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Listening to this little girl sing brought tears to my eyes. She has an amazing voice, a great gift and she uses it to bless all those she meets. Rhema Marvanne..............

I have become a night owl! Yesterday I dropped off to bed at 4 in the morning and was up barely 4 hours later. Its ironic that now when I do not need to stay up late and read sleep does not come calling:) Im listening to some music, its been ages since I have tuned into pandora! Each time I listen I am addicted for a few days and I somehow forget that music exists. I really wish I was a music freak and could listen to music for hours but I have realized that for me music is not the dope I need to survive. Its more of an enema (gross I know)! But music comes in handy when Im trying to clear my mind or move objects that seem to have become embedded and refuse to move. Then somehow I find such joy in listening to some tracks and thats it until the next episode of constipation. I love to sing hymns,contemporary music isnt my kind of stuff. Ill listen but I am never a fan. I guess the last musician whose songs I followed at one point in my life was Micheal Jackson before he became Wacko Jac...

121-125 Recovery from a bad cold. Its so amazing how one takes clear nostrils for granted until you cannot sleep because a bad cold gives you the impression that you are drowning! An army of encouragers. When you are down in the dumps and there is no one to cheer you up, one encourager is a delight but when you have tons of people who not only call you but give cheer you up, you are more than blessed. Books, books and more books. Books make it on my list again cos reading is the gateway to a better life:) Feeling down- pick up a book, looking for answers- a book again shows the way, feeling great- buy a book:) Im happy I can read and read and read. The opportunity to learn a new language! The ability to give thanks not dutifully but whole heartedly. I would love to give thanks more spontaneously and truly cherish the blessings that come my way and not take them for granted, God helping me.

December 28, 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acts 20:24 I do not count my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. This morning I want to tell you why I feel hopeful and optimistic in the midst of an American culture that seems to be collapsing under the weight of its unprincipled and God-ignoring ways of thought and life. A World of Suffering and Chaos Christmas morning, the lead editorial in the Minneapolis Tribune went like this: It's drab in Minnesota this Christmas—as is fitting, perhaps. Peace and goodwill? Washington is paralyzed by scandal. The Libyans use napalm on Chad. The Iranians and Iraqis continue their bloodbath. Eugene Hasenfus is out of Nicaragua but the contras aren't. Soviet troops remain in Afghanistan. SALT II is a memory, and the promise of the Iceland summit grow...

Several months ago at a bible study, the leader asked what came to mind when Psalm 121 was read. This particular verse sprung to mind 'He who watches over Israel neither sleeps nor slumbers' and I opened my mouth to say it reminded me of the night watchmen we had when I was a child who fell asleep one night and armed robbers came into the compound and took away some electronics including the TV my grandfather had been watching. We awoke the next morning to find him sitting in the same spot where the robbers had left him. After innocently narrating that experience I was surprised when I got all asked all sorts of questions by the others in the group, they included: Why did you need a night watch man? Where were the policemen? Is that a regular experience? It took me a while to realize that the concept of armed robbery, fences, maiguards is as foreign in some places as trying to spend the naira note outside the borders of Nigeria. Once in University, I woke up to the sound of gun...

Its 1.33 am Im supposed to be asleep but my two nostrils were blocked and anytime I put my head down I felt like I was drowning and so I got up but I could not get back to bed and so here I am pounding away on the keyboard of my laptop extending the period of insomnia:) So what do I do when I cant sleep? 1. I update my blog. I often get up in the middle of a battle to sleep, walk to my computer and then turn it on. I log into blogger and write. When Im through with that I then turn off my laptop content that I have exhausted myself sufficiently and then lie down again and drift off to bed. It often works. 2. I stubbornly refuse to get out of bed and lie down until sleep comes. 3. I pick up a book and start to read and only fall asleep when I have just a few hours left to ensure my bodies circadian ryhthm is not badly upset. 4. I play with the shadows imagining all sorts of things and dream while I am wide awake of events and people. It sure beats having nightmares. 5. I try to pray. Se...

116-120 Im definitely going to exceed 5 items but today I want to thank God for the world of books and i'll list all the books I can remember at this point that I am grateful for. 1. 'Classic Christianity' by Bob George- I just started reading it a couple of days ago and I have certainly started thinking differently. Thanks to my sister for making me read it. 2.'Celebration of Disciplines' by Robert Foster- My small group is studying it over the summer and I have been deeply touched by it. 3. 'Don't let the goats eat the loquat leaves' by Thomas Hale. Its one book that almost made me a missionary:) I havent ruled that out:) but its a great book about living as a Missionary in a country with customs vastly different from what one is used too. This is one book I have read more than any other book I have bought. Would have read it many more times but I gave it out and I dont think I will ever get it back. 4. The good earth by Pearl S. Buck- Its one great st...