Today, I actually feel weighted down by a heavy burden of worry. I know that God tells us not to worry, but to trust in Him completely for our needs to be met, especially with prayer. I am trying to stop my worrying, but it is very difficult. My husband currently has a big problem with a customer and I can't stop thinking about it.
I am helpless. I cannot do anything regarding this problem except remain supportive of my husband in this matter. It may become even uglier than it is now. I need distraction and would love to get out and help others with their problems, but weather is a little prohibitive right now. I am praying without ceasing for God to intervene in this terrible situation.
I pray that others will pray with me. I pray that God will be our guide in all we do. Lord, please protect and love my husband. Ease my worries and show me what to do. Forgive us when we make mistakes and help others to be more understanding.
I am praying with every cell in my body! Faithfully I pray in your son Jesus' name. Amen
I am wishing everyone who takes the time to read this a very Happy New Year! Actually I am wishing a good one for everyone that I know and also do not know.
2010 sounds fresh and new right now. I am hoping that it will bring better days for many people. It's time for everyone to stop and take a deep breath. Think about today and what you are grateful for. Try to pass a good deed forward. I challenge you to invite an old friend or a new neighbor over for a hot beverage and meaningful conversation. Maybe we can slowly change the world in this fashion.
We just seem to keep becoming more remote from others, hiding away. Sometimes I find myself more of a loner than I would like. It is only when we get out of ourselves that we truly see the world and know our plight. Most of the time there are many others who have more difficult things in their lives than we have.
Let's not only sit at home praying for others, but let's become more of the hands and feet of our Lord. God has desires for us. Like Nike's slogan: Just Do It!
I hope that I have just now motivated myself and not only others. Bless Us All!
I am immensely thankful for so many things! Thank you, God, for blessing my family and myself. This is the week that many more of us pause, for a short time, to give thanks. What are you thankful for?
Maybe you are thankful for your family members, such as: children, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, great-grandparents, cousins, step-family, foster family, etc..
Maybe you are thankful for the shelter you have. Or the food on your daily table. I am truly blessed by the love of my family and friends. Our beloved pets bless me everyday with their looks of devotion and gratitude. My home is comfortable and my food plentiful.
I am especially mindful of these things when I reach out in our community. Like helping with Meals On Wheels, which I just did on Saturday. Our assembly line of volunteers put together close to 700 meals that morning. This was while others waited patiently to deliver them.
The tiny kitchen located in the back of a modest church, mainly attended by blacks, was full of bodies, but still able to function well because everyone cooperates beautifully. The church has the wonderful cooks that prepare the food and the rest of us serve and deliver. It is a glorious mixture of people, working together for the glory of God.
So. As I ready myself to gather with a pretty large family group this week, I hope to remember how well people can be and work together and do my part in keeping harmony, especially with those we love.
I wish all who read this a blessed holiday this week. Avoid the madness after Thursday and stay safe and well!
Oh, it's a beautiful morning, cool and crisp, following a great deal of rain. God has provided. We never thought that we would receive drought relief, but God has once again shown his mercy and we are grateful.
The month of November is less than a week away. Unbelievable! To be this close to the end of 2009 feels so weird. It's been a very challenging year and I expect 2010 to still have many mountains to climb.
That reminds me, though, of how grateful I am feeling to have survived the economical mess. Thanksgiving will definitely be a time of prayer and fellowship for me. Our finances remain in a fragile state, but we have a home, car, and family. We are truly blessed, especially because we have been able to provide the college educations of our three daughters.
We are a part of those statistics that they are talking about daily, the uninsured. We have never been able to afford the monthly premiums required for self-employed people. Also, our daughters' educations have been our priority. We pray for our safety.
Anyway, I am not whining or complaining. I am grateful for everything God has provided for us, especially our daughters! We will weather any storms that come before us because God is always with us and loves us.
Good morning! It is such a beautiful day! I just wish that my allergies were not so bad so that I could just spend every moment outside today. Oh well. It's always like that every Fall.
This evening I am supposed to be "Farmer Kim" and round up a neighbors chickens and put them to bed. I learned the tricks of the trade last night. They told me to kick the rooster if he gives me any trouble. I am also to stay away from the guard dogs because they are truly what they are trained to be. I am looking forward to this new activity, at least for me.
Part of my family is in Dallas for the OU/Tx football game and I will be watching the television at home. This game is a big deal to us. I treated myself to a cinnamon roll and coffee from a local bakery this morning. I'm ready.
Well, I know this is short, but I need to go for now.
Good morning! I have finally finished my first assignment in my new writing course and plan on mailing it today. The assignment itself was not that difficult, but doing all of the little technical things on the computer frustrated me to no end. I am definitely still learning how to properly make use of my new birthday laptop.
Now, I will have to patiently wait for the constructive criticism to return to me. I really do have the desire to hone any writing talent that I may have. I actually bought myself a journal at the bookstore with my birthday money and I am trying to begin a good habit of writing in it everyday, no matter what.
With a Border Collie at my feet and a Beagle at my back, life is good. I am thankful for this day! Let's just lift up in prayer our families, communities, country, leaders, and world. I pray for comfort for those who are hurting.
I am now home again, safely from Indiana, and I actually survived another birthday too.
All of our daughters gave me special attention for my special day. I enjoyed several birthday dinners, flowers, cards, homemade (from scratch) chocolate cake and my husband treated me to an evening at The Grand Ole Opry on top of all that! No complaints here :)
I am truly blessed. And grateful for it.
Now I am getting ready to take a plunge - into writing, that is. My new challenge...an official writing course that I am beginning in the next couple of days. Please pray for me in this new endeavor. I will now have homework and have to discipline myself and time.
Actually everyday is a journey, but I believe that I am referring to my very-soon-to-be road trip to Indiana. Two cars, three dogs, and my husband and I head out Friday to return our daughter's very sentimental items to her. She has had to live without her Dodge Ram pickup, Border Collie, and Siberian Husky for the past four months.
I am already praying that God will deliver us there safely. Thank goodness for the hotels that accept pets now. I do not know what we would do, if this was not the case. At least this bunch is well-mannered. They "hit the hay" at 9:30 or so and sleep all night. Another blessing!
My birthday will occur while we are up North. Our daughter wants us to stay and celebrate with her. I have accepted her wonderful invitation.
Well, there is actually quite a bit that I need to accomplish today, so I will cut this short, but I wanted to check in.
Well, as one can see, I am alone again. However; I feel very content right now because I feel that all of my daughters are in good places in their lives. I believe that I will soon be finding new direction, after patiently waiting to discover a new niche just right for me.
I finally feel hopeful also about the summer heat easing up in a couple of weeks. I realize that I cannot be certain about this, but after Labor Day it seems like things change.
After a decade of trying to decide, I believe that I will pursue my love of writing finally. My plan is to enroll in an eighteen month course. My love of writing began so long ago, probably when I was in elementary school. It is time to reach for this dream.
See...it seems like winds of change are sweeping into my life. What is possibly in store for you in this coming new season?
If you have any insight or thoughts on anything, please share them with me. I am always open for new ideas. After all, I now have a little bit of free time, something that I am now learning to embrace and be grateful for.
Yeah! One of our daughters will be coming home today for about a week. I am so happy...I've been dancing in my kitchen.
You know, I do believe that happiness is a condition that comes from God's reflection in your heart. When God is there, how can one not be happy?
Now, I am a realistic person too and know that our hearts can feel broken at times, but isn't God able to crowd the sadness out and return a person to normalacy in various lengths of time? For instance, I do not believe that God intends for us to forget people that we love, but wants us to move forward in our daily walk with Him, keeping our precious memories intact.
I know that it's already been said many times, but I do feel like people find their sincere happiness, not just temporary, in the simple things. Buying things is so short-lived. Sitting at home, grumbling, is wasted time. However; the pleasure of a warm bath/shower can revive one's senses and cause one to think of new ideas.
I think that I will ponder these thoughts a little bit more today. Tidying and preparing a room for my daughter to sleep in brings happy thoughts, cooking dinner for my loved ones is therapeutic, and playing "catch" with four dogs is a joyful act. Forget the little annoyances and remember that you are alive for another day in God's world.
