please continue to pray for the family, and for all of us who love my
dear friend sunday. though he was declared legally and medically brain
dead on sunday evening, the family has had to make the extremely
difficult decision to take him off of life support tomorrow morning.
we
are aching at the loss of such a bright light, but we are absolutely
certain of the glory that sunday is now beholding.
i love this video (link below) of sunday dancing to the glory of the God
he loves so much. he was an incredible
dancer and he loved being part of the trinity grace community of faith;
partnering with them in the goal of bringing heaven to earth.
and
sunday really was a little bit of heaven on earth, because he loved
without prejudice or condition. what an incredible thought to know that
sunday is now dancing before the very throne of our great God.
http://vimeo.com/10093779
'and so we linger in your light...
and gaze beyond the darkest night'
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday
please join me in praying for my dear friend sunday ibok...he is in the
icu in dallas after experiencing a brain aneurism in the early hours
this morning. scans are showing lots of bleeding and no brain
activity...but we are still clinging to THE ONE WHO CAME TO BRING LIFE.
sunday is one of those people whose light shines so brightly...all day
i've been listening to a voicemail from him from just a week ago...come
on, friend...we love you
Sunday Ibok Caring Bridge
Sunday Ibok Caring Bridge
Thursday, May 19, 2011
victory
"Then, when our dying bodies have been
transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be
fulfilled: Death is swallowed up in victory."
~ I Corinthians 15:54
my cousin Michael has seen his victory...we love him so much, and yet we
know that he is safe, healed and whole in the arms of a God who loves
him even more...he and his uncle roy, my daddy, will always have front
row seats for their Tarheels
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
BOOK WEEK!
it's national children's book week! READ WITH YOUR KIDS TODAY...and EVERY DAY!
check the site, and with your local library or bookstore, for events in your area...or have an event of your own! http://www.bookweekonline.com/
"children are made readers on the laps of their parents."~emilie buchwald
check the site, and with your local library or bookstore, for events in your area...or have an event of your own! http://www.bookweekonline.com/
"children are made readers on the laps of their parents."~emilie buchwald
a note about the "quote" gone viral
just FYI for myself, and anyone else who may have posted the
popular MLK Jr "quote" that has been all over the net in light of the
past few days...you might want to read this...
i came across the quote and it seemed to sum up all of the mixed emotions that i was having, so I did a little copy/paste...i like to post quotes, verses, etc that have challenged, convicted and moved me...and this was certainly one of those...here it is, for those of you wondering:
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
soooo...i actually have a book of his speeches and writings, that I turn to often...but, in this case, I must admit, I didn't do my fact-checking, being that I recognized the quote(PART of the quote...MY BAD)
after scouring my book this morning, and doing some web searching, i found this article, which helps to explain what happened.
so, while the first part of this "quote" is a good sentiment(and obviously resounded with people, hence the "like wildfire" spreading across the net)...it seems as though the thought was posted by someone with the Dr King quote below it and then...through the telephone game that is social media and the not-so-exact science of cutting and pasting...the rest is misquoting history...
and this is only a theory, but I know that two of the scriptures that I kept coming back to in the last few days was Ezekiel 33:11, and it sounds very similar to what this girl posted...possible where she was coming from on it:
"Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live"
Another verse that came to my mind was: "Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out." ~Proverbs 24:17-20
I think the reason that verses like these struck a chord within me was in the way I felt immediately humbled, as if i was realizing all over again what a precious and undeserved gift my salvation is, and how easily that could have been my eternity
going back to the MLK book...I find the actual quote still appropriate and convicting
here it is in it's entirety: "Are we seeking power for power’s sake? Or are we seeking to make the world and our nation better places to live. If we seek the latter, violence can never provide the answer. The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love do that."
i do not like to misquote anyone...especially someone like Dr King, who I have so much respect for and whose words I would never want to twist...I never like it when people just spout things off with nothing to back them up...don't want to be that guy :) so, my bad(along with the thousands of others across the web)so, just wanted to get that info out there...although I'm sure you've already read about it...on the internet!
more than anything, i am so in awe of the men and women who have made, and continue to make, sacrifices every day for us all...great men, like my daddy and my brother-in-law...
i know that, as long as we are on this earth, there will be evil...i know that we serve a God who is both just and merciful..and, in the words of john lennon,'you may say I'm a dreamer'...but, I pray that each day, we are a step closer to peace and a realization of the radical love we're called to...praise God that, no matter what, He is always on His throne and Lord come quickly
i came across the quote and it seemed to sum up all of the mixed emotions that i was having, so I did a little copy/paste...i like to post quotes, verses, etc that have challenged, convicted and moved me...and this was certainly one of those...here it is, for those of you wondering:
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
soooo...i actually have a book of his speeches and writings, that I turn to often...but, in this case, I must admit, I didn't do my fact-checking, being that I recognized the quote(PART of the quote...MY BAD)
after scouring my book this morning, and doing some web searching, i found this article, which helps to explain what happened.
so, while the first part of this "quote" is a good sentiment(and obviously resounded with people, hence the "like wildfire" spreading across the net)...it seems as though the thought was posted by someone with the Dr King quote below it and then...through the telephone game that is social media and the not-so-exact science of cutting and pasting...the rest is misquoting history...
and this is only a theory, but I know that two of the scriptures that I kept coming back to in the last few days was Ezekiel 33:11, and it sounds very similar to what this girl posted...possible where she was coming from on it:
"Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live"
Another verse that came to my mind was: "Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out." ~Proverbs 24:17-20
I think the reason that verses like these struck a chord within me was in the way I felt immediately humbled, as if i was realizing all over again what a precious and undeserved gift my salvation is, and how easily that could have been my eternity
going back to the MLK book...I find the actual quote still appropriate and convicting
here it is in it's entirety: "Are we seeking power for power’s sake? Or are we seeking to make the world and our nation better places to live. If we seek the latter, violence can never provide the answer. The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love do that."
i do not like to misquote anyone...especially someone like Dr King, who I have so much respect for and whose words I would never want to twist...I never like it when people just spout things off with nothing to back them up...don't want to be that guy :) so, my bad(along with the thousands of others across the web)so, just wanted to get that info out there...although I'm sure you've already read about it...on the internet!
more than anything, i am so in awe of the men and women who have made, and continue to make, sacrifices every day for us all...great men, like my daddy and my brother-in-law...
i know that, as long as we are on this earth, there will be evil...i know that we serve a God who is both just and merciful..and, in the words of john lennon,'you may say I'm a dreamer'...but, I pray that each day, we are a step closer to peace and a realization of the radical love we're called to...praise God that, no matter what, He is always on His throne and Lord come quickly
Monday, November 01, 2010
for matt
"So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed
like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great."
~Genesis 29:20
after seven years of marriage to an amazing man, this verse about sums it up...this verse describes the kind of love that every girl prays for, and i am blessed because i know that kind of love...the Lord knew exactly what i needed in a partner, and gave me more than i could have even known to ask for...my husband works so hard to keep our little family strong...he is strong and he is gentle...he is faithful and he is kind...he asks for guidance and peace from our Heavenly Father and he stands as a shield in front of us against the attacks and lies of satan...he stays exhausted and he works tirelessly to support us...he is an incredible father and sometimes he has to also be mother...he keeps life going on when I am not there and he makes sure that we have time together each day, no matter how far away i may be...he leads our family towards the God that he lives his life to follow...and while I doubt it only feels like days to him, he never complains, and he loves me the way that he promised to love me 7 years ago: as Christ loves His church, willing to lay down his own life...he continues all of this, long after "acquiring" me...i am definitely his; not going anywhere...and i am so thankful for the promise of knowing he isn't going anywhere either, no matter what we may face...no doubt that our boys will grow up knowing what love really looks like... i just pray that God can restore my health, along with my ability to be the godly wife that God calls me to be, that I want to be, and that my sweet husband deserves. I am truly blessed with such a sacred love.
after seven years of marriage to an amazing man, this verse about sums it up...this verse describes the kind of love that every girl prays for, and i am blessed because i know that kind of love...the Lord knew exactly what i needed in a partner, and gave me more than i could have even known to ask for...my husband works so hard to keep our little family strong...he is strong and he is gentle...he is faithful and he is kind...he asks for guidance and peace from our Heavenly Father and he stands as a shield in front of us against the attacks and lies of satan...he stays exhausted and he works tirelessly to support us...he is an incredible father and sometimes he has to also be mother...he keeps life going on when I am not there and he makes sure that we have time together each day, no matter how far away i may be...he leads our family towards the God that he lives his life to follow...and while I doubt it only feels like days to him, he never complains, and he loves me the way that he promised to love me 7 years ago: as Christ loves His church, willing to lay down his own life...he continues all of this, long after "acquiring" me...i am definitely his; not going anywhere...and i am so thankful for the promise of knowing he isn't going anywhere either, no matter what we may face...no doubt that our boys will grow up knowing what love really looks like... i just pray that God can restore my health, along with my ability to be the godly wife that God calls me to be, that I want to be, and that my sweet husband deserves. I am truly blessed with such a sacred love.
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