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Genesis 16

August 04, 2016

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Where to begin

I have been journaling images in my bibles since long before it was 'cool'. As an artist sometimes I think better in pictures but still the idea of bible journaling can still seem overwhelming so I started today with some washi tape. Armed with my tape I edged the pages that started new chapters. A great way to begin because now it looks like a lot of work has been done when the book is closed. Next time I need to begin images.

Psalm 3

When I was a kid we were taught the prayer: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep and if I die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen I can teach my kids this prayer... As a new mom the idea of saying if you die before you wake seems horrible. Maybe it's the hormones of bringing a life into a world but I could not under these words without tears. So rather than teaching my kids the square as I was taught I chose instead to see someone that my grandfather used to say. Oh Lord with all my needs and wants supplied my thirst and hunger satisfied we pray except our thanks and praise for loving care sustaining grace we thank thee for the living word The gospel message daily heard and pray that we may live with the from now through all eternity. Amen. I don't think it matters what you pray only that you pray. God wants hear from us but we need to talk to him. To share our hopes and dreams, our hurts and our fears.

A long journey begins with a single step....

This has been a crazy week in the news. Our country seems to be bound to destroy each-other, and so this Sunday our minister struggled to find the words to bring hope to a hurting congregation. He struggled to find a way to fit the words he felt compelled to say into the sermon he had thoughtfully prepared. As he attempted to weave his thoughts into something cohesive I prayed for him that God would speak for him, and that we would hear the words from God that would mend the trouble in out hearts. But my mind wondered through out his disjointed ramblings, and I found myself thinking about my daughters. They are still young not even in school yet but I wonder what the world will be like when they are older. I began to pray that God would watch over them that He would bind their hearts to his, that they would know God as a friend. Then it hit me: As a parent I spend a lot of time and effort preparing my children for their future from teaching them letters and numbers to pleases a

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