{"id":27,"date":"2011-02-22T02:22:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T06:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?p=27"},"modified":"2011-02-22T02:22:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T06:22:59","slug":"soaking-up-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"Soaking up Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_29\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-29\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?attachment_id=29\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29\" title=\"Chico\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2011\/02\/background-March-newsletter1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying the view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rain is falling outside as I write on this cold California day, and yet,  just 5 days ago, this picture was taken in Chico, when we visited Naomi and  Ryan, and saw where they have made &#8220;home&#8221; for this season of their lives.\u00a0 I  send this picture as a reminder to you, and to us Groots, that it is good to stop  and see the beauty in front of our eyes&#8230;.to enjoy sweet fellowship&#8230;to see  Him.<\/p>\n<p>This time at home has been one of soaking up gems of wisdom from people we  have met along the way&#8230;of having those conversations that speak of God&#8217;s  working in and through the ordinary&#8230;of facing the battles with humility and  integrity&#8230;of being encouraged and challenged by those who have stayed the  course, despite&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Praying<\/strong> and asking God to let me <em>see<\/em> Him&#8230;.<strong>Journaling<\/strong> my emotions and asking God to help me\u00a0see the  patterns and get to the roots of woundedness that need His  healing&#8230;.<strong>Meditation and Fasting<\/strong>&#8230;.new journeys into quiet  and seeking God that are trying to make their way into a &#8220;lifestyle&#8221; of ministry  for me. \u00a0I recently asked God for a word to breathe in and out as I quieted my heart&#8230; the phrase that came to me, &#8220;Holy One&#8221;&#8230;.As I practiced saying this phrase, it took on different meanings as I thought of it&#8230;Wholly one&#8221;&#8230;.and even &#8220;Hole-y one&#8221; (this was probably influenced by a Bible Study I am going to with my mom)&#8230;but it kept coming back to &#8220;Holy One&#8221;&#8230;. \u00a0 \u00a0 <em>The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The journey here in the USA \u00a0is not over&#8230;.but it has been good. \u00a0I am thankful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=27&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rain is falling outside as I write on this cold California day, and yet, just 5 days ago, this picture was taken in Chico, when we visited Naomi and Ryan, and saw where they<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/groot\/?p=27\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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