My Life...It's All Good

Wow! I'm so filled with joy right now. When you see God at work directly related to a prayer you have prayed...it is AWESOME! That's not to say has anything to do with me, but I know that I prayed about a situation and saw something of a miracle related to that situation yesterday (busy day and was unable to post this yesterday). It was just what I was praying for and I'm sure others as well.  It is comforting to know that God loves us and answers our prayers. He is a faithful God. He says that if we ask, believing, then we shall receive. I don't think that means God is up there just handing out anything and everything to us. I think if it is in line with His will and we have faith, then we will receive our requests. When you see God at work in your life or in the lives of your loved ones, it renews your faith. Just remember, you don't always see a grand revelation when prayers are answered. Look for the little things! Sometimes God is a work and showing Himself...

Family... That word stirs up different feelings depending on your background. For some people, you think of happy times and people you love dearly. For others, it can make you feel sad at the loss you've experienced. Still for others, you may be so disconnected from your family that you really feel nothing. For the group that makes me the saddest, you've only had heartache and pain associated with family, so you prefer not to even think about them (may be due to different forms of abuse or other bad circumstances).  I can tell you that I fall into the first category. We aren't perfect, but I love them dearly and have a lot of happy memories. Are they all happy? No, of course not, but I choose to let the happy over-shadow the bad in my heart and mind. Our bad doesn't compare to the bad some people experience, so we are extremely blessed. I'll take our dis-functioning group any day!  When you think of family, remember you have a heavenly FATHER that loves you. I...

Blessings... I've been thinking about blessings today. The Lord has blessed me beyond measure. That is not to say I have everything I've ever wanted, but I have a husband, family, and friends that love me. We have a comfortable house, food to eat, cars to drive, and jobs to pay for what we need. Not everyone can say all of that...I know.  I.Am.Blessed.  I could go on and on about how the Lord has blessed me daily. There are little things that we take for granted every day that is the Lord showing me how much He loves me. I believe that with all of my heart.  As I type this, I have pandora.com playing in the background. Matt Redmond's song "You Never Let Go" is the current selection. I can't think about blessings without thinking about how the Lord has always taken care of me. This song does a great job of speaking to that.  Whatever situation you are going through, look for the Lord. If you are His child, He is always at work in your life in differe...

I was talking to my sister earlier today. We were discussing what amounted to God's timing and taking next steps in life. You don't always have the full picture of your life or know where God is leading you. Sometimes He lets you see only enough to take the next step not the whole path. In times like this, it can be scary, but at the same time, exciting to see what He reveals next. You just need to remain faithful and know He will take care of you. "God's got this!" With each step, He is revealing more about yourself (that you didn't realize) to you and more about Him to you.  Sometimes He is preparing someone else for you. They may have a part to play in your life and they may not be prepared for their part yet. That could be in business, relationships, friendships...many different ways.  It's easy to get discouraged when things don't happen when YOU think they should or get worried that something will not happen at all. Just know God is able to...

Eclipse Day 2017 I know it's a big deal because it rarely happens, but can I tell you I don't get that fired up about it. I walked outside and looked, with my pseudo 3D glasses - - that's what they look like anyway. I thought it was just "meh." It didn't get as dark as I expected (we are in the south, so that may be why). While the sun did look like a crescent moon (and smaller before it ended), it just didn't seem that big a deal. I mean we have heard about this for weeks. There was such a build up that I couldn't help but be let down by all of the hoopla. Our focus should be on WHO hung the moon and sun. That's what should be really exciting to us. Sometimes we are let down by the human factors of church. Sometimes we just get in a slump of going through a routine every Sunday. The Lord does not want us to be lukewarm. That is nauseating to Him.  I'm struggling with some things lately and I'm praying that the Lord will give m...

I've had such a busy week. I've had a conference to attend to take me away from my desk for a day, plus all of the normal stuff at work. It's financial statement week, so that always means extra work trying to get that ready for the business meeting. Add that to losing a day for the conference and whew, I'm tired. I've noticed when I'm feeling particularly drained at work I tend to feel a little sorry for myself or have feelings of inadequacy. I don't know why I do that. It's such a silly thing. After attending the conference and realizing that I'm not up to par on everything, I felt particularly inadequate. In fact, I told someone the church might be paying the wrong person to do this job. I'm sure there are better qualified people out there. I have experience after 8.5 years, but I don't have full knowledge of all of the financial rules and regulations.  Anyway, my spirits were a little low...self-inflicted. I'm having a conversatio...

I thought I would share some random observations today. The older I get (nearly 50) the less time I'm able to sleep at night. I think summertime is enjoyed by teachers, kids, and skinny people...only! Procrastination only makes things harder on you. Don't! Nothing is free in this world. Everything cost someone something whether it's time, money, or stress. It takes less time to pick up/straighten up a room than it does or fret over the mess if you leave it (me). God wants us to be willing...He will handle HOW. Sometimes simple things are best -- like vanilla ice cream. Roasting vegetables (with olive oil, salt, & pepper) is by far my favorite way to eat veggies. You should try it! If your good friends are worth keeping, they are worth the effort to keep in touch.  It always pays to have a "guy" or someone you work with in different areas in your life. They can find you deals, help you find a solution to a problem, or take care of you better than so...

As I was out for lunch today, I saw something that was rather puzzling to me. Well, first let me set the stage. It was POURING down rain. We are in a pattern of rain around here with afternoon showers likely nearly every day. Granted, we've had about 3 days in a row without rain, but NOT TODAY. Okay, so back to lunch... So, I'm driving through this pouring rain and look over at a local car wash. There is a line of cars waiting to go through the wash. I'm not talking about a sprinkling of rain, I'm talking about windshield wipers running, hard to see because of large drops rain.  All I could do is stare and wonder what in the world is wrong with these people? ;) Why would you PAY to get a car wash on a day when it is raining like this? I understand if you get it washed and it happens to rain, but not having it done WHILE it is raining. I'm still floored about that. God's washing your car when it's raining, right? That's always the running joke! Well...