Saturday am: We woke up to 10 inches of snow this morning and it's still falling. Having a blizzard heading in your direction on Friday is a gift. Yesterday Alan (one of our small group members) called in the morning suggesting that since the kids are off school and everyone just hung out inside all day, why don't we all grab whatever we have on the stove and get together for dinner. Great suggestion! There was homemade beef vegi soup, lasagna, a crock pot of pork chops in mushrooms, baskets of bread, a huge salad and a pot of rice. After ten kids and seven adults decimated the food, most went out sledding until midnight. What a wonderful thing to spend time sharing food, fun, laughter and our lives.
This morning at breakfast, Brock and I said grace and thanked God for providing a warm breakfast on such a cold day. Out of nowhere, I said to Brock “I think that God invented snow simply to delight us.” Ohmygosh! There is that word; delight. A couple of days ago I ran into Mike Mack, minister of small groups at NECC who told me that he got stuck on a scripture verse that morning. Not stuck in a sense that he didn't understand it, but he found that he could not leave it. It was Psalm 37:4 which reads, "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." It was cool to think about it over the last couple of days, but the true meaning hit home this morning. "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." When Mike and I stood and talked about it, I immediately thought that all the desires of my heart would be tangible, monetary things. This morning I realized that all the desires of my heart were family, friends, sharing a meal, having fun and loving God for all He does for us. Thank you God for making us slow down. Thank you for helping me see clearly what you mean when you speak and thank you for the snow. It is delightful.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
As leader (facilitator) of our group, I can tell you that putting together discussions and activities is the highlight of my week. Our small family is one of the joys of my life. I laugh more in two hours than I do all week, Each of us is so different, but we have learned to accept each other and when we come together, with Christ as our bond, we are one entity.
Post a Comment