God is so cool!

Third time is a charm, right?

1.   I just finished Rift in Time by Michael Phillips.  This is a quote from pg. 254.

"All men and women have that opportunity.  God doesn't arbitrarily select some and reject others.  Being what is called "chosen" by God is a choice that man makes.  But only a few in every era do choose to open their spiritual eyes."


2.   I'm also working on Jesus the One and Only by Beth Moore.  This is a quote from Session 5 Notes on p.123.

"Christ seeks to readjust our vision of Him.  The more we are willing to receive, the more He is willing to reveal to us."  Colossians 2:2-3  says, "...so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."


3.   Then, tonight at our church service, Malcolm Ellis preached out of Mark 4:22-25.

"For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.  If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

God has talked to me all summer about this truth.  He wants to show us his mysteries from the Bible, from nature, from prayer, through Christ.  We have to want to know and to see, to put effort into searching.

Saturday Night Before Two-A-Days

Just got home from a sandwich and the fixins pool party at one of the coach's homes.  It was fun watching the kids, talking about the upcoming school year, reconnecting with some of our second "family."

I love all the stories that we wives trade about our kids and husbands.  Hearing them made me think of an old family story about my cousin Ian that I think I should tell!

Ian was in kindergarten.  My uncle Victor married a fellow dentist from Tiawan named Liza Ting.  These are Ian's parents.  At school, Ian must have overheard a conversation about his ethnicity.  When he got home,  he asked his mom, "What does caucasion mean?"
His mom thought for a moment and said, "well, it's like daddy."  Ian answered, "Oh....Bald!"

Why I Submit to My Husband

I just listened to Carolyn Allen on TheCoachsWife.com talk about how many people are impacted when a coach and his wife keep their marriage healthy and happy.  Wow.


There seem to be more athletes from broken homes than from original parent homes these days.  They are watching the adults they respect--how they treat their husbands or wives, how they treat their own children...


Knowing that happy marriages impact students and athletes is the easy part.  Maintaining a healthy and happy marriage, well, that's a challenge.  My husband and I have been married 20 years as of June 15th. We've had some tough years....like the one I stayed home with the kids and he brought home $1400 a month which did not cover insurance. 


That year, I learned to live on a very small budget.  I don't think I had ever used any budget before!  It was painful.  I wasn't used to hearing the word "no".  It came down to Ephesians 5:22.  I had to submit to my husband.


SUBMIT TO MY HUSBAND??????  What if he makes poor decisions?  What if he doesn't have my best interests in mind?  


Well, I can't answer those questions easily.  I do know that God and His word can be trusted.  He promises to "work all things to the good of those who love Him" in Romans 8:28.  My secret has always been to pray and read the Bible and pray some more.  God  ALWAYS  does something.  He either changes me or changes my husband.  It always turns out better after I've diligently prayed over the problem.


I know that people see me submit to my husband. I hope they realize I've made that choice because I trust God.  I also hope they see that my husband loves me and respects me.  


He also does the laundry and cooks breakfast!