Friday, June 6, 2008

Hark! What dog is this?


As you can see..Either Buster has morphed, we got a new dog, or could it be?... It's Max! Max the dachsund is my sister's dog. Believe me, he doesn't belong to the family, he's not the son's dog, he is my sister's all the way. He tolerates all others only because my sister tells him it's ok. He is in all ways her defender and guardian. She is his first and foremost. This morning he got up early (4:15 to be exact) to let her know that someone was coming in the house. That would be Adam who was coming home from his prom. I, unfortunately, thought it was time to get up for our walk. (that was scheduled for 5 am) It wasn't til I was putting on my socks that I realized there was something wrong. Maaaaax. Honestly. Oh well, he is useful in some ways: He keeps the rabbit/rodent population down in the back yard. Defends from mailmen and other such things. He generally owns the place. Along with his owner, of course. That would be Joan. Not so useful in others: he eats anything placed on tables or lower. I see the garbage in the bathroom is up high so he must investigate that stuff too. Dogs.
So in case you didn't guess it, I am in Chicago for a few days. It's party time here. Max will join the fun, too.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Purplicious!






As you can see the iris's are blooming and they are beautiful. Who could have imagined so many different shades of purple?! Of course these aren't my iris (and a purpl columbine in there to boot) but I enjoy them thoroughly. These belong to my neighbor Vi. They are wonderful. I enjoy doing pictures of them too because they are such willing subjects. She has some yellow ones as well, but i was intrigued by all the purplicious colors. You enjoy too! Stop by the garden soon, before these showy flowers are finished. They even smell wonderful!




Monday, June 2, 2008

June Word:


Sunday I was struck when a teen prayed during the service and used some big words. I wrote one down: 'immersed' ,thinking that it was a great term. Pretty good for just a kid to be using it. I thought as she prayed that I need to have some immersion myself. Then pastor actually used it during his sermon too, and I knew ... My June word. Immerse: "To engage wholly or deeply" "to plunge into something that surrounds or covers".

How can i immerse myself more in what the Lord is doing around me? I walk through my days and sometimes forget totally all my intentions of loving on someone who needs it, or checking my attitudes against God's love for me. Stephen Curtis Chapman song talks about exactly what I'm thinking o here: Diving In-

I’m diving in, I’m going deep in over my head,

I want to be Caught in the rush,

lost in the flow,

in over my head,

I want to go

The river’s deep,

the river’s wide,

the river’s water is alive

So sink or swim, I’m diving in


And then this in the verse: But we will never know the awesome power Of the grace of God Until we let ourselves get swept away Into this holy flood ... That's the kind of immersion I'm talking about. The kind that covers me completely and fills me fully and spills out to everyone around me. And it's action! Let's Go!

Immersion: pour over me the Word. Pour in me the Spirit. Flow out of me all His mercy love and grace.