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About Becky Pliego

I am grateful because God, in His grace, called me out of darkness and into his admirable light. When I did not look for Him, He found me. When I was in a pit of sin, He rescued me. I am not walking this road alone, my family is always with me, and we love Him, because He loved us first.

When Light Meets Daily Life -II-

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The journey continues,
and Claire B.'s pictures from her 365 light project,
are  my inspiration this week.
Remember, that Claire will be with us this coming Saturday.
Thank you, Claire!
 
 
 

Light comes in through the window and lights up our home.

The night has gone, and God has opened our eyes to a new day.

The coffee is ready and the routine is awaiting.

This is my life, our life, a routine, a circle of tasks and chores, a to do list; and night and day.

We can not evade it, there is a cycle, and we are in it.

But if I am a Christian, there is more to do this, there is Light coming into my daily life.

When I sit and open my Bible, and pray and see His light coming into my heart, I know there is a purpose in what I am doing today.

I am not only living for the moment, I am living for Him, because of Him.

I am where He wants me to be today.

When I see light coming through my window, I remember.

His light is with me, in my home, in the dining room, in my daily life.

I believe His words, He has called me, I do not walk in darkness.

His light has shone on me!

“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12

 




 


 


A repost from the archives. 

					

		
		
	


				
					
	

		

						
When Light Meets Daily Life

			
						

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A Repost from the archives.



This week I will be journeying with my friend Claire B.
I just love her photography and the project she has pursued this year
entitled,365 light project.


 


I will be writing on how light meets my daily life using her art.


 








 




Shopping carts lined up to be used, dirty wheels, and shiny metal,  all look the same, all there. 




A mom comes and grabs one, her hands are  holding the shopping list, again. 




Again, the toilet paper, and the cleaner, the shampoo, and the toothpaste, yes, again. 




There is no milk, or juice in the fridge and again rushing and running, dragging her feet, 




she is here, again.




 


The wheel is not working, she needs to push harder. 




Her heart is sinking, again; and again she whispers, 




“Again, again, routine again. 




Never ending, always in a circle “




 


The thoughts of the day, the prayers unsaid, the lump on her throat, again.




 


My prayer is for you today, my Christian friend; 




if it is you pushing hard the broken wheels, 




trying hard to manage your day again, 




that you may stop today to see His light.




 


I have been learning this, 




God meets me in my daily life. 




His light shines on me as I go into my chores, as I push the cart.





 


Is it useful to have my theology right, my doctrines right, if I can not see His light meeting me in my 




daily life?




 


I am still learning.




 


Let your light, O God, shine on me!




 


Let me learn again, that it is for You that I come and go.




 


Forgive me again, for living a life without joy.




 


Remind me, that it is in my daily journey, that I walk towards heaven.




 


Daily life matters, shine on me, 




O Lord, again!










My first post in this blog, was just about this, Rejoicing in Our Daily Tasks.

					

		
		
	


				
					
	

		

						
A Prayer for Today -As We Travel-

			
						

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Ortelius’s map of the world, from 1601








“Lord keep us in the way we should go, and let no evil thing befall us;
let us have a prosperous journey by the will of God, and with thy favour let
us be compassed wherever we go as with a shield.


Let us walk in your way safely, and let not our foot stumble or dash against a stone.


Direct our way in everything and enable us to order all our affairs  with discretion, and the Lord send us good speed, and shew kindness to us.


And the Lord watch between us when we are absent, the one from the other.”


Matthew Henry, A Method of Prayer



					

		
		
	


				
					
	

		

						
End of the Summer Changes

			
						

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We can start smelling the new notebooks and wooden pencils; the books with wornout pages are almost ready to be opened like treasure chests, to display magnificent worlds.


But here, in this corner of the world, we will leave all those behind as we travel for a month to visit friends in another corner of the world. We are almost ready, Sunday we will fly.




So expect some changes in this place.


I would love to tell you all about our trip, and show you great pictures daily, however, I do not know if that will be possible.


I have scheduled some entries, reposts from the archives, for you to enjoy; and remember that you can still go back to the my old place where you will find 255 entries to read!


Other good places to visit are these:


Femina
Theology for Girls
Heavenly Springs
Caffeinated Theology
Reduce Me to Love
Penned Pebbles
Tried by Fire
Raising Homemakers


May the Lord give us peace and joy as we travel to meet our very good friends on the other side of the world!


Blessings to you!




Just a note, remember that you can become a sojourner with me at the bottom of the main page, or you can subscribe to this blog via your favorite reader.

					

		
		
	


				
					
	

		

						
From my Reading Corner -On Marriage-

			
						

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I am reading, Sacred Marriage a book by Gary Thomas; my heart is being fed and my soul challenged: What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? This is the question the author addresses through the book.


So here, I want to share some quotes with you.


“How can I tell my children that God’s promise of reconciliation is secure when they see that my own promise doesn’t mean a thing?” (p.35)


“If my marriage contradicts my message {of reconciliation}, I have  sabotaged the goal of my life: to be pleasing to Christ and to faithfully fulfill the ministry of reconciliation, proclaiming to the world the good news that we can be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ” (p.34)


“Yes, it is difficult to love your spouse. But if you truly want to love God, look right now at the ring on your left hand, commit yourself to exploring anew what that ring represents, and love passionately, crazily, enduringly the fleshy person who put it there. 
It just may be  one of the most spiritual things you can do”         (p.51)


So I close this post here, I will now go and write my Man a letter; I want to tell him all that this ring on my left hand still means to me. 


Only God can empower us to love passionately, crazily, enduringly. Only He has loved us that way!


Why not shut down your computer right now and gaze at the ring on your left hand and write a love letter to your man?


If you no longer have a ring on your hand go to Jesus and gaze at His love, and write a prayer to the One who is the author of love.



					

		
		
	


				
					
	

		

						
Thoughts for Wives

			
						

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A friend of mine just posted this on her fb profile:


“I had to make that step (leaving fb) to get my priorities straight and to spend more  time with my hubby who was going to bed alone too much lately….while I  was on facebook…..ouch!…”


And Jamie also reminded us of this when she says,


“Because I remember as a young, engaged woman the anticipation that I felt, knowing that one day soon I would be able to go to bed with the man I loved each night and wake up with him each morning.   Oh, how I looked forward to that!  I dreamed of the intimate  conversations we’d have, heads on our pillows, smiling and laughing as  we reminisced about the day’s happenings.  I could hardly wait for those evenings!


And so, still today (nearly 11 years later!), I try to continue to fan  that same flame and look forward to our quiet time together in the  evenings…We spend a few solo minutes reading a chapter in a book or checking emails, maybe posting a quick note to the blog or facebook, but then I remember…


We  need our special “pillow talk” time together.  And  I still look forward to going to bed with the man I love every night and  waking up with him each morning!”


 I have to say that lately I have been guilty of this, either checking my fb or writing a post is robbing me of this special “pillow talk” with the one I love.


So here I am,  following the example of other godly women, I will not be checking my fb at nights and I will journal here just as time permits.


My priorities should be straight at all times, and in doing so, I glorify my God, and honor my man.




An invitation, if you know someone who speaks Spanish, please refer them to our Spanish blog, Delicias A Tu Diestra Para Siempre, we (my sister and I) are posting an important series on what it means to be a modest woman. 


P.S. Just in case you are wondering why I chose such a picture on this post, let me tell you…  I used this picture because it reminds of a time my husband and I spent together, and because I needed to remind myself that I  must build bridges of love between us.