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My Husband, My brother in Christ

I especially enjoy writing about Biblical Womanhood as well as the application of Biblical theology from the perspective of a woman longing to communicate my love for who God is as revealed in His Word of knowable and applicable truth and NOT who I imagine He is from some sentimental, me-centered perspective that is based on relative, roller-coaster ride of self-sustained religion 'truth'. In other words, I like to encourage others to press on in His truth and His love for His glory.

But then, everything I have written has likely been said a whole lot better by someone else. I definitely have no insight that is deeper than what God has already revealed. Therefore, if you find anything of value here than give God the glory!

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"Lisa at Deo Volente is another blogger that I'd love to meet with and share some coffee. She's been through some rough circumstances in her life, and she's come through them clearly showing the grace of God, and honouring Him through those circumstances. Her various posts are sometimes funny, often really make you think, and always theologically sound."-Jen at JoythruChrist

Lisa is passionate about her reformed faith and her posts reflect how her faith is practically applied to situations in her life. Very difficult ones, from time to time...Ukrainiac

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Transition

We are in that process of construction on our home in which we had to take down my computer and the network to move it. I am actually typing this entry on my blackberry... Which if you have ever experienced typing on one, you would know it is, by now, causing my thumbs to cramp. Though it is quite odd to me that technology has advanced so much that this is even possible. The downside to this is that there is no spell check. I am not sure when we will be able to get it back up. We have a Christmas party over here on Thursday to also prepare for.
E-mails and comment moderation for my blog go directly to this blackberry so until we get our computers running again, this is how I will keep in touch. I can even read my favorite blogs, websites, morning and evening Spurgeon on this thing. It is more like a techy toy and I feel like a kid in a candy store. I have to admit that my favorite thing about this (birthday gift from my husband) is the fact that it allows me to communicate more with my husband. He is on call at the hospital 16 days out of this month... Along with all of our home construction, that spells "quality time, not quantity time." I can send e-mails to him in the middle of surgery to remind him that I love him, etc. For that alone it makes thumb typing worth it. Gotta go soak my thumbs now. In the meantime, press on in HIS truth and HIS love for HIS glory.

Posted by Lisa on December 20, 2006

Comments

Awww... that's so sweet! (the part about keeping in touch with hubby) Wow, he's a surgeon? Sounds exhausting. But then so is your work!

Posted by: joythruChrist | December 20, 2006 05:14 PM

Hey girl,
Actually my husband is an anesthesiologist. A lot of people do not realize that you have to be an M.D. To be one and do a specialty residency program to be eligible to sit for the grueling written and oral exams to be board certified.
Someone from high school contacted my husband asking him what he did for a living. He told him and the guy said, "I bet that is a lot easier than being a doctor."
Things like that do not bother my husband... But it bothered me because I know how hard he works and the fact that people have no clue that their lives are more in the hands of their anesthesiologist than their surgeon... And they go to school for just about as long. He also was an ER physician which has come in handy with our own children and a few others. I'll e-mail you some of the stories.
My husband's father is a surgeon. His 2 brothers and sister are in the process of becoming physicians also. They are a very medical missions minded family. Please consider praying for them. My husband is looking to join his father this next summer in Guatemala for medical missions. He will likely bring my 2 older sons.
One of my husbands brothers will be heading to a martyr/ closed to the Gospel country with his wife also.
These are essentially working vacations in which they do surgeries that are much-needed, but too expensive, on remote mountain village peoples for sometimes up to 12 hours a day as they also share the Gospel.
Thank you for your prayers dear sister in Christ. Your words of encouragement bless me.
Sincerely,
Lisa

Posted by: lisa4given | December 20, 2006 06:42 PM

That is fascinating about the missions trips! And I'll be praying for all of them. I'm sure it'll be quite an experience for your sons.

And let your husband know that the anesthesiologist was my most favoritest person in the world the one time I had to be put under! Mine was a funny guy; joking the whole time... at least I think he was; I was out pretty fast! LOL

Still praying for your health. I'm sure it's nice to have a doctor in the house who's also a loving husband. :)

Posted by: joythruChrist | December 21, 2006 01:33 AM

Ministry Opportunities

"I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest," declares the Lord GOD. "I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick..." Ezekiel 34:15-16

Psalm 127

"My Husband, My Hero of Faith"

Just a pilgrim on a journey...

"I will lift mine eyes unto the hills; from whence cometh my help? My help cometh from the Lord who made heaven and earth..." Psalm 121

Below is a video testimony about how God saved our marriage after an 18 month separation, 5 years into our marriage. We had 2 children when we separated. We now have 6 children and have been married for... well, OH so much longer!!!... by the grace of our faithful Heavenly Father.