Aug. 31, 2008 Darling Daughter Number Three May. 27, 2008 Beauty of God's Creation Jan. 20, 2008 My Hedge of Thorns
I am sure that my couple of regular readers will have noticed that I did not finish my posts on the HSB Literary Book Club "Hedge Of Thorns". It was not that I did not read it. It was more that life got so busy that I was not able to form sentences much less expound on my personal reading. I wanted to take a moment and share my thoughts.
As per the title, "Hedge Of Thorns" was about just that. The hedge that is placed around a young man for his protection. Rather than going any deeper into the description of the book, I wanted to share MY hedge of thorns. I feel like God has laid this on my heart, so I need to type about it.
When I was a child, my parents were quite protective of me. If you had asked me at the time, being the peer-dependent spoiled child that I was, I would have said over-protective. Mind you, from the eyes of a child who is ignorant, nothing looks as it truly is. I did not get to do the things that the other kids did. My mom limited my time with children and families who were "questionable".
At the time, I had no ability to stand up for myself or to speak my mind. I did not know what I thought was important other than being accepted. I wanted to be liked so would do try to push my mom to let me do what I wanted to do. She did not fall for it, praise God.
I look back now and see that protective action by my mother as my hedge of thorns. Trust me, it was thorns because I bristled against it constantly. Grade school was not a pleasant time to be around me, just ask my mom. That hedge was put there for my safety and preservation by my Lord. The statistics which came out of the class I was in are not pretty. I had a very small class. Of the class members, three where pregnant before their senior year, at least one was in jail for grand theft auto, one died in a drug-related plane crash, and several have fallen out of sight.
Bad company corrupts. How easily that could have been me. I praise God for His grace. I thank God for my parents and my hedge.
I encourage you to read this book, if you have not already. It will move you in a way you may not expect. Maybe you have a hedge YOU have never thought about. |
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Jan. 2, 2008 Happy New Year!!!
We have rung in another New Year! So, how is 2008 feeling so far? I have to say that the beginning of 2008 feels much better than the end of 2007. I ended up with a stomach bug and was sick until yesterday. Today has been the best I have felt since last week. So 2008 feels much better!!
I could not sleep last night. Most of the time, when I cannot sleep, it usually means that I have been given the gift of time to talk with God. I spent several hours praying. When you have that kind of time, you tend to dig up all those past prayer promises. I did find a few new ones to pray about. Can you believe that I received the answer to one of those today?! I know you can believe because that is just how God works.
I needed a clear, knock-me-over-the-head-with-a-brick, two-by-four-between-the-eyes kind of an answer. Well, that is what I got. So many times, I need to remind myself that I am not as smart as I think I am. It is humbling moments like these that help me to remember that!
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Well, I have not finished putting up my Christmas trees. Today did not go as I planned that it would. I did not bake pies this time, though. We were up at 7:00am to start the Christmas decorating extravaganza. My oldest was washing her clothes when I opened the laundry room door and smelled a horrible smell. My Father-in-law came to see what was wrong. He assumed that the smell was a belt which was slipping in the dryer.
After spending some time investigating with my Wonderful Husband, this is what they found:
This is the back side of the outlet which the dryer was plugged into. The wires were not secure in the plug and cause this. They replaced the outlet and everything has been fixed.
Two very important things that we discovered:
1. Never leave your dryer running when you leave or go to bed.
2. God is watching over and protecting us even when we do not realize it.
Now, I will (Lord willing) finish the decorating tomorrow. God always has a surprise for me. I just need to enjoy the ride!!
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Oct. 28, 2007 Sometimes We Are Still Surprised...
My darling second daughter has a very long prayer list. Each night, she is very specific about her prayers. She does not sleep well if she feels that she may have missed someone. I always remind her that God knows her heart. Even if she should miss someone, He does not.
When we got home from church, she said that her Sunday School teacher is getting better. For a little background, her teacher's wife has had some very severe problems with her legs which was very debilitating. She was struggling so much that she had to walk with a cane and even then was still struggling.
So, she said she was getting better and said, "Do you know how I know? She is not even using her cane much anymore." She was so excited and amazed. I told her, "Your prayers have been working." Aren't we that way, sometimes? We pray because we are suppose to. We pray because we are called to. Yet we forget that in praying, we have power. We should be amazed, but should we be surprised? |
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