HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009
I love this time of year, phone calls and messages, emails flood my inbox, wishes for a wonderful and prosperous new year. Thank you, thank you very much.
I am thankful, for friends, thankful for family, for neighbors and thoughtful strangers. It was great coming home to Uganda, spending time with those near and dear although I must say "home" has new meaning because for some weird reason Dallas is home too.
I'm thankful for my parents now more than ever and indebted to God for keeping them alive, who am I that He would grant me such a special gift? I don't take it for granted that all my siblings are alive and well.
I was hit with the realisation that friends are not written in stone, some come, some go and some stay no matter what. Right now I'm caught in the middle of acknowledging that distance does grow people apart but also like Deng Ming-Dao said “Those truly linked don’t need correspondence. When they meet again after many years apart, their friendship is as true as ever.” That said I'm compelled to "work hard to bridge the gaps between geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young."
Okay about 2009, keep the dreams alive,like King David said
God will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart but on one condition (hehehe of course there is a catch), you've got to delight yourself in Him.
What does delight mean?
1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
2. something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see.
3. to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone.
4. to have great pleasure; take pleasure (fol. by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country
Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. Colossians 3:16
Now how about that?!
Happy New Year!!!
I am thankful, for friends, thankful for family, for neighbors and thoughtful strangers. It was great coming home to Uganda, spending time with those near and dear although I must say "home" has new meaning because for some weird reason Dallas is home too.
I'm thankful for my parents now more than ever and indebted to God for keeping them alive, who am I that He would grant me such a special gift? I don't take it for granted that all my siblings are alive and well.
I was hit with the realisation that friends are not written in stone, some come, some go and some stay no matter what. Right now I'm caught in the middle of acknowledging that distance does grow people apart but also like Deng Ming-Dao said “Those truly linked don’t need correspondence. When they meet again after many years apart, their friendship is as true as ever.” That said I'm compelled to "work hard to bridge the gaps between geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young."
Okay about 2009, keep the dreams alive,like King David said
God will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart but on one condition (hehehe of course there is a catch), you've got to delight yourself in Him.
What does delight mean?
1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
2. something that gives great pleasure: The dance was a delight to see.
3. to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to; please highly: The show delighted everyone.
4. to have great pleasure; take pleasure (fol. by in or an infinitive): She delights in going for long walks in the country
Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. Colossians 3:16
Now how about that?!
Happy New Year!!!
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