What is worthy of praise in your life today...

August 16, 2008



For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. Philippians 4:8

A very good friend emailed this to me and I have been meditating on it day and night. Last night I worked in House II, the boys house. My first time on the graveyard shift since my days at the hospital. This is my least favorite shift and when I work with the boys it takes me off the schedule with the girls and they are frustrated about that and so am I. The girls and I were just starting to get adjusted to each others ways. :) God always turns stuff around for us and instead of focusing on being away from the girls and kissing them goodnight I embraced the time I would spend with the boys, even though most of it would be sleeping for them.

Well...When I arrived at 1o they were all settled in and quiet when all of a sudden across the fields, in a small town there were Fireworks! A whole show, not like America but great for Romania! Well, after that you can guarentee there was so much talk about what they saw I thought they would never go to sleep.

Then they asked me to sing for them...I am not a singer but the stark walls, tile floors and concrete stucko makes for great accoustics! You know like the shower. I sing great in the shower and the car and would not sing for anyone else but 8 boys requesting every song ever known to a church! These kids know more songs than you can imagine. Soooo...For at least 1 hour I took request after request. "Open the Eyes of my Heart Lord", Jesus, Lover of my Soul. Jesus, Jesus Jesus, I love you Lord, Unto the O Lord..You name it I sang it and one hour later those boys were snoring under the annoiting. I have been told that they wake up and cry all night, well not last night they slept all the way through. In the morning I made Peanut butter and jam bread for all the kids, which is a great treat! Thanks again..Knox Church.

Today we had water balloon Pinta and then all out water balloon fight, all was soaked! Even when I am lonely and things change you can always find something so beautiful, so lovely, so wonderful about our God. What was worthy of praise in your life today?