3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married."
4 Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, "Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless?
5 "Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother ' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this."
6 Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
7 "Now therefore, restore the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours."
Okay I so do not understand this. Abraham is the one who brought this upon Abimelech by lying to him. God protected Abimelech by not allowing him to touch or go near Sarah yet Abimelech had to gain cleansing from Abraham?!?! This doesn't make sense, shouldn't God have just offered him that cleansing since he didn't do anything. Talk about Abimelech having amazing humility to accept "forgiveness" and cleansing from the person who caused his situation in the first place. I have a lot of respect for Abimelech here.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Respect
17 The LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,
18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
19 "For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him."
20 And the LORD said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
21 "I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know."
Wow I wonder what it must be like to have this kind of consideration and respect from the Lord Most High. To actually have Him wonder if He should hide is plans from me. I find this so amazing. That says a lot for Abraham too...WOW!!!
18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
19 "For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him."
20 And the LORD said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.
21 "I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know."
Wow I wonder what it must be like to have this kind of consideration and respect from the Lord Most High. To actually have Him wonder if He should hide is plans from me. I find this so amazing. That says a lot for Abraham too...WOW!!!
My Best Friend
My best friend just painted me the most beautiful painting in the world. She is a phenomenal artist to the point that at first glance I thought the painting was a photo.
My best friend has got to be the most wonderful person I know. She knows how much I love Scotland!! I can't wait to hang this in my living room for all the world to see, well what little world I know that comes through my door. I love you girl!!! Thank you so much!!!
To know our future
13 God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years.
14 "But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.
15 "As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
16 "Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete."
Okay so Abraham (Abram) was informed of his future. God told him that he would die at a good old age and in peace. I sometimes wish I knew if I would live to a good old age and if I would die in peace. At the same time just the thought of knowing freaks me out at the same time. I can't imagine the weight of responsibility you take on when you know certain things.
Okay more on this later, I have to get back to work.
14 "But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.
15 "As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
16 "Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete."
Okay so Abraham (Abram) was informed of his future. God told him that he would die at a good old age and in peace. I sometimes wish I knew if I would live to a good old age and if I would die in peace. At the same time just the thought of knowing freaks me out at the same time. I can't imagine the weight of responsibility you take on when you know certain things.
Okay more on this later, I have to get back to work.
Monday, January 30, 2006
A Rainbow in the sky
12God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations;
13I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
14"It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud,
15and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
Do you ever stop to think that every time we see a rainbow in the sky that God is looking at it too and remembering? I was just reading in Genesis after Noah and his family has left the ark and Noah has made a sacrifice in thanksgiving, God is giving a convenant to Noah and his family that he will never destroy the world by water again and He provides him with a "bow in the cloud" as a sign. I was struck by what God then says in verse 16 as highlighted above. He will look upon the bow to remember the EVERLASTING covenant. Isn't that amazing. To think that every time I look at a rainbow that shows up in the sky, God is also looking at it too. I don't know somehow it makes looking into the sky so much more real because the very realness of Him looking back down. WOW!!!!! so amazing. What an Awesome God we serve!!!!
13I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.
14"It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud,
15and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
Do you ever stop to think that every time we see a rainbow in the sky that God is looking at it too and remembering? I was just reading in Genesis after Noah and his family has left the ark and Noah has made a sacrifice in thanksgiving, God is giving a convenant to Noah and his family that he will never destroy the world by water again and He provides him with a "bow in the cloud" as a sign. I was struck by what God then says in verse 16 as highlighted above. He will look upon the bow to remember the EVERLASTING covenant. Isn't that amazing. To think that every time I look at a rainbow that shows up in the sky, God is also looking at it too. I don't know somehow it makes looking into the sky so much more real because the very realness of Him looking back down. WOW!!!!! so amazing. What an Awesome God we serve!!!!
Friday, January 27, 2006
update on the knee
Okay so the MRI showed absolutely nothing. The doctor says that my ankles roll inward, which causes undo stress to my knee, causing my knee cap to sit wrong. So he wanted to give me a shot of cortizone right then and there. I almost cried, I told him no that I would deal with the pain and start physical therapy right away. I was already sick and knew that if I got a shot I would be an absolute mess. So I start PT on Monday and I have to wear arch supports with any shoes that I wear.
Oh yeah and somewhere between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning I got really sick. I haven't been to work all week. When I went in for my orthopedic appointment I almost passed out twice on the metro. I have been swigging Gatorade and water and chowing down on saltines for 4 days now. Today is the first day that I have started to feel better. I don't know what it was but I sure am glad that its done and gone.
Oh yeah and somewhere between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning I got really sick. I haven't been to work all week. When I went in for my orthopedic appointment I almost passed out twice on the metro. I have been swigging Gatorade and water and chowing down on saltines for 4 days now. Today is the first day that I have started to feel better. I don't know what it was but I sure am glad that its done and gone.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
I've been tagged!
Four jobs that I've had:
Talent Development Coordinator
Hostess
Barista
Sales Associate
Four movies i would put on repeat...
Bourne Identity
Kate and Leopold
Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth)
The Hunt for Red October
Four Vacation spots:
Scotland
Boston w/Beth
Ontario, Canada Pilgrimage
New York City
Four foods I would eat anytime:
Quesadillas
Steak and Potatoes
Chicken and Spinach
Apples with Peanut Butter
Four changes I would make to my house...(Mine’s an apartment)
Paint
A backyard
A porch
More and matching furniture
Four beers I like...
I can’t stand beer, even the smell of it grosses me out. Yuck.
I’ll list four drinks in place:
Caramel Lattes
Water for real
Mint tea (not processed or ground up)
Vanilla Coke
Four TV shows:
CSI's (NY, Miami & Las Vegas)
JAG
Smallville
LOST
Four tags...(I don't really know anyone else who has a blog)
1. Janis
2. Tiffy
3. Pete
4. Kelly
Talent Development Coordinator
Hostess
Barista
Sales Associate
Four movies i would put on repeat...
Bourne Identity
Kate and Leopold
Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth)
The Hunt for Red October
Four Vacation spots:
Scotland
Boston w/Beth
Ontario, Canada Pilgrimage
New York City
Four foods I would eat anytime:
Quesadillas
Steak and Potatoes
Chicken and Spinach
Apples with Peanut Butter
Four changes I would make to my house...(Mine’s an apartment)
Paint
A backyard
A porch
More and matching furniture
Four beers I like...
I can’t stand beer, even the smell of it grosses me out. Yuck.
I’ll list four drinks in place:
Caramel Lattes
Water for real
Mint tea (not processed or ground up)
Vanilla Coke
Four TV shows:
CSI's (NY, Miami & Las Vegas)
JAG
Smallville
LOST
Four tags...(I don't really know anyone else who has a blog)
1. Janis
2. Tiffy
3. Pete
4. Kelly
Thursday, January 19, 2006
STUPID KNEE
Well I feel so stupid...I was walking home from the Metro tonight and I tripped. And I didn't trip so that I landed on my good leg, I actually tripped and then got my good leg tangled in the bad leg so that when i finally stopped moving it was after firmly planting all my falling body weight on my bad knee. The pain was so excruciating that I almost passed out. Praise God for Darvocet!!!!!!!!!!! I am now with in 10 mins of passing out from the drugs and waking up pain free!!!!!!!!!! GOOD NIGHT WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!
The Knee
So I went to the Orthopedic surgeon today. It was definitely a better experience than my last one with the doctor who screwed up my left shoulder. He was older so definitely had more experience and had a very personable personality. So anyway…
He thinks I may have a torn miniscus. I will have an MRI performed on Monday at 9:30 AM, please pray. Then I will meet with him again next Thursday to discuss the results and the options. Here are some of the options that we know of right now. If it is a torn miniscus, due to the fact that no blood flows to there it won’t heal on its own. This means that I will have to undergo surgery to repair the tear. It isn’t a major surgery, in fact it is an in and outer. I have also been told by someone who has had the surgery that you are up and walking on it in two days time. This would be absolutely lovely.
The other option is one that I am not so excited about and would actually ask that you pray towards the way of surgery and quick recovery. The other is to give me a shot of cortizone directly in the knee and then proceed with months of therapy. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you know me at all, you know how much I absolutely despise and loathe shots. I have had a cortizone shot before directly into my shoulder joint and it was the most awful and sickening experience I have ever been through. So those are my choices.
On the other hand my doctor informed me to be prepared for a lifestyle change when I show up next Thursday. Basically he informed me that my ankles roll inward due to a lack of arches and this may have helped cause the undue pressure and excess rotation in the knee that created the situation that I am in now. So basically he is planning to put me on an exercise regime that will correct this and make me more healthy. He told me to find a gym to join. Here we go again.
In some ways this is a good thing. I have made it a goal to achieve my pre-college weight this year. That means I have 40 pounds to lose. I have cut back on my sugar intake and improved my eating habits but I had not changed my exercise regime yet. This will help with that aspect of losing the weight. I am really excited about that.
Oh he also put me on celebrex, which I thought was absolutely hilarious. All the commercials I have ever seen concerning this drug contained old people. Due to that, I have always assumed it was a drug for old people to be able to handle their arthritis pain. So yeah………I’m old!!! :-) Well anyway that’s my life right now.
He thinks I may have a torn miniscus. I will have an MRI performed on Monday at 9:30 AM, please pray. Then I will meet with him again next Thursday to discuss the results and the options. Here are some of the options that we know of right now. If it is a torn miniscus, due to the fact that no blood flows to there it won’t heal on its own. This means that I will have to undergo surgery to repair the tear. It isn’t a major surgery, in fact it is an in and outer. I have also been told by someone who has had the surgery that you are up and walking on it in two days time. This would be absolutely lovely.
The other option is one that I am not so excited about and would actually ask that you pray towards the way of surgery and quick recovery. The other is to give me a shot of cortizone directly in the knee and then proceed with months of therapy. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you know me at all, you know how much I absolutely despise and loathe shots. I have had a cortizone shot before directly into my shoulder joint and it was the most awful and sickening experience I have ever been through. So those are my choices.
On the other hand my doctor informed me to be prepared for a lifestyle change when I show up next Thursday. Basically he informed me that my ankles roll inward due to a lack of arches and this may have helped cause the undue pressure and excess rotation in the knee that created the situation that I am in now. So basically he is planning to put me on an exercise regime that will correct this and make me more healthy. He told me to find a gym to join. Here we go again.
In some ways this is a good thing. I have made it a goal to achieve my pre-college weight this year. That means I have 40 pounds to lose. I have cut back on my sugar intake and improved my eating habits but I had not changed my exercise regime yet. This will help with that aspect of losing the weight. I am really excited about that.
Oh he also put me on celebrex, which I thought was absolutely hilarious. All the commercials I have ever seen concerning this drug contained old people. Due to that, I have always assumed it was a drug for old people to be able to handle their arthritis pain. So yeah………I’m old!!! :-) Well anyway that’s my life right now.
Monday, January 09, 2006
FREEEEEEEDOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
Can I just say that freedom has never felt so good! Let's see how do I explain this....well for about 15 years of my most "pathetic" existence I have liked one guy and one guy only. I seriously believed that we would get together against all odds. Well based on some very cold interaction that we had over Christmas I now realize that we will never happen and that the good friendship we once shared will never be rekindled. It is a very freeing state of mind. I have let go of all that I had "based my entire thoughts of the future on" and am now able to look with fresh eyes towards tomorrow.
At the same time that it is freeing it is also very scary. I have actively begun searching for someone to share my life with in the future and boy am I freaked. I am kind of an old fashioned girl who believes that the guy should be the one doing the chasing. However, the way the world is today it seems the girls are the ones nowadays putting their hearts on the line and stepping out in faith and "fear".
Well I have done just that. I have a profile on eHarmony, Christiancafe, and a couple of other places. It is kind of scary what with all the identity theft going on out there in the computer world as well as the fact that you don't actually get that one on one interaction to see how "they" really react. It is exciting at the same time though, because I am so ready to be looking for someone to share my life with. Someone to partner with and be their helpmate as God first intended the woman to be. I can't wait for that day when God will bless me with my soul mate.
I send a prayer up to heaven for the one who is meant for me. God bless you and give you a good and God filled day until we meet.
At the same time that it is freeing it is also very scary. I have actively begun searching for someone to share my life with in the future and boy am I freaked. I am kind of an old fashioned girl who believes that the guy should be the one doing the chasing. However, the way the world is today it seems the girls are the ones nowadays putting their hearts on the line and stepping out in faith and "fear".
Well I have done just that. I have a profile on eHarmony, Christiancafe, and a couple of other places. It is kind of scary what with all the identity theft going on out there in the computer world as well as the fact that you don't actually get that one on one interaction to see how "they" really react. It is exciting at the same time though, because I am so ready to be looking for someone to share my life with. Someone to partner with and be their helpmate as God first intended the woman to be. I can't wait for that day when God will bless me with my soul mate.
I send a prayer up to heaven for the one who is meant for me. God bless you and give you a good and God filled day until we meet.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Figure Skating
I don't know if any of you out there remember Sergei Grinkova and Ekaterina Gordeeva, but I do. I remember when the world found out that her husband had died of a heart attack while they were practicing on the ice. It was one of the saddest days of my life. Well I just got to watch her skate again for the first time since almost 10 years ago. I know I am such a sap but I cried like a baby. It was so good to see her skate and she looked just as beautiful and young as she had back then. Then later in the program she skated with her and Sergei's daughter, Daria. That made me cry just as hard. Oh well what can I say!!!
I have always loved the name Ekaterina and think I will name my little girl that. (When I have one someday)
I have always loved the name Ekaterina and think I will name my little girl that. (When I have one someday)
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