Jesus, Stand Among Us
Jesus, stand among us
In Thy risen power;
Let this time of worship
Be a hallowed hour.
Breathe the Holy Spirit
Into every heart;
Bid the fears and sorrows
From each soul depart.
Thus with quickened footsteps
We pursue our way,
Watching for the dawning
Of each eternal day.
Words: William Pennefather, 1855.
All I Once Held Dear…
I have two new recipes up on the Mennonite Girls Can Cook blog this week. The Rustic Potato Salad has been enjoyed already on three separate occasions at this old house and the Chicken Tetrazzini Soup is also a new favorite. It has just the right amount of creaminess and the lemon zest adds a wonderful finish.
Last night my son, daughter in love and I enjoyed a beautiful shirt sleeve night at Century Link field in Seattle at the Seattle Sounders Soccer game. It was especially fun for us since our Sounders finally won a game with a 3-0 shutout. We’ve been on a tying streak and then we lost our last game in Salt Lake City. Winning is a treat and spending time with these two brings joy to me.
In 2007 and 2008 I participated in a weekly meme called Thankful Thursday. Here’s one of my posts from October 17, 2007.
I Will Always Love Your Name
Here I am and I have come
To thank You, Lord, for all You’ve done
Thank You, Lord
You paid the price at Calvary
You shed Your blood, You set me free
Thank You, Lord
No greater love was ever shown
No better life ever was laid down
And I will always love Your name
And I will always sing Your praise
You took my sin, You took my shame
You drank my cup, You bore my pain
Thank You, Lord
You broke the curse, You broke the chains
In victory from death You rose again
Thank You Lord
and not by works, but by Your grace
You clothe me now in Your righteousness
You bid me come, You make me whole
You give me peace, You restore my soul
Thank you, Lord
You’re making me to be like You
To do the works of the Father, too.
written by Paul Oakley (copyright 1997 Kingsway Thankyou Music/PRs/EMI Christian Music Publishing
I’m still thankful and always will be thankful for Jesus and what he’s done for me.
I’m thankful for Dear and the family God has given us to love and enjoy and grow alongside.
I’m thankful for good food and the Mennonite Girls Can Cook who have become some of my nearest and dearest friends.
I’m thankful for good bloggy friends. Some of you I have met and some I haven’t met in person but I cherish you nonetheless. You have encouraged me, prayed for me and my family, entertained me, taught me, inspired me and made me laugh out loud. I’ve traveled to places I’ll never be able to go through your posts and I’ve enjoyed your adventures. I’ve grieved with some of you as you’ve said goodbye to your spouses ad other loved ones. I’ve also grieved the loss and miss posts from bloggers who have died. Blogging has been a good thing in my life, thank you Lord!
And on the lighter side of thankfulness. Thank you Lord for my enjoyment of soccer! 🙂
Linking up with Michelle at It’s a Small Town Life for Thankful Thursday and tomorrow I’ll link up with Susanne at Living to Tell the Story for Friday’s Fave Five.
There’s Just Something About That Name
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus;
There’s just something about that name!
Master, Savior, Jesus,
Like the fragrance after the rain;
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,
Let all heaven and earth proclaim;
Kings and kingdoms will all pass away,
But there’s something about that name!
words and music: W. and G. Gaither
Philippians 2: 8-11 ~ “And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
One way God said to get to Heaven,
Jesus is the only way.
One way to reach those pearly mansions,
Jesus is the only way.
No other way, no other way,
No other way to go.
One way God said to get to Heaven,
Jesus is the only way.
John 14:6 (ESV)
Abide not in the realm of dreams,
O man, however fair it seems;
But with clear eye the present scan,
And hear the call of God and man.
Think not in sleep to fold thy hands,
Forgetful of thy Lord’s commands;
From duty’s claims no life is free,
Behold, today hath need of thee.
The present hour allots thy task,
For present strength and patience ask;
And trust His love whose sure supply
Meets all thy need abundantly.
Words: William H. Burleigh, 1871.
On Saturday morning several churches on the East side of Lake Washington joined together to serve our areas schools in getting them ready for the new school year. Our church, Northshore Baptist, participated. We pressure washed, raked, pulled weeds, painted, scrubbed school desks, made posters, put together booklets, organized cupboards and more. When our work day was done we were served sandwiches from Subway.
Workers lined up for lunch.
Here are some more random photos from the day at Moorlands Elementary School in Kenmore, Washington.
Pressure washing walkways and benches was a big order of the day and Dear helped with that task.
We all brought tools to share.
This is the classroom I helped in. Don’t those desks look nice and clean?
The work day completed we packed up our pressure washer and headed out spotting one guy still working away…our head pastor, Jonathon Alexander.
As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
John 9:4
We have 3 services at our church every Sunday. One Sunday a year we have Summer Sunday when we all get together for one service at an adjoining property. A member of our church owns this beautiful property and generously lets us overrun it for 3 hours. Bouncy houses are brought in for the kids.
BYOC…Bring your own chair or blanket is the order of the afternoon. Find your spot and settle in.
A jazz band entertained us with good music while we chatted and waited for our barbecue meal of pulled pork, BBQ beans, coleslaw, watermelon to be served. Everyone brought cookies to share for dessert.
Here’s our head pastor taking photos of all of us. He challenged us along our theme of “Love Where You Live”.
The highlight of the afternoon were the baptisms. There were many starting with grade school kids to adults.
The weather was perfect for the evening. During the course of the service we saw someone we used to go to church with years ago. Now we are at the same church again. It was fun catching up.
My Monday started out real good with some energy to get some things done that needed doing. It’s always good for me to be able to check things off my list. Do you keep lists?
Jesus be the center
Be my source be my light Jesus
Jesus be the center
Be my song Jesus
Be the fire in my heart
Be the wind in my sails
Be the reason that I live
Jesus Jesus
Jesus be my vision
Be my help
Be my guide Jesus
© 1999 Vineyard Songs
From the highest of heights
To the depths of the sea
Creation’s revealing your majesty
From the colors of Fall
To the fragrance of Spring
Every creature unique
And the song that it sings
All exclaiming-
Indescribable, uncontainable
You placed the stars in the sky
And you know them by name
You are amazing, God
All powerful, untameable
Awestruck, we fall to our knees
As we humbly proclaim
You are amazing, God
Who has told every lightening bolt
Where it should go?
Or seen heavenly storehouses
Laden with snow?
Who imagined the sun
And gives source to the light?
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night
None can fathom-
Indescribable, uncontainable
You placed the stars in the sky
And you know them by name
You are amazing, God
Incomparable, unchangeable
You see the depths of my heart
And you love me the same
You are amazing, God
Written by Laura Story/ Additional lyrics by Jesse Reeves / copyright 2004 worshiptogether.com
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 