Currently Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear By Max Lucado see related

Great Book!

Check this one out!

Fearless by Max Lucado is an excellent book to read. It is the perfect book for this time in our society.

Lucado is a master storyteller. The book is full of stories and illustrations about situations that we all fear. Lucado shares common fears with the reader, but ends each chapter with a message of hope.

Why do we fear? Is there hope in a hurting world? How can we break free from the fears that bind us?
Lucado answers all of these questions through stories, scriptures, and life experiences.

This book is full of life application for the reader today. Everyone struggles with fear of some sort.
Are you ready to break free from it? Pick up Fearless by Max Lucado. It is a terrific read!

Trina

Currently Into the Wild By Jon Krakauer see related

Reading, Watching, Being!

 READING:

Between work and school, there seems to be little time for reading for pleasure. But I just finished a book that I HAVE to pass your way. Into the Wild (see below). I'm sure you will see many spiritual parallels in the book and with your life.

WATCHING:

August Rush. Great expression of love and creativity. Somewhere in our souls we all long for something that is missing. Dig deep and ask yourself the tough questions.

BEING: My barista was almost in tears today. I don't know why, but  I knew something was really bothering her. She just said "drama" as she handed me my coffee. Perhaps she broke up with her boyfriend. Maybe she didn't get into the college that she applied for. Maybe she feels overwhelming lonliness. I don't know. But please pray for her. She is a sweet gal.

See you in December!

Trina

Currently Reading Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World By Gary A. Haugen see related

KC to Denver

I have been in Kansas City at our International Impact Conference. You can find pictures on the web at www.stonecroft.org. Check out the Karaoke pictures. It is a crack up!

I learned three things about myself there:

1. I am hopelessly wanting to go to Nigeria and/or South Africa in the next five years.

2. There are amazing people who love God, who sacrifice everything for him, all over this globe.

3. Sara Groves is one of my new faves. Her performance and work with IJM absolutely broke my heart.

But one of the best moments from this week was my first plane flight home.

It was a 6:20 flight from KC to Denver. I was exhausted. I was sitting next to a man that was 30 years my senior. He asked why I was in KC, and I told him. This led us on the journey of faith.

I shared with him all about my faith walk. The struggles, the joys, finding freedom in Christ. Being a seeker everyday and seeing his goodness in my life. All of it.

Then he shared with me about his Muslim faith. Things I didn't know about. Things that I had read, but no one had really explained to me.

Clearly we had theological differences, but there was a deep respect in the conversation. His view is that sometimes we need to look at commonalities in order to address global issues. He is a part of an interfaith movement that works together for the good of everyone.

We shared together about the many cultural, generational, and spiritual differences. I asked him who Jesus was to him. He told me. Then I shared who Jesus is to me. And he listened.

There were no arguments or harsh words. Just two people on the plane talking about faith and love. The full Gospel message is a non-negotiable for me, and in that moment, I got to share what it meant in my life.

I was surprised as the plane was landing that he asked me to pray. We held hands and I prayed to God openly and thanked him for the opportunity to sit by this man. I am changed because of that plane trip. Not my belief in God, but my desire to connect with people who are different than me. God has challenged my heart to listen more when I am talking to people.

My prayer is that people would always see Jesus in me.

Praise God for his goodness and the way that he works through us everyday.

I truly am a girl after his own heart.

Trina

Currently Listening Music for the Motion Picture Into the Wild By Eddie Vedder see related

Lessons from Juneau

I think that I need to find a way to streamline all of my online communities. I love facebook, I keep a blogspot, a xanga, a myspace, and email. That is a lot of writing.

Things are going well here. The kids have started school. They are excited because their schools have cafeterias. The love hot lunch (and I enjoy not having to pack a lunch at 7:00 am).

Noah starts preschool this week. He is now fully potty trained. Thank the Lord we will never again pay for diapers.

Jeff and I are adjusting to a new way of life here in Northern California. The pace is much slower. It takes a while to slow down. We are enjoying more dinners around the table and time with the kids.

This season of life kind of reminds me of my summer assignment in Juneau. We were on overdrive at the training school, then we were assigned to the most peaceful place in the world. Jeff adjusted right away. After corps programs, he would be in the back yard fly fishing in the evening (yes, we lived right by the water all summer). Needless to say...Alaskan's are not on the same break-neck pace as the rest of the country. It is very laid back. That is how it is up here...laid back. It is taking me a while to slow down. I am realizing that I have a big personality for a small town.

I read about kettle season coming up and it is strange to not be anticipating that part of the season. I plan to take our kids to the local corps to volunteer during Christmas. That is a wonderful thing about the Army ministry, our kids will have an opportunity to put their faith in action.

Actually, the church that we attend here did something really cool last week. Everyone met at the church for services and they closed the church down for the day. It was "be the church" day. People got in different cars and took off to serve the community in many different ways. They served in Jesus' name. It was really cool. I am realizing that outreach is in my DNA.

So that is the update here. Looking forward to a great fall. I am traveling for a few weeks in October and November.

I'm flying into BOISE!!! at the end of October. Funica...I will let you know my flight schedule so we can have lunch.

I have a layover in DENVER later this Fall and I get to see the Fentons for brunch (Maggie, Harold, Dave?). It is cool that I can still meet up with my Army friends from time to time.

Hope all is well with you!

Trina

Some have asked about the Women's Ministry that I work with. Below is the website. Check it out!

www.stonecroft.org

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