Thursday, January 28, 2010

Forty Day Fast: Days 11-20

Forty Day Fast: Day 11--Proverbs 12:18, "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." God, please take control of my mouth. I do not want to be one who inflicts pain with my words. Help me to be wise!

Day 12--Isaiah 11:7, "The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." This is why I fast God...to hear your guidance and be strengthened by you. Water me, God, and I will receive to be fertile ground for you. May I never run dry!

Day 13--Acts 2:1, "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting." Father would you come and move in our gatherings like this again? We are pressing into You more than ever. Be high and lifted up! Let your spirit blow in like a rushing wind!

Day 14--Job 8:3-6, "Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. But if you will look to God and plead with the Almighty, if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your rightful place." God I repent on behalf of the sins of my nation. Release a movement of purity and righteousness in America, that we might turn to you and not be given over to all the penalties of our sins that we deserve. Restore us, oh God, as only You can do!

Day 15--Psalm 5:7, "But I, by your great mercy, will come into your house; in reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple." Father thank You for Your mercy and for the gift of worshipping in your presence, in Your house. I forever sing of your holiness! Let the church today realize what gifts we have!

Day 16--Jeremiah 31:3, " The LORD appeared to us saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness." Thank you God for your Love that is unending. How sweet it is to be drawn to You with your kindness. You are beautiful!

Day 17--Deuteronomy 32:4, "He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he." Wow, what words! You are my rock! Everything you do is just and upright and perfect. I will meditate on your good works and be encouraged by your perfection! Help me to see where I need to fall on the Rock!

Day 18--Psalm 25:21, "May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you." God, may Your integrity be seen throughout my life. Make me upright! My hope will forever remain in You!

Day 19--Psalm 18:2, "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." Lord, help to run to You and not other things or people for You are my only refuge and salvation. What a blessing is it to have You as a fortress and stronghold--impenetrable by my enemies!

Day 20-- Psalm142;1-3, "I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble. When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way." Lord, my household has been ill a lot lately and we need your mercy and strength. Hear my cry for health Lord. You know our ways!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

One of the reasons I disappeared in December...

I thought I would post a slideshow of a digital wedding scrapbook album that I created for my bro & sis-in-law, WIll & Laura, as a Christmas present this past year (their wedding was in Nov of 08, just two months after J was born, and our whole fam was in it). This book took up a lot of my spare time (which was already at a premium) in December. They hadn't even printed any photos from the wedding, much less put together an album archiving the story, so this gift was very special. I had them all printed and slid them into a nice linen-covered album. You can click on the slideshow to go to my Photobucket and see the individual pics a little bigger if you want. I am trying to add a song to my blog so that music plays while you watch it, so be sure to have your volume up in case I figure that out. :)



The pages are 12x12, so if the text looks too small to read on here, it's not in person when you see it. I kept things in their color scheme...brown, green, gold, and of course, black and white. Their photos were taken by the infamous Tom Warwick (color), assisted by Dave Boesch (B&W). So good!







If you are a scrapper and want the credits for the scrapbook materials I used, message me and I can get them to you. Since this album is over 45 pages long, that was too much info to put in this post.