It's been a while since I've made an entry but God has been SOOOOOOO good.. make that GREAT ! He is showing us so many things.  Change is not always easy for me, I think like most people I don't like to be moved from my nice familiar things! Even my car for example, I detest car payments but last week while I was traveling to and through Boston to get to my overnight accomodations I pulled off the highway grateful to be out of rush-hour traffic.  I pulled into a road heading to the gas pumps when my car died!  The girls  said, "OH NO!!"  I said, "Praise the Lord it wasn't 5 minutes ago!"  While trying to get it fixed the dealership rep suggested I buy a new one.  ICK!  I'm comfy with my car, I know it and it knows me PERIOD. But I think God was reminding me to look at not only the areas He is showing us need change but all areas of comfort.  No, we probably don't need a new car (Thank you, Lord!) but how about other things we use (and abuse) each day?  Even those little things? Is He reminding us to be good stewards of the small things while He is showing us the big things?

Our Gracious Father is stretching our family.  He is showing us that some of the things we've been taught are man's  ways and not in line with HIS plan.  It is SO easy to follow the crowd, you know, the ones with the "Christian" label on them?  How about the ones that label themselves "conservative" and have all the man made rules to prove it?  I am so grateful and so JOYOUS that he is pushing and pulling me to these changes, it's awesome, it's a priviledge and joy to be His servant again!

One a more humorous note my middle daughter is turning 16 in December.  I've been "commencing to think "about a special gift for her.  You know the sweet 16 memory gift.........  I couldn't think of anything fitting until Sunday.  She has really long thick hair which she had twisted and wrapped into a 'knot' hanging down. (It looked like a crueller!).  She was standing in front of the children teaching a jr. church lesson and I was in the back.  I thought that she looked very regal and it hit me that we should get her a strand of pearls!  Not the million dollar kind but not plastic either!

Last night as we were all getting ready to retire I mentioned this to my husband.  He responded so eloquently, "Dumb idea!"  You really have to know my wonderful hubby to get the full effect of that.  I asked why and he said that we were going to get her a 44 magnum!  "A pistol? For her SWEET 16th?" I said.  After some laughter comparing our thoughts we called her into our room and not telling her who thought what we asked her which she'd like.  Without missing a beat she said, "A pistol!"  I was shocked.  I know she likes to shoot mine but I didn't know how much.  Then she said , "But being a young lady I want pearls too."  To which we replied (as you can guess), "You can't have both."  " Well," she said, "I was hoping for pearl inlays on the handle of my pistol... I am a lady afterall!"

Yup, we're still laughing but there is that change again..............................

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