It must be getting late

9 PM Sunday evening and finally taking the time to blog. Yes, life does get in the way...loved your comment Gene...Does it seem like the older you get the less time you have...? yet I mostly have a GREAT time: spouse, children, grandchildren, work, friends, my mom, my sisters, other far away family and friends. I surely am a blessed woman, just seemingly a little short of time to blog.

Blogging does take a lot of time, and even now I should be paying bills, read 6 documents before tomorrow and perhaps take some time for myself to do some reading for pleasure.. and it is already after 9 PM Sunday evening. lol, while the laundry launders and the dryer dries.

Different subject: John and I have been renovating our home office, have had some bonfires too..feels good to burn some of those old records. Actually it is mostly him who is doing the renovating, I just try to keep things organized so that I CAN pay the bills despite the current chaos. My computer is now in the family room and the office stuff is on the dining room table, boxes and such throughout...lol oh boy.

Different subject: two houses have gone up for sale in our neighbourhood (around 1 million each). NOONE in many many years has been putting their home on the market. We all like it here too much to ever want to move. It will be interesting to see what happens though. Unlike the States, Canada's home values remain high.

Different subject again: was talking to a neighbour and we decided we are going to play some bad golf soon..lol

Different subject: new on the job for 3 weeks and being offered a temporary manager's position...honestly, I don't know how God does it, and that just as I was getting bored.

Different subject: walked >10k today with my friend Nina Yee who is practicing for the two day 60k walk in the "weekend to end breastcancer" in Vancouver. Here is her website if you want to sponsor her:  http://www.endcancer.ca/site/TR/Events/Vancouver2008?px=2539304&pg=personal&fr_id=1255. Last weekend we walked the tc10k together. See our pictures on: http://www.brightroom.com/view_user_event.asp?EVENTID=35923&BIB=10432&LNSEARCH=1&PWD=; you can search by my name or my bib number : 10432.

Different subject: Saw the two youngest grandchildren today. Hugs and kisses, pictures and more tight hugs and kisses. They are soooo yummy, I want to eat them up. I will save this post and then post some pictures, okay?

Love and blessings and hopefully I will try to post more often.

Renny  

Can not believe it

I can not believe it was February 1st that I last posted to Xanga. But here is what happened:

I have been on a project at work that took up soooo much of my time. I worked long hours at night and on weekends. Tomorrow I finish my final report and then I am off to a new assignment. Same building, same ministry, just a different branch.

I am looking forward to it, but it will be quite different. I will be analyzing public policy and legislation for the province. Sounds impressive, doesn't it? Fact is, I kinda do not yet know what I am doing. But that is Okay. I intend to learn.

I also have an ulterior motif and someday I will share that, but not now.

In addition, I am very tired and need a break. I need a break from the intensity of the project and living life with tremendous obstacles that I do not have the freedom of making public.

Hey....other than that I am fine. But that is why I have been too busy to Xanga (kinda sounds like a dance, doesn't it).

Went to church this morning and just love being able to minister to others, where I had actually nothing left to give, because I felt I was not even able to receive anything. Nothing, nadda. YET GOD HAD SOMETHING TO GIVE to someone, so He did. HOW GOOD IS THAT! Don't ever believe that just because you feel like you have nothing left to give, that God has nothing left to give. 'Cause HE DOES! All I did was be the conduit. It was awesome.

I have had that experience numerous times; have you?

See ya

Just sharing a little bit of our Mexico vacation! First ever Mexico vacation......! And a vacation for just the two of us that was long overdue. It was a great success and we might just do it again next year.

I surely am a blessed woman. 

Christmas 2007

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

and no.....it did not snow here. This was the picture of our front yard last year November

Currently Reading Roll Away Your Stone: Living in the Power of the Risen Christ By Dutch Sheets see related

Kings will shut their mouths because of Him

Isaiah 52:12-15

'....For the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard. See, my servant (Jesus Christ) will act wisely; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.........so will he sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him"

Oh the glory of the Messiah!  Many of the most hardened unbelievers will be struck by conviction. Christ is Wisdom itself. Those that saw him said: never was sorrow like His sorrow. But God highly exalted Christ, having shed his blood for sinners. May all opposers see the wisdom of ceasing from their opposition, and be made partakers of the blood of sprinkling, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

God is speaking that His justice will become a light to the nations. His righteousness draws near speedily, His salvation is on the way, and His arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands (including Vancouver Island) will look to Him and wait in hope for His arm.

So, dear ones, lift up your eyes to the heavens. Do not fear the reproach of men, or be terrified by their insults. God's righteousness will last forever, His salvation through all generations!! WAKE UP and clothe yourself with strength, because gladness and joy will overtake us and sorrow and sighing will flee away......

The Lord has put the word "justice" on my heart for 2008. I pray that scriptures about justice and truth speak to our hearts for the new year 2008.  As I know some of you have been buffeted by the storms of life in 2007 as I have, I believe that new doors will open and that kings (those that 'appear' to wield power over us) will shut their mouths because of HIM, our MESSIAH.

BE OF GOOD COURAGE, for the Lord will go before you and He will be your rearguard!!