My Life...It's All Good

When I saw this meme I knew it was for me! I was having an email discussion with my cousin about this very subject today. She is a better housekeeper than me, but she still has her hang ups. She hates to fold clothes and put them away. She said her guest bed will have a pile of clean clothes getting all wrinkled, but she ignores them. I, however, will hang and fold (except the random load I leave in the dryer to be reheated at a later time) as I'm doing the laundry, but I get behind on doing the laundry and never seem to catch up with the demand...not totally.  It just goes to show, even though I thought my cousin was the "perfect" housekeeper. No one is perfect. While her hang up is not a large one...believe me, I wish that was the only problem I had with housework, there are flaws.  Everyone of us has flaws. We put too much pressure on ourselves when we try to live up to an imaginary standard that we set for ourselves or that we allow others to set for us. As...

You know, sometimes in life it is easy to get discouraged. It's easy to let burdens weigh you down. You feel like God is not listening when you pray. I'm here to tell you that our God is still on His throne and He is still answering prayers if you have a relationship with Him. I heard from someone this morning that testified to that fact. Prayer works!  This started me thinking about the different types of answers we get from God through prayer. There may be others or more ways to describe these, but here is a quick overview anyway. QUICK RESPONSE or YES (a.k.a, Everyone's Favorite) You pray and it's not long before you have confirmation or feel like you hear from God concerning your petition.  THE WAIT (Ugh!) Sometimes you have to wait for answers. It's not fun, but just remember that God's timing is best. There is a reason for the wait. It may have something to do with you or someone else involved (i.e. you have something to learn, waiting f...

There are some good people in this world. I know I know...you know this all ready. Really though, there are some GOOD people in this world. I have the privilege of working with two of them. When I tell you this story, I want you to know this isn't about me. This is really a tale of two men that love the Lord.  You see, I work at a church. It is a good church with good people. I care about them. We have a new youth minister on staff. He has been here a couple of months. In that time, he has made quite an impression on the congregation with his work ethic and passion for the job. Believe me they notice these things! Also on staff, we have an interim pastor. By that, in case you are unfamiliar with the term, I mean he is a temporary pastor until they are able to find a permanent replacement for the position. He is one of the nicest, most caring men you will ever meet. He really strives to do the Lord's will and lives what he says. Good man! I am blessed and I do mean BLESSE...

Life has a way of throwing curve balls at you sometimes. There are so many changes in our life right now...way too many to mention...that it gets overwhelming sometimes. Some of the "curves" are big and pretty significant. Other "curves" are not as big and not nearly as significant, but they still add to the stress.  In each instance, we have to learn to take things (whether big or small) one day at a time. When we get so bound up worrying what will happen, we fail to appreciate everything else going on in our lives. For one thing, worry is not good for your health. It does not change the situation nor does it make it better. Sometimes, when we are spending our time worrying, we miss the good things going on around us -- the blessings!  The best way to stop worrying is to change your focus. If you are focusing on God, you will start to think less about your circumstances and more about Him. When your thoughts are on HIM, you will realize He is in control. Once t...