Teach me Your way, oh Lord, and I will walk in Your truth. Teach me to fear your name with an undivided heart. Teach me your peace, oh God, which transcends all understanding. In Jesus Christ please guard my heart; give me an undivided mind. Teach me to love, Oh Lord, with all… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed … and undivided.
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Joyfullyblessed … And rejoicing today!
Have you ever found yourself staring at a situation in life wondering how you’d ever get through it? The mountain is just too big to climb. The burden is too much to bear. The weight is just too heavy. It is just IMPOSSIBLE to overcome. Now, have you ever gotten through one of those situations… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed … And rejoicing today!
Joyfullyblessed… By God’s GREAT love!
34 MILLION gallons of water…. That’s how much water can pour over the edge of Niagara Falls each MINUTE. The sights, sounds, and just general experience of going to Niagara Falls is beyond amazing. My friend, Jenn, came to visit from PA this weekend and we ventured into Canada to explore Niagara… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… By God’s GREAT love!
JB… Two months of Joy and Blessing!
Well, as of yesterday, I’ve officially been in New York for 2 months. In some ways it’s hard to comprehend it’s been that long and in other ways it feels much longer. In any case, I truly am loving life here. As Jason pointed out though, it’s crazy to think that 1/6 of my internship… Continue reading JB… Two months of Joy and Blessing!
Joyfullyblessed… “Blessed is the One”
I was on the way home from church today and the song “Blessed is the One” by Daniel Doss Band was playing in my car. It really fit well with Pastor’s sermon series right now about the “Round-About Ways of God”. Many of the words connected with the point in the sermon last week about… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… “Blessed is the One”
Adventures of the New York Variety #3 and #4
Yay for more New York Adventures! This past week provided two more opportunities to explore the area and have some fun. Past New York Adventures (In case you missed these posts) Going to the Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival with the Mongielo Family Trip to Niagara Falls with my sister and her fiance (I guess… Continue reading Adventures of the New York Variety #3 and #4
Joyfullyblessed… To Let Go!
For those of you who are still getting to know me out here in NY, you will soon learn that I love music (and writing really long blogs). I love playing my guitar. I love attempting to play piano. I love writing songs. I love listening to music (of many kinds). I simply enjoy music. … Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… To Let Go!
Joyfullyblessed … by the “Little” things
While I was in Africa, I was amazed over and over again at how God works even in the littlest things. When I stopped to think about it, I realized that God wasn’t DOING more in Africa, but my eyes were just open to it because of the new situation. Upon my arrival back to… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed … by the “Little” things
Joyfullyblessed… New York Adventures #2
The past couple weeks have contained a couple WNY adventures. I’m truly enjoying the time I’ve gotten to explore this area that’s new to me. This blog title includes the phrase “#2” in hopes that there will be many more adventures to blog about throughout my time here. (and I’m counting my trip to the… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… New York Adventures #2
Joyfullyblessed… to simply be His child
So, I always appreciate when people are real with me, so here I am, being “real” with the world. It finally happened. All the events, emotions, and adventures of the past few months of my life just hit me like one of those giant wrecking balls taking down a house. I knew it would… Continue reading Joyfullyblessed… to simply be His child