Showing posts with label Good Sam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Good Sam. Show all posts
Wednesday
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
We sang this song at Good Sam tonight and my heart was blessed.
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
-William Cowper
my life (or should I be calling it my death?)
This week is insane, and next week even more insane. The craziest part- I will soon be done with my sophomore year and will be a junior. That's slightly scary, though I'm not sure why. It's also kind of exciting.
Tonight I sang at Good Sam again. So good. I got a good long visit with Bette, Doris and another old lady (I can't remember if I even asked her what her name was). It was great and I'm so glad I went, even though I may regret it later. :P
Right now I keep trying to avoid the idea that so many people who are going to school right now won't be here next year. The list right now reads: Heather, Deanna, Bailey, Bobbi, Kait, Julie, Sean and Meg. And Bobbi will technically still be around, just not at school. There are others leaving that I will miss, but those ones the most.
Mrs. S keeps a running list of things she's thankful for on her blog, and I really like that idea, so I'm going to try it for a while. Maybe just until I get through 100, maybe more. We'll see.
11. Good Sam and the opportunity to sing there every week
12. My school, even though it is such a source of headache and stress. It really is lovable too. Especially the people.
13. The seniors at said school. I'm going to miss them SSOO much.
14. My classmates. Several are graduating this year with their AA and I KNOW it's going to be sad when they're gone. For now I'm going enjoy this last week and a half.
15. Jordan and that she's going to live one city park and two city blocks from me next year. So great.
16. For Tali and Emma, my next-year roommates. I can't wait to get to know them and for the awesome times I'm sure we're going to have together.
17. Summer break. I get to go to Florida for Heather and Sean's wedding, and I also get to spend some time at my grandparents'.
18. The sun. It shone all day today, and was so warm and nice that I was able to eat lunch outside and also able to go all day without a jacket. Beautiful.
19. Claire and her amazing, silly sense of humor, and for being such a great friend, even though she's 10 inches taller and about 10x smarter than me.
20. My camera. It's a good little dude and really helpful, even though I complain about it sometimes.
Tonight I sang at Good Sam again. So good. I got a good long visit with Bette, Doris and another old lady (I can't remember if I even asked her what her name was). It was great and I'm so glad I went, even though I may regret it later. :P
Right now I keep trying to avoid the idea that so many people who are going to school right now won't be here next year. The list right now reads: Heather, Deanna, Bailey, Bobbi, Kait, Julie, Sean and Meg. And Bobbi will technically still be around, just not at school. There are others leaving that I will miss, but those ones the most.
Mrs. S keeps a running list of things she's thankful for on her blog, and I really like that idea, so I'm going to try it for a while. Maybe just until I get through 100, maybe more. We'll see.
11. Good Sam and the opportunity to sing there every week
12. My school, even though it is such a source of headache and stress. It really is lovable too. Especially the people.
13. The seniors at said school. I'm going to miss them SSOO much.
14. My classmates. Several are graduating this year with their AA and I KNOW it's going to be sad when they're gone. For now I'm going enjoy this last week and a half.
15. Jordan and that she's going to live one city park and two city blocks from me next year. So great.
16. For Tali and Emma, my next-year roommates. I can't wait to get to know them and for the awesome times I'm sure we're going to have together.
17. Summer break. I get to go to Florida for Heather and Sean's wedding, and I also get to spend some time at my grandparents'.
18. The sun. It shone all day today, and was so warm and nice that I was able to eat lunch outside and also able to go all day without a jacket. Beautiful.
19. Claire and her amazing, silly sense of humor, and for being such a great friend, even though she's 10 inches taller and about 10x smarter than me.
20. My camera. It's a good little dude and really helpful, even though I complain about it sometimes.
Thursday
Old love
Last night I went to sing at the Good Samaritan nursing home. It's been a good while since I've been there, what with Christmas break and being super duper busy the week before school ended- about six weeks, I guess. We sang a number of hymns and psalms, lasting about an hour, and then just visited with the people.
I met two really sweet women- Audrey and Velma- (I'm writing their names down in hopes that I'll remember them next week) who, quite concernedly told me about their friend almost falling out of her wheel chair when she tried to get up. And then they told me about the churches they went to before coming to Good Sam. Velma said she'd been going to the same church for a long time, then proceeded to tell me that she and her husband were married there 66 years ago! I was impressed. They were such lovely ladies.
I also met an old woman who reminded me SO much of my grandma that I just wanted to sit on the chair next to her and visit. And she couldn't remember what a lot of words meant, which made our conversation an adventure. She held my hand throughout the whole conversation and even kissed it before I left, telling me that she was 'going you out' into the world 'like that, to do'. It felt as I imagine the apostles felt when Jesus sent them out into the world. It was good. And so sweet.
And even though I hadn't realized it before, I had missed those sweet, attentive faces. Those feeble hands around my own hand, those smiling faces as they heard us singing about Jesus, and a crown of thorns and the way some of them sing along, eyes bright, to the songs they've known for so long. And I love those people.
I met two really sweet women- Audrey and Velma- (I'm writing their names down in hopes that I'll remember them next week) who, quite concernedly told me about their friend almost falling out of her wheel chair when she tried to get up. And then they told me about the churches they went to before coming to Good Sam. Velma said she'd been going to the same church for a long time, then proceeded to tell me that she and her husband were married there 66 years ago! I was impressed. They were such lovely ladies.
I also met an old woman who reminded me SO much of my grandma that I just wanted to sit on the chair next to her and visit. And she couldn't remember what a lot of words meant, which made our conversation an adventure. She held my hand throughout the whole conversation and even kissed it before I left, telling me that she was 'going you out' into the world 'like that, to do'. It felt as I imagine the apostles felt when Jesus sent them out into the world. It was good. And so sweet.
And even though I hadn't realized it before, I had missed those sweet, attentive faces. Those feeble hands around my own hand, those smiling faces as they heard us singing about Jesus, and a crown of thorns and the way some of them sing along, eyes bright, to the songs they've known for so long. And I love those people.
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