Oh!! That's what that ment!

I love 'light bulb moments' concerning the Bible. I was raised in church hearing The Word preached 5 times a week by our pastor. He was a fire and brimstone Pentacostal preacher who loved God. I respected his preaching and accepted his authority as the leader of our flock. We all loved brother John.

As an adult, however, I have found (on more than one occasion) that I am confused by some meanings of some verses in the Bible. I read the scripture. I re-read the scripture. My brain goes into a dialogue with itself. I reason and argue with myself. How can it mean one thing when my whole life I have believed it to mean another based on what I was taught.........in church?

I am just so thankful to be surrounded by sound Bible teachers at this point in my life. As I read and study The Word, so much more light is being shed on the Bible's true meaning.

Now dont laugh, but I just realized that when the Bible says that "All men shall be judged" it was reffering to the lost being judged for their sins and God's children being judged to be rewarded. Rewarded?? I was taught and always thought that even tho we are saved we will still have to answer for things we have done. In Bible study I was told that when I sit in judgement I will be given my rewards!!!! I was blown away. I dont need to be rewarded!!! Just let me enter in to the kingdom, that is my reward. Just let me pitch a tent in the backyard of someone else's mansion. Let me trade each jewel in my crown for the soul of someone I cherish so that they may enter the kingdom with me. The Lord died for me. What reward could possibly mean more than that?

There is just no measure of the depth of the Father's love for us.

All who 'wonder' are not lost.

I have a very annoying habit that Im trying to get a handle on. I sit down at my computer with every intention of JUST reading email, but then a yahoo story catches my eye and I CLICK on it. It always turns out the same way....... the oneliner (bait) that they hooked me with is always the most interesting part of the story (and.... they've reeled me in!) Then its off to check the local weather (hmmm, I wonder what the weather is doing in Hawaii right now......"click") I check my bank activity (hmmm, I wonder what the stock market is doing.........."click")Then to my favorite Prophecy websight to read about Isreal, which leads me to wonder what people have written on the facebook link to it and then I check my blog and, and, and, Im left thinking..."What a waste of time that was!!!"

With a "click click here and a click click there, here a click there a click everywhere a click click" I get completely off track! Its a curse! I have a very inquisitive mind.

Am I alone here? Or does anyone else have a wondering mind?
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Lord...I pray that You help me get lost in You and all Your wonder and amazement.

Life is good but chocolate is better.

Things have calmed down considerably this past month and we are settling back into a comfortable little groove as the days get longer and warmer.... er ah.... we have a promise of warmer days ahead, I mean summer will arrive eventually!! Right??

We've made a few postive changes as a family. We're trying to eat a little better, trying to get out and move more. We joined a Tuesday night Bible Study and....(drumroll please)
We finally gave up CABLE TV! Ive been talking about it forever, but we finally pulled the plug.

John is still in withdrawals and I promised to reconnect it again in time for football season, but for now I am so grateful not to come home to a blarring television. I really detest it most of the time. Im more of a music lover. I enjoy renting a movie once in a while and I enjoy watching football (yes, I really do! ha ha) I understand the sport and I like having something to share with John, but other than that, Im good.

So.. life is good, my evenings are quiet and we are Blessed.

Pennies from Heaven

I love to reflect on time and events and observe the hand of God in so many small but significant ways. Sometimes my life is just zipping by so fast that I don't always see the blessing until I am quiet and still. It is then that I realize that He always gives me exactly what I need, rather than simply what I thought I wanted.

Im like the grain of sand that begins as an irritation in the oyster shell. The oyster continually washes over it, making it smooth and more compatible. Then it changes from this jagged, useless 'thing' into a beautifully polished pearl. Im a LONG way from being a pearl, but I am happy that God is washing over some of my rough spots and smoothing them over.

Yes........Im still here.

A good friend emailed me 2 days ago to ask me why I hadnt been blogging for nearly 3 weeks. Altho, considering Feb only had 28 days it has really only been like 2 weeks, but she does like to be dramatic. I truthfully told her... I have no answer other than I just do not feel like I have one single worth while thing to say.
So, here I sit at my computer attempting to find one interesting thing in my life to share with all of you and I have NOTHING. HA HA HA
That is all.

WV short story conclusion

I didn't know how long I'd been sleeping when I heard the quiet whispers. So many soft voices seemed to be hovering in the air above me, altho I couldn't quite make out what they were saying. I looked to my left side to see if Allekie was awake, but she wasn't there. She was several yards away dancing in the tall surtermis grass and singing in the Wildpoi's native language of Ressol. It was a joyful sight. I began to play along on my rinjan. We danced and played for hours under the moon in this faraway land with our new found friends.

There we were all alone, two small children far from home, yet we felt no fear. We knew that we were dancing under the same moon that shines down in our own backyards. We knew we were experiencing all the joy, beauty and wonder of the same creator. We both knew that there was no way that we could trap a Wildpoi and take it from it's beautiful home. We also knew that the elders back in Nonabi would never believe what we had seen and heard without some sort of proof, but that was okay.

Allekie and I made a pact that night. We made a promise to protect that valley. I've never told another soul about the journey we took nearly 75 years ago. The only proof I have is my own failing memory and a faded old sketch made many years ago by a wide-eyed eight year old with enough imagination to fill a hundred lifetimes.




(all copyrights reserved Lisa Smidt)

WV short story part 3

By late morning the sun was making great strides in overpowering the cloud cover. Every so often, we could see the brilliant flicker from the Island of Prete
as the sun's rays danced across the phydre covered hills. We were nearly to the inner gratinac of it's beach and we couldn't help but to squeel with excitement.

We tied the conse to a large Istion branch, grabbed our gear and made our way up the Afeduplu Mountain. It was the tallest point on the island and we knew that once we were at the top we would have a clear view of the valley below. Afeduplu Mountain was breath taking, altho the phydre crystals made it difficult to climb. More than once we lost our footing and skinned our hands & knees. I was grateful that we had bandages and paingu.

We made it to the highest peak just before sundown & we were exhausted. Allekie and I nibbled on dried butfulat and drank sparingly from our jug of swerige. As we sat there quiet and still waiting to catch a glimpse of the elusive Wildpoi below, the long journey seemed to catch up with us and we both dozed off.