Daily 5 - Day 301

Today's daily 5:
1. House church tonight
2. Got through a task I'd been procrastinating on for at least a week.
3. Made lasgna for supper at my parent's house tonight
4. Got a surprise in the mail today
5. Little steps towards following a dream

Procrastinating

I am procrastinating this morning.

The big "to do" item on my list for today is to fill out some government paperwork online.

A process that the website promises will likely take at least an hour.

So I'm procrastinating.

It's the first thing I'm going to do.

After I empty the dishwasher for my parents.

And make a cup of tea.

And eat a pumpkin cookie (I made another batch yesterday.)

After I read a few blog posts from around the world.

And after I stop in here, to mention that I'm procrastinating.

But it's the first thing I'm going to do.

Really.

Daily 5 - Day 300

Today's daily 5:

1. 300 days!!!
2. Dove into some future plans today. (details coming soon!)
3. Found a blog comment this morning on a recently written post from an author I very much admire who I'd quoted in the post. That definitely made me smile!
4. Prepared a really good pair of side dishes for supper tonight at mom and dad's. Deluxe mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus and mushrooms.
5. Coffee with a new friend. Another awesome connection that I'm looking forward to developing in the future.

Bless the Lord

My brother T introduced me to this song, and I love how it builds towards the end... He led it in worship on Sunday with his new wife, and it was a powerful moment for me as I sat there...

Bless the Lord (Jeff Deyo)

For your beauty,
For your goodness,
And your wisdom.. Awesome God
Praise the Lord oh my soul, Praise the Lord.

For your power,
For your honor,
And your splendor... Mighty God
Praise the Lord oh my soul, Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord oh my soul, Praise the Lord.

Chorus:

And I will worship you,
I will bless your name forever,
I will worship you,
Bless the Lord oh my soul, Bless the Lord
Bless the Lord oh my soul, Bless the Lord

For your Kindness
For your Favor,
For your Mercy.. Gracious One
Thank the Lord oh my Soul, Thank the Lord.

For your fire,
For your testing
And your Spirit... Holy One
Thank the Lord oh my Soul, Thank the Lord.
Thank the Lord oh my Soul, Thank the Lord.

Chorus

Bless the Lord oh my Soul,
Bless the Lord oh my Soul, Bless the LORD!

For your Suffering,
For your Anguish
And your sorrow.. humble King,
Bless the Lord oh my soul, Bless the Lord
Bless the Lord oh my soul, Bless the Lord

For your Victory
For your Triumph,
And you'll soon come and reign over all.

And I will worship you, 
I will bless your name forever. 
I will worship you, 
Bless the Lord oh my Soul, Bless the Lord 

And I will worship you, 
I will bless your name forever. 
I will worship you, 
Bless the Lord oh my Soul, Bless the Lord 
Bless the Lord oh my Soul, Bless the Lord 

Bless the Lord oh my Soul,
Bless the Lord oh my Soul,
Bless the Lord oh my Soul,
Bless the Lord oh my Soul, Bless the Lord

Daily 5 - Day 299

Today's Daily 5:

1. Two helpful advising meetings as I ponder things coming next
2. Coffee with a long-time friend who also happens to be the Pentecostal chaplain at the university here (who I've known since I was a student at said university).  It was great to talk with him about where my journey has taken me and where he and his family are at.  And it was fun to talk about some of the more "spirit-filled" things that I don't get to talk about a lot with people in Calgary.
3. My former roommate phoned from the UK today.  We spent an hour catching up on each others lives and plans for the next several months.  And we laughed, and talked about how God was working.  It was so good to chat with her.  I really miss her.
4. Got a call about a potential job interview - another one of those clarifying questions before they decide who they're interviewing sort of things, but this one might actually fit well with some of what I'm dreaming about.
5. Managed to get all the information I need to make some decisions, and mostly made the decisions - now I'm going to sleep on it for a night and finalize things tomorrow.
6. Really enjoying reading some fiction again lately after about a 1.5 year hiatus for a variety of reasons.
7. Had a natural health treatment tonight that confirmed that my body is actually significantly less stressed since I am no longer working at my previous employer.
8. thankful for the advice of family as I navigate some interesting waters
9. leftovers, but good food for several meals today
10. hot apple cider while I met with my chaplain friend - haven't had that in ages, and this stuff was tasty!