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After reflecting on 2006, although it was a hard year, I have seen how God's hand prints have been all over my life. Through all of my heart ache and pain God has given me grace to face each new day. He has let my heart heal and given me much reason to rejoice in Him. I have seen how God brought fellow believers to walk with me during some very hard days. Although I still face living with fear, fear of losing someone else, God has been my rock and I will trust in Him. I look forward to what God will do in my life in 2007. I plan on studying different characteristics of God. I also want to reflect on the many things that God has done for me. And focus my eyes on the joy of the Lord. I am also going to work on laughing more and playing more. My kids had a pretty serious mom this year. I want to build some fun memories this year! |
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Merry Christmas Friends. We have had a delightful day. I love to watch the anticipation on the kids faces. They are so excited! So many times we think of Christmas and what our Savior has given to us. The gift that He has given. I was reminded in church on Sunday that we should be thinking of what kind of gift I can be for my Savior. Yes, the gift of God's Son is important , but what kind of gift are we to our Savior? He has done so much for us--what can we can we give to Him? Something to think about today! |
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I have so much to be thankful for. You take your health for granted until a simple test comes back with concern. My biopsy came back normal. And I praise God for not having me walk down that path of cancer. Thank you Lord. There were many times during the week while we waited for the results that I just wanted so much to call my mom. Not having her made me call on my Heavenly Father even more than I would have. I am so blessed to be able to come to my Father. James 1:2-3" Consider it all joy, my brethern, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance." |
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Proverbs 13:20 " He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed." Sometimes I feel bad that the kids aren't surronded by other kids, then I read a verse like this and am encouraged. "Folly is bound in a child's heart" , our goal is to help our kids become wise. And most other children are not wise. And our children need to be in the companionship of wise people."Wisdom is the knowledge of what is true or right coupled with good judgement." It means making the same choice that God would make. Wise people are truth seekers. One way for our children to become wise is to surrond them with wise people. And the people we put in their life may not always be their peers. Our dd goes to a nursing home with a lady from our church and sews with another lady. Both ladies are wise and godly women. She has learned so much from them. Don't get me wrong, our kids do play with other kids. And have fun with them. But, our goal is to surrond them with wise people. |
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" He is the God of every circumstance. He is in the process of redeeming and making all things new. You can rejoice in Him, even when your eyes are filled with tears!" Psalm 31:7 " I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul." |
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We haven't had a good rainfall here in CO for a long time. It so happens we get this rain when my husband and older kids are camping. But, we will take the rain whenever it comes. Rain. The last few years I feel like it has been raining on me. I feel like I'm in the storm. But, God is so good to me to put a rainbow in my life just right when I need it. I will hold onto my Rock through the storm and through the beauty of life. " I will praise Him in this storm!!!" |
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When you look at your life as book there are many chapters. I have had some wonderful chapters--- our wedding chapter, baby chapters, vacations chapters, etc. . The chapter I am in right now is a sad chapter. Mom died 1 1/2 years ago and now my sister just a few weeks ago. I was hoping to close this chapter and move on to something more. But, God has chosen for me to be right where I am. And I have come to the conclusion that I may never understand why this chapter will continue but I will trust my God that He knows why. This grieving time is a chapter and not the end of my book. Even though this chapter is real and hurts I can't just skip to the next chapter I must go through the darkness to make it to the light. There is something that I will learn from this chapter and the book about me will be better because of this chapter.
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Psalm 5:3 " In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch." This verse was mentioned on another site, so I looked it up. Every morning during my quiet time I lift my requests to the Lord but to eagerly watch I don't always do. Those 2 words tell me to watch for God to do His work. Many times I lift up my requests to Him and that is it. " Eagerly watch " is so exciting to me because my God is big enough to do anything!!! |
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I have been doing a study on joy over the past few months. God has given us so much to be joyful in. The lack of joy is rooted in ingratitude for the circumstances we find ourselves in. We need to start our day with a grateful heart. A lot of this starts in our head--- "I will choose with my will to take joy, my feelings will catch up ." A verse that has been precious to me over the last few months is : Nehemiah 8:10b " Do not be grieved , for the joy of the Lord is your strength." " The opposite of joy is not sorrow---but unbelief." We have been commanded to be joyful in all things. Even when our heart is hurting, we can have the joy of the Lord. Not always easy, but this is what we have been told to do. And God will give us the strength to do this. John 15:11" These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be full."
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