winter blews

this winter is really long
I am gettin kind of tired of it.

This last week

Its been an odd but glorious week for me. I cannot describe the beginning of this week...just a wierd. As time goes by, the realization of how fortunate I am to have a job kind of dulls. What I was not at liberty to discuss before was that there had been quite a shake up at the company I work for. Some really good people were let go. Not one of us was safe...in other words I could easily have been looking for a job. But the Lord blessed me...and allowed our family to stay a little longer here in N.Idaho. I think He needs my wife and I to be more mature in our faith before opening us to the rest of the world. Idaho is rough enough for us now. Tuesday night we watched an EXCELLENT movie called " St. John in Exile"...its really a play that was filmed. The filming was great the acting, top notch. The message: encouraging and foundational. So wed. rolled around and I was riding the high that this movie encouraged within me to pray and praise to our Lord. I was determined to study while I worked as well. There I was memorizing verses while setting up a timber sale...singing and praising God..It was a rare instance..I mostly dont think to much in the woods..just run around and do my Job. I was in the middle of a verse of a hymn and I looked down and saw fresh fur and bones. Peeked around a tree and said "right ON!" The Lord allowed me to find this neat beauty. ( most of Saturday I worked on it to get it to look like this... bleah). Wed. Night at Mens bible study we were going through Hebrews, It was like when I was a new believer..Things clicked for me..I was anticipating what was going to be said before MacArthurs notes were even read. I was on fire. I came home and explained what I learned to my wife and then zonked out.It was a Fantastic night, one i hope I will not soon forget.So thursday came...working on the same timber sale started up a ridge line and was about to cross a road when a snow mobiler came by. He stopped and we talked...after a little conversation turns out he is a devout believer in another area..it was very encouraging to be out in the woods and meet another person who abides in the words of our Saviour. Friday was friday and saturday I spent working on a head getting meat out of nooks and crannies and I spent it with my blossoming bride and our little Boys...We got on the lawn tractor and pulled sleds...I will include some photos of the family.
What am I trying to learn right now? How to pray more diligently. To memorize and meditate on the Word. To learn to Praise our Father not just say God is great...but say God is Awesome because He....
Praise God our merciful and Mighty redeemer. Who takes the damaged and fallen person and Universe and will make them whole. Who holds constellations in the Palm of His Hand. The strength of super novas, Suns, and Galaxies are nothing before Him. Yet we rely on our strength to solve our world. Placing Faith in governments to correct what the whole universe is straining under, The heavy wieght of sin. The impossible burden that seperates us from God who will not bear it in His presence. But because He loves us he gave us a way out of our Error. Jesus our Lord.