"Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone." John 16:32 (Jesus speaking to his disciples)
Have we left Jesus alone by the scattering of His providence? Because we do not see God in our circumstances? Darkness comes by the sovereignty of God. Are we prepared to let God do as He likes with us--prepared to be separated from conscious blessings? Until Jesus Christ is Lord, we all have ends of our own to serve; our faith is real, but it is not permanent yet. God is never in a hurry; if we wait, we shall see that God is pointing out that we have not been interested in Himself but only in His blessings. The sense of God's blessing is elemental.
"Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." Spiritual grit is what we need.
Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest. April 4
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Imperial War Museum Duxford
We have been busy these last few days! Duxford (an outstanding aviation musuem) has been something Jim has wanted to see for months, and Eric was a perfect person to take with us to see it~
These guys were like kids in a candy store, they couldn't get enough of all the planes,
and if that weren't enough, Duxford houses one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the country.
We raced home for Jim and Eric to go and see Ely Cathedral, but ALAS! They forgot the camera, you must ask them both about it~
Thursday, April 3, 2008
How is Jim doing?
Jim is a happy man. All day he has walked around with a smile on his face and a sense of relief in his voice. Why, do you ask? See below:
~Last night he finished chapter 8
~This means only ONE MORE CHAPTER to go! (One 30 page paper!) One more chapter, plus, the intro/conclusion and the bibliography. He is on track to finish on time~something one is never sure of until the end of a project, or in this case, a dissertation.
~His advisor likes what he is writing, calling it 'methodical and sound' (imagine the alternative: scattered and unsound?) You see why this is such a relief!
~He was able to finish this chapter more quickly because he found 5 pages he had written last fall but had set aside for later. They were exactly what he needed for the part of the chapter he was finishing~such good news! This directly affects the next point, which is:
~Eric is visiting and now Jim can spend more time with him! He is taking today and tomorrow off, (a luxury in our world) to spend some fun time with all of us.
~ALSO, we are also both excited to see what the Lord is doing with our future. We are thankful to see God's hand leading us forward with several great options. More on this later.
Thank you all dear friends and family as you have prayed us through these last months here in Cambridge. God has indeed been faithful.
~Last night he finished chapter 8
~This means only ONE MORE CHAPTER to go! (One 30 page paper!) One more chapter, plus, the intro/conclusion and the bibliography. He is on track to finish on time~something one is never sure of until the end of a project, or in this case, a dissertation.
~His advisor likes what he is writing, calling it 'methodical and sound' (imagine the alternative: scattered and unsound?) You see why this is such a relief!
~He was able to finish this chapter more quickly because he found 5 pages he had written last fall but had set aside for later. They were exactly what he needed for the part of the chapter he was finishing~such good news! This directly affects the next point, which is:
~Eric is visiting and now Jim can spend more time with him! He is taking today and tomorrow off, (a luxury in our world) to spend some fun time with all of us.
~ALSO, we are also both excited to see what the Lord is doing with our future. We are thankful to see God's hand leading us forward with several great options. More on this later.
Thank you all dear friends and family as you have prayed us through these last months here in Cambridge. God has indeed been faithful.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Eric is here!
Our good friend Eric (or 'Uncle Eric') is here visiting from Minnesota. What a treat for us! Everyone is so pleased to have him here~look at these happy children!
We took a walk down to the market (to keep him awake!) Check out these trees!
The children like to scooter downtown, but one of their scooters was stolen from them~
King's College bridge, good friends, and a happy husband~
How good it is to see old friends!
We took a walk down to the market (to keep him awake!) Check out these trees!
The children like to scooter downtown, but one of their scooters was stolen from them~
King's College bridge, good friends, and a happy husband~
How good it is to see old friends!
To Pray
"Eternal Father of my soul, let my first thought today be of Thee, let my first impulse be to worship Thee, let my first speech be Thy name, let my first action be to kneel before Thee in prayer.
For Thy perfect wisdom and perfect goodness:
For the love wherewith Thou lovest mankind:
For the love wherewith Thou lovest me:
For the great and mysterious opportunity of my life:
For the indwelling of Thy Spirit in my heart:
For the sevenfold gifts of Thy Spirit:
I praise and worship Thee, O Lord."
excerpt from John Baillie's "A Diary of Private Prayer" morning prayer, First Day
For Thy perfect wisdom and perfect goodness:
For the love wherewith Thou lovest mankind:
For the love wherewith Thou lovest me:
For the great and mysterious opportunity of my life:
For the indwelling of Thy Spirit in my heart:
For the sevenfold gifts of Thy Spirit:
I praise and worship Thee, O Lord."
excerpt from John Baillie's "A Diary of Private Prayer" morning prayer, First Day
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Beginning to stitch~
Each girl had a 'lesson' in needlepoint today. Our friend Dorinda taught each of them to cross stitch beginning with their first initial. Even Sarah enjoyed herself! The girls went to their room tonight to "play like we lived in old-fashioned time, doing our stitching" and were quite happy.
Monday, March 31, 2008
The back garden
Spring is here. And as always, one of my all time favorite things to do is meander through a garden store or flower nursery. Today we went to a lovely place in Coton and picked out several six-flats of pansies and a few primroses and set to work sprucing up the back garden!
Julia did a great job with her pot arrangement~
Claire and her new friend Frances worked very hard pulling weeds and preparing the soil for all the pansies.
When it was time to plant in earnest, I had no limit of helpers! As you can probably see, the length of our little garden was just able to squeeze in each child!
Sarah told me she was going to grow up to be a "Garden Girl." Julia told me that she wanted to have a house someday with as many gardens as Nanna King. Claire told me she wasn't sure she was intended to weed her whole life. Andrew only stepped on one plant.
A good day.
Julia did a great job with her pot arrangement~
Claire and her new friend Frances worked very hard pulling weeds and preparing the soil for all the pansies.
When it was time to plant in earnest, I had no limit of helpers! As you can probably see, the length of our little garden was just able to squeeze in each child!
Sarah told me she was going to grow up to be a "Garden Girl." Julia told me that she wanted to have a house someday with as many gardens as Nanna King. Claire told me she wasn't sure she was intended to weed her whole life. Andrew only stepped on one plant.
A good day.
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