There my burden soul found liberty at Calvary... Now I own Him as my King... Mercy there was great and grace was free....Hmmmm Oh the mighty gulf God did span at Calvary...
I am sitting here listening to some old choruses over the Gaither Radio... Oh here is another one,
We'll soon be done with troubles and trials...in that home on the other side... I am going to sit down beside my Jesus and rest a litte while...
Remember when we sang these songs? Now we sing and sway to Praise the Lord Hummmmmm, Praise the Lord hummmmm, Praise the Lord hummmm, Lets sing it for the the 6th time in case someone didn't get all the words, all three. hummmm hummmm....
Sometimes you hope someone will call out let's sing page 202 in the hymnal, Blessed Assurance Jesus is Mine or Unworthy, Unworthy, a beggar in bondage and alone but He made me worthy and now by His grace His mercy has made me his own... Hummmm..... His mercy has made me His own.
Sometimes my day and week is so hectic and full of stress that when I sit down I am ready for something that is encouraging and uplifting, the old songs have messages of hope and the melody is always there in the back of your mind and when you hear the song you are transported back to the days of Sunday Morning. Such as this one.... It is joy unspeakable and full of Glory, full of glory , full of Glory, it is joy unspeakable, oh the half has never been told.
Are you tapping your toes yet?
I guess I am reflecting on the days gone by but sometimes I am thinking we should stand up and bellow out one of the songs. I was taken back when my mom said their church is no longer using song books. Another era gone, no printed words for others to read someone else will decide what you will sing and limit your options.
I guess I am having an old timers moment where I would like to do things like we used to. well not everything. Oh here is the one to end this little blog on and that is Jesus Loves Me This I Know..... Hummmm,,,,, Yes, Jesus Loves Me, Yes, Jesus Loves Me ...... In the background playing the piano for me is Anthony Burger.........as I sing the last verse....... come on join me in that last verse, if you don't remember the words, you can just hum along.... Have a wonderful week.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
What a day!
When talking to Kim she said Samuel had fallen off his new 20"inch bike and scraped up his elbow. He was distraught and as he cried he told her he was going to lay down cause it had been a bad day. I was thinking that was not a bad idea. Sometimes that seems to be the perfect answer to the times when things seem to be spiraling downward.
John has started to settle into his new home but not without some problems, which he will share in the near future. I am trying to figure out why I am trying so hard to do my job. Kim is working to secure her place on the plane to Africa and Tom may be the only one breezing through life without a major issue. Kelly is still looking for that job, the Hummel family is moving into a new home and ANON got a new hairdo all for a good cause and teaching her children about sacrifical giving.
I guess life is all about running the race and jumping the hurdles. Good thing God doesn't use stop watches. Today one of my staff sat in my office in tears and at one point sobbing all due to her job and the frustration she was feeling. Some of it was aimed at me for not addressing her needs and some of it was aimed at her coworkers. As we talked and I watched the tears keep welling up in her eyes I was struck at how often we go about without really seeing what is happening around us. I think we think if I let it go it will take care of itself or we just hope we don't really have to do anything. Right before that I met with a client that is fighting the system that is telling her it doesn't matter what her doctor has recommended she still has to participate and if she misses they will sanction her, meaning they will take her cash and her foodstamps. As my staff person used her last piece of paper towel to wipe her nose and dry her eyes, I apologized to her and promised to do better in the future and work on fixing the things that are causing her stress.
This morning I sat in a meeting with the county as they discussed the new system they are implementing. As I listened and observed I was struck on how little anyone planned for this big change. Someone asked where will their cubicle be, oh, they replied, we don't have enough space for our staff, but we are looking at our options. Ok, how about phones. Oh they said we will provide a phone. So will it be in my area. Oh, no we will have one for you all to use. Well. someone asked, how will we get in the office. Oh, we will give you a badge. But if you come in early you will need a special badge but if you come in with the other staff you won't need a badge. Of course if you are going to wander around in the building you will need a badge and oh yeah if you want to access the breakroom I guess you will need the other badge, well, we will get this worked out before the 6th of August. The big discussion revolved around two words prevents and barriers. Some in the room thought the word Barrier was too difficult for the clients to understand. Whew... Your tax dollars at work.
It seems that life is really like a box of cherry's as Forest Gump said, you just never know what you will get. A day can start out like any other day and end up like today. On a good note Joshua is officially wearing big boy underwear. So the only one not potty trained is Lauren and John said he has been discussing this with her and is hoping she will cooperate. Joshua is quite the drama king and the other day he was waging whether to go out or potty. Well, going out must have won but potty time should have come first, he started yelling "mop, MOP, MOOOPPPP,
I leaking, he sure was. I figure in my lifetime I may well be yelling the same thing.
So the moral of my story is .... be prepared(depends) don't panic and remember put off today what can wait till the morning or something like that.
John has started to settle into his new home but not without some problems, which he will share in the near future. I am trying to figure out why I am trying so hard to do my job. Kim is working to secure her place on the plane to Africa and Tom may be the only one breezing through life without a major issue. Kelly is still looking for that job, the Hummel family is moving into a new home and ANON got a new hairdo all for a good cause and teaching her children about sacrifical giving.
I guess life is all about running the race and jumping the hurdles. Good thing God doesn't use stop watches. Today one of my staff sat in my office in tears and at one point sobbing all due to her job and the frustration she was feeling. Some of it was aimed at me for not addressing her needs and some of it was aimed at her coworkers. As we talked and I watched the tears keep welling up in her eyes I was struck at how often we go about without really seeing what is happening around us. I think we think if I let it go it will take care of itself or we just hope we don't really have to do anything. Right before that I met with a client that is fighting the system that is telling her it doesn't matter what her doctor has recommended she still has to participate and if she misses they will sanction her, meaning they will take her cash and her foodstamps. As my staff person used her last piece of paper towel to wipe her nose and dry her eyes, I apologized to her and promised to do better in the future and work on fixing the things that are causing her stress.
This morning I sat in a meeting with the county as they discussed the new system they are implementing. As I listened and observed I was struck on how little anyone planned for this big change. Someone asked where will their cubicle be, oh, they replied, we don't have enough space for our staff, but we are looking at our options. Ok, how about phones. Oh they said we will provide a phone. So will it be in my area. Oh, no we will have one for you all to use. Well. someone asked, how will we get in the office. Oh, we will give you a badge. But if you come in early you will need a special badge but if you come in with the other staff you won't need a badge. Of course if you are going to wander around in the building you will need a badge and oh yeah if you want to access the breakroom I guess you will need the other badge, well, we will get this worked out before the 6th of August. The big discussion revolved around two words prevents and barriers. Some in the room thought the word Barrier was too difficult for the clients to understand. Whew... Your tax dollars at work.
It seems that life is really like a box of cherry's as Forest Gump said, you just never know what you will get. A day can start out like any other day and end up like today. On a good note Joshua is officially wearing big boy underwear. So the only one not potty trained is Lauren and John said he has been discussing this with her and is hoping she will cooperate. Joshua is quite the drama king and the other day he was waging whether to go out or potty. Well, going out must have won but potty time should have come first, he started yelling "mop, MOP, MOOOPPPP,
I leaking, he sure was. I figure in my lifetime I may well be yelling the same thing.
So the moral of my story is .... be prepared(depends) don't panic and remember put off today what can wait till the morning or something like that.
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