Comments on: What I’m into – April 2015

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:36:56 +0000

In reply to Fiona Lynne. Isn't it beautiful? Glad you like it too, Fiona. The message is powerful.

By: Fiona Lynne

Fiona Lynne — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:48:26 +0000

I love that song. Thanks for sharing it!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 20:54:06 +0000

In reply to Beverley.

You’re right, Beverley, that ultimately we are responsible for our own decision to stay or go. I’m guessing you don’t have as many options in the UK as we do in the US, but over here there are a multitude of churches and styles (for better or worse?).

We don’t celebrate lent per se at my church either. It’s just something I do on my own each year. I loved doing the calendar this year! I’ll try to do it next year too (if I can remember, ha).

There are several people in our memory group who feel like you do about the KJV, and so they’re using it to memorize James 1. There are many verses that I learned as a child in the KJV that still come to mind even when I hear them in another version.

I pray that you will find a place to live that you can beautify and make into your own sacred space–and soon.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 20:50:05 +0000

In reply to Jean Wise.

I’m glad you signed up with Crystal too! So far it’s been easy (although I haven’t done today’s assignment yet, oops). I didn’t read any of the comments on the church article–the comment section on some blogs is too contentious for me. 🙂

By: Beverley

Beverley — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 07:01:39 +0000

What a lot you have to say, Lisa!
loved …not blaming the church for these 5 things … personally i try not to and if i have in the past it tends to have been short lived, but sadly there are those you stop attending meeting because of one of the 5 and yet when it come down to it, we make the choice to stay or go.
love – your advent calender, think it is a really good idea. We don’t celebrate lent as a church where i attend, but i keep trying to understand it. Where i get stuck is that my friend tells me it represents Jesus Christ’s 40 days of fasting, but that didn’t happen just before his crucifixion, but at the beginning of his ministry???
always love the books you are reading!
love, love, love James 1:5 but don’t like the modern translations, i tend to stick to the King James version – ‘If any you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally and unbraideth not and it shall be given him.
But let him ask in faith nothing wavering…’
I am about to become homeless for the 4th time, but thankfully i have never had to live on the streets, but thanks to the charity of other i have always been given shelter, i expect the same will happen this time. Although i am trying to force the local social housing people to rehouse me this time, wait and see, but it is having me call upon every ounce of my faith that God really does know what he is doing.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 01:33:01 +0000

I always find something new and exciting on your blog, Lisa. I explored and then signed up for the Social media emails from Crystal Stine too. Thanks for sharing that. I love pexels and that article about the church was very interesting. He certainly draws the comments, quite honest ones, too.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 21:03:06 +0000

In reply to Barbara H.. Two other free photo sources I've come across the past two days are Creation Swap and Unsplash. Both are from Crystal Stine's emails in her series. Yes, I can't believe Jenna is graduating already. :( It has been fast--she took classes every summer too--so she's graduating in 3 years instead of 4. I've enjoyed her college days myself so I hate to see them end. ha. Lots of fun things for you in April! I'll look forward to seeing 1-yr pictures of Timothy! Hard to believe that it's been a year already.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 20:59:11 +0000

In reply to Linda@Creekside.

Glad you related to that article too, Linda. 🙂 I know my kids aren’t going to want our “junk” so I try not to accumulate too much now. My dad had a LOT of stuff that we had to go through, and throw much away because it was stuff only he could have used. Given time, he might have thrown away much of it himself, but his sickness came fast and furious and didn’t give him that option.

Praying you have a sweet Easter celebration yourself!

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:25:05 +0000

Thanks for the mention of Pexels. I’ve been trying to find more free stock photos. I don’t mind attributing them to the source but I don’t want to mess with “credits” and such like I’ve seen on some sites.

Jenna is graduating already?! :-O Wow, it has gone fast.

We have a lot to look forward to in April: Easter, Timothy’s first birthday, my oldest son coming home for a few days, and the first Ladies’ Tea at our church, which my d-i-l is attending with me. She doesn’t always come to ladies’ functions, so it will be a treat on many levels.

By: Linda@Creekside

Linda@Creekside — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:45:58 +0000

LOVED the article about kids not wanting their parents’ stuff. Oh so true!

May your Easter celebration bring you joy, friend!