My God My Everything

For the last several days I have been thinking about a comment that was in one of my blogs. It was, “Our motivation for making more is giving more.” It was from a book by Mark Batterson and was in the context of praying. I know the reason it was weighing on my mind was because God wanted me pray that prayer, so I did. His answer was already in the works and came in the form of a lower monthly insurance premium. First of all a lower premium is a miracle in itself, but God was freeing up some funds in our budget with the purpose of using some…

Years ago I watched the movie My Fair Lady and have always remembered how Eliza Doolittle worked at changing her accent and tone to fit in with higher society. There have been several other movies over the years that have highlighted transitions of people such as Pretty Women, The Princess Diaries and Disney’s The Sword In the Stone, just to name a few. In these movies people go to drastic measures to become acceptable in the societies they find themselves led to either by fate or by chance. I was thinking about how much time and effort each of these characters put into making big changes in their lives and…

Today as I sat on my couch with my coffee in hand I began reviewing the past few months. There have been so many lessons given and opportunities to put them into practice. In my prayer notebook I write down prayers and praises each day. Then after a few weeks go by I review them and write “answered” in the margin for those that have been answered. Sometimes the review reminds me to continue praying for a specific person or situation and other times I can clearly see how God’s lessons were right on target at the right moment. It’s always exciting to see what God has been doing. The…

Acceptance is something that I have sought after most of my life and not always in the best places, ways or from the right people. What is it about acceptance that makes it so appealing, enough to alter what we think, do and how we act just to obtain it? I use to think when I was younger that when I grew up this need would go away and I would no longer be bothered by the pain that not receiving it can cause. As an adult I could distance myself from people that consistently reminded me I was not accepted; but that isn’t the case. There are times as…

The weather today is 19 degrees, but feels like 6 with the wind chill. “He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss.” Psalm 23:2 -The Passion Translation The weather statement and the verse above sound like completely opposite places. The first is cold, windy, freezing conditions and the other is a tropical paradise. But they both are intended to bring about the same thing, peace and rest. How is that possible? I have today off work, in fact I am in the middle of a long holiday weekend and still have 2 days remaining. The…

The other day our internet service provider was down with a nationwide outage. This created quite a bit of stress and trouble for many people. Most of the programs that I use at work are internet based and we were unable to login and do the work we usually do. Our phones were also affected and we were unable to make long distance phone calls. The first day of the outage was quiet. We received a few phone calls, but nothing urgent and people were understanding as they were experiencing the same issues. The second day was much different. People were needing assistance immediately as flights were delayed, cancelled and…

I came across this verse in my studies the other day and it has opened some interesting parallels to the re-conditioning process that I’m currently going through. Years ago while on a trip to Long Beach, California, my husband and I were walking the boardwalk and came across a pirate ship that was used for dinner cruises. The ship was very realistic in it’s appearance with the design, sails, pirate flag and even the barnacles attached to the hull. I was surprised at how many were on the ship and didn’t think much more of them until the other day. In Psalm 51:10-12 King David asks God to restore him…

The journey continues as I work towards my birthday goals and as my mind fights the idea of a diet, the re-conditioning is telling me that I need to do things differently than I’ve done them before.  I’ve tried most of the plans out there and was prompted to look at a relative that had tried Weight Watchers.  He had lost several pounds and kept it off, which was encouraging. This program would require me to us an app on my cell phone and that is something that I don’t use.  I believe this was another nudge from God to get out there and try new things, think differently and…

While looking up a word in the online dictionary a statement caught my attention, it was, “The Oxford Word of the Year is a word or expression that is judged to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting potential as a term of cultural significance.” Do you know what the 2018 Word of the Year is….toxic. Isn’t that a sad way to describe anything, let alone a whole year. With 2018 wrapping up today it is always a time to look back and reflect on the past year. What were the highlights, the best memories, the things you hope you never have to go through again and the things…