Archive for August, 2010

• My Blog

  Date: 2010.08.12 | Category: Blogroll, Life | Response: 0

  I am enjoying having a theme that I like. I just need to get into the meta and update my blogroll and other windows on the side. I don’t think I’ve read any of those blogs in a long time. Since discovering RSS feeds I do my reading through them. Let me list a few of my more recent blogs that I read.

  Dave.Quinn.Online

  down—to—earth

  Sparkling Adventures

  :mnmlist

  miss minimalist

  MY ZERO WASTE

  bensrib

  Beyond Church Walls

  Pure Christianity

  Suburban Jubilee

  Secret Hippie

  Lifestream Blog

  Our Daily Bread

  I hope you enjoy some of my daily readings, some of these are like good friends, especially the ones who blog almost daily.  I guess this is a kind of snapshot of where I’m at at the moment.  Exploring minimalism (without the spiritual side of it) to the degree of right-sizing our possessions not down to a certain number or anything extreme.  Starting being more aware of what needs to be recycled in the household, helped by information of just where our rubbish ends up.  Enjoying simple living and simple faith in Christ.

• With Hope

  Date: 2010.08.02 | Category: Christian, Family Journal, God, Inspiration, Life | Response: 0

  Recently I bought the CD “Speechless” by Steven Curtis Chapman.  Last night I was listening to it, probably for the first time all the way through, while doing the dishes.  When the song “With Hope” came on, it explains one of the reasons why I became a Christian.  It made me think of my brothers.  I have two you see, one on earth and the other passed before I could met him.  He was only young and severely disabled, so I know one day I will meet him.  That will be the second most important meeting for me after standing face to face with my Saviour.  Here are the words.

  This is not at all how
  We thought it was supposed to be
  We had so many plans for you
  We had so many dreams
  And now you’ve gone away
  And left us with the memories of your smile
  And nothing we can say
  And nothing we can do
  Can take away the pain
  The pain of losing you, but…

  We can cry with hope
  We can say goodbye with hope
  ‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
  And we can grieve with hope
  ‘Cause we believe with hope
  (There’s a place by God’s grace)
  There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
  We’ll see your face again

  And never have I known
  Anything so hard to understand
  And never have I questioned more
  The wisdom of God’s plan
  But through the cloud of tears
  I see the Father’s smile and say well done
  And I imagine you
  Where you wanted most to be
  Seeing all your dreams come true
  ‘Cause now you’re home
  And now you’re free, and…

  We can cry with hope
  We can say goodbye with hope
  ‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
  And we can grieve with hope
  ‘Cause we believe with hope
  (There’s a place by God’s grace)
  There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
  We’ll see your face again
  

  We have this hope as an anchor
  ‘Cause we believe that everything
  God promised us is true, so…

  We can cry with hope
  We can say goodbye with hope
  ‘Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
  And we can grieve with hope
  ‘Cause we believe with hope
  (There’s a place by God’s grace)
  There’s a place where we’ll see your face again
  We’ll see your face again

  We wait with hope
  And we ache with hope
  We hold on with hope
  We let go with hope