Thursday, and a thought about Dad
I love this chorus my "daughter" Cassie sang when she was here during the In The Fire Conference. It's an exhortation from the Lord to us. Then I learned another chorus listening to a recording of Misty Edwards during a live devotional set at the International House of Prayer in KC. "I wanna take my affections, put them in a bottle, just to waste it at Your feet. I wanna take my passion, put it in a bottle, just to break it at Your feet." So heart of Mary, don't you think? I sang them at pastor's prayer today. ;D Then Tony and I went to Peppe's Pizza. I realized it's much like the Guiseppe's Pizza I have in the Lambert Books and I'd never been to Peppe's before starting the first book. Isn't that weird? But cool. Now I'm home and want to finish Allie. Kyle is on his way to back to Florida after the hurricane, hours before the wedding is supposed to take place, and oh no! Part of I-95 is out... Will he make it to the church on time? A thought about Dad... I picked up a Calvin and Hobbes book and opened to this: Calvin: Can I have a different plate? Mom: Why? Calvin: Somebody puked on mine. Instantly, I saw Dad's face as he broke into a laugh. First the silent, hestitating laugh that's trapped in his chest, then it bursts out into a rolling chuckle. I saw his wide smile as he slapped his knee, and heard the second rumble of his laugh as the joke settled in and tickled his funny bone. He liked Calvin. I think he had a little bit of Calvin in him. ;) Miss you, Dad. Peace out.
"If you want to love Me, listen to Me. You gotta let Me love you first."
Isn't that a great song from the heart of God? So true, too! It's almost impossible to love Him unless He draws us. And we have Bible on that notion. 1 John 4:19, "We love because He first loved us."
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Rachel Hauck @ 3:21 PM
One of the top 10... probably top 5 hardest laughs I ever had was during Christmas at Tony and Rachels house when dad, Joel and I were reading Calvin and Hobbes. Dad read a particular strip and handed it to me. He was already laughing and I couldn't even finish before I busted out. All I could do was slide the book to Joel and a couple of seconds later the three of us lay on the floor laughing until it was painful and then we laughed some more. It will be good to see dad again.
Now, having said that I am on to a Biblical matter. I am just a little concerned about the verse that was about how the Lord has to wait for us to Love Him in order for Him to love us. It is my understanding that the Scriptures state that the Lord has declared His love for me before He created the first day in time. I was created only 36 years ago. I also think that it is impossible to come to Him unless He first draws me. Anyway, those are my thoughts.