Monthly Archives: February 2008

Well, this sure helps put things into perspective.  Runny noses, coughs and fevers pale in comparison to the grief and agony that the families involved in this school bus crash are going through.  My heart breaks for them.  The first thought that crossed my mind when I saw this story on the news last night was, “I wonder what their last exchanges with their parents were?” 

Because too often our mornings here are too rushed…too grumpy…  I’m going to give Elijah and Zeke extra long hugs before I send them to school on the bus this morning.

On S.W.A.K…  (By the way, did you all know what S.W.A.K stood for?  I assumed everyone did, but Dave was all like, “What does swak mean?”)  Happy Valentines Day!  I hope everyone feels very loved today.  We let Elijah deliver the Valentine.  We had a talk with him, and we really felt like it was very innocent on his part.  Dave asked him what he would do if Anna really wanted a kiss and a hug from him, and he said, “Well…a girl has never wanted to kiss me before…”  (Eeek!)  But by the end of the discussion, Elijah seemed to clearly understand that it was not appropriate to kiss any girl.  Except Mum.

On Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus…  I wanted to share a little about why I liked the quote that I took from The Magicians Nephew so much.  (Which is from Chapter 9 – The Founding of Narnia.  I should have included that in the post)  I feel like I’m totally “pinning my heart on my sleeve,” not normally something that I do, but, well…you can take or leave what I have to share. 

Dave and I really and truly believe that we are living in the “end times.”  I don’t want to go too much into the whys and wherefores now, but… well, the “signs of the times” are pretty obvious.  I’m not saying we know the day or the hour, of course, but we do believe that Jesus will return soon… when the “Spirit and the Bride say ‘Come.’”  (Rev. 22:17)  Friends, we, the Church, are the Bride, and at this hour in history, the Bride is crying out more than ever before for Jesus to come.  The 24/7 houses of prayer that are popping up all over the globe are evidence of this!

In the description of Aslan’s song, and the different reactions from the onlookers,  we see an interesting correlation of what the Bible tells us will happen in the end times.  When Polly listened to Aslan’s song, and took notice of what was happening around her, she understood.  Digory and the Cabby had no understanding of what was happening… and the presence of a big, scary-looking lion made them feel pretty nervous. 

So it will be in the end times.  Daniel 12:10 says, “Those who are wise will understand.”  The Bible tells us that many – many believers - will lose faith.  (Matt. 24:10)  Why?  I believe it will be because they are not in tune with what’s happening, and they will be confused, offended and scared.  If we are not listening to Jesus (and He speaks to us primarily through His Word) we won’t understand.  We’ll be scared like Digory and the Cabby.   I want to be like Polly.

Many Christians have no interest in studying the end times.  In fact, some even feel strongly that it’s a waste of time…”Whatever happens is going to happen.  Why study it?”  Not a good argument.  Jesus gives a strong word about being unprepared in the end times in Matthew 25:1-13.  Check it out.

Anyway, that’s just a tiny bit of what’s making me and Dave tick these days.  I could write so much more, but…I won’t.    On to something a little “lighter.”

On I Can Already Feel The Ocean…  We always find ourselves in a quandary when it comes to deciding what to do for vacation.  We very much want to visit our families.  (For those of you who don’t know, Dave and I are both from New Brunswick, Canada)  However, we also want to have a “holiday”…a time to kick back, relax, and enjoy each other’s company.  Well, needless to say, moving a family of six into a (very gracious) family member’s house for a couple of weeks is not relaxing!   So, we are loving the idea of being able to do both:  see our families, and have a real holiday; our own space to chill out in.  Can’t wait!  Although, right about now, summer doesn’t really seem like a reality.  Isn’t this the longest winter ever?

I love this…

“All this time the Lion’s song, and stately prowl, to and fro, backward and forward was going on.  What was rather alarming was that at each turn he came a little nearer.  Polly was finding the song more and more interesting because she thought she was beginning to see the connection between the music and the things that were happening.  When a line of dark firs sprang up on a ridge about a hundred yards away she felt that they were connected with a serious of deep, prolonged notes which the Lion had sung a second before.  And when he burst into a rapid series of lighter notes she was not surprised to see primroses suddenly appearing in every direction.  Thus, with an unspeakable thrill, she felt quite certain that all the things were coming (as she said) “out of the Lion’s head.”  When you listened to his song you heard the things he was making up; when you looked round you, you saw them.  This was so exciting that she had no time to be afraid.  But Digory and the Cabby could not help feeling a bit nervous as each turn of the Lion’s walk brouhgt him nearer.”