”Save your best striving for seeking My Face. I am constantly communicating with you. To find Me and hear my voice, you must seek Me above all else. Anything that you desire more than Me becomes an idol. When you are determined to get your own way, you blot Me out of your consciousness. Instead of single-mindedly pursuing some goal, talk with Me about it. Let the Light of My Presence shine on this pursuit, so that you can see it from My perspective. If the goal fits into My plans for you, I will help you reach it. If it is contrary to My will for you, I will gradually change the desire of your heart. Seek Me first and foremost; then the rest of your life will fall into place, piece by piece."Thanks HH.
I can do all things through Christ who strenghthens me. - Philippians 4:13
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Intercessory Prayer
Lord Heavenly Father,
We thank You for this day to come worship You. Let this house of worship be a place where we can praise You openly, without reservation, with all our hearts.
You are the Creator of all things. We remember and appreciate all things as You've made them beautifully and perfectly.
You are our Provider. You know what our needs are and You care for Your people accordingly.
You are Compassionate. You know are weaknesses and hurts. You restore us spiritually, physically and emotionally.
We give thanks again for the connections we've made with our community, local businesses and friends through the Open Market. We pray that we can continue building relationships with them and that You can be seen through us.
We pray for the Open Market organizers and leaders as they take the next few weeks to reflect upon the successes and challenges of putting together such an event. We pray for their wisdom and discernment as they meet to determine what You want us to do next.
In our church, we want to pray for the ongoing ministries--CCSA softball and small groups. We give praise for blessing us with new friendships and being able to connect and grow with old ones through our community in these ministries.
We want to pray for our brothers and sisters who are doing Your work to bring the gospel to new places. Grace Cheung Tanzania, Chanelle with her music ministry in Guatemala, Gary, Gina, Keith, Alice, Ben & Holly to Peru. We pray that You will use them to share Your message of hope and love in those places.
We also want to pray for those who will be do mission work back home. For those serving with the Bridletowne and TCCC Day Camp, we pray for their preparation and we are grateful for their service to the kids in these various communities.
We pray that as we look forward to the Festival of Hope in September, we will continue to develop relationships and make connections with family, friends and colleagues. Give us the courage to find opportunities to invite them out in September so they can hear more about You.
We pray for the rest of this worship time. Let it be a time where we can let go of all our other thoughts & burdens and instead focus on You. Let it be heart-filled and spirit-led.
We pray for Mary as You use her to share Your words and teachings. Let our hearts be open to hearing and learning so that we can grow as together as men and women of God. We also pray for our Junction table discussions afterwards where we can share and encourage each other with what You've taught us.
We lift this time to you.
In Jesus name,
Amen
We thank You for this day to come worship You. Let this house of worship be a place where we can praise You openly, without reservation, with all our hearts.
You are the Creator of all things. We remember and appreciate all things as You've made them beautifully and perfectly.
You are our Provider. You know what our needs are and You care for Your people accordingly.
You are Compassionate. You know are weaknesses and hurts. You restore us spiritually, physically and emotionally.
We give thanks again for the connections we've made with our community, local businesses and friends through the Open Market. We pray that we can continue building relationships with them and that You can be seen through us.
We pray for the Open Market organizers and leaders as they take the next few weeks to reflect upon the successes and challenges of putting together such an event. We pray for their wisdom and discernment as they meet to determine what You want us to do next.
In our church, we want to pray for the ongoing ministries--CCSA softball and small groups. We give praise for blessing us with new friendships and being able to connect and grow with old ones through our community in these ministries.
We want to pray for our brothers and sisters who are doing Your work to bring the gospel to new places. Grace Cheung Tanzania, Chanelle with her music ministry in Guatemala, Gary, Gina, Keith, Alice, Ben & Holly to Peru. We pray that You will use them to share Your message of hope and love in those places.
We also want to pray for those who will be do mission work back home. For those serving with the Bridletowne and TCCC Day Camp, we pray for their preparation and we are grateful for their service to the kids in these various communities.
We pray that as we look forward to the Festival of Hope in September, we will continue to develop relationships and make connections with family, friends and colleagues. Give us the courage to find opportunities to invite them out in September so they can hear more about You.
We pray for the rest of this worship time. Let it be a time where we can let go of all our other thoughts & burdens and instead focus on You. Let it be heart-filled and spirit-led.
We pray for Mary as You use her to share Your words and teachings. Let our hearts be open to hearing and learning so that we can grow as together as men and women of God. We also pray for our Junction table discussions afterwards where we can share and encourage each other with what You've taught us.
We lift this time to you.
In Jesus name,
Amen
Friday, June 13, 2014
Life is Wabi-Sabi
Simply said, "Life's not Perfect," and we need to appreciate these imperfections. Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese view of life that finds beauty in things that are simple and humble, ordinary and unrefined, incomplete and impermanent. Everything ages, nothing lasts forever, and sometimes things don't work out as planned. Embrace the Wabi-Sabi concept, laugh, learn, and be come a better person.
- Life is Wabi-Sabi
- Life is Wabi-Sabi
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Intercessory Prayer
Lord Heavenly Father,
We thank you for this day to come worship you. Let this house of worship be a place where we can praise you openly, without reservation, with all our hearts.
You are the Creator of all things. As spring is now here, we want to appreciate the beauty of all your creations. As we hear the birds sing, see the leaves on the trees grow, we remember how good and perfect you have made everything.
You are an awesome God. You give us the strength to do all things that we can't do ourselves.
Around the world, we want to continue to pray for the families of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Please comfort them as they grieve the loss of their loved ones. We want to continue to pray for the safety of the searchers as they do their work to help find answers.
In our city, we pray for our elected officials. For the leaders of our city, we pray for Your wisdom to help them govern and make decisions that will be glorifying to You.
As the Out of the Cold Program wrapped up last week, we give praise for all the volunteers who came out over the last 10 weeks to open the doors of our church to host and serve the guests of our community. As You have commanded us to love our neighbours, we thank you for moving people of our church and our community to share Your blessings and love to serve our guests. We pray that our hearts are changed so that even when we see our guests or others in need outside our church that we take the time to continue meet and build relationships with them.
We want to continue praying for our guests. We pray that You will continue to provide them shelter, food and community throughout the spring and summer and if need be that they can come join us again next year.
We pray for the Open Market. As preparation continues for the event on July 4/5, we pray for the leaders who are planning this event. It is an ambitious event, but Lord You want us to do great things. We pray that You will provide the volunteers and vendors in the coming weeks and months. You have blessed us with the Gibson Centre and we pray that the Open Market will bring out everyone from our community so that Gibson can be a hub where You will be glorified.
In our church, we want to pray for our students as they finish their school year, we pray for their focus and the strength to get through the last few months of studies with hard work and integrity. For the university students, we want to welcome them back into the T3C community and reconnect with them as they return after their final exams.
We give praise and thank you again for the blessings you have given us--whether it's our job, our family and friends, our home--You have given us so much and we are grateful.
For those of us who are experiencing some times of hardship or brokenness, let us not forget to look to You. It is through these times that our hearts can be most open to hearing and learning from You to be the men and women that You want us to be. We trust that You will make things right and we praise you that You are the one that will bring us through these storms.
We pray for the families of those who have recently lost their loved ones--Edmund and Cecilia, Alfonso and Karlenna, and Lesley. It is a difficult time for them as they mourn and grieve, but we are thankful for the relationships they had with their parents and the impact they had on their lives. As a congregation, let us continue to support them in our friendships or through prayer.
We pray for the rest of this worship time. Let it be a time where we can let go of all our other thoughts & burdens and instead focus on You. Let it be heart-filled and spirit-led.
We pray for Caleb as You use him to share Your words and teachings. Let our hearts be open to hearing and learning so that we can grow as together as men and women of God.
We lift this time to you.
In Jesus name,
Amen
We thank you for this day to come worship you. Let this house of worship be a place where we can praise you openly, without reservation, with all our hearts.
You are the Creator of all things. As spring is now here, we want to appreciate the beauty of all your creations. As we hear the birds sing, see the leaves on the trees grow, we remember how good and perfect you have made everything.
You are an awesome God. You give us the strength to do all things that we can't do ourselves.
Around the world, we want to continue to pray for the families of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Please comfort them as they grieve the loss of their loved ones. We want to continue to pray for the safety of the searchers as they do their work to help find answers.
In our city, we pray for our elected officials. For the leaders of our city, we pray for Your wisdom to help them govern and make decisions that will be glorifying to You.
As the Out of the Cold Program wrapped up last week, we give praise for all the volunteers who came out over the last 10 weeks to open the doors of our church to host and serve the guests of our community. As You have commanded us to love our neighbours, we thank you for moving people of our church and our community to share Your blessings and love to serve our guests. We pray that our hearts are changed so that even when we see our guests or others in need outside our church that we take the time to continue meet and build relationships with them.
We want to continue praying for our guests. We pray that You will continue to provide them shelter, food and community throughout the spring and summer and if need be that they can come join us again next year.
We pray for the Open Market. As preparation continues for the event on July 4/5, we pray for the leaders who are planning this event. It is an ambitious event, but Lord You want us to do great things. We pray that You will provide the volunteers and vendors in the coming weeks and months. You have blessed us with the Gibson Centre and we pray that the Open Market will bring out everyone from our community so that Gibson can be a hub where You will be glorified.
In our church, we want to pray for our students as they finish their school year, we pray for their focus and the strength to get through the last few months of studies with hard work and integrity. For the university students, we want to welcome them back into the T3C community and reconnect with them as they return after their final exams.
We give praise and thank you again for the blessings you have given us--whether it's our job, our family and friends, our home--You have given us so much and we are grateful.
For those of us who are experiencing some times of hardship or brokenness, let us not forget to look to You. It is through these times that our hearts can be most open to hearing and learning from You to be the men and women that You want us to be. We trust that You will make things right and we praise you that You are the one that will bring us through these storms.
We pray for the families of those who have recently lost their loved ones--Edmund and Cecilia, Alfonso and Karlenna, and Lesley. It is a difficult time for them as they mourn and grieve, but we are thankful for the relationships they had with their parents and the impact they had on their lives. As a congregation, let us continue to support them in our friendships or through prayer.
We pray for the rest of this worship time. Let it be a time where we can let go of all our other thoughts & burdens and instead focus on You. Let it be heart-filled and spirit-led.
We pray for Caleb as You use him to share Your words and teachings. Let our hearts be open to hearing and learning so that we can grow as together as men and women of God.
We lift this time to you.
In Jesus name,
Amen
Friday, November 01, 2013
Tipsy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Tipsy Sweet Potatoes
Serves 8
Perfect for Thanksgiving dinner (or anytime, really), this dish can be garnished with mini marshmallows for a traditional look.
8 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in chunks
2 ½ cups brown honey ale
Water, to cover potatoes
5 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 cup mini marshmallows (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Boil the sweet potatoes in 2 cups beer and enough water to cover them, until they are tender, about 25 minutes.
- Drain sweet potatoes and add the rest of the ingredients, including remaining ½ cup beer. Whip with an electric mixer until creamy
- Butter a large casserole dish and place the potatoes in it. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until top is browned. If using marshmallows, add them to the top of the sweet potatoes in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Serve warm.
I made this
yesterday for our branch's Halloween potluck. They turned out pretty well and
were a favourite—a few colleagues even asked me for the recipe!
It’s kind of a
sad reminder of how H made me a better person. She tried to encourage me to not
settle for the easy route and make efforts to challenge myself. For past
potlucks, I would have settled on bringing cookies, drinks or just warmed up something
pre-made. With H, she pushed me—even if I resisted—to make Reese’s Pieces
brownies, strawberry salads and other homemade dishes. They usually turned out
pretty well and friends would be impressed that I could make something from
scratch!
Monday, January 11, 2010
(500) Days of Summer - Expectations vs. Reality
Hero - (500) Days of Summer from Music + Films on Vimeo.
Reality vs Expectations.
This video is part of a compilation of songs for great moments in fils that you can find here:
http://www.music-films.tumblr.com
Sunday, May 21, 2006
The Evolution of Dance
Have a great Victoria Day!--I'm off to Michigan tonight to do some shopping... I'm not sure if I relly need to buy anything though... :)
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