December 2007
Monthly Archive
She’s Gone!!
Posted by Paul on 19 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Coffee Thoughts, General, Hope, Ponderings, Prayer, Writers
I just watched an old friend be hauled off, to be recycled and used for something else, what, I will never know.
It brought a little sadness to my heart as I watched her be towed away. I always referred to her as her because she was so faithful, but last week her heart just gave out!
Betsy’s transmission just gave out, no heart left and she was beyond repair, not redeemable, so I watched her be towed away, I felt such a sadness in my heart and tears welled up in my eyes, for Betsy and I shared a lot of trips together!
She is gone and I will miss her!
I am so glad that we are not beyond redemption, aren’t you?
That even at the last moment, there is hope, even as there was for one of the two men that were being crucified with our Lord and He recognized that he was guilty of his sins but the Lord was not and he said, “remember me this day” and the Lord did.
I am glad that when I broke down, as I went through the battle with cancer, through the surgeries, the divorce, that He never forsook me or left me, rather He redeemed me in my brokenness.
He took this broken vessel and brought life forth and gave new hope, new purpose in the birthing of Hill Country Thoughts, of writing, a coffee cup ministry and more friends then I could ever realize.
And now a new venture may beginning and I would love for you to pray for me and this new journey, I am at a crossroads in my life, a new journey and it is my hope, that next April, I will begin a journey with Youth With A Mission – Strategic Frontier in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were I would be doing a three month Crossroads DTS Training and two month outreach.
I will be following in the steps of my children, as my son Joshua and daughter Elise have been part of Youth With A Mission in Colorado Springs, as well as Teen Missions in Florida.
My oldest daughter Gloria too was and is involved with Teen Missions, even the grandkids too, have been part of Teen Missions.
Please keep this in your prayers, as I share in the weeks ahead my journey. I will also be expanding my coffee cup tent stakes also. There are a lot of coffee shops in The Springs, Please pray also that the Lord would provide me with a car, for nothing is impossible with God!
Till later,
Paul
A Heart Set Free!
At His Feet!
Posted by Paul on 17 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Encouragement, General, Ponderings, Remembering
There is just something about waking with the praise of the Lord on your lips and a sense of hope in your heart!
Knowing the Father is with you, opening your heart and given you a rest and assuring your heart all is well, all is well!
That He calls us to a place of trusting Him, of abandoning our hearts to Him, of saying Lord Jesus, here I am, I am yours, walk with me, reveal your heart this day, take charge! Take the wheel of my life Holy Spirit and guide me!
What a hope we have, when we know that our Father wants us, you and I, to wake with hope in Him, that no matter where we are, no matter the situation, He is with us!
I have come to learn a simple truth, from the Father, one that He spoke to me over thirty years ago, and that was, to simply seek to know Him, to sit at His feet as it where, to be intimate with Him, with His word, with His presence, that in simplicity He would reveal Himself, at His feet, we will find the way.
In the last four years, He continues to show Himself true to His word, that in seeking him and him alone, will come the peace and rest that only comes when we abide and dwell in Him.
I have come to learn that no matter the battle or the situation, He is there, always there! Leading us and guiding us and whispers to our heart, “be still and know, be intimate with me, for I will be with you always, I will never leave you nor forsake you, never!”
How awesome is that!!
Till later,
Paul
A Heart Set Free!
From The Journal
Posted by Paul on 14 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: General, Ponderings, Prayer
“Father, forgive me for my failures, for not always yielding to you in the midst of the battles.”
“Renew a clean heart and right spirit in me! Let me dwell in you and be made whole! I need you Father, I don’t know what to do.”
“I look to you Father, I look to you today!”
“Forgive me for not writing, for not picking up my pen and yielding my heart to you and trusting you to speak to my heart and give expression through the pen.”
“It is so easy Father, to look at the situations, rather than look to you.”
“Help me to look to you, to trust you, to abandon my heart and myself to you.”
“Help us all Father, this day, to let go and let you be God, to be the Father that I need, that we all need!”
“I love you Father, my hope is in you!”
“Love your son,
Paul”
Grounded!!
Posted by Paul on 11 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Coffee Thoughts, Encouragement, Family, Friends, General, Hope, Prayer
I am grounded, literally grounded 
It all began Saturday night on my way home from an awesome meeting. On the way home I made a wrong turn and was lost, on a small two lane road, dark, when I heard an awful grinding noise, of metal and the car began to slow down and just stopped with the motor running.
I could see cars behind me in the distance and I did not know what to do because there was no where to go, embankment on both sides.
I open the door and got halfway out of the car, waving my hands, my hat, which I was glad was my cowboy hat, large and white. I know I look like some kind of crazy Texan and the cars slowed down, no one got out, would you?
I said a quick prayer to the Lord, “Help” and put the car in gear and it engage and I was driving down the road, door partly open and finally got to a bigger road, crawling along and finally made it to I575 but was heading North instead of South and when I crossed over, the car gave up and the transmission blew and here I was sitting at 01:30 in the morning, talking to the Lord and to my son, who called my daughter, who with her husband came and rescued me.
Got most of the stuff out of the car and it sits on the side on the road, waiting, an old but faithful car, that gave its all. The car is beyond repair, a transmission would be worth more than the car.
But in the midst of all of this I had and still have a peace of the Lord, for He knows that I need a car. Hill Country Thoughts will not stop, it will continue, maybe not at the coffee shops for awhile, but it will go on!
I am living on social security, so please be in prayer my friends, that the Lord will open the doors for a small car, one that gets good mileage and will allow me to get from place to place to minister, to share the hope, the rest, the peace of the Lord, with others one cup at a time.
I so appreciate you my friends, for your friendship, your words of encouragement and exhortation. I know a time is coming, soon, that I will be able to rejoice and say, ” See, what great things the Father has done. He takes care of His children, I am a testimony of a loving Father, who has been with me on this journey, these last four years and He will continue to be with me!
Till later,
Paul
What Do You See?
Posted by Paul on 07 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Art, Friends, General, Writers
It always amazing me how the Lord does things when we least expect it, as He did the other night at The Serene Bean
Wednesday night’s are open mike night at The Serene Bean, where you have everything from music, to poetry and now art.
As I watched a new friend, Ginger Mosher, paint, it was awesome to see the picture begin to take shape and form.
What she painted, spoke volumes to me and sparked in me to remember my post called Broken Hearted and for the first time, I did a reading of one of my poems at Bean.
It is an awesome painting, it was a work in progress and Ginger just sent me a photo of the finished painting called Christmas 2007 and I wanted to share it with you all this evening.
I hope you are as blessed as I was. When I looked at the picture, I had a sense of peace, of rest, of healing, of the mending of brokenheartedness.
Take a look at it, what do you see?
I know what I see and what it spoke to me, what might it speak to you during this time of the year!
Ginger, it was a blessing to meet Ira and you Wednesday night, at The Bean.
I look forward to more of your work. Thank you for listening to the Lord, to come and paint, for it blessed me, as well as others!
Till later,
Paul
