Respectable Sins

Our Wed. night ladies group is currently doing the Jerry Bridges "Respectable Sins" bible study... WOW...what a powerful, raw, difficult, convicting, awesome, painful, insightful and wonderful study... I've been taken down a peg or two by the Lord... a much needed peg or two... I would recommend EVERYONE read this book and do the workbook!!

Camp Shiktehawk

2 more day's and we are heading to the annual women's prayer summit... such high expectations... such anticipation... such emotion... I know God will meet us in a mighty way... I know God will use every element of the grounds, the people, the food, the fellowship, the quite time, the schedule, the speakers, the worship, the river...every element he'll use to touch, mold, shape, teach, convict, stretch, bless, heal and restore...

Lord I pray we are a group of ladies that enter into all you have for us this weekend...

Waiting on the Lord

I find the longer I journey with the Lord the easier it is to wait on Him..I am typically NOT a patient person... and praying for something specific and waiting on the Father is all new to me...but He's been so faithful to remind me in many ways that His timing is perfect...and mine is limited and flawed...

I've been waiting and praying for a prayer/accountability partner for quite some time. It's a relationship that I've wanted to have for over a year.... but the Lord has just kept that door closed... I'm still waiting... and praying...and trusting.

2009

Wow... it seems like it was just yesterday we were celebrating the year 2000!!! Time flies by too fast... New Years Day always has me reflecting back on the past... good or bad... This year as I look back over my life, and all the changes, I find myself thanking God for all I have...all I've been through...and all that is to come.... I've walked through some very dark times... and had some wonderful moments of joy... some journies of deep saddness... anger...hurt... and plenty of times to rejoice over... times of plenty and times of want--- but the thing that sticks out to me this year is something I've learned... God has always been with me, never left me or forsaken me... He knew each step of my journey and knows what the rest of it holds for me... I find comfort in that... I find joy in that... and I find that is something to be thankful for! Happy New Year!!!

Santa Clause has come to town!!!

Well... Christmas is over...for another year. I have been reminded once again how lucky, blessed and spoiled I am....

I must have been a very good girl this year!! The presents were endless.... and the love was bountiful!!!

Snow Storm !!!! Love um...hate um....

I am a lover of snow... don't mind winter... if I'm cold, I just add more layers of clothes... I love having white Christmases... and enjoy the obvious differences in the seasons in Aroostook County... my problem is with "snow day's"

Today we are having a 'blizzard'... it's a Monday morning...and I can't get out of my driveway... I feel guilty that I'm not at work! Should I have bundled up...gone outside...shoveled my driveway and tried to go to work?? The battle that goes on early in the morning on day's like this... I flip between the weather channel and the local news and cancellation lists... I keep looking out the window...(maybe hoping the snow will magically be cleared from my driveway and the storm stopped)...I usually call my sister, or she calls me and like this morning.... debate together on if I should travel from Fort Fairfield to PI...and she from PI to Caribou--- we both decided to stay home today... but if I would have been able to get out of my driveway... I most likely would have tried to go in to work... crazy??? maybe

Is anyone out there???

I've not blogged in a while... does anyone still read this?

SLACKER!!!

Oh Dear... I just noticed it's been over a month since I've posted a blog... WOW.. Has a month gone by already?? Where does the time go?

I've been loving my new job at Dr. Blackstones office...the staff is awesome...and Dr. Greg and Ginny are a pleasure to work for... I know this was a door held open my the Lord...and I was wise to walk through it... it's great! It's a lot to learn and somedays I feel overwhelmed by the details and all the stuff I don't know...but everyone is so patient with me and so helpful... I'm so blessed! Thank you Lord for this wonderful opportunity...I pray He will use me in this new venture to bring glory to Himself and expand the kingdom...

Other than the new job...life is moving right along as usual... Family is pretty good...(Thank you Lord)... Darren is doing well..(Thanks Lord)...Marriage is well... (Praise Jesus) ... House is clean and warm (Thank You Father) l...Car is running great...(Loving you Lord)... Grass is mowed... (didn't really care about this one, but Darren is happy!!!)... 3 1/2 Quards of wood for the winter...(God is so Good!!!)

Until Next Time!!! Shalom

The Word

Right now as life throws a ton of junk on my shoulders...and heavy rocks in my backpack... I am thinking of the promises in God's word... and trying to recall them and trust in them...and believe in them --when the enemy would have me focused on other thoughts... is this easy...NOPE... is it necessary and vital for my warfare, for my spiritual and emotional healing, for my growth ... YES...

God's word reminds me that He is mindful of me...and calls me by name... God's word reminds me that I am to praise Him, even in the lowest and darkest times of my life... God's word tells me that He has the hairs on my head numbered and if He cares about the fallen sparrow, then how much more does He care about me...The awesome word of God tells me that I am to enter His courts with praise and thanksgiving... and I think that means at all times...even when I feel weighed down and not very thankful... because He is worthy! This season shall pass and I'll have learned something more about the Lord and about myself through all of the bumps in my road... And for that I am grateful!

Jesus loves me this I know...for the Bible tells me so-- that is the one I'm focusing on the most right now...just knowing that Jesus loves ME! And that He will never leave me, nor foresake me...

Coffee Date!!

Yesterday morning I had a coffee date at 8am with a dear friend of mine. Through the good ole' telephone...this long distance friend and I were able to enjoy some quality time together and our morning coffee!!!! Thank you Lord for technology!!! I just wanted to say to this friend... thanks for sharing your morning with me... I miss you more than you can know!

Survived!!!!!

Well.. I have officially finished and survived the first week at my new job! Wow, what a week... it's physically exhausting learning so much...the world of Orthodontics is all brand new to me and there is so much to learn. I have to say I'm a bit overwhelmed, but I can see clearly why the Lord moved me here. I can see future day's and month's in this office and I know it's a good fit. Sometimes when you least expect it... the Lord of all creation comes in and shakes up your world and it's SO GOOD! I sometimes get in a place where I think the Lord is just so big and mighty...powerful and very busy that He's not really got much time for little ole' me. What a lie of the enemy!!! He's moved in a big way recently in my life! Shelly Condon's life!!! I know I've got some rough work day's ahead... there is just so much to piece together in my new job...but I know without a doubt that this move is all by the hand of God and I trust He will bring me through those tough day's.

Proverbs 3:6-7 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.

That brought me to this new season of my life...trusting that this open door at Dr. Greg's was all God's doing and not any human influence... and now I just need to continue to walk in that very same promise.

Moving On

Just when you least expect it...God calls you to something different and what are you to do but move on... In the last few weeks an opportunity has fallen into my lap that I was not asking for or expecting... But in God's great wisdom, I know there is a greater reason that is so far beyone my understanding that I just have to trust!! ... it's something I'm so excited about and really feeling a peace about. It's a leap of faith and I'm jumping in and moving on... I'll be taking a new position and leaving my current job at TAMC. I leave TAMC with a heavy heart but step into my new opportunity with great anticipation to see what God has in store for me.

God's Hand

It's amazing the way God will move things and people around...create opportunities and open doors that you didn't even know you wanted or needed... Change is scary -- the 'same old, same old' is comfortable...but when you see clearly what the Lord is calling you to-- where He's pulling you to...it's so amazing to watch His hands in your life.. I say all this to express my gratitude and heart for the Father... as He is currently pulling and stretching me... opening doors, creating opportunities and changing things up in my life... a challenge..YES... scary...YES... wonderful...YES!

In His Name

Father- thank you for your grace and mercy that is fresh and brand new today... Thank you for the prayer warriors you have placed in my life to cover me in times of need... times of struggle and times of battle... Today Lord - I choose with my will to walk in your presense...to flee from the things that do not glorify you and your holy name... I choose with my will to rise about the enemies schemes to kill, steal and destroy from my life... I choose to walk in the new creation you have made in me--to love like you love...and to forgive like you forgive... In your precious and gracious name...Amen

Potato Blossom Festival

I might sound like an over grown kid... and it might sound like a silly thing to 'love'...but this is the big weekend of the Potato Blossom Festival and I'm so excited!!! The food is great...the events are fun...we always see ton's of people we've not seen in a year... get to talk and catch up...we get to see our little town full of 'outsiders'... we get to watch the kids laugh and get sunburned... fireworks... street dance... movie under the stars!!!! I am a big kid!!!!

For the next four nights and part of the day's... Darren and I will be enjoying our hometown festival...with friends and family... and feeling very proud of the little town we live in... What more can a small town girl ask for? It's Aroostook County at it's finest!!!

The New Commandment

Pastor Rick and Marcia have moved onto the next adventure and mission that God has called them too... we need not fear that God will not be a large and real in our church and in our congretation...we need not wonder if our church will thrive and grow... it will...because God is present in our church...God is king in our church... and it's His house ... The message at last night's service was delivered via Pastor Fancy... what an awesome message.... I found myself convicted and weeping at the alter... seeking not only forgivness but guidance, wisdom and peace....today I can walk in those things knowing my Lord is faithful to provide.... God used Pastor Fancy last night to bring truth and light to God's people... it was a simple, yet powerful message...

John 13: 33-35 Dear Children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can't come where I am going. So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world you are my disciples.

You can't always get what you want!!!

The Rolling Stones were definately on to something... We want...and want...and want... and after all we have...we still want more!!!! More money... more things...more time...different lives...better homes, cars, jobs... at times, we want and expect things from God...and from people that are just unrealistic --

No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And if you try sometime you find
You get what you need

But God is faithful to provide what you NEED

I can only hope in the times when I'm hurting...angry...wanting more.. not satisfied , that my Father is already using those things to teach me...mold me..guide me and create a deeper understanding of His will for my life...

Life's Battles

2 Chronicles 32: 7 & 8
Be strong and courageous! Don't be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria or his mighty army, for there is a power far greater on our side! He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!

A dear friend of mine gave me this scripture today. How fitting when we find ourselves in the battles that life throws at us. We can always rest in the truth of the Father...

FYI

I miss my Dad-

I miss my kitty Romeo

I can't wait to go camping next week

I really want to take a cruise with my hubby

I love the Lord and right now in the midst of some struggles...I am giving Him praise today!

I am sad to see Rick & Marcia Kavanaugh move to NC...but look forward to hearing Rick's last sermon this weekend...and hopefully someday going to visit them in NC.

The ladies Disciple Maker Group that I co-lead with Erin Levesque and soon to be co-leader Tania Boardman is a blessing in my life that I can't even explain

I can't believe my nephew Justin just turned 10 years old!!!

I am loving the new coffee mate creamer flavor "Coconut Cream"

My dear friends- Kelly & Tooter Tuttle just renewed their wedding vows for their 20th wedding anniversary...and I got the extreme joy, privliage and honor of officiatiing at their ceremony and it was so beautiful...

Roselle's in Presque Isle has AWESOME pizza!!!

Wondering if I should apply for a different job in my department that just opened up

Wish my sister would have a blog....

Wish my 'sister' Kelly would write on her blog

Looking for Melissa's next blog

I really need some new worship CD's...

I can't wait to watch HGTV's next Design Star on Sunday night...HOOKED

This Sunday is Darren & Shelly day... we need it..

I'm so glad it's Friday... I need a break!!!

God's Word

In every situation I find myself in...... every struggle or trial... in times of want and times of plenty... in situation of grief or joy... in area's of confusion and fear.. times of pride and humility... correction and conviction..... I wrestle with the power of the flesh...and try to choose the path I know will honor God... do I always get it right?? NOPE... I do however take great comfort in these scriptures from God's Word and pray that this will be my heart attitude in all things....

Philippians 4: 6-7
Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1: 7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline

Hebrews 13: 8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.