Redeemed
1. to improve something that is not very good by including something this is good
2. to make someone FREE from the power of evil
Rescued - Ransomed - Paid - Purchased
Gal 3:10-14
1 Pt 1:17-20
Eph 1:7
Books of the Law
I don't often write about what G'd is teaching me but I just had to share with you all the power of this one word. The power of this one word captures everything that I live for. I have been redeemed! The wonder of it all - how often do we take the time to just sit with G'd and allow Him to teach us. I was able to take time on Thursday and sit with G'd. This is a lot harder to do than I would like to admit. I have so many distractions in my life. And this word is my theme - this one word is what I want to wonder about as I walk through my day. Because it is nothing small that I am redeemed by the precious lifeblood of my Savior.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
George Steinmetz
Illusions of Arabia
I love this picture. I first saw it in The National Geographic Magazine, Febrary 2005
issue. Someday I want the poster hanging in my home, until then let me share it with whoever stops by and visits my blog. Hope you all enjoy the amazing photography of the Empty Quarters. You can see more of Steinmetz work on his website georgesteinmetz.com
Illusions of Arabia
I love this picture. I first saw it in The National Geographic Magazine, Febrary 2005
issue. Someday I want the poster hanging in my home, until then let me share it with whoever stops by and visits my blog. Hope you all enjoy the amazing photography of the Empty Quarters. You can see more of Steinmetz work on his website georgesteinmetz.com
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Reality Check
Have you ever realized how comfortable we get with our surroundings? When I first moved here I was constantly noticing new sights, new smells, new sounds. And especially those of the women I wanted to get to know. During my first week here I wrote in my journal about my first shopping trip. It was so interesting to shop with balto covered women in shops that carry the most beautiful colored scarves, material, jewelry and shoes. You can just imagine how beautiful they are behing their veils.
Well now I can call some of those veiled women my dear friends and I have gotten used to seeing my friends dressed in black. Actually I am very comfortable wearing the balto myself. Though I keep my face uncovered it would not bother me to wear the veil. This is a scary thought to me. I have gotten used to this way of thinking. It is not right to have to hid behind a covering to protect yourself. How have I gotten so used to this? What other things or ideas have I let myself get used to?
So you may be wondering what brought on this heartfelt question. I want you to hear the words one of my students wrote. It was a wake up call for me. A reality check. The assignment was to write about their plans or hopes for the future. Here is what my student wrote in her second paragraph. "Then, I don't like to get married because all men are the same but I must get married because I am in Y and I can travel to any place with my husband and I can do anything with him but I can't do it alone or with my family this is the habits in Y."
Have you ever realized how comfortable we get with our surroundings? When I first moved here I was constantly noticing new sights, new smells, new sounds. And especially those of the women I wanted to get to know. During my first week here I wrote in my journal about my first shopping trip. It was so interesting to shop with balto covered women in shops that carry the most beautiful colored scarves, material, jewelry and shoes. You can just imagine how beautiful they are behing their veils.
Well now I can call some of those veiled women my dear friends and I have gotten used to seeing my friends dressed in black. Actually I am very comfortable wearing the balto myself. Though I keep my face uncovered it would not bother me to wear the veil. This is a scary thought to me. I have gotten used to this way of thinking. It is not right to have to hid behind a covering to protect yourself. How have I gotten so used to this? What other things or ideas have I let myself get used to?
So you may be wondering what brought on this heartfelt question. I want you to hear the words one of my students wrote. It was a wake up call for me. A reality check. The assignment was to write about their plans or hopes for the future. Here is what my student wrote in her second paragraph. "Then, I don't like to get married because all men are the same but I must get married because I am in Y and I can travel to any place with my husband and I can do anything with him but I can't do it alone or with my family this is the habits in Y."
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