Archive for February, 2007

Time Out

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

My son started getting sick Friday evening, and has gotten progressively worse over the past few days. Fever up again this AM. Got him to the doc today. Got some anti-biotics. Praying for relief for him.

This has been a very hard time for me. God’s allowed me to walk through some really dark places. I am at his mercy.

I believe I’m being brought to a quiet time. Perhaps a time for me to stop and listen. So I wait.

Book Review – Cause of Death – Rating: 8.3 out of 10

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4 years ago
by Lundie in ,

Cause of Death, by Patricia Cornwell

(This review is going to be super short ’cause I’m still sick, but am trying desperately to accomplish things so I feel better…) I really like the Kay Scarpetta series of Patricia Cornwell’s books. She’s a Chief Medical Examiner and the solving of mysteries fascinate me. Especially when they involve science.

Content: 7
Writing Style: 9
Re-readability: 9

The content in this book excellent. There are, of course, some graphic descriptions of violence after the fact. I don’t think you can avoid that completely when dealing with a medical examiner’s job.

I love Patricia Cornwell’s writing style. Sucks me in every single time.

Re-readbility. Well, I’d have to say pretty good since I purchased this paperback while waiting in a Walgreen’s for a prescription. A chapter or so in and I realized I’d already read the book about, hm, maybe 6 or 7 years ago. Didn’t stop me from needing to finish it. I guess the good thing about having a new mommy’s memory is that it seemed almost like a new book. I remember bits and pieces of it, but reading it through this time was as good as the first – if not better.

One Thousand Gifts – Part 28

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

  • 244. Once again, the Moms of Grace forums & chat room
  • 245. Modern medicine (esp. toddler ibuprofen and acetaminophen) without which we would be having a much more miserable weekend
  • 246. J5′s propensity to sleep through the night even when he feels really awful
  • 247. A warm home
  • 248. Snuggly flannel sheets
  • 249. Godly friends that point me in His direction as needed
  • 250. Being married to the best and most loving daddy in the whole world

One Thousand Gifts – Part 27

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

  • 233. The beauty of my son
  • 234. God’s mercy
  • 235. Pep talks from my Mom
  • 236. Candy from my Dad (as My Very First and Forever Valentine)
  • 237. Looking forward to dinner out with some very dear friends
  • 238. Friday nights looking forward to sleepy Saturday mornings
  • 239. Hot tea
  • 240. Fuzzy slippers
  • 241. Internet moms
  • 242. Christian Fiction
  • 243. Crochet projects

…chaos…

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

I don’t even know why I am posting. I want to have something to say, but my head is so full of the events of this week.

God is faithful. I am not.

I have been shaken. I have fallen. I am still standing, but only by the grace of my God.

He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
Psalm 40:2

I am still struggling with the concept of a vow to God. I am not capable of keeping it perfectly, but does that mean I should not make one? That I should not aim to be true to Him?

Had bouts with fear this week on so many levels. Including, but not limited to, a man who came to our door and scared me so bad I slammed the door in his face, locked it, and called 911. I have not been so shaken up in my life.

A dear friend of mine shared her thoughts with me on the shaking that is going on. She said she also went through a time of shaking that was from God. I would like to believe, and am choosing to do so, that all of this is part of God’s plan and that I’m going to come out of this on the other side with a bunch of things removed from me that need to be.

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.
Hebrews 12:25-29

Lord, let what remains of me be only unshakable You.

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