Psalm 139
1 O Lord, You have searched me and You know me
{most literal translation: You have searched me and you know.}
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. (about those thoughts from afar Lord....)
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. (help me change those all too familiar ways that are not pleasing to You)
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. (put a guard on my mouth Lord--even my tone of voice)
5 You hem me in--behind and before; You have laid your hand upon me. (so comforting)
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. (I would mess it up)
13 For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully (unique) made; Your works are wonderful,
I know that full well {ESV version says 'My soul knows it very well'--I love that}
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I am currently writing out Psalm 139. I cannot believe that I will probably finish writing out the Psalms within the next month. I started this journey last May and it has been a wonderful experience. I am kind of sad to see it that it is coming to an end, but am looking forward to whatever else God has in store for me to do. I have been thinking of possibly writing out/memorizing Philippians. I have been a little lacking in the joy department lately.
I am facilitating an evening women's Bible study at church. It just started this past Thursday and it is a new experience for me. There are about 18 ladies who are going to join me for the next 6 weeks as we study Jonah--Navigating a Life Interrupted by Priscilla Shirer. On our first evening (which was just 2 evenings ago), we didn't break up into small groups (we will next week), so I had the ladies introduce themselves and say a little about themselves or any thoughts on the video we had just watched. I think it helped to bring about a spirit of being sisters in Christ.
Lisa and Katie are already in the last quarter of the school year. I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. I told Mike the other day that we are in a "sweet spot" with the girls. They are old enough to stay home by themselves for short periods of time and we don't have to worry about them driving off or any of their friends driving on over.
We are giving them a little bit more responsibility and teaching them how to do stuff for themselves--stuff they will need to know how to do when they go to college. Mike is better at that than me. I know they need to learn by doing this stuff, sometimes it is easier to just do it myself-- it is something I am learning along the way--giving up control.
What difference does it make how the dishes are loaded in the dishwasher or how the towels are folded or any number of ways I am set in my ways?
Will they remember a nagging mom or will they remember an encouraging one?
Will they remember a mom who kept a spotless house or embraced a warm home?
Will they remember a mom who loved their daddy?
Will they remember a mom who loved Jesus?
Mike continues to adjust to "retirement" without any problems. He also has A's in his two classes he is taking (advanced A&P and Law & Ethics). Next will be advanced pharmacotherapeutics.
First he will have to learn how to spell it. :-)
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