I don't know if anyone even reads my blog anymore.. but if you do, I hope this makes you smile..
I've blogged about it before: the Lord got a hold of me on a bus across Canada.. And as I poured out to him on the pages of my journal I saw all that was imperfect inside of me. I was forced to deal with it-- to repent, to mourn and to finally love him with ALL of me (especially the parts I didn't even love about myself). In response to this experience I began to see him moving all around me as I returned home and slipped back into my "regular" life. It ended up being such an intense experience of the active workings of God that I needed to take some time out and he put a desire in me to spend some time away from the rest of the world-- just him and me.
Now this is the funny part... GOD IS REAL-- SEE WHAT HE'S DONE:
My pastor had been praying two things over me for a while at this point:
- That the Lord would keep me in the cleft of the rock
- That the Lord would keep me in the shadow of his wings
I began my hunt for a place to get away-- deciding I would rent ANYTHING without rats. I searched everywhere and the only cottage I could find was 45 minutes north in the middle of a conservation area with no neighbors, no phone, no tv. I spent my days in prayer, cooking and hiking/taking photos. When I woke up and realised that there was a bear on my car I decided that I should buy a big dog. I walked into the animal shelter and looked through until the last cage where I saw the most beautiful creature staring back at me. I didn't even ask his name. I asked to see him, we clicked instantly and then I adopted him. He's a great 6 y/o collie-lab mix. As I signed his adoption papers I noticed that his name was Shadow.
A few weeks before I came to Tyndale, looking back at photos of my forest-time, I took notice of the cottage's location. The Niagra Escarpment runs through the backyard. The house is positioned at the bottom of a drop off (20 feet from the base of a rocky cliff) and the land evens off and eventually leads out into the bay.
I was practically brought to tears. In hindsight I noticed that as I so intensly experienced the most joy/suffering I've ever gone through in my entire life, the WHOLE time I'd literally been living in the cleft of the rock with my dog Shadow.
God is SO GOOD.
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I read these unless they have bible verses...speaking of which I like how you didn't add any not even secretly unless I didn't notice...
that's pretty freakin sweet. Hopefully in the distant to near future you should be getting a package from me. Update: South Carolina is no longer rediculously hot. It's quite chilly- cold enough for a scarf and more than a sweater. I love it. In other news I got peed on today by a squirrel while sitting under a tree.
Your stinkin' hot weather broke my camera, Beth. ;) But I miss you and I can't wait to see you again soon. I think you should come to Canada.
Leslie... good blog. I think you should add me to your cool blogs list. I think thats a good idea.
I'll add you if you add me... okay. love ya.
That's awesome, Leslie. God is so rad, hey?
I would have the same problem in Canada as you did in SC, only the opposite. The only thing coming out of my mouth would be, "O my gosh, it's so cold!!!" I'm sorry your camera broke.
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