Hey ladies! I hope you are all having a wonderful week! Here are the dates to keep track of for our upcoming events. All dates, times, and descriptions are on the calendar (see to the right). They will also be in the news letter!
This Thursday, January 28 is BREAD OF LIFE. Meet at 6 in front of the DC and wear warm clothes! It should go to about 8.
On February 2 at 6 we will be meeting in the Page MPR for the Community Fair! It will give us an opportunity to advertise our group! Hopefully it will inspire other girls to join us! Please bring snacks and meet a few minutes early to pray!
On February 5 is out Wonderfully Made Sleepover! Kim Ramirez is kind enough to open her home, so that's where it will be! A fun sleepover to bond! We will just be making pizza, watching movies, and enjoying that we are women! We will meet in front of the DC to walk down at 5:30. If you can come please RSVP and email Christie Myers christiecadence@gmail.com.
The next morning February 6 at 10:30 we will be going to the Women's Tea. it will go until noon and the speaker is Shauna Niequist. Please RSVP mmollkoy@westmont.edu by Wednesday, February 3 if you want to go!
That's all for now ladies! Remember: Within our darkest night, our heavenly Father kindles a fire that never dies away. It will never die away.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
"You have received mercy..."
I was the book of Hosea today and was struck by the pure merciful love of God as I read it.
I recently finished the book Redeeming Love (yes I have read the book that suddenly everyone I know is freaking out about, but I had time to kill and actually really enjoyed it) and I was curious to read the story of the prophet Hosea again because of it. As I began reading it, I realized that I don't think I have ever actually sat down to read the whole thing or at least I don't ever remember taking anything away from it that changed my life radically. However this time was different...
Our Lord's love for his people is so unrelenting and we are so undeserving. In our unfaithfulness, he brings us into the most wild part of his creation and speaks tenderly to us. He gives us hope and peace from our inner and outer wars. He desires for us to call out to him "My husband", "love of my life". In this we will be a part of him as a bride is a part of her groom, bonded together forever in righteousness, justice, steadfast love, mercy, and faithfulness. (Hosea 2:14-18) He waits for the day that we earnestly seek his face, for he desires our steadfast love and knowledge of him over any physical sacrifice because we are in fact giving the greatest sacrifice we can offer: Ourselves. (Hosea 6:6)
I encourage you (and myself) with these words on this once again rainy evening...
I recently finished the book Redeeming Love (yes I have read the book that suddenly everyone I know is freaking out about, but I had time to kill and actually really enjoyed it) and I was curious to read the story of the prophet Hosea again because of it. As I began reading it, I realized that I don't think I have ever actually sat down to read the whole thing or at least I don't ever remember taking anything away from it that changed my life radically. However this time was different...
Our Lord's love for his people is so unrelenting and we are so undeserving. In our unfaithfulness, he brings us into the most wild part of his creation and speaks tenderly to us. He gives us hope and peace from our inner and outer wars. He desires for us to call out to him "My husband", "love of my life". In this we will be a part of him as a bride is a part of her groom, bonded together forever in righteousness, justice, steadfast love, mercy, and faithfulness. (Hosea 2:14-18) He waits for the day that we earnestly seek his face, for he desires our steadfast love and knowledge of him over any physical sacrifice because we are in fact giving the greatest sacrifice we can offer: Ourselves. (Hosea 6:6)
I encourage you (and myself) with these words on this once again rainy evening...
" Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers as the spring rains that water the earth."
Hosea 6:3
"Sow for yourself righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you."
Hosea 10:12
Hosea 6:3
"Sow for yourself righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you."
Hosea 10:12
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel)
Sometimes it is easy to feel alone and unloved. My dad would always sing this to me as a little girl. Now I listen to the song and think of another father, our heavenly Father. Try listening to it and see if it offers you the same comfort it offers me.
xoxo- Hannah
Lyrics:
Goodnight, my angel, time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go,
No matter where you are,
I never will be far away
Goodnight, my angel, now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark and deep
Inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me
Goodnight, my angel, now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child will cry and if you sing this lullaby
Then in your heart there will always be a part of me
Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabies go on and on
They never die - that's how you and I will be
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