trudging thru

well, it was -1 degree this morning. it's been beautifully sunny all week, and yet in my heart i am just so over this! i keep hearing the birds singing beautifully, too. dang it, they are not going to stop pushing for spring, either. i am amazed at how they can sound so happy.

so, i have my jammies on, and just opened the package that came in the mail. sheepskin boots, which i only purchased now, instead of last october, because of the marvelous sale that i got on them. however, i really really really wish it were flip flop season. really.

i have some harvest bread in the bread machine. carbohydrate overload is soon to come.



and i have been thinking about worship. how easily i forget the reason i exist. how much God wants us to recognize those reasons. on monday, i had a horrible, terrible, very bad day. my dear friend jill posted in the comments section of this blog, romans 8:28. it must have been a breath from God, because that night, i sat surfing the computer, and came across this wonderful resource. i have listened to mike bickle a little bit in the past. he's from IHOP in kansas city, and he is not for the faint-hearted. but man, does he know the Lord. turns out, his main sermon on the website is on - guess what - romans 8:28. it was just what i needed!

through this week, i find myself going back to the site. what is amazing is that mike offers up almost his whole lifetime of teaching (probably not, but it seems like it)....free. you can listen online, or download the mp3s and take your dog for a walk :)

my recommendation is to start where i did....the teachings on Song of Songs. i enjoyed this teaching MUCH more than i expected i would, and much to my amazement, the Lord drew me in. there is so much teaching on this site, you might be able to go back for a year or two! today, as i sit in the sunbeam and WAIT, i will be listening and praying along.