Psalm 60:2 You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking
Yesterday while at work in the middle of the day the unthinkable happened.
My desk started moving all by itself while I sat in my chair and tried to steady it. I began to realise that other things around me in my office were also shaking and after a few minutes of others in the office declaring that the same thing was happening to them, I soon realized that we were having an earthquake.
An earthquake in Milton, Ontario?
But after only a few minutes longer the information came flooding in as people all over Toronto and Ontario started emailing, texting, twittering and even calling me to say that they had felt the earthquake. The news on television finally reported that there was an earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitude on the Richtor scale, with the epicenter near Ottawa, Canada. Then a tornado occured in Midland and finally torrential rains around the area.
In just a few days the G8 and G20 Summit will begin in Toronto and Huntsville, Ontario,Canada. Decisions, major decisions will be made that will effect all of the world. The earth is shaking and crying out as we prepare to move into a new era. I don’t know about others but I will be in prayer lifting up the leaders and the changes that are about to be decided upon that will affect us from this day onward.
Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Where Am I
I am blogging today about my heart and where I am. So I come to Him and ask “where am I Lord?``
He answers me as simply as He always does with “where I am there you will be also” so I ask again “ where are you Lord?” He chuckles as He says to me “ I am with you always even to the ends of the age”
So I stay still for a moment and block out all the noise and confusion and other things within that cause me not to be still. As I sit there in silence I hear my heart beating and my hands suddenly raise to the sky as I surrender with my body to let Him know how much I appreciate and thank Him for all that He has done in my life.
As the tears stream down my face, my heart starts to ache , you know the good kind of ache that happens when you long for something so bad and you know you cant live with out it. That’s how I feel when I think about Him. My life is not my own, I belong to Him and He belongs to me.
If I had all the words in the world – every language and every tongue, it still would not be enough to express how I feel about my relationship with Him. So I dance . I begin to move my body and just release the joy, the hunger, the longing, the satisfaction, the peace, everything I am and am not, unto Him.
With every movement something else begins to happen- I unwind and find a freedom that has momentum. Motion. I find the motion that connects me to Him and Him to me. So I begin to worship Him in motion. And I never want to stop.
Now I know where I am – right there with Him and He is right there with me.
No place in this world I would rather be.
Dancing with God.
He answers me as simply as He always does with “where I am there you will be also” so I ask again “ where are you Lord?” He chuckles as He says to me “ I am with you always even to the ends of the age”
So I stay still for a moment and block out all the noise and confusion and other things within that cause me not to be still. As I sit there in silence I hear my heart beating and my hands suddenly raise to the sky as I surrender with my body to let Him know how much I appreciate and thank Him for all that He has done in my life.
As the tears stream down my face, my heart starts to ache , you know the good kind of ache that happens when you long for something so bad and you know you cant live with out it. That’s how I feel when I think about Him. My life is not my own, I belong to Him and He belongs to me.
If I had all the words in the world – every language and every tongue, it still would not be enough to express how I feel about my relationship with Him. So I dance . I begin to move my body and just release the joy, the hunger, the longing, the satisfaction, the peace, everything I am and am not, unto Him.
With every movement something else begins to happen- I unwind and find a freedom that has momentum. Motion. I find the motion that connects me to Him and Him to me. So I begin to worship Him in motion. And I never want to stop.
Now I know where I am – right there with Him and He is right there with me.
No place in this world I would rather be.
Dancing with God.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sisters
Today I had a great day out shopping with my sister. I know many of you are thinking " big deal". This is a big deal for my sister and me. We are two very busy women with no FREE time on our hands. We both have five children and very hectic schedules and we do not agree on anything. We are like night and day, and we cant even agree which one of us is night. Something amazing happened today as we both went shopping together and appreciated each other tastes and preferences as we encouraged each other to be ourselves. We didnt have one single fight and we even laughed about the crazy people in little Portugal over their daily win in the World Cup. We talked about our children and agreed that we needed to spend more time thinking about ourselves and the other relationships in our lives.
We made each other a promise to get together for lunch real soon-but we couldnt agree on where we would eat though!
I thanked God for my sister today.
We made each other a promise to get together for lunch real soon-but we couldnt agree on where we would eat though!
I thanked God for my sister today.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Wow !! This weekend was exhilarating and fun!!
June 20th, 2010
Wow !! This weekend was exhilarating and fun!!
I attended the Write Canada conference in Guelph, Ontario and my eyes were instantly opened again.
One of the very first gifts that I discovered that I had as a young girl was writing.
I loved to do two things read and write my feelings down. I think it began when I was about six or seven years of age and it has not stopped yet. I still love to read just my choices in reading material has shifted from fictional to more inspirational or tutorial. My writings are now more out of necessity than the sheer love of it and that is about to change. I have committed myself to become a blogger!
What that looks like just yet, I am not quite sure. This weekend I have been inspired by a workshop that I attended with Ann Voskamp. I so related to her emotion and kept feeling if she can do it so can I. So here I go getting ready to be real and risky as I take some time everyday to allow other people to read about my feelings, my passions, my desire and about me. This seems ironic as my blog is called Word of Spirit and Truth. I am about to embark upon a new journey with my Creator and as it unfolds I pray that my readers will have gained something from the few minutes that they take to read what I have poured out for the day. My spoon is full of opportunities!!! (this is from the workshop)
Blessings Charmaine
Wow !! This weekend was exhilarating and fun!!
I attended the Write Canada conference in Guelph, Ontario and my eyes were instantly opened again.
One of the very first gifts that I discovered that I had as a young girl was writing.
I loved to do two things read and write my feelings down. I think it began when I was about six or seven years of age and it has not stopped yet. I still love to read just my choices in reading material has shifted from fictional to more inspirational or tutorial. My writings are now more out of necessity than the sheer love of it and that is about to change. I have committed myself to become a blogger!
What that looks like just yet, I am not quite sure. This weekend I have been inspired by a workshop that I attended with Ann Voskamp. I so related to her emotion and kept feeling if she can do it so can I. So here I go getting ready to be real and risky as I take some time everyday to allow other people to read about my feelings, my passions, my desire and about me. This seems ironic as my blog is called Word of Spirit and Truth. I am about to embark upon a new journey with my Creator and as it unfolds I pray that my readers will have gained something from the few minutes that they take to read what I have poured out for the day. My spoon is full of opportunities!!! (this is from the workshop)
Blessings Charmaine
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