March 30
2014
Joy Dare March – BLESSINGS!
March 21st
A gift salty, sweet, just right
- tea and an oatcake on the way to ladies retreat – hot, salty, sweet, car full of laughter and anticipation, sun shining, on the move
March 22nd
3 gifts found in His Word
- “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2
- Luke 19:1 – Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold there was a man named Zaccheaus”…..when Jesus passes through lives are changed!
- Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
March 23rd
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3 gifts found in woman today
- a room full of ladies, arms lifted high, praising God, free and real
- a room full of ladies, restored, refreshed and renewed – transformed in the Lord and in the presence of each other
- a group of woman, brought together by God in the most amazing ways and through the most complex life circumstances, a team, a tribe (the Nomads) – each one unique but united firmly in the Lord and our passion to lead others to Jesus – to be healed as we have been healed – huddled together in a circle, arms wrapped tight, prayers go forth – for the ladies that have come, for the work that has been done, for what God has accomplished and is still to accomplish – for each other – for healing and realness and strength in the Lord – prayers rise, tears flow, arms hold, fingers touch faces and hands and heads and wipe tears. We are one whether we are together or apart.
Retreat blessings:
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| Sun rising – retreat day! |
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| Nico watching the sun rise |
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| Our cabin |
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| View from my bed |
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| Snow |
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| Our Cabin! |
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| Our Cabin |
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| Rows of cabins in the snow |
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| Playground |
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| So beautiful in the morning |
- Harambee (our cabin) -In Swahili “harambee” is a call to pull together – a call so strong that the concept was used as a nation-builder when Kenya gained independence
- camp, ladies, ministry, tears – I’m home
- first moments of wakefulness – light barely streaming in
- crisp air, half moon still shining on the several feet of pristine snow
- cabins, white trimmed in green, in neat rows
- praying with the team – tears flow freely – together in Christ – such a privilege
- Ministry in dance before the Lord -His power moves mightily through my body and mind – He ministers in me as I minister to others for Hid glory
- out of my box – praying with others – freedom, friends, healing
- time to go -tears flow but with them comes healing – until next time
March 24th
3 gifts spoken
- early morning I love you
- love whispers in the babies ears as they sleep
- the excited murmur of students as they work through their last week before Mentorship – open your wings and fly!
March 25th
A gift sung, written, painted
- tie dye bag – rinsed and hung to dry – yellow and turquoise with a splash of green and purple/pink- colourful and unique like the ladies retreat we just returned from
- I will Rise – on my car radio as I drive to work
- emails to the ladies I left behind in NB – so wonderful to be together, so hard to leave and be apart
March 26th
3 gifts almost gone
- our 39th year as those I grew up with reach 40, one by one
- winter – LAST big snow storm for the year (hopefully) – will miss Wednesday snow days, tucked at home, warm and cozy with not need to go out
- Christmas chocolates………even as I start on Easter Eggs 🙂
March 27th
3 gifts redeemed
- health
- family
- life
- the desires of my life- once thought lost, but not found and claimed
March 28th
- hubby’s hands with mine as we wake up to the first light of morning
- Kitty’s body intertwined with ours in bed as he snuggles deep in the middle of arms and legs and blankets
- lives – people connected and interconnected – the world is smaller every day
March 29th
3 Gifts of His Promises
- For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive. Jeremiah 29:11-14
- Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10
- For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. 2 Corinthian 1:20
March 30th
3 Gifts Uncovered
- prayer that comes forth in grace
- springs of joy that flow over in worship – despite the day
- baby love
- tinkling sound outside as the wind moves through the ice covered trees
- the beauty of branches, encased in ice, bowed low to the earth as if in worship
