"How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth"
-Ephesians 1:3-10
Life lately:
Top down in Leslie's car. Wind in my hair. Sun beams on my skin. An Upcountry day. New shortcut. Gorgeous sunset. Uncle Pat's. Darkness. Campfire. Riding in the back of Dave's truck. Bright night sky. Fun talks. Laughter. Safe. Home. Sunday naps. Volleyball at Big Beach. PB & J and chips & salsa. Reading homework. Laundry. So heavy. Tired arms from SUP. Escape to rain and mountains in Wailuku with Jenny. Massive rainbow. God's Promise. Steven and I awkwardly taking apart old decorations. Sheet metal pinwheels of death! Clinging to a large falling pinwheel. "You got it?" "Nope!" Classic. Volunteering for Awana's Xterra night. Witnessing small children falling off bikes. No injuries under my watch :) Gardening in the Hope courtyard. John John let me use a pickaxe. Aggressive. Make my day! Announcement Memos. Announcement slides. Service Formats. Worship graphics. MCing. Service CD. Writing a wedding song with Steven for Michael and Michelle's wedding. Backwards hat. The Gathering. Biking Kihei. Keawakapu. Working the Bookstore for extra money on Saturdays. Change into dress. Sound check. Sang with awesome musicians for the reception. Janky trip in the Death Star with Lisa. A Lisa and Risa Spicy Chicken Wendy's Date. Love her. It's the simple things in life.
I just love when God gives you glimpses of how INCREDIBLE His glorious riches are. I get a glimpse of it every time I sing to Him. Or when I see rainbows. Or sunsets. Or when I laugh really hard. Or dance parties with my girls. He doesn't want us to miss a thing. Not one thing. He wants us to have everything. Sigh. We shine through Him. We are the apple of His eye :)Risa
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