Chase the Goose!

I am continuing my reading of Mark Batterson's latest book, "Wild Goose Chase". It is an EXCELLENT read! I also enjoyed his other book, "In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day". And I have previously shared his "Chase the Lion Manifesto". He has "tweaked" it and come up with "Chase the Goose".....so I share it with you here:

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Don't let fear dictate your decisions. Don't take the easy way out. Don't maintain the status quo. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing not to lose and start playing to win. Expand your horizons. Create some margins. Take off your sandals. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live today like it is the first day and the last day of your life. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshipping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Challenge old assumptions. Blaze new trails. Don't stop making mistakes. Celebrate your failures. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Don't make a living. Make a life. Quit making excuses. Quit playing defense. And quit putting eight-foot ceilings on what God can do. CHASE THE GOOSE!

Howdy!

Hey everbody!
It has been a good call week thus far! Thanks for your prayers. Keep them going up!!!
Clay had a PSA done this week. We haven't heard the results from it yet (don't expect it to be anything but ZERO anyway). He sees the doctor for a check-up on September 5th. We are praising God NOW for His good report!!!

God's love & mine,
Nonnie
aka Lauren

Wild Goose Chase

Hey everybody!!!

Well, Ambs' pastor's new book came out yesterday, and I finally got my hands on a copy of WILD GOOSE CHASE (Subtitle: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God) and have begun reading it. Oh my gosh......it will mess you up! A MUST read!!! I loved his book, IN A PIT WITH A LION ON A SNOWY DAY, but this newest book is awesome, too!
Here is a "zinger" from Chapter 2 (page 16-17) that I LOVE!:

"I'm not convinced that your date of death is the date carved on your tombstone. Most people die long before that. We start dying when we have nothing worth living for. And we don't really start living until we find something worth dying for. Ironically, discovering something worth dying for is what makes life worth living." ~~~ Mark Batterson

WOW! That is powerful.....just let it sink in. I truly encourage EVERYONE to read BOTH of these books!

Have a super-blessed, SUPERNATURAL weekend! (I'm gonna!)

God's love & mine,
Nonnie
aka Lauren

Channels of Blessing

GoOD Morning everybody! Hope this finds each one of you doing well. All is great and blessed here......we are sooooooo blessed and highly favored. GO GOD!!! We have been having such incredible services at church.....I can't even begin to tell you all that is happening.....not only AT church, but within the Body of Believers in Dawson County (and beyond!!!). It is mind-boggling. God is moving miraculously and right in our midst. You definitely don't want to miss out......get your feet wet.....hop in with us and get ready for the things to come will be even MUCH greater than these things we are experiencing now. (What we are experiencing now is just the "tip of the iceberg".....the biggest part of it is yet to come, and can't even be "seen" yet).
I read a prophetic word from Dutch Sheets earlier this morning about the month of September being a month of "SUDDENLIES".......whew! I know that NONE of us wants to miss out on that, but we (this includes especially me) need to begin now to prepare for that.....to make room for Him.....and in order to "make room" we gotta get rid of the "junk" in our lives. How sad that many missed an opportunity in Bethlehem long ago, to host the birthing of our Lord Jesus Christ.....because there was "no room". Well, a new "birthing" is about to take place of His Spirit......so MAKE ROOM!!! GO GOD!
Another thing God repeatedly keeps telling me (it may just be a word for me, but I feel I need to share it also) is that we need to stop being just "reservoirs"......we go to church and conferences and just get to "filled-up" and blessed, but then we fail to become "channels" for him, so that it can overflow into others' lives and make a difference, so HIS Kingdom can be manifested in all the earth. Let that sink in.......it's a now-word (at least for me....and on a lot of different levels, too). Make us channels, Lord!!!
Have a super-blessed, SUPERNATURAL week! (I'm gonna!!!).

Also, please pray, I start a week of call at work tomorrow (Tuesday, 8/19). Pray for a "Peace be still" week, including this upcoming weekend, for me and the others that are working on-call alongside me. Thanks!

God's love & mine,
Nonnie
aka Lauren

Please Pray!!!

This is straight from our local news here. and we are saddened about the passing of such young ones! Please pray for the surviving kids and ALL the families involved!

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Truck Accident Kills 2, Injures 7 In O'Donnell
Posted @ www.kcbd.com (our local NBC News Affiliate)
Aug 2, 2008 05:17 PM CDT

Truck Accident Kills 2, Injures 7 In O'Donnell
The Department of Public Safety tells NewsChannel 11 that two teens were killed, and seven others were injured early Saturday morning when a pick-up flipped three times just north of O'Donnell. The driver, 14-year-old Bobbi Brewer of O'Donnell was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities also pronounced 14-year-old April Lam of Tahoka dead at the scene.
Seven other teens were injured. DPS tells us they are: Jasmine Cano, 14 of O'Donnell, Jared Calvio, 15 of Tahoka, Sierra Rosalas, 13 of Tahoka, Joel Ortigon of Lamesa, Simon Reyna, 18 of O'Donnell, Joshua Garcia, 17 of Lamesa, and Anastacia Zepada, 15 of O'Donnell. Their conditions were not available.
The group was headed north on Doak Street, just north of O'Donnell in a Toyota pick-up around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Investigators say Brewer had been drinking and lost control. The truck hit the bar ditch, and rolled three and a quarter times, coming to rest on the passenger side.
This accident remains under investigation. DPS tells us none of the teens were wearing a seatbelt.