JAMBOG, of course

From Darren/Sara's blog, I present to you my entries for JAMBOG...

Money

Mode of Transportation

Light

COLD

The Blondes Have It

Due to the recent viewing of a movie in which the main character buys a villa in Tuscany on a whim, I've decided I must have one as well.

So, the other day I was online googling the daylights out of Tuscan villas.

And I went to this one site that had spectacular pictures, and all that one could ever want while searching for things that will never happen.

But I was puzzled.

Why would this website be entitled totuscany.com?

And what did "totu scany" have to do with anything?

When I figured it out, I was glad that no one could read my thoughts... and vowed that people would never know.

But because I am who I am, it took less than 30 seconds for me to share the story with a friend, because... that's how I roll!

He Loves Me

I love my nieces and nephews... passionately.

This comes as a shock to no one who knows me, or reads this blog.

Sometimes when I see them my heart hurts, because I love them so much.

And today my heart felt as if it would explode from my chest when I realized that God's love for me surpasses what I feel for those precious children.

Surpasses it by lengths I can't even begin to fathom.

This glimpse of love came from hearing one of my favorite songs on the radio. It's a remake of an old Phillips, Craig and Dean song, "When God Ran," this time sung by Across the Sky.

At the beginning of the song it describes God as One who never changes... is unshakeable... solid to the extreme

Almighty God

The Great I Am

Immoveable Rock

Omnipotent

Powerful

Awesome Lord

Victorious Warrior

Mighty Conqueror

Commanding King of Kings

And then it switches over, showing God as a Father who not only loves His children, but pursues them... who scoops them up and holds them when they hurt... or when they've strayed

The only time I ever saw Him run

Was when He ran to me,

Took me in His arms,

Held my head to His chest

And said "My son's come home again".

Looked in my face,

Wiped the tears from my eyes

With forgiveness in His voice

He said

"Son, do you know I still love you?"

I long for the day that I feel His arms around me physically... the day that I get to put my head on His chest and truly rest.

It caught me by surprise

It dropped me to my knees

When God ran

But until that time I'm grateful He gives glimpses of His love... glimpses that keep me wanting more.

I Pose This Question

Why is it that men seem to have an aversion to umbrellas?

This morning, we received inches and inches of snow.

And then ice.

And then torrential rain fell all.day.long.

It was SO wet outside.

And yet, I saw not one man with an umbrella.

I saw many women with them.

I even had an extra one that I offered to a male specimen.

He declined. And then later complained of wet socks.

Is it considered de-masculinization for them to stay dry in rain?

I do not understand.

Enlighten me?

Beauty

"In one of the stars I shall be living.

In one of them I shall be laughing.

And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing.

When you look at the sky at night...

You, you will have stars that can laugh!"

- The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)

We're Home!

Here we are... right before getting on board the ship.

Friend. Coffee. Ocean. Bible. Bahamas.
Life really can't get much better than it was at that moment!

I've wanted to go parasailing for years!

Being that high above the islands (at least 300 feet) was an amazing experience! It was incredibly peaceful... and had a way of putting things in perspective.

Now I can cross that off my 30 by 30 list!!

This was about as much fun as a barrel of monkeys! Maybe even more so! We went all over Nassau. Didn't have a map, so just explored.
Exhilarating!!

The last morning... Sad it was over, but what an amazing time! So many happy memories!

(this is just a fraction of the pictures... I loaded a bunch more on my Facebook page)