and it is so wonderful! Last night, all of my loved ones were asleep, so I went down to our basement, we have a laundry room there. I took my four or was it five loads of laundry and went downstairs. After hanging up a load with little underwear and socks that don't seem to have an end, I was complaining to myself. I thought what an awful job is was to have to hang up all this stuff on rows upon rows of laundry line......All of the sudden it hit me and I had to smile and I felt very happy. I am so fortunate to be allowed to hang up all this laundry! My God has blessed me so much. I have a wonderful husband and wonderful children, yes I have to do their laundry and cook for them and clean and teach and the list goes on - BUT  He allows me to do that! I have all of my beloved family right here with me. I had to think of the Amish community that just lost five little girls. I can only start to imagine how painful a loss that must be. So here I am with all my family, everybody healthy and I dare to complain about the laundry! When this thought went through my mind I realized just how ungrateful I can be. I still had to hang up three loads and I did it with a happy heart and I was praying all the while. Thanks to my Father in heaven I was shown yet another thing to change in my life and attitude.

I am really touched by the horrible tragedy in the Amish community. On sunday at Awana the message was to see how the Amish forgave and if I really think about it I find it breathtaking that they can do it and so fast! What strengh God gives them! Yes, I think we can learn from them, I know that some of their theological thoughts are not mine, but in the end does it matter? They have the same God and the same Jesus and they do walk the walk. Maybe they are not so wrong for rejecting ' the modern things' . If I look around in this world, well there are many people who are stopped from doing their daily chores because of the computer. Many children grow up with the tv running non stop, they haven't learnt how to play or communicate and these are just a few examples. Is it just easier not to have these things than to have to learn how to not be lured into the temptation? If I spend too much time on the computer and it gets really late, well we could make a MacDonalds run or order pizza?! The Amish eliminate a lot of those kind of things, that make life nice but are not necessary to live. I know that I would not want to live without my computer or washing mashine. But still there is a lot to be learnt from the amish lifestyle.The time they spend together working as a family would be a good thing to start out with. Are we sheltering our children too much from the work that needs to be done? Hhmm, I need to think about this.....

In the meantime my heart and prayer goes out to the Amish community and the wife and children of the killer. What awful legacy those three children have to carry around with them. I pray that God will use this too to have something good come out of it.

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Posted by sheilalange

I was thinking similar things while hanging up laundry this week, only just now looked at your blog. Thanks!

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Posted by lilie

I do agree with you.I also believe that we must do our work with a happy heart and also remember that some day we will be judged and rewarded for the things that we have done.

God bless Lilie

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Posted by Nina

Hi mom
just checking on you
you need to write on your blogg
i love you
Nina

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Posted by AmaniS

You haven't posted in a while. How are things going?

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