It's one of those days that everyone remembers. Where they were...what they were doing...who they were with. The first plane barreled into its target while I was gathering my materials for the storytime I was about to present. September 11, 2001--I was a children's librarian, sharing stories with kids by day and planning for my upcoming wedding by night. My mind was on happy things--preschool giggles and "Big Fun" by Greg & Steve...finding my fairytale dress and picking out lilies for my bouquet. Thinking back, I was almost as unaware of danger and evil in the world as the room full of 4-year-olds that listened to me read the sing-song verse of Tub-Boo-Boo while the second tower tumbled.
Over the last six years I have become more and more aware of the hurt that our world is in. I can easily succomb to fear--we are raising a daughter in this world! But I want to choose to recognize that I have a Savior that has conquered all hurt, all evil, and even death. And choose to not live in fear. And to choose, in the best way that I know how, to make change in the world around me.
A lot of you all are familiar with Starting Tuesday--one of the bandmembers is part of a family that is a very important part of mine and Charlie's lives (Bill, Joann, Rachel, & Daniel Goans). The band has recently changed their name to reflect their passion for and calling to change, through Christ. I encourage you to check out their message and their music: http://www.wavingwhite.com/ & http://www.thewarmusic.com/.
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"...we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. for I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
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you are such a good writer! keep it coming! i love you and i had so much fun with you at the beach!!
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