I just HAD to post this in the event you haven't heard this song... particularly this rendition!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6392LoZ9XJg
(I've been off blogger so long I don't know how to embed the video so you can watch it here...)
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
A "First" We Could Have Lived Without...
I woke up this morning to the headline, "First reported US death due to Swine Flu". I caught my breath. What terrible news. News that I thought couldn't get any worse. Until I read on.
A 23 month old toddler that had recently traveled to Mexico with family... fell ill and died of complications of the flu virus.
I don't know about you but my heart is broken. And at the same time, I'm wondering if this could actually become a pandemic as the CDC cautions.
The thing about a pandemic is that it really can't be stopped right? I mean, think about it. People are still traveling. Kids are still in school. Moms are still grocery shopping. Dads are still working. And families are still attending church. This thing takes 5 days to incubate. Meaning- we are exposed and feel fine for almost a week before the symptoms set in. For that week we are coming and going and playing and hugging and sharing sodas etc.
I am not trying to strike fear into the hearts of those that read this. I am simply calling us all to PRAY!!! A toddler has already died from this. 68 people in the US are confirmed to have this. Schools in New York City are already closed due to the "liklihood" of 75 infected children.
Something... SOMEONE is going to have to intervene here because this thing has the potential to GO HUGE.
All this to say- I'm praying!! I hope you are too!
A 23 month old toddler that had recently traveled to Mexico with family... fell ill and died of complications of the flu virus.
I don't know about you but my heart is broken. And at the same time, I'm wondering if this could actually become a pandemic as the CDC cautions.
The thing about a pandemic is that it really can't be stopped right? I mean, think about it. People are still traveling. Kids are still in school. Moms are still grocery shopping. Dads are still working. And families are still attending church. This thing takes 5 days to incubate. Meaning- we are exposed and feel fine for almost a week before the symptoms set in. For that week we are coming and going and playing and hugging and sharing sodas etc.
I am not trying to strike fear into the hearts of those that read this. I am simply calling us all to PRAY!!! A toddler has already died from this. 68 people in the US are confirmed to have this. Schools in New York City are already closed due to the "liklihood" of 75 infected children.
Something... SOMEONE is going to have to intervene here because this thing has the potential to GO HUGE.
All this to say- I'm praying!! I hope you are too!
Monday, April 27, 2009
I was lost...
I've never been away this long. Right about now, the three of you that are "following" me just looked on your blogger notification board and wondered what the heck "The World of Chelle' " is. It's just me friends. Stopping in to say hi.... two months after my last post. TERRIBLE I KNOW.
It's been a hectic few months. To be quite transparent- things have been a little overwhelming since the miscarriage in November. I didn't do well with that. It became obvious. In my family. In my marriage. I stopped making the choices God desired from me. I no longer desired to do what God wanted me to do regardless of my husband's actions. (Good or bad) I became distanced. And angry.
God is dealing with me. Still. But things are much better. I continue to learn that His strength is made perfect in my weakness. That trusting Him doesn't mean following Him only when the outcome is as I would have planned but that knowing NO MATTER the outcome He is who He says He is and He is trustworthy.
I think I will always REQUIRE a thorn in my side. I don't want to have to defend that last comment. It is more emotional than theological. But I do think I will always require a reminder. Something that keeps me completely dependant on the Lord. My tendancy is to revert to my power, my ability, my sufficiency. I am neither powerful, able nor sufficient so I'm amused by my actions everytime I find myself trudging through of my own volition and/or functioning in my own abilities (0r lack there of). You'd think I'd have this worked out by now.
My Lyme Disease is back. I've been off meds since the pregnancy. I really thought I'd kicked it. That HE'D kicked it. I thought I was through being a slave to this disease. And I was doing great. No meds. No muscle weakness. No muscle shaking. Few muscle twitches. No exhaustion. No swallowing issues.
Well- that was then...
Two months or so back I got meningitis and since then the symptoms have shown themselves more and more each day. I need to get an appointment for my Lyme Dr. and get back on a good protocol of oral and IM antibiotics. And I need to hurry before it becomes the saga it was 4 years ago.
Pray for me. Mostly that I would be focused on God and not this disease. That I would see the opportunity He has to show Himself in my weakness. That I wouldn't judge the circumstance as His lot for me but that He is my source as this circumstance occurs. The enemy can be brutal in times like these so I suppose the biggest prayer I have is that I would take captive EVERY thought that goes against God's will for me... that I would capture any thought that isn't good, right, true, noble, pure, excellent or praiseworthy. And that in ALL things, this included... I would PRAISE HIM!
Life happens. Lyme happens. God is still who He says He is. And we are still who He says WE ARE!
It's been a hectic few months. To be quite transparent- things have been a little overwhelming since the miscarriage in November. I didn't do well with that. It became obvious. In my family. In my marriage. I stopped making the choices God desired from me. I no longer desired to do what God wanted me to do regardless of my husband's actions. (Good or bad) I became distanced. And angry.
God is dealing with me. Still. But things are much better. I continue to learn that His strength is made perfect in my weakness. That trusting Him doesn't mean following Him only when the outcome is as I would have planned but that knowing NO MATTER the outcome He is who He says He is and He is trustworthy.
I think I will always REQUIRE a thorn in my side. I don't want to have to defend that last comment. It is more emotional than theological. But I do think I will always require a reminder. Something that keeps me completely dependant on the Lord. My tendancy is to revert to my power, my ability, my sufficiency. I am neither powerful, able nor sufficient so I'm amused by my actions everytime I find myself trudging through of my own volition and/or functioning in my own abilities (0r lack there of). You'd think I'd have this worked out by now.
My Lyme Disease is back. I've been off meds since the pregnancy. I really thought I'd kicked it. That HE'D kicked it. I thought I was through being a slave to this disease. And I was doing great. No meds. No muscle weakness. No muscle shaking. Few muscle twitches. No exhaustion. No swallowing issues.
Well- that was then...
Two months or so back I got meningitis and since then the symptoms have shown themselves more and more each day. I need to get an appointment for my Lyme Dr. and get back on a good protocol of oral and IM antibiotics. And I need to hurry before it becomes the saga it was 4 years ago.
Pray for me. Mostly that I would be focused on God and not this disease. That I would see the opportunity He has to show Himself in my weakness. That I wouldn't judge the circumstance as His lot for me but that He is my source as this circumstance occurs. The enemy can be brutal in times like these so I suppose the biggest prayer I have is that I would take captive EVERY thought that goes against God's will for me... that I would capture any thought that isn't good, right, true, noble, pure, excellent or praiseworthy. And that in ALL things, this included... I would PRAISE HIM!
Life happens. Lyme happens. God is still who He says He is. And we are still who He says WE ARE!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Today...
Today, when faced with the opportunity to choose what I know to be right over what I feel... I chose what I feel.
Confirming what I suppose I knew all along... I love myself more than I love God.
Confirming what I suppose I knew all along... I love myself more than I love God.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A Visit with Baby Kaia and Charlie...
Yesterday I FINALLY went to my friend Tara's house to see Charlie and Baby Kaia. Kaia just turned a month old so it has been killing me that I've not seen her. The entire time I was there... snuggling with her, the talk centered on how very big she'd gotten. I suppose there was some truth to that as she is 13 pounds now- but in my arms, she was so very small.
She owned me upon arrival. (Which might technically be a lie as she owned me from the moment she was born even though I was not able to visit her until yesterday.) I took a few pictures while there... but not many as I refused to multitask while holding her and playing with Charlie.
Charlie was amazing with his sister. Though, he is a busy 19 month old. Tara has her hands full tending to the wee ones. I brought a little wooden bowling set to Charlie that we opened while I was there. I realized quickly that a toddler shouldn't be given a heavy wooden ball because it quickly became an aerodynamic weapon!! I can say with almost 100% certainty that it was packaged up yesterday never to be seen by Charlie again. (Sorry Tara)
By the way- it was so great to see Tara. She looks amazing, which was not unexpected. You can hardly tell she recently delivered a baby... via C-section none the less. I have a picture of her with Kaia but for some reason it didn't download. I'll work on getting it up on the blog later today.
You can't tell this but Kaia is wearing a blanket from her "Aunt Chelle'"
Notice Charlie grinning as he PINCHES his sister!
Notice Charlie caressing his sister after getting CAUGHT!
See! I told you I snuggled with Kaia.
Is she not just the sweetest, dearest baby??
She owned me upon arrival. (Which might technically be a lie as she owned me from the moment she was born even though I was not able to visit her until yesterday.) I took a few pictures while there... but not many as I refused to multitask while holding her and playing with Charlie.
Charlie was amazing with his sister. Though, he is a busy 19 month old. Tara has her hands full tending to the wee ones. I brought a little wooden bowling set to Charlie that we opened while I was there. I realized quickly that a toddler shouldn't be given a heavy wooden ball because it quickly became an aerodynamic weapon!! I can say with almost 100% certainty that it was packaged up yesterday never to be seen by Charlie again. (Sorry Tara)
By the way- it was so great to see Tara. She looks amazing, which was not unexpected. You can hardly tell she recently delivered a baby... via C-section none the less. I have a picture of her with Kaia but for some reason it didn't download. I'll work on getting it up on the blog later today.
You can't tell this but Kaia is wearing a blanket from her "Aunt Chelle'"
Notice Charlie grinning as he PINCHES his sister!
Notice Charlie caressing his sister after getting CAUGHT!
See! I told you I snuggled with Kaia.
Is she not just the sweetest, dearest baby??Thursday, February 5, 2009
Devotions for a Deeper Life
I read this devotional last night before bed. I think it is applicable to Christians everywhere so I am posting it here. I would love to hear your thoughts...
He that judgeth me is the Lord (1Cor. 4.4b)
We dare not judge one another, and certainly not ourselves. When the Bible exhorts us to "walk in the Light," it does not mean the light of our own convictions, but the light of the Lord. The Light of the world is Jesus, and one's own point of view is darkness.
It is not obedience to a standard that matters to God, but the fulfillment of the highest standard by the Spirit that is within. Holiness and purity are not obedience to an actual law, but the unconscious natural characteristics of the indwelling Holy Spirit. No one can imitate either. This is why so many who have never experienced the baptism in the Holy Spirit are so stern and unchristlike, and such sticklers for obeying the letter of the truth. These carnal Christians are not spiritual in God's sight.
What a man is- not what he does or has done or hopes to do- will be the standard of judgment on the Judgment Day. There will be no acquittal or appeal.
It is not obedience to a standard that matters to God, but the fulfillment of the highest standard by the Spirit that is within. Holiness and purity are not obedience to an actual law, but the unconscious natural characteristics of the indwelling Holy Spirit. No one can imitate either. This is why so many who have never experienced the baptism in the Holy Spirit are so stern and unchristlike, and such sticklers for obeying the letter of the truth. These carnal Christians are not spiritual in God's sight.
What a man is- not what he does or has done or hopes to do- will be the standard of judgment on the Judgment Day. There will be no acquittal or appeal.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
We are the ChampYINZ!
HECK YEAH STILLERS!!!
10 of the 26 that attended the Superbowl Party...
Kylee in her Superbowl Garb...
Kylee and her new "BFF" MacKenzie...
Cade and Iggy...
Kylee in a wagon... (Not sure how that factors into the celebrations)
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