Out Of Our Heads

It may just be me but I have noticed of late alot of
negativity
rudeness
and just plain cruelty of words not only in the enviroment I work in but I hear how parents speak to their children,children to their parents and how strangers react to each other.
The news is full of horrific doings and death
I see more shows on television about the occult and ghosts and "The Unexplained"

I am not sure if I have just started to notice as my heart gets closer to God and to what is right or if I have ignored the world and have finally just had enough.
I am not sure why I really felt the need to share this with you either but the one thing I know of late is that my heart aches for this world.
My eyes have been opened and there are days I just want to scream.
I cannot and will not allow the world to dictate who I am or what I am supposed to be.
I allow Christ to dictate and show me who I am in Him and Him alone.
He has shown me and I pray that He will show others wether through the the body of Christ or directly by His hand that it's time we all got Out of our Heads and into our Hearts
for that is where He lives.
My prayers are not only for this city but to be shouted out to every corner of the world.

My appologies if the first part of this video offends anyone but it's the world we live in.

God's Tapestry

The Finest Tapestry takes paitence

and the ability to wait for each thread to support the bigger picture and the larger purpose

And in the fearless reckless pursuit of intimate love

It is not the destination

It's the journey

Once again through music I ponder.

Concentrating on the lyrics above.

I imagine the tapestry of my life.

I imagine God sewing into me day by day His Glory and unconditional Love

Making me into His perfect Tapestry

(The first two lines)

His Love and patience unimaginable

Then I picture the next two lines and how we as humans have searched for the perfect intimate Love.

Fearlessly and recklessly

This is when we focussed strictly on the "destination" in our lives getting lost along the way and never knowing the greater purpose for our lives.

Imagine not having God in your life to mend the hurts the pain the love or the lack there of. What would our tapestries would look like?

I couldn't sew a stitch or mend a rip on my own,but with guidance and patience from The Great Teacher I imagine all the possibilies

Now Imagine those who deny or who need physical proof there is a God.

We try to sew into their lives and sometimes we manage a stitch or two,other times we drop a stitch or two and it can be so frustrating.

Have you given up sewing because of this?

Perhaps sometimes

What does God see when we do that?

What happens to their tapestry?

Better yet what happens to our tapestry?

I take comfort in knowing that God will mend the dropped stitch with His Grace and teach us once again how to sew with patience but we must try to focus solely on our teacher.

For we are His threads that support the bigger picture.

Two Things That Never Change

I have noticed things have changed of late.

Some for the good

others not so good

I have changed

for the better

and sometimes not (eyes weren't focussed this past 2 weeks)

I knew this and fought to re-direct my eyes

but then

my mouth got the better of me

What I noticed was 2 ways people responded

Non Christians at work said Woohoo the old Mona is finally back

The one Christian I work with made the comment of

What can I pray for you?

She noticed without me saying a word to her

OUCH!

Talk about thinking if you noticed then Father has really noticed

DOUBLE OUCH!

However regardless of my mouth and thoughts coming to light the two things I felt deep within was

How Much God Loves me

and

How Much I Love God

I know this to be true because He always seems to show me things through music.

I was given a simple yet powerful word

LOVE

as usual I tried to make that word more complicated than what it really was,

getting frustrated instead of sitting back and actually listening for five minutes

I decided heck with it put on some music

and not worship music either

I needed some fun stuff

(I associated secular music with fun)

Fun: contemplating on anything but God

Definition found in Mo's mind

He on the other hand had a different agenda

CD goes in the computer

CD jumps from 1st song to 8th

and well here are the lyrics

Oh and I have listened to this for days contemplating

the two things that never change

His Love for Us/Me

and

Our/My Love for Him

Despite the setbacks in our walk

Love Is My Witnes

Amanda Marshall

I've been thinkin about us

I've been turning it round and round

Even buried my head in the sand of the Holy Land

That claims my name

And I am not a liar

when I say that I LOVE YOU

I just take one look in those ruby eyes

And I see the light

So I raise my hand

Love Is My Witness

And I am guilty for alot of things I've done

But if I'm the holy daughter, you're the Holy Son

And my heart says

Love Is My Witness

Don't run away

Don't let'em plant that seed in ya

Emotions are deeper than the empty stares that Dissaprove

Life is a diamond

At first surrounded by the coal

It takes more than words

More than words to make us whole

So I raise my hand

Love Is My Witness

And I am guilty for alot of things I've done

But if I'm the holy daughter,you're the Holy Son

And my heart says

Love Is My Witness

And If you want to make God laugh,tell Him your plans

Cause that won't take you to the Promise Land

So I raise my hand

Love Is My Witness

And I am guilty for the things I've done

But if I'm the holy daughter,you're the Holy Son

And my heart says

My Heart Says

Love Is My Witness

30 Years Ago Today

August 16 1979

at 6:55am

My Beautiful baby girl was born.

Weighing 8pound 4 ounces

and only 19 inches long.

She was my little butterball.

How quickly 30 years have past

and during these years we have watched her

become the beautiful woman she is today.

Her tenacity is incredible

Her compassion is a delite

Her love for her family Amazing

Her Strength Unbelievable

This is my Baby Girl

and

Always will be

Happy Birthday

We Love you So Much

xoxoxo

Mom and Dad

Newest Blessing to the Family

At 7:28am August 9 2009 Mickara Paula Marlene Cochran came into the world weighing
9lbs 15oz 23 and 1/4 inch long.
This is Steves cousins third grandchild and she is a beauty.
Her big sisters Addison (holding the baby) and Rowen were telling me aka Maursey all about her on the phone.
Boy things have changed Mom and Dad and babe were home Sunday morning before Grandma and Grandpa and the girls got back from church (early service) at 10:30am.