i didn’t do any other reading yesterday. Shame on me. *SIGH* I need to do some extra reading. Argh. Time time time… need time.

I jsut finished Day 2. “You are not an accident.”

I’m hoping this will be better. I figured hte first coulple of things would be to help especially those searching for answers to eternal truths just to bring everyone on to the same “page” so to speak. So this chapter was of course much of what I already know. I know God has a purpose for me and there was no accident. I’ve seen his hand at work too many times in my life. I may not understand his purpose… and I do at times feel incredibly useless, but I do know that there must be some reason for me to be here and hopefully I will fulfill it!

This is defiantely a good chapter for those though who do not know this. Do not realize that God plans things. And that there is no stopping God’s plan.

There was an interesting thought question at the end of the section. There was also a verse, but I prefer the one quoted earlier in the section itself. “God is love.” This is one of my favourite verses. “Love one another, for love is of god and everyone who loveth is born of god, and knoweth god. He that loveth not, knoweth not god for god is love.” 1st John 4:7 and 8. (BTW I did that whole thing from my own memory so hopefully it is accurate. 🙂 He just quoted “God is love”. But I think it is more than that. It is a reminder that yes, God is love and so we should also be love. It is through loving that we learn to be like God. We must first learn to love ourselves though. Which leads me to the discussion question.

I know that God uniquely created me. What areas of my personality, background, and physical appearance am I struggling to accept?
(I’d like to hear your answers!)
Well I”m kind of a blunt person, but I try to stay upbeat. It means i have less friends and people sometimes tell me I do not face reality. Well I just try to look at the brighter side of reality. Like when Caramon was sick. Either mope and whine he was maybe going to die or look to the over 98% chance he had of getting better. No brainer there… get better it was! I come form an eclectic background and really don’t have much issue with it except in dealing with my inlaws. WHich I’m trying to improve. THey are just so different. It is hard to relate. Drives me nuts. And physically? Well I’m not very pretty or fashionable but I’ve come to decide that I am who I am and I look like what I do. It is me and therefor it is cool. If you don’t like my weird clothes or the fact that I’m 20 pounds overweight… oh well. (I do not own a scale so that I won’t obsess over my weight.)

Anyway… I will ponder some more. Now i must go make lunch for us and get Joram off to school and start doing all my housework of the day! I’ve lounged too much already answering husband’s security clearance emails and checking out something he sent me and reading this intriguing book! (And catching up on LJ… shhh)