Posts made in June, 2010

Sonic

Posted by Caroline on Jun 10, 2010 in The Backpack | 0 comments

I couldn’t believe it either, and yes, I took care of the issue.
Frankie Jo and Crystal are now Sonic fans.  Slowly but surely I’m winning support for Happy Hour soda-style.  Who knew that Sonic-Love was regional? We must spread the word– half priced drinks people.

Sonic, Vacuum bags, and Cold Brew Tea… slowly I’m winning others.
Oh, that my zeal Jesus Christ would far exceed such simple joys.

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Morning and Evening

Posted by Caroline on Jun 9, 2010 in Amazing Grace | 0 comments

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning:
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23

And as the sun sets, your glory does not.
You display it from my balcony with color and beauty.
You will pull out the starry hosts one by one,
calling them by name, I hear you do.
the earth, the universe, and all that has yet to be discovered will keep moving,
as I sleep.
as I do nothing.
You remain God,
and I will wake to new mercies again tomorrow.
and the day after.
and after.

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Dear…

Posted by Caroline on Jun 6, 2010 in Family, The Backpack | 0 comments

Dear Memories,

Thank you.  I treasure the gift of memory to record and reflect on the gift of life.

Love, Caroline

I keep a small red journal full of I want to remember…‘s.  This morning I started reading through some, and I’m so glad I have words to take me back to the little things that as a grandmother I will hold dear.  It makes me want to record more.  Here are a few examples:

Dear Robert,
I want to remember how at midnight you watched me walk to my car and then came ouside when someone walked up the street.   You were there to protect, and I felt safe with you.

Dear 5 a.m.,
I want to remember driving home from Little Rock while James rapped and sang and mom danced.  I want to remember Robert asleep in the back, arms sprawled around my neck twitching slightly as he drifted in and out of sleep.

And this morning,
I want to remember what it’s like to wake up easily before my alarm, make breakfast, read while looking at a backdrop of mountains and blue blue sky, and enjoy the morning with the Lord before church.  I want to capture the feeling of not rushing so maybe it’ll slow me down.  Church starts in 2 hours.  My heart will be prepared.

Tired self,
I want to remember how you were rejuvenated this morning.  Remember Philippians 2:12-13.  ”Work out your Salvation with fear and trembeling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”

“God not only expects me to do His will but He is in me to do it” -Oswald Chambers.

Find Rest in the Lord for it is the only place it can be found. Oh, Caroline, do remember that.

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CoSprings

Posted by Caroline on Jun 4, 2010 in Amazing Grace | 2 comments

I got my apartment key, went grocery shopping, and even went for a walk.  It’s official.  It’s happening; I’m here in Colorado Springs for the summer.

I haven’t allowed myself to fully process being here.  In some weird way it’s like I’m living in the future, and I’m trying to catch up to what’s happening so that I can fully embrace it.  That sounds dramatic though, so I’ll just rephrase and say time is flying.  Colorado here I am.

Yesterday I drove over thirteen hours with a still living fly as a passenger, crossed Kansas, and ended up with a car decorated with smashed bugs.  Then this morning I drove from Denver to Colorado Springs with the mountains in the background.  It was was powerfully elegant.

And yes, those words do go together.

There’s something majestic about mountains.  They’re powerful with their giant base but elegant in the light snowy peaks.

As I was driving, I was thinking about Matthew 17 where Jesus says that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed we should tell a mountain to move.  I gazed at the mountains and caught myself almost scoffing at the idea of moving a mountain.  Impossible.

Then here’s what I realized:  God did what was impossible (more than once too).  He redeemed.

My heart would not have moved from a cold, hard stone without the Lord’s redemption.  He can move mountains, and with faith I could move mountains.  This summer my goal isn’t to dislocate Pikes Peak (though I hope to hike it), but my goal is to do the Lord’s work.  Learn from the master, be on His team, fight His fight.

And even though I live in a physical world where I desire to be in shape, make good grades, and accumulate knowledge, I know the Lord’s work is eternal.  The mountains are powerfully elegant, but my biggest mountain to move is in my heart– a heart that is eternal.

Powerful:  the Lord will come with conviction, strength, and authority
Elegant:  the Lord will come with tenderness, gentleness, and the hand of a father.

after all, aren’t the mountains His?

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Favorite Things #2

Posted by Caroline on Jun 1, 2010 in The Backpack | 0 comments

4. Babysitting
5. Trampolines
6. Sisters
“A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.”

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