(in)RL with (in)courage people!

Good morning, everyone:

I'm happy to share that I am "IN"Courage 2013 already!
Just finished my registration (free) and here a video to help us get started:



Last year I signed up for this great meetup online but had a family emergency that called me to travel in the same date of the online conference. I missed the whole live event but I'm glad I was there with and FOR my mom. God knows all about me and my heart, and I know He had and HAS a plan for me. So I was faithful even under such stressful environment and situation, to keep me going.

Look forward to this year's (in)courage with old and new friends!

Love,

Psalms 139:7-10

This is how I feel like most of the times when things seem to be so obvious or not-so-funny to me.
Then I remind myself of the fact that God may be working right on the "spot" needing to be fixed, as He has a greater plan that can be very different from what I'd like to see, and I have to stay still and wait for His work, DONE.

In the Psalms 139: 7-10 I see how this "working process" can start and end with God's Amazing Grace.
⁷ 7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
⁸ 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
⁹ 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
¹⁰ 10 even there your hand will guide me,    your right hand will hold me fast. 



Above is another postcard from (in)courage people. Just beautiful.

Have a blessed day.

Wednesday [2] celebrate: being alive

If we get stuck and start to question all bad or unwanted things and annoying people that are around us, life would be much fuzzier and unhappy.

But as human beings, we are susceptible to stupid acts or influences that may affect us or even be harmful to our peace. And forget to open the window of the heart and let the sunshine in.

Each family has its own story with difficulties and unwanted things behind the scenes. Ours is not different.

When younger I used to be very romantic (*P.S.: I still am, just not the "fool romantic" type anymore :D) - and I had many questions regarding the things I didn't like or approve. Obviously the answers didn't come throughout the years and although I didn't give up to find them I wouldn't let the question marks take over to other more important things in life.

Right now, our family are focused in my mom's illness. We DO have tons of questions, new and old ones. We all need answers. And hopefully very good ones.

But despite of all bad or unwanted, I'm grateful.

For being with my mom, in her weakest moments, for her, being ALIVE.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 10:10

"Deus Pode Fazer(o impossivel acontecer)"

The title today is in Brasilian Portuguese, which means "God Can Make A Way...".

Months ago I taught a gospel song in portuguese to my 5 years-young son. While we're playing and singing along, I knew he would learn the new words and keeping the melody in his little mind, but i never thought that he would remember and sing this song to me, few hours before I receive a shocking news and would need all the strength I could get...

And would be a blessing to me and to remind me of God's Love and Faith - through my little one's innocence reflected on to the meaning of its lyrics.

Today I was told by my dad that my mom's doctors found through her newest exams, images that are probably related to malign tumors. She has been in unknown pain for a while and suddenly I saw the reason of her sufferings. Those were not only connected to muscle and bone disfunctions, not a simple fibromyalgia, but something else, with much impact and surely deeper.

She's been into so many things in her life, during past years and now, I can see how this will be a life changing event to her, definitely.

I pray that God keeps her heart strong and makes her feel she is not alone. Give us wisdom to deal with all the upcoming changes to ours and specially her routine.

This is part of the song, in portuguese:

Deus pode fazer, o impossivel acontecer.

Ira fazer, acontecer, o que nao posso entender..

Sempre me guiara - e tambem me guardara.

Com forca e amor, a cada dia, Ele ira fazer...algo novo acontecer.

The photo you see is when we got the guitar and my little J enjoying his new "toy'.

This is a brazilian version of "God can make a way". One of my firsts and favorites.

Here's an English version video i found.