Days like Daisy's

Today I heard the story of a precious little princess, whose name is Daisy.

3 years ago a Day like Daisy's would be one full of adventure, learning, love, and so much joy. What else could it be for a five year old girl growing up in California? If you were to ask her what she wanted to be she'd answer with: "An astronaut..or a Warrior for God!"

Little did she know that in a few weeks she would be a warrior- fighting death, and clinging to God for life.

Today, a Day like Daisy's would be filled with chemo, doubt, pain, tears...and prayer, hope, faith. A day like Daisy's...how can anyone of us imagine?

Because today, Daisy is fighting cancer for the third time. Twice she has thought it was over, God had given them victory, and three times they have heard that they must enter the battle yet again.

But do they give up, retreat or surrender? No. Clinging to God as their Captain, and the One who is "The Victorious Warrior," their "Stronghold in the day of trouble", they fight.

And as they fight they realize, that God is not only their Warrior...but He is their Healer....their Comforter. Their Father.

In a Day like Daisy's all one can do is hold on to today, because in a Day like Daisy's tomorrow is uncertain.
In a Day like Daisy's all one can do is stand on God, because in a Day like Daisy's all else has fallen away.

What lessons would I learn if God gave me a life like Daisy's? What truths would be revealed if God gave me a life like Daisy's? What Joy would I cling to if God gave me a life like Daisy's?

Or, even....even just a Day like Daisy's?

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In every change, He faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend

Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake

To guide the future, as He has the past.

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;

All now mysterious shall be bright at last.

Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know

His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below.

 


To hear the full story: http://prayfordaisy.com/#/daisy-video-daisys-seven-month-journey/

2013 Resolutions...To Whom it May Concern

New Years has come and I'm still running around trying to get my resolutions and ambitions set. I thought a good way to be help keep me accountable is to post it on my blog for the World (you) to see..instead of scribbling in tiny letters in a tiny notebook to be stuffed into a tiny drawer.

So, Ahem, I present to you my 2013 Resolutions (as they stand today)

Each Month:
 1) First, the thing I'm most excited about and determined to do is a Reading list I put together. A friend recommend a book to me, and as I was going through my dad's shelves to find it I kept coming across so many books that I had never seen before. Thus, the List came about to be... Here it is:
   Spiritual Secret (1/3 of the way through!)
   The Joy of Fearing God
   The Soul-winners Fire
   Power through Prayer
   Sovereignty of God
   Not My Will
   Pursuit of God
   Attributes of God
   Loving God with all Your Mind
   Signs of the Spirit
   5 Points of Calvinism
   Created to be His Help-meet
 2) Draw a portrait
 3) Read through Proverbs

Each week: 
 1) Write in the Future Notebook
 2) Specific prayer day for Mosite

Each Day:
 1) Laugh for a minute
 2) Iron chair for a minute
 3) 50 sit-ups
 4) Arm wrestle (hahaha, yes. ;))

Other:
 1) Finish High-school (yeessss)
 2) Get fit (Aha, yes, it did slip in there again!)
 3) Write music
 4) Discover Classical Music
 5) Learn how to cook one killa meal from different cuisines

And of course those Spiritual attributes:
 1) Pray without ceasing
 2) Daily sacrifice self to God
 3) Love, Love, Love
 4) Serve a) God and b) others
 5) Ponder before speaking
 6) Witness like the World's on fire

 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be [the] glory.... Amen