, and speaks.  She has a hearing dog and they are both part of the surveillance team.  Great acting, great plots, great humor, clean show.

I think this has been the busiest week I have had since my wedding.  I have been going none stop for the last 5 days.  I have consoled crying kids, watched kids play on the playground, watched kids sleeping, sold PE uniforms, helped in the office, and tonight I am driving a van to the beach for the school.  I am really enjoying being busy again.  I love being apart of the ministry.   I am looking forward to the many things that will be going on this year.  I know the Lord has lots of wonderful things in store for the school and the staff.  I am so thankful that I can work in a Christian environment.