Sunday, August 27, 2006


I found these questions on another friends blog that I like to read.

What was your favorite thing about being a kid?
Playing outside. We always played outside we never wanted to go inside. We would play till dark. My sister and I liked to ride our pink banana seat bicycle's, jumping on our trampoline, playing on a tire swing, and we would always make houses out of the pine needles that would fall from the tree. We had no worries. I also remember trying to catch lighting bugs with our Dad. We stayed outside as much as we could.

What was your favorite subject in school?
I really hated school. I really did not have a favorite subject. I know that sounds awful.

Who was your best friend when you were ten?
My friend Kristy. We always played after school while waiting on our moms to pick us up. I actually ran into her again a couple of years ago and had dinner with her but we are different people now.

If you could be any animal what would you be?
A cat of course.

What would you change about your school, occupation, or life right now?
I would not change what I do really. I am a nurse and nursing is a fast paced job and you never have enough help. I enjoy helping people getting through whatever they are dealing with. If I could do anything else and not have to worry about money or anything else I think I would like to be in full time missons somewhere in a differnet country.


What is your favorite color?
Pink and Red

What is your favorite crust and your favorite pizza topping?
Thin crust pizza from pizza hut with pork sausage and pineapple. I know that sounds weird but I tend to like weird things anyway.

I really like how this word cloud works. It pretty much sums up my life in one little box.

Luke 7:11-17
When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. "Don't cry!" He said (Luke 7:13, NLT).
The scene in today's passage finds a mother preparing to bury her only son. She's already lost her husband, and now her child. If you've ever lost a loved one, you're familiar with the grief and sorrow this woman must have been suffering.
Know what? So was Jesus.
The Bible says that Jesus' "heart overflowed with compassion" when He saw the grieving mother. He was moved emotionally to see her heartbroken--that's amazing! I mean, Jesus knew He could walk over and bring the young man back to life with just a touch or a word. He knew this woman wouldn't have to grieve for long. Still, He not only saw her pain, He felt it as well.
Did you know the same is true with you? When you hurt, when you cry, when life gets really tough and you think no one understands what you're going through, think again.
Jesus loves you more than you can even begin to fathom. He wants to walk with you through the dark moments and cry with you when your tears begin to fall. Yeah, He may know that everything's going to be OK in the end and He may understand things you don't, but that doesn't keep Him from hurting when you do.
It's so cool that we have a God who's not distant or cold-hearted, who just shouts out a bunch of "thou shalt nots" and cracks the whip when we get out of line.
We have a God who's full of love and compassion, who can relate to us and comfort us when all we can do is throw ourselves at His feet and cry.