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:: Saturday, January 11, 2003 ::

We've been dissed!

Some poor clueless guy dissed our blog and site. Since at one time in my life I probably shared his point of view, I feel safe in bringing to you this part of his blog.

Clueless: You might think that a website with a tagline like "we hope to glorify God by sharing all He is doing in the lives of two sisters in Christ" would be just too easy for me to mock.

You would be wrong.

This is wonderful s--t, folks. Allow me to quote at length:

Many of the blogs I have come across mention that they are "blogging from work". This I don't understand. I am assuming that the computer they use at work must be available for them to use on their breaks or anytime before or after they clock in to work. I certainly hope this is the case. I would love to take time out of my busy schedule at work to blog, but no can do. God won't let me!

So, let me get this straight: God is your direct supervisor?

My response: He hit that nail right on the head!!!!!!!! Wooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

Clueless quotes again: What is this new catch phrase......"I'm all about that??" I always thought the thing to say was "I'm all for that." I guess it's all the new lingo of the music business. Sooner or later it's going to rub off on me. I'll go visit my Mom and she'll be wondering what I'm talking about! I'm all about that! ????????? All about what????????? LOL. Hey, Sue says I'm weird......maybe she's right! :)

Sue is absolutely right, babe. Everyone talks the music biz lingo these days.

My response: Okay, yeah, whatever....but I have more important things on my agenda then keeping up with the latest music lingo. .......although since there is a music pro and two pre teens living at home (who think their mom rules!)..... I eventually find myself picking up the latest lingo in spite of myself.

Clueless quotes again: How about that Sodom and Gomorrah thing? I thought Abraham was pretty pompous to go to the Lord and bargain him down to saving the cities for the sake of ten. Then again, the Lord never said anything about saving it for the sake of any until Abraham stepped in on behalf of the city. Abraham, like we, had a hard time understanding the mind of God. He asked God "Surely you wouldn't do such a thing, destroying the innocent with the guilty....Surely you wouldn't do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?" WHOA!

Like we? WHOA!

My response: Like whatEVer!!!!!!!

Clueless quotes Sue again: YAY! It was soooooooo good to be in church again. I miss it soooooooooo much over the holidays. Every year it's the same for those of us in retail. Work every Sunday from Thanksgiving through Christmas. I love the "rush" of the shopping season and all the sales, but the part about missing worship service stinks. I miss it a lot and my walk suffers a bit.

This is like those new anti-pot ads, you know: smoke pot, get date raped or smoke pot, shoot your friend. Except this is miss church, start walking funny.

My response: Exactly! (Maybe he's not so clueless) ... Seems as though the joke's on him!

Clueless: I can't recommend this highly enough, people. Read and enjoy!

My response: I am thankful for his recommendations. We need more like that! I hope many more people like him will visit our site. God bless this guy!

Well there you have it brothers and sisters!

"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit which now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved." (Eph. 2:1-5)

"Bless those who persecute you." (Romans 12:14).

"Do not repay anyone evil for evil." (Romans 12:17).

"But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Matt. 5:44).

Christians........you know what to do!!!!!!!!!!! Haste makes waste!!!!

:: Katie 1/11/2003 12:23:48 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Potty Tales.......

I had to take a potty break. There's some great reading material in the bathroom. I do my best thinking in there. Lots of good things happen in the bathroom. I have had some major revelations, eye opening experiences, laughs (don't ask), intimate moments of prayer....and more.......in the bathroom! After all, what else is there to do in there but read, think, and many times it is very necessary to pray! This seems to be a common phenomenon as I have found when sharing this fact with others. So, I don't think I'm crazy (although whoever reads this may come to a different conclusion). Which brings me to the subject of my most recent bathroom experience.

I have a book that I read sometimes when I go in there. It's called "The Power of a Praying Parent" by Stormy Omartian. The chapter I read today dealt with having a sound mind. Now, I know upon reading this blog, one may think that my mind is far from sound. Well, I agree! But that's all going to change now because I PRAYED! It was an answer to my previous blog that I wrote before the "experience". I prayed this prayer for myself as well as my children and now, I share some of it in this blog.

In the past my life has been one of dysfunction, confusion, unorganization. I have been scatterbrained, and negative in my thinking. My thoughts have been complex and I stay confused a lot. But tonight I prayed and I am going to have faith and believe in God's answer.....after all, I prayed according to His will! This is the prayer.....

"Thank You for promising us a sound mind. I lay claim to that promise for Justin, Tiffany and myself. I pray that our minds be clear, alert, bright, intelligent, stable, peaceful and uncluttered. I pray there will be no confusion, no dullness and no unbalanced, scattered, unorganized, or negative thinking. I pray that our minds will not be filled with complex or confusing thoughts. Rather, give us clarity of mind so that we are able to think straight at all times. Give us the ability to make clear decisions, to understand all we need to know and to be able to focus on what we need to do. Where there is now any mental instability, impairment, or dysfunction, I speak healing in Jesus' name. May we be renewed in the spirit of our minds (Eph. 4:23) and have the mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:16).

I pray that we will so love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength that there will be no room in us for the lies of the enemy or clamoring of the world. May the Word of God take root in our hearts and fill our minds with things that are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy (Phi. 4:8). Give us understanding that what goes into our mind becomes part of us, so that we will weigh carefully what we see and hear.

You have said, "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You" (Is 26:3). I pray that our faith in You and Your Word will grow daily so that we will live forever in peace and soundness of mind.

Some weapons of warfare: Romans 12:2, Phil. 4:6-7, 2 Cor 10:4-5, Romans 8:6, Eph. 4:17-18.

God is Good. :)

:: Katie 1/10/2003 11:25:20 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Pompous as Abraham

I guess I can be as pompous as Abraham sometimes. Like for instance, today when I prayed I asked God to forgive me for my lack of faith and for questioning Him. I asked Him if He keeps a list of things to heal and not to heal. Like for instance...colds. God doesn't seem to heal a cold. He doesn't heal toothaches, migraines, or upset stomaches. He may prevent them but usually, once thy are going strong, it usually takes drugs to be free from them. He has helped a few small headaches and stomachaches not to escalate but for the most part, there doesn't seem to be a response. Migraines on the other hand, don't go away.....even with drugs. The toothache thing.......well, my daughter has been suffering from an abcess to the point of wanting to die. Neither of us has slept well for 3 nights and we're going on 4. She's on antibiotics that aren't working and prescription drugs that don't keep her pain free long enough to get her to the next dose. I don't know how much more of this either of us can take. So, now when I pray I say "I'm not going to ask you to heal her because I know you won't. It's obvious. We've been here before.....it's not on the list........" That may be why He doesn't heal her. I don't know. I guess I have a bad attitude. I wonder why it is when we are doing something wonderful for His glory, he allows the enemy to come in and make it impossible for us to complete a task. EVERY SINGLE TIME! Why can't we just do something wonderful and torture free????????? Then there is that ever famous "There's a lesson in it I'm sure......OH BROTHER!"

I feel terrible. I love Him. I do. I know it doesn't sound like I do but today I had a wonderful coffee date with one of my best friends who is also one of my pastor's wives. (No not one pastor with many wives, one of many pastors but only one wife.....His name is David but he doesn't fit the mold of King David.) Anyhow, my friend and I had the most wonderful conversation so full of love for Him (well except for the part about His list of things not to heal). We had a good laugh over it but I really do get angry and then I have to stop praying and ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for me because I'm not sure how to pray.

It's like I know before I even start to pray that He isn't going to answer and I figure......What's the point? This is horrible, then I start having doubts about my faith. I am strongly rooted in my faith and I study His word every day. I'm going to school to get a degree in ministry and here I sit in a cesspool of doubt! What is wrong with me? I am also going for a degree in counseling and I sometimes wonder if I need one myself! Auggghhh!

I'll be okay soon. I get in these slumps. But, I'll bounce back.

Sue, I know you love to read my blogs. I'm sorry this one's so negative. It's all I have.

Father, forgive my attitude and lack of faith. Please restore me to a deeper relationship with You and bring me back to you and please.......take the ache from Tiffany's toothache!

:: Katie 1/10/2003 10:41:14 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Blogging at Work

This was posted by Sue...even though it says Katie at the bottom. I accidently blogged while blogger was still signed on under her name. She doesn't want credit for this post...hmmmmmmm? I wonder why?

I blog surf. I love it. I can't explain why so that someone who doesn't do it would understand. I somehow enjoy reading the thoughts of other people who share the simplicities of their day. I enjoy reading their ponderings because it makes me ponder things I may never have pondered before.

One thing has me curious though. Many of the blogs I have come across mention that they are "blogging from work". This I don't understand. I am assuming that the computer they use at work must be available for them to use on their breaks or anytime before or after they clock in to work. I certainly hope this is the case. I would love to take time out of my busy schedule at work to blog, but no can do. God won't let me! I was just curious as to how these people are justified in using their work computer/connection and/or time for blogging. I think it's great if companies allow their computers for personal use like that, but knowing that I read mostly Christian blogs, it really does have me puzzled. Just curious I guess.

Some blogs really have a lot of content, especially on current newsworthy events. It makes me wonder why they have so much time to 1. read the news and/or other blogs and 2. blog significantly on it, from work. I don't get that.

Well, I can't elaborate anymore. I have to get to work. -Sue

:: Katie 1/10/2003 11:19:25 AM ** ** [+] ::
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What is this new catch phrase......"I'm all about that??" I always thought the thing to say was "I'm all for that." I guess it's all the new lingo of the music business. Sooner or later it's going to rub off on me. I'll go visit my Mom and she'll be wondering what I'm talking about! I'm all about that! ????????? All about what????????? LOL. Hey, Sue says I'm weird......maybe she's right! :)

:: Katie 1/8/2003 05:39:37 PM ** ** [+] ::
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And Sue says I'm weird!

:: Katie 1/8/2003 05:34:47 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Read the Bible in a Year...again!

We are doing it again, reading the Word all the way through. This time different translation (New Living) and chronologically. I am really hoping to get aneven better understanding of God's Word and His Plan by reading the events in the order they happened in history.

We read the entry for January 7th yesterday and obviously most all of what we have read so far is Genesis. It's curious to me that Adam and Noah lived to be 900+ years old, but when we read about Abraham and Sarah she laughed when God said she was going to have a son at the ripe age of 90. If you are living to be 900 years old, 90 doesn't seem too old in relation to that. Sarah, however, lived only to be 127 and Abraham 175 years. What happened that people started living for just short the span of a millenium and at this point in Genesis people are living between 100-200 years? Curious. I guess that sin crept in and along came the disintegration of the physical body?

How about that Sodom and Gomorrah thing? I thought Abraham was pretty pompous to go to the Lord and bargain him down to saving the cities for the sake of ten. Then again, the Lord never said anything about saving it for the sake of any until Abraham stepped in on behalf of the city. Abraham, like we, had a hard time understanding the mind of God. He asked God "Surely you wouldn't do such a thing, destroying the innocent with the guilty....Surely you wouldn't do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?" WHOA! Who was Abraham to be questioning the Almighty like that?!? I am struck by the patience of God with man right there. I'm also thankful that God is so patient with me. There have been those times where I have asked the same thing "God...do you really know what you are doing?"

Sometimes I wonder what would happen if God said "I am about to destroy America, but I will spare it for the sake of 50 righteous men." Would He find 50 righteous?

Then there is that whole thing with Abraham going to sacrifice his own son. Abraham was obedient in that test and I sure hope I am never "tested" like that! God did provide the sacrifice just as Abraham told Isaac He would. I wonder what Isaac was thinking when he was tied on the altar over the wood about to be sacrificed. Did he think "ummmmmm, this is NOT what I thought my dad meant! Hello? Dad...joke's over, this isn't very funny. AAAAUGGHHH!!!!!! THAT KNIFE SURE LOOKS SHARP!" Or was Isaac all about offering himself? Just like Jesus?

I just love reading His Word. There is so much there. So much I don't understand and want to learn. I can't get enough! Woooooohooooooooooo!!!!!!

Love to ponder....

:: Susan 1/8/2003 11:05:17 AM ** ** [+] ::
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Katie? You are weird.

:: Susan 1/7/2003 08:38:18 PM ** ** [+] ::
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I have a new pig! Well, the framily has a new pig. But, it was my idea! It's a guinea pig! At first I wanted to name him Snuggles but then I discovered that they are also called cavys! So now I'm thinking about calling him Davy.......like David in the Bible.(because Sue had one named Abraham because she knew of another pig named Moses).....Davy the Cavy! Justin says I should stick with Snuggles. So now his name will be Davy and his middle name will be Snuggles and his last name.....hmmmmmmm well since he is a framily pet which includes Sue, Me, Justin, and Tiff.......I guess his last name will have to be a combination of the last names in the house. I think Princely would be good! Yeah!!!! So, now you have it, our Cavy is Davy Snuggles Princely! Is that weird or what??????!!!!!! It's weird enough to be a part of this household! Mr. Princely will fit right in with the rest of us! I have a Boston Terrier with a French name. Her name is Mimi Cheri. We have a poodle/terrier named Whyzer (pronounced wheezer) and he doesn't wheeze! He Yaps!!!!! See, the pig fits right in! It's perfect!!!!!! Now I have to discuss it with the rest of the framily! I'll let you know if it sticks. (Just between us.......It's going to take some crafty convincing!) Okay I've convinced Justin. Now it's time to work on Sue and Tiffany! Wow talk about putting your thoughts down in writing!

:: Katie 1/6/2003 08:57:13 PM ** ** [+] ::
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Sunday...Church Day

YAY! It was soooooooo good to be in church again. I miss it soooooooooo much over the holidays. Every year it's the same for those of us in retail. Work every Sunday from Thanksgiving through Christmas. I love the "rush" of the shopping season and all the sales, but the part about missing worship service stinks. I miss it a lot and my walk suffers a bit.

Today was great. Back in my seat. Met a new couple too! I make it a point to find somebody new each week and introduce myself and learn about them. It's the Northbrook way! We are challenged to reach out to people and establish relationships. Everyone gets invited to join us again for a service and possibly connect with a SaLT group. There's no "push" on people, but we do inform about what Northbrook has to offer. We are a church that looks for hurting hearts and attempts to give those hearts a place to heal and a place to find God. We are about helping people in need and the only way to find out who needs is to communicate and ask people about themselves. It's an awesome thing to have a biblically functioning church! God's Presence is felt so strong there...He is so awesome! From day one I felt Him at Northbrook. He does some awesome things through the humble people here. I thank you Father for Northbrook Church and all my brothers and sisters who minister to me through that church! Woooooohoooooooooo!

After church we had a "reunion" of SaLT with WaLT...and Tom. This is the SaLT group that got "dissolved" when we had to make room on the schedule for New Testament Survey class at Northbrook University. It is a bummer that we were "dissolved" because we have relationships established and frankly...I miss those people! The other groups were able to reschedule their meeting times, but our situation was a unique one because Walt and Karen live over an hour away from the church. Getting together outside of the normal meeting time isn't easy with them living so far away. We are still going to attempt to meet once a month or so though. I hope it works out. Our reunion lunch was fun, but Walt wasn't able to make it. He is in a lot of pain from a mystery illness that causes his jaw to hurt bad. It is not TMJ, so he goes in for tests tomorrow.

After lunch, we came back to the house and I played around with the Women's Newsletter that I am now working on. It's fun! Tonight we then met with our other SaLT group. Another group of people I love! We are studying worship right now and discussed stifling the Spirit of God. It made for interesting discussion and as always we laughed a lot and learned a lot too! I love my SaLT groups!

More on worship later...maybe on my days off. I have 2 more this week! Wooooohoooooooooooo!


:: Susan 1/5/2003 10:31:16 PM ** ** [+] ::
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