When I look in the mirror who do I see
Christ around or Christ in me?
Does his reflection stare back at me
or is it me in him and him in me?
Is who I am the person I be
Because it's to Christ that I decree?
Perhaps I'm the person created in he
Declaring with certainty, "He died for me"
Perplexed I am that I cannot see
If you see him living in me
If you do not, then I say to thee
the image you see cannot be me
For
I have chosen to live as he
Then I live in him because he's in me
God is the master of refining you see
He'll polish the silver until he can see
Not the reflection of me but the reflection of he.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Samuel
It's hard for me to word this in any other way than to say that I have another 5 year old. 5 is such a big number for a kid to be. In my heart I say goodbye for sure to my baby Sam, hello to the big kid he is and I will wave to him when I send him to kindergarten as he takes his first steps into his journey of real life. Being the 3rd one that I get to see grow like this, I think I have a better understanding of what it means for him to be the big boy that he is, but also to remind me of how super fast these little people who we've been given charge over grow. What a precious kid he's been to us. His life has made so many things happen for me personally and without him there are people I would not have met, changes I would not have made and the person I am would not be the same. Thank you God for giving us the beautiful kid that Samuel is.
When Sam was born, and he had no name, I insisted that Kevin name him because I didn't want another child to be called baby for 3 days. Kevin very purposefully picked up the bible and started to read from 1 Samuel and when he got to the following verse, tears filled my eyes and I said, that's it, that's his name. "1 Samuel 1:20 So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the LORD for him.""
Samuel has blessed us so much with who he is, and while it's hard a lot of the time to remain calm and keep my perspective, I know that he is who he is and that we are doing out best to raise him in the way of the Lord.
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY SAMUEL!
When Sam was born, and he had no name, I insisted that Kevin name him because I didn't want another child to be called baby for 3 days. Kevin very purposefully picked up the bible and started to read from 1 Samuel and when he got to the following verse, tears filled my eyes and I said, that's it, that's his name. "1 Samuel 1:20 So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the LORD for him.""
Samuel has blessed us so much with who he is, and while it's hard a lot of the time to remain calm and keep my perspective, I know that he is who he is and that we are doing out best to raise him in the way of the Lord.
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY SAMUEL!
Monday, July 28, 2008
PLEASE read this blog posting :)
This is a topic that is as political as much as it is relevant to me and my family personally.
Currently in British Columbia, we do not have all day Kindergarten nor does the province provide preschool without having to jump through hoops. Not only because I have 5(6) kids am I asking you to read this and comment to the government about it but also because as the blogging community, it's good for us to use our blogging for other things other than sharing a macaroni salad recipe.
This is the link to the news article found on the Ministry of Education website. It will ask you to download the paper and then the email address is there for you to submit your letter. I am not asking for you to have the same opinion as I do, but I think it's important that BC Ministry of Education gets the whole view from people who have or have had kids of this age range or simply an opinion about it and for you to tell them.
Thank you for reading this one...
Currently in British Columbia, we do not have all day Kindergarten nor does the province provide preschool without having to jump through hoops. Not only because I have 5(6) kids am I asking you to read this and comment to the government about it but also because as the blogging community, it's good for us to use our blogging for other things other than sharing a macaroni salad recipe.
This is the link to the news article found on the Ministry of Education website. It will ask you to download the paper and then the email address is there for you to submit your letter. I am not asking for you to have the same opinion as I do, but I think it's important that BC Ministry of Education gets the whole view from people who have or have had kids of this age range or simply an opinion about it and for you to tell them.
Thank you for reading this one...
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Blogger Layouts
I loved the look of the last layout I had, but I seriously didn't like the form of it. It was too narrow and quite frankly way too bright. My SP buddies mocked the pink and I realized also that it was somewhat blinding. I still didn't like how the other blogger templates look BUT I totally didn't want to get a new one outside of blogger because I had just finished creating the widget for the list and when I get a new template the program insists on getting rid of my widgets, okay so.... I figured out how to actually take a base template from the blogger site, tweek it, add a custom banner and the played wi0th the colours making it truly my own template :)
How impressed am I? Well, I blogged it so I must be at least proud that I didn't steal anyone else's; I am not fond of taking others' stuff. I don't like to copy unless it's an idea like wearing makeup, parenting well, keeping a clean house, having a sandwich maker, getting the newest game system and fun board games and of course following Christ, which is the best kind of copying :)
LOL and now to copy Tanya sort of , comment back with who I might be talking about in each of my copying examples keeping in mind that sometimes when the copying that I do happens, it's because another person has done what another person in my world has done before and I say, "Fine, argh, that's a good idea, I will copy it" but not every example has many people pointing at it :)
How impressed am I? Well, I blogged it so I must be at least proud that I didn't steal anyone else's; I am not fond of taking others' stuff. I don't like to copy unless it's an idea like wearing makeup, parenting well, keeping a clean house, having a sandwich maker, getting the newest game system and fun board games and of course following Christ, which is the best kind of copying :)
LOL and now to copy Tanya sort of , comment back with who I might be talking about in each of my copying examples keeping in mind that sometimes when the copying that I do happens, it's because another person has done what another person in my world has done before and I say, "Fine, argh, that's a good idea, I will copy it" but not every example has many people pointing at it :)
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