Cheesies

Here's a real life conversation from my lunch today.

(Gray serves lunch... Ham and cheese, banana, cheesies and tea.)

D.-OH CHEESIES!!!!!

Me- yup. haha

D.-Gray, can I tell you something?

Me- sure.

D.-You're the best high ever.

Me-Thanks D.

D.- I love you, Gray

Me-I love you too, D.

Oh Man I love my life!!!

Hey, if you love cheesies (and other snacks as much as D. does,

check out this site www.taquitos.net

I'm in pain...

...stupid spicy chicken wings.

I don't even like spicy things.

I just couldn't stand the not knowing how spicy they were.

Now I'm feeling this weird burning in my insides.

Once my cousin put my grandfather's arthritis rub on his eye lids.

The burning I feel is not so bad compared to my cousin's eye lid burning.

Gotta keep things in perspective.

And remember that curiosity killed the cat...well gave him heart burn anyway.

It's like I'm walking around with clentched fists.

I get my back up over everything.

I'm looking for a fight. I won't take help.


I forget about grace, forgiveness, compassion.

I forget to breath deeply.

I forget to be transformed. Forget about the mercy.

But then... here comes the Prince of Peace, the Lover of my Soul.

With the skill of a surgeon and the heart of a lion, He starts pealing back my fingers.

He's telling me the truth.

Telling me who I am. Redeemed, Beloved, Child.

Finally my hands are open and the fight is drained out of me.

He says, "Don't forget what My Heart is like. Don't forget my hands".

He holds them out for me.

Tears stream down my tired face.

I see the hands that formed the world.

I see a carpenter's hands.

I see the wounds of love.

And I see my name.

Into your hands I commit my spirit;

redeem me, LORD, my faithful God.

Psalm 31:5

A Year in Review: Jan/06

Wow, I can't believe this was taken a year ago.

So much has happened in my life since last January.

This was the whole house, last New Year's Eve. 4 of us. Now were full, it's amazing how much our lives changed as each person was added.

The winter has, in the past, been a dark and mysterious time for me. I was really blessed by the anchor of home life last year.

So the year opened with so much possiblilty. Everything was up in the air! I was trusting God to show me where and how to live. So far so good.

Tune in soon to read the Feb/06 re-cap.