Greed

So the nation (made up of people like you and me) are screaming -- Economic Crisis!! And in my heart of hearts - all I can see is GREED! What's up with that? From Corporate Greed -- to personal Greed -- to Wall Street Greed!

My trip to Papua New Guinea made my life very different. People sleeping on 4 in foam mattrresses and eating sweet potatoes for breakfast -- made this economic crisis fall into place for me -- GREED -- living with things we don't need -- can live without -- and should!

Materialism in my country has escalated -- spun out of control! And it's tunneled to GREED!

Yikes -- can we get out of this ???? Back to the Bible and back to God and back to less STUFF!

Socialization instead of Thoughts

So . . . I've been extremely -- did I say EXTREMELY negligent with my thoughts lately. I'm so very caught up in the social networking of Facebook that I've hardly had time to really write down some thoughts.

And I've been thinking a lot lately. The book, The Shack, has taken me new places with God -- wow! and I attended a Quacker Worship Service last Sunday and found another place with God.

I've discovered that I need variety. I need different. I need things that will rattle my brain and jar my thoughts.

and now it's time to write. Oh . . .I'll check in with my friends daily -- but I will do my best to write down my life a little more in the contemplative way.

Let's go . .. Jersey for Jesus!

God's Creation

God's creation encompasses millions of categories. I had opportunity this past weekend to encounter two of His creations in a very special way. Firstly, I am always happy when it's snowing! Imagine that! Some of my closest friends just can't understand that. So . . . skiing is just something I love. And when I'm skiing -- I'm simply enthralled with the view from the top of the mountain. And while I wasn't in New England or the Rockies -- the Poconos would just have to do. And I still was amazed at the beauty in God's Creation of the landscape. And -- there was plenty of snow falling from the sky -- enough to get soaking wet!

But secondly . . . God's Creation of mankind in community was my experience this past weekend. And -- how great . . . these both were together!

There's a special community among Christians! And when one corps can pull community off -- it's a special day. And God is to be praised. (The coordinators should be thanked, of course - ) But God gets all the glory!

Interaction between friends and associates in a relazed setting, enjoying the snow and the thrill of the hill (it was the poconos!) was wonderful.

Jersey for Jesus -- in community -- I just love it!

Been a long time !

Sometimes I feel like a ping pong ball. I run from this project to the next project and it's rare that I remember to do my devotions and the laundry (though I do them both regularly) and so my poor blog -- that no one reads -- lays dormant for months.

what's a girl to do ? So I'm now promising to blog once a week. Let's see if I can do this. It's alot easier than exercising -- though I like exercising my mind much more than my body.

Thanks in advance to my friends who will encourage -- there are a couple out there, and I'll do my best to be interesting.

And Jersey for Jesus -- is an actual fact! We're doing our best to represent the King right where we live -- and it's so great! Pray for us.