Five Minute Friday: Wonder

When I first read the topic for today and saw that it was "wonder" the song that came into my head was "The Wonder of it All." I have been humming it all afternoon until I can get to writing my post for the day. First, here are the beautiful lyrics (which I copied and pasted). =)

There's the wonder of sunset at evening.
The wonder as sunrise I see;
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul
Is the wonder that God loves me.



There's the wonder of sprintime and harvest;
The sky, the stars, the sun;
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul
Is the wonder that's only begun.




There's the wonder of God's revelation,
The Word who dwelt amongst men;
But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul
Is that Jesus is coming again.


Chorus
Oh, the wonder of it all,
The wonder of it all
Just to think that God loves me!
The wonder of it all,
The wonder of it all -
Just to think that God loves me!

God's creation first of all is a wonder for me. I love looking at nature and seeing the smallest things through the simple microscopes, see the sun set (I am not a morning person so I probably won't see the sun rise too often), see the stars in the sky, see the plants go from a small seed to something big. But through all these "wonders" that God has given I even more amazed at God's love for me.
Sometimes, its hard for me to really see how God can love me so much! I wonder at times why God can love someone who feels that I fail Him. The wonder of God's love is so overwhelming and humbling---

Five Minute Friday: Home

So it has been a few weeks since I haven't been able to participate in "Five Minute Friday" the close of school, the excitement of my parents visit, and my surgery kept me busy. By the way the surgery was successful. I still have a lot of healing to do with the swelling but my nose is looking great and I almost have my smile back (the doctor had to go down further into my lip so therefore its been swollen and hard to show my full teeth smile). But, I now have my cup of coffee (with coconut milk and splenda) so here we go!


HOME:


Home is where the heart is.
Home is where mom's home cooking (and dad's grilling skills) lie.
Home is where dad's teasing is,
Home is where I feel happy.
Home is where I shiver even under 60 degree weather
Home is where I can be myself
Home is where my family lives
Home is where even an annoying dog is--and deep down inside I like
Home is where my ministry to my school parents and kids are. 


I am thankful to say I have two homes---my home here in Florida where I teach, where my friends are, where I minister in my church, and where my church family is. I love my Florida home!!!


My second home is where my parents are in NC. I only get there a few times a year, but each time is special. Dad is always the first one that gets the hug (he will get out of the car at the airport to give me one--even with traffic behind him--yes I am daddy's little girl), mom will cook my favorite meal, and for the first time in months I get to eat with my family. 


(and my five minutes are up but I HAVE to include this): Home is where I felt when mom and dad came down to Florida for my not so serious, but a big deal to me surgery. Home is where mom had to feed me jello-and where dad had to come and help me out of bed for the first few hours I was home. Home is where mom and dad where there to help me get through the surgery week. 

I'm Back!

Wow, its been a few weeks since I've really blogged. When I got on blogger a couple days ago I was surprised by the new look! I love it by the way!!!!

I haven't really written for awhile because I have been busy. I finished school, then my parents came, then this past week I have been recovering from my septo/rhinoplasty. The surgery went well. This is my second time having surgery on my nose and this time around the recovery was a bit harder---of course I had A LOT more done this time around.

My parents were both a blessing and a joy to have around. I felt bad that they came all the way here to sit in my house and take care of me, watch TV, and read....if only we had more time to do things. Mom was a blessing---even when she helped me get to the restroom the first day and had to feed me jello. My dad kept my spirits up by being his silly self---like pretending to rip the tape off of my face and telling my church I was getting my spunk back and becoming ornery.

My friends were a blessing too by coming by and checking up on me, bringing cards, flowers, and food. The Lord sure has blessed me with a great church family. It was wonderful to see them today!!! God is so good!

I will write more about my surgery later this week---I have my first post-op appointment tomorrow to get everything removed and see how I am healing. =)

I love the new look here of the blog posting by the way!!! =)