Beginnings of Spring

Wake up deer!

So it's 6:45am - just got back from takin the sis to the airport.  Her flight was scheduled to leave at 6am, which meant leaving by 3:30am to get there in plenty of time.  As we pulled out onto 550, there were definitely some very startled deer eating breakfast by the side of the road!  They were probably thinking, "Hey, watch it!  What are you doin here this time of the mornin!?  This is OUR time!"  It was entertaining to guess what they were thinking...assuming they think and respond to things like that.

Havin Lena here was just the greatest thing!!!  Wow.  For two main reasons.  1. It meant so much for her to make the time and effort to come and see me.  Especially on her spring break.  2. It was just so wonderful to have my "twin" here, in the place that is becoming very dear to me.  For her to meet some of the peeps who have blessed my socks off in the past seven months.  

We had some good times...catching up about life, taking long walks in gorgeous weather, laughing, going to Indy, meeting special people :) , coffee time, looking at art, singing, etc.

On my drive home, it was sad to suddenly have Lena's beautiful presence gone from the passenger seat of my car.  It'd been a while since I'd driven by myself for even an hour distance.  And it's amazing to me the kind of things I thought about driving home in those early day hours before the sun came up.  Started thinking about all the people I have developed relationships with up here, as well as those I have not talked to forever, but have been meaning to call forever.  There is no doubt in my mind that I should be in Lafayette right now, but I definitely miss friends and family back home.  It's just crazy how time has flown, and it's been months since talking to certain people.  Leaving KS, I wondered how much I'd keep in touch with friends.  There are def. those friends you can call up after a few months and pick up right where you leave off.  That is such a blessing.  But then there are those that you call and call, and they never call back.  I have a hard time with that.  That's where my sinful nature kicks in and starts getting selfish and prideful. It's hard to not expect and put all the focus on yourself and be hurt when friends stop making the effort to connect.  There's always a lesson in that is what I've been finding out.  God is always good and always ready to teach through those lost friendships.

Well, my 16 oz. of caffeine is wearing off by this point, and I don't think I make much sense on here anyway.  So now my bed is callin.  

A few friendships since August...

Can't wait for you to meet these wonderful people God has blessed me with in Lafayette!!!

Get ready Kansas

Just a few for starters...

Rock of Ages

I think it to be true that everybody wants stability and assurance.  We sang "Rock of Ages" in church this morning, and it sure got me thinking about those things.  Everybody wants things that will last and be stable.  Whether it's a new car or job or a relationship.  We want to be assured that what we invest in will not break down or disappear.  Eventually, cars and material things wear and break.  (Except for this one car I used to drive "Sunburn", it just seems to keep going...) But, the point is that we all want to have things in our life that build stability.  

Jesus is referred to in the Bible as a "Rock".  He will not change and will never leave you.

Psalm 18:1,2,36

"I love you, O Lord, my strength.  The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."

We can have STABILITY in our lives through a relationship with Jesus : "I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.  He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure."  There is peace in Jesus.  There is hope that is REAL in Jesus.  But you can't have that if you don't have Jesus.

Romans 3:23 says, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..." We are all sinners and can never be perfect.  There was One who was born on this earth who was perfect, and that was Jesus.  Someone had to die to pay the debt of our sin, and that was Jesus, God's Son.  The Bible says in 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  

And then, Romans 10:9 "if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."  

So, if you 1. Confess your sin to God 2. Ask for forgiveness and 3. Believe in Jesus, then Jesus will be YOUR Rock and source of stability! He is ready and waiting for you to let Him love you.  Zephaniah 3:17, "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."

Rock of Ages

There is no rock 

There is no god like our God

No other name, worthy of all our praise

The Rock of Salvation that cannot be moved

He's proven himself to be faithful and true

There is no rock

There is no god like ours

Rock of Ages 

Jesus is the Rock

Rock of Ages

Jesus is the Rock

Rock of Ages 

Jesus is the Rock

There is no rock

There is no god like ours

Rock of Ages

Jesus You're the Rock

There is no rock 

There is no god like ours

Rock of Ages