Be Still & Blog.... already.

The needs across all cultures: food/water, shelter, clothing (appropriate clothing ie. no flip flops and t-shirts in Siberia- hypothermia anyone?) There they were posted on the board. Teacher becoming student not just of the classroom but of His classroom as I observed and took notes of all that these little ones were learning- I was being schooled too. The concept so basic that across all cultures the needs of people to survive are the same. We may be in a remote village in East Asia or the middle of Memphis, TN but we have the same basic needs. These temporary needs only being met for the moment and pointing us to our greater need.my greater need... to know Him and be filled with Him.   Food - " I am the Bread of Life " John 6:4 Water- He is the living water. "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked and him, and he would have given you living water." (John 4:10)...

The heavens declare the glory of God, the sky above proclaims His handiwork. (Pslams 19:1) Science class. Little ones defining what makes something living or non-living. What do living things need to give them life? The Sun. "it's the source, it's the energy source that gives life" is the anthem through the classroom. If they only realized this truth pointing to a greater, more beautiful one. Eyes peer outside only to find a tree bent and twisted. They wonder how this tree ended up this way... It did whatever it had to do to stretch toward the Sun, to drink deeply from the source that would give life. Even as it's branches and trunk were twisted about- the tree has steadily grown upward. The Sun- it's glorious, so powerfully bright, it's impossible to look straight on without shrinking back (or going blind), and just think if you got too close, you'd melt in a hot minute. "Its rising...

The sky being painted as the first glimpses of sunlight pierce the fading darkness creating a beautiful display of color. The rhythm of feet pounding on the pavement while crunching through piles of leaves.  The birds singing their morning song. The crispness of fall air.  My heart full of wonder at the details of His creation as one  foot steps in front of the other. No time for toes to stay curled beneath favorite blankets. There is a race to run, 26. 2 miles to cover in just a few short weeks, and all of these shorter runs are just practice, small trials for the bigger one. I'm learning how to pace, how to hydrate, to manage time- who has time to go practice 14 miles?? or wants to?? Learning how to push through even when everything in me wants to quit, and when I want to quit I think of the end goal, and press on. Running- if you know me, you know I weirdly love it. But one of the reas...