Jesus loves the little children...

so i know this song, but know I KNOW THIS SONG!

i sat in Green Lake Wisconsin at an "International Christian Conference on Prostitution" ministry with 300 people...many of whom were literally 'family' that i had not met yet. You know like heaven, a family reunion with those you never 'met' but the moment you see them you connect.

God has done that in mighty ways this entire trip...and due to my propense capacity to be a "life delighter" i cease the moments, grab the hearts and build relationships - by choice. I love Jesus. I love people. I love life.

So this photo is from the 'last supper' or the first of many; depends how you look at it. Around this table are 2 women from Nigeria http://www.scarlet2snow.org/ (who read my article in Charisma magazine 3 months ago, found me on Facebook and we all wound up here together in Wisconsin - God proving Himself to be ridiculously in love with humanity again!!), 2 guys from Chicago where they work with a ministry Emmaus http://www.streets.org/ that exists to connect with guys in prostitution and offer them friendship, understanding and love, an incredible guy from Mars Hill grad school http://www.mhgs.edu/ who was desperate for God's face and then Caitlyn and I..... http://www.hopefoundation.org.au/

literally "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world"...and God in all of His sovereign hilarity even has us 'break out' into singing it mid dinner! seriously! and clapping and laughing and in joy! (i think a tiny glimpse of heaven actually! joy and laughter and freedom in community...)

I will never be the same again...neither will any of them!

ridiculously good GOD!

i love chicago....

so i just need to say i seriously LOVE chicago.

great city.

great food.

great skyline.

great places to wander around.

great fun.

just love chicago.

i wonder how much of that is the actual city and how much of that is just where I am at within myself. i think when you are at peace within yourself that the externals and the circumstances around you start to lose their 'so-called-power' over you. you know what I mean? like i am at a place within myself and my relationship with God where peace reigns, where love reigns, where forgiveness just is, where i get His incredible passionate love for me and am free to be who He created me to be...and i love that.

i wonder.....

but; i really do love chicago...

"you've got to have friends"....

I just love this photo...love it.

my dear friend Caitlyn and I are in America on a 5 week journey; with God and with each other (pretty much the whole time...) we are 3 weeks in and STILL adore each other! even all the funny bits....yes glow-in-the-dark undies come under this section! I love that God has partnered me with someone like Caitlyn; so different in SOOOOO many ways and yet the same in so many others. We are chicks and we have our little moments; but because the thread is God we get over ourselves and what the "issue" was very quickly.

so yes we are still enjoying each others company...in fact you know what; I have not laughed, smiled or cried so much in years. I really don't remember the JOY being like this...ever.

i am blessed to have a friend like Caitlyn....a ministry partnership organised by God; taking hope & freedom with us wherever we go - whether the platform or the store or the park or the hotel lobby (and beyond...) i love that.

may God continue to thrive us as individuals and cheerleaders for each other as we do this journey called life.

knowing we have both been created for something SIGNIFICANT.....and excited and expectant by that.

yay for God

Less of me.

PS - photo by another special friend named Sharon, who entered my world via another special friend named Michelle, who entered my world at Disneyland via another special friend named Lauran.....and no doubt the list of incredible friends in my life goes on (and I do NOT ever want to forget the power of relationship and friendship......you are loved and valued by me incredible friends...every single one of you - you know who you are....one body & many members make up the Kingdom and my world...and gee am I thankful)

love the journey

i simply love the journey of life.


not really sure what else to say except to encourage you that:
God is good...(all the time in case you weren't aware). God ONLY ever wants what is best for you...(even when it is not what you thought was best for you...actually my life goes this way often!)God is faithful to His word and His promise for your life (just make sure that what you think are the promises for your life really are HIS!)

• God adores you...to the depths of who you are - yes my friends; good, bad and ugly! When He looks at you He sees cherished PERSONAL TREASURE!


• God is always thinking good things about you....simply GOOD news!

God has you on a journey, He marks the steps, He leads the way----ALL THE TIME (are you looking for Him to be the leader in your dance of life? He wants to take the lead...are you really willing to step aside and let Him do what he does best?????? BE GOD!)
Go on...i dare you!
He gets the glory and His light will shine forth in you, through you, around you; the people you encounter then too have the opportunity to never be the same again....worth at least a thought!

Journey of hope....

chris tomlin "hello LOVE" and....

so today is the release date for Chris Tomlin's new CD - "Hello LOVE".....and man oh man have i been excited and expectant. thankfully for a reason! It is sheerly anointed brilliance!

as you can see Caitlyn and I went shopping for it today - a few times over....crazy - $11.88 each! crazy!

on reflection of this receipt it looks like we do nothing but listen to Chris Tomlin and buy underwear!

we do - in our "spare" time we change the world!

www.christomlin.com

love it, check it out...loving "I will rise" but need a few more listens...am sure that won't be a problem!