God, my Exceeding Joy

"Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God." Psalm 43:4

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Location: Oregon, United States

I met my husband while I was a missionary in Hong Kong. He had swum out of China after the Cultural Revolution. We have been married 32 years and have four children (2 biological and 2 adopted), ages 22-30. My mother also lives with us (she just turned 90). I am truly a blessed woman.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

"Lord, glorify yourself..."

"Lord, glorify yourself through me and in the place You've set me. Let me not covet another's place or work or glory." - Elisabeth Elliot

"Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, let us use them." Romans 12:6

Friday, February 22, 2008

"I will guide thee..."

What man is he that feareth the LORD?

him shall he teach in the way that
he shall choose.

T HE light of the body is the eye: if therefore thy eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.--Thy ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.--I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near to thee. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

PSA. 25. 12. Mat. 6. 22.Ps. 119. 105.--
Is. 30. 21. Ps. 32. 8-11. Je. 10. 23.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

"My Beloved is mine, and I am His"

I am thy part and thine inheritance.

W HOM have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.--The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is . . . Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

My beloved is mine, and I am his.


NUM. 18. 20. Ps. 73. 25, 26.--Ps. 16. 5, 6.
La. 3. 24. Ps. 119. 111. Ps. 63. 1, 7.
Ca. 2. 16.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Humility and Gratitude

"The greater our humility in the truest sense, the greater will be our gratitude, and vice versa. Mary's song, called the Magnificat, speaks of her humility. Why did Mary sing? Because she had done something spectacular? No, she sang because of what God had done for her and in her. We may profess to be nothing, but how would we react if people treated us as though we really were?" - Elisabeth Elliot

"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant." Luke 1:46-48

Friday, February 01, 2008

He is the Same

"Dwelling on the faithfulness, the love and the mercy of God is always safe, because He is the same yesterday, today and forever." - Elisabeth Elliot

"The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations." Psalm 33:11