Happy Belated Thanksgiving and Other Thoughts from the Weekend.

I finally for my Thanksgiving Dinner even though it was 3 weeks late, but you won't hear a complaint from me! I'm just happy I finally got a turkey dinner and I got to share it with a great bunch of people too. Yes, dinner went well and the pumpkin pie turned out great as well...even though i wasn't sure if the pastry would turn out for a little while. Because I am on the topic of thanksgiving right now, I think I need to do some thanking! Thank you Lord for showing me how truly great and real you are in my life over the past weeks. Thank you to my great group of friends here in England who welcomed me into their lives with no reservations and such heart felt welcome---it is so truly appreciated and you all have blessed me so greatly. Thank you to my family and friends at home for your support and prayers as i figure out where the Lord is leading me in the months to come. Thank you to Karen and her flatmates for opening up their home to the bunch of us time after time and making it at least for me a retreat away from the uni flats!
Fireworks on Saturday night were fantastic! We Canadians have nothing like this day. True we have Canada day, but i've never seen such a display of fireworks in my life. The British definately know how its done properly...at least in this case! Although we all got soaked right through because of the rain, it was still a lot of fun.
Last night at church, we sang a song that has been going through my mind for weeks...or at least the chorus of it has: "Lord Reign in me, reign in your power, over all my dreams, in my darkest hour, you are the Lord of all I am so won't you reign in me again. " These are fairly powerful words for me to contemplate as I connect them to my life. I definately have big dreams and somedays it would seem so much easier to try and fulfill them on my own, but that's not the way i'm suppose to go about doing things.
My devotions last night took me to Psalm 145 of all places...it was not my starting point, but it was one of those side passages to look at. It centred around verses 13-21 "Your Kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love him, but the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature priase his holy name for ever and ever."
Blessings,
Jana