Lynse Leanne

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Jenni Clayville is an awesome woman of God.  I was blessed to get to meet her when i went out to Oregon for 10 days in June.  She is a worship leader, wife and mother.

Her pursuit for honesty, truth and a Godly life inspires me to do the same.  She is one of the strongest women that i know….and the funniest.

You can read more of her rockstar blog here.

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I’ve been running…

Since I was seven years old, I’ve been running.

When my parents divorced… I ran.
When I couldn’t find my significance… I ran.
When I was building my career and life… I ran.

You see, it wasn’t just the bad things I ran from. I had no idea how to process or deal with life in a healthy way. I didn’t understand that running from the issue didn’t resolve or change the issue… it only “misplaced” me. When anything ever happened to me, good OR bad, I ran.

Each time I ran, I just found myself more… lost.

This practice of running quickly trained me to stuff my feelings, hide my secrets and eventually, I was such a good runner, I ran STRAIGHT into another man’s arms.

“BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.”

“Still” scares me.
“Still” means I have to FACE my problems.
“Still” means I have to admit my mistakes.
“Still” means I don’t get to be all jacked-up and hopeless anymore.
“Still” means I NEED grace.

But you know what?…

“Still” also meant I get to breathe.
“Still” gave me time to heal my hurts.
“Still” meant that healing was just around the corner.
“Still” gave me a second chance.
“Still” meant resolution and restoration.

“STILL” was exactly what I needed.

I stopped running and let others catch up with me. I let others carry me (which to be completely honest was and IS very uncomfortable for me, but needed), and more importantly… when I stopped, I realized I had no reason for running.

I spent 23 years running… non-stop. I was tired.

Aren’t YOU tired?

Last night we were in life group with Crystal, David and Diane and Rindy….we just started discussing the book Ragamuffin Gospel…one of my absolute favourites…and this was one of the best parts for me. It made my heart jump. It may be the season of life that i am in, but it moved me.

“Grace strikes us when we are in great pain and restlessness.  It strikes us when we walk through the dark valley of meaningless and empty life….it strikes us when, year after year, the longed for perfection does not appear, when the old compulsions reign within us as they have for decades, when despair destroys all joy and courage.  Sometimes at the moment a wave of light breaks into our darkness, and it is a though a voice were saying, “You are accepted,  You are accepted, accepted by that which is greater than you, and the name of which you do not know.  Do not ask for the name now, perhaps you will find it later.  Do not try to do anything now; perhaps later you will do much. Do not seek anything, do not perform anything, do not intend anything.  Simply accept the fact that you are accepted.  If that happens to us, we are experiencing grace.” 

-quote from Paul Tillich in The Shaking of the Foundations

You are accepted…plain and simple….you are accepted. DANG!! I mean, think about that for just a minute…you are accepted. that’s powerful!

I would love to know your thoughts?

Today is Day 5 of the hair wash challenge….i have been out in the rain…i have had a head set on for producing Motion. So Day 5 aint looking too bad. Just sayin.

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many of you know my random fear of fish…i want to know what your most random fear is….