Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Stunned Curiosity
Monday, January 16, 2012
Writing Through Cancer with Sharon Bray
For the Week of January 15, 2012:Lost and Foundby Sharon Bray"Before you know what kindness really is," poet Naomi Shihab Nye tells us, "you must lose things..." Loss. It's often synonymous with cancer. Loss of hair, parts of the body; loss of self-image, of dreams, or loss of loved ones. We feel overwhelmed as we face a landscape defined only by losses, hopelessness and grief. Before you know what kindness really is --from "Kindness", by Naomi Shihab-Nye in The Words Under The Words ©1994 |
Here’s a suggestion for writing. First, take a blank sheet of paper and list all that you have lost. Don’t stop there. Turn the page over. Now list the acts of kindness that you remember, the ones that made a difference. And gave you hope, rediscover what you thought your lost or help you see things in a new light? Explore what you’ve lostand what you’ve found
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
V Blog Experiment
A Word of the Week for Me
Psalm 116
1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD:
“LORD, save me!”
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you, LORD, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
10 I trusted in the LORD when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 in my alarm I said,
“Everyone is a liar.”
12 What shall I return to the LORD
for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his faithful servants.
16 Truly I am your servant, LORD;
I serve you just as my mother did;
you have freed me from my chains.
17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD—
in your midst, Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD.[a]
- Psalm 116:19 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tuesday Emotions
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Pan Mass Challenge
Monday, January 2, 2012
Family Covenant
Always be honest
Proverbs 12:22
Count your blessings
Psalms 34:1-3
Bear each other's burdens
Galatians 6:2
Forgive and forget
Micah 7:18
Be kind and tender hearted
Ephesians 4:32
Comfort one another
I Thessalonians 4:18
Keep your promises
Romans 4:21
Be supportive of one another
Acts 20:35
Be true to each other
Revelations 15:3
Look after each other
Deuteronomy 15:11
Treat each other like you treat your friends
Matthew 7:12
But most important
Love One Another deeply from the heart
I Peter 1:22
I thought about what I want to bring into this new year all day long as I prepared to journal my first entry with the "Writing Through Cancer" project. As I was eating dinner with Elisha tonight, and looked up at our funky kitchen wall pictures and sayings, I saw our family covenant. I typed this out the day we moved from the comfort of Abba's House to our new home here. I wanted so much to uphold these biblical principles. I fall way short, but want to bring these into the new year to continue to grow in these commitments to my family members much more deeply.
That is what I want to bring into this new year.
Also, I want to carry the rich and good memories from my lifetime, so far, and leave the bitter moments behind.
I also leave in 2011 any unforgiveness in my heart towards anyone in my life that wounded me. No need to bring that in. Done.