3 days. WOW-WEE! Can't believe it! Saying my goodbyes to friends, YL girls, church and my job has been REALLY tough. This move is not like leaving Nashville. It is wayyyy more bittersweet in the fact that I am leaving during a time that I felt completely comfortable here. I could not say that about Nashville and I think that was only because the Lord was having to leave me uncomfortable there to get me away....to prepare me for this....love high school kids and pour into their lives with my whole life.
The Lord has done so much in my heart to prepare me this this move! I am floored by the peace and confidence I have in walking this direction. It is sooooo sweet to see him speak so clearly to me this time around. I didn't hear that voice so clearly when I moved to CO....and I know that was God testing my trust....especially when none of the details were worked out. I guess this is his way of blessing my obedience by making this move so much easier as far a logistics go.
Man, my time here has been blessed and was not in vain or an accident. Although I was only here a year and a half, I know I have made an impact here and my life has been seriously changed, for I am not the woman I was when I arrived. The depth of friendships I have found here took 6 years to gain in Nashville. I am soooooooooo humbled by the fact that I have some of the most incredible and beautiful people I know now walking alongside me through life. My community will be dearly missed.
My church body in Denver, BLOOM church, has blessed me the most. I will miss being part of such a genuine and creative community of broken Christ followers. The vision and heart of Bloom is one of the most beautiful movements I have ever been a part of. Check out my church at www.bloomworship.com. I believe God will provide new community for me in Portland that will be amazing, but man, I will miss BLOOM (Steph, Brad "Buttface" Waller, Cyd-bird, Stamps, Bre and Jamie)...and the Gungors!!!!! ( I love you Lisa and Michael)!!!
So....we (KK, Kyle and I) leave on Saturday early morning!! It will be so fun to have two of my best friends drive out there with me....and then Kyle moves to Portland a month later! Yay! Thank you for all your support, encouragement and prayers during this transition. I have loved getting so many emails for you and am honored to walk through life with you!
I will keep you updated on the move...but for now I must get back to work...I have so much to do in the next 3 days!
love.to.you.all.
ERNIE
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
VOTE FOR RICKY BRADDY ON AMERICAN IDOL
Ok peeps. One of my good friends from college is on American Idol...TONIGHT!!!
Ok…so I am asking you a HUGE favor. Even if you don’t watch AI, I am asking you to make an exception watch tonight….
WHY you ask? Well one of my good friends from college, Ricky Braddy is in the top 36 and will sing tonight!!! He needs as many votes as possible to stay on the show. Tonight they will take the 36 and narrow it down to 12.
Ricky has been the ONLY guy of the 36 contestants that America has not heard sing yet (but he is one the judges top 3)…and he is the most talented. The odds are already against him, so It is going to be REALLY hard to keep him on the show if he doesn’t get enough votes. So PLEASE watch the show tonight and vote. Vote as many times as your fingers will allow. IT'S FREE, so it will not cost you a thing!
Thanks so much Friends! PLEASE DO THIS FOR ME if you don't know Ricky personally!!!
WHY you ask? Well one of my good friends from college, Ricky Braddy is in the top 36 and will sing tonight!!! He needs as many votes as possible to stay on the show. Tonight they will take the 36 and narrow it down to 12.
Ricky has been the ONLY guy of the 36 contestants that America has not heard sing yet (but he is one the judges top 3)…and he is the most talented. The odds are already against him, so It is going to be REALLY hard to keep him on the show if he doesn’t get enough votes. So PLEASE watch the show tonight and vote. Vote as many times as your fingers will allow. IT'S FREE, so it will not cost you a thing!
Thanks so much Friends! PLEASE DO THIS FOR ME if you don't know Ricky personally!!!
LOVE.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Hello Lord
Ok..I love Sara Groves. There is a song from her older album "Conversations" called "Hello Lord" that is stuck in my head today. The words in this song are the exact words I would write in a letter to God today. So here they are...but they are not my own...just to make sure you don't think that I am the author.
Hello Lord, it's me your child
I have a few things on my mind
Right now I'm faced with big decisions
And I'm wondering if you have a minute, cuz
Right now I don't hear so well
And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil
So I could sit with you in person
And hear what you're saying but
Right now, I just can't hear you.
I don't doubt your sovereignty
I doubt my own ability to hear what you're saying
And to do the right thing
And I desperately want to do the right thing
But right now I don't hear so well
And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil
So I could sit with you in person
And hear what you're saying but
Right now, I just can't hear you.
And somewhere in the back of my mind
I think you are telling me to wait
And though patience has never been mine
Lord, I will wait to hear from you
Oh Lord, I'm waiting on you
Right now I don't hear so well
And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil
So I could sit with you in person
And hear what you're saying but
Right now, I think you're whispering
This move to Portland is getting the best of me. I am soooo excited...but also super nervous. I have no idea where it is coming from. I am NEVER like this but then again I have always made REALLY QUICK decisions when I move. I have had months and months to process this...which I am learning is wearing on me because I wasn't taking my thoughts captive like I should have.
Is it the unknown that scares me? Sure. But everything is relatively unknown. We THINK we know what's going to happen but REALLY our Father had been in control the entire time. Everything thus far that I dreamed of doing or THOUGHT I would do has gone VERY differently than I planned. SOOOOO much better than my plans. I am learning just how much of a planner I am and how while I know the Lord delights in our dreaming, I think He also requires us to hold on to thing loosely. I CLING to my plans and that eliminates the need for trust. Brennan Manning says in his book "Ruthless Trust", "Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father's active goodness and unrestricted love". AMEN and AMEN. Man oh man I want to trust Him more. I want to walk in confidence in the direction He leads...and I believe I will. I believe in the calling he has put on my life to love high school kids. I need to feel the weight of that and walk accordingly with thankfulness and honor for what I am able to serve him through!
I am going to Portland to visit January 15-19. I am excited about the trip, not only to meet people but also to explore the new city that I will call home! Maybe this trip will help in that trust. Or maybe I should start fervently seeking Him to gain that trust. whoa.
Ok, that's all for now. If you are new to reading this, just be prepared for my entire vulnerability and honesty. I don't hold back. haha.
Love to you!
Hello Lord, it's me your child
I have a few things on my mind
Right now I'm faced with big decisions
And I'm wondering if you have a minute, cuz
Right now I don't hear so well
And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil
So I could sit with you in person
And hear what you're saying but
Right now, I just can't hear you.
I don't doubt your sovereignty
I doubt my own ability to hear what you're saying
And to do the right thing
And I desperately want to do the right thing
But right now I don't hear so well
And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil
So I could sit with you in person
And hear what you're saying but
Right now, I just can't hear you.
And somewhere in the back of my mind
I think you are telling me to wait
And though patience has never been mine
Lord, I will wait to hear from you
Oh Lord, I'm waiting on you
Right now I don't hear so well
And I was wondering if you could speak up
I know that you tore the veil
So I could sit with you in person
And hear what you're saying but
Right now, I think you're whispering
This move to Portland is getting the best of me. I am soooo excited...but also super nervous. I have no idea where it is coming from. I am NEVER like this but then again I have always made REALLY QUICK decisions when I move. I have had months and months to process this...which I am learning is wearing on me because I wasn't taking my thoughts captive like I should have.
Is it the unknown that scares me? Sure. But everything is relatively unknown. We THINK we know what's going to happen but REALLY our Father had been in control the entire time. Everything thus far that I dreamed of doing or THOUGHT I would do has gone VERY differently than I planned. SOOOOO much better than my plans. I am learning just how much of a planner I am and how while I know the Lord delights in our dreaming, I think He also requires us to hold on to thing loosely. I CLING to my plans and that eliminates the need for trust. Brennan Manning says in his book "Ruthless Trust", "Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father's active goodness and unrestricted love". AMEN and AMEN. Man oh man I want to trust Him more. I want to walk in confidence in the direction He leads...and I believe I will. I believe in the calling he has put on my life to love high school kids. I need to feel the weight of that and walk accordingly with thankfulness and honor for what I am able to serve him through!
I am going to Portland to visit January 15-19. I am excited about the trip, not only to meet people but also to explore the new city that I will call home! Maybe this trip will help in that trust. Or maybe I should start fervently seeking Him to gain that trust. whoa.
Ok, that's all for now. If you are new to reading this, just be prepared for my entire vulnerability and honesty. I don't hold back. haha.
Love to you!
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