My God My Everything

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. Awhile back I took a personality test and found out that I don’t laugh enough. So I added the word laugh on my daily to do list. That may sound strange, but I’m finding that it makes me intentional about finding something to smile and laugh about every day. A man from the church I attend has done a fabulous job of posting memes…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. Why is it that we only remember to thank God for our health when we are unhealthy? Probably because it’s at that moment that we remember what a blessing good health is. In March my co-worker became very ill, very quickly. Within a few hours she went from feeling a little congested to having a high fever, coughing and trouble breathing. She left work…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. My workday started with an opportunity to share about the Gideon Style Victory post from yesterday with my co-worker. The message was very timely as we received an update that the travel bands had been extended once again. One by one we started marking off client vacations that had to been cancelled. This time however we had a much different attitude about the cancellations.…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. Today I was re-reading the Lessons In the Waiting that I’ve been given and at first glance I notice that my faith has been wavering back and forth. One day I feel strong and grounded in the Lord and the next I feel like I’m floundering. But today He gave a glimpse of what He is orchestrating which is a Gideon Style Victory. When…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. On Palm Sunday my husband and I watched the classic movie The Ten Commandments. Egypt had just received the judgement of God through several plagues and the Israelites were given their freedom and allowed to leave behind their lives of slavery. The people were excited and feeling triumphant as they began their journey to the Promised Land. The air was filled with the sounds…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. In this season of waiting I have often found myself trying to hurry things along and solve problems in my own strength and understanding. As I run figures and shift things around trying to cover the gaps created with all the travel cancellations, I have a deep inner peace knowing that God will take care of the details, but I still try to fix…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. I use a local trail for walking and running that has several different sections. There are hills that have long slow inclines and others that have short steep climbs and I’ve given each section a name. The long slow incline I call the Sahara because it shifts back and forth and burns my thighs. The descent on the other side I call the Serengeti…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. Have you ever said, “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing?” I have and it is usually after I have finished off a large plate of food that at first seemed impossible and moments later it was completely devoured. How did I manage to do that? One bite at a time. There have been several moments in the last few months that I…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. Everyday the media reminds us of the ever changing world events and stirs up emotions about what the future holds. Speculation leads to panic and unrest. Often I’ve tried to figure out what the outcome will be in the months ahead, but having never been through this type of situation before, my projections are just my best guess. There is an uncertainty about what…

When you think of Spring 2020 words like pandemic, quarantine, Covid 19 and toilet paper hoarding might come to mind. Yet through all the chaos and uncertainty there are many lessons to be learned in the waiting. This time is a gift from our loving God. I would guess that if you asked anyone experiencing this quarantine if it feels momentary the answer would be a definite, “No.” When the first announcements of the quarantine were issued, two weeks sounded like forever and then it was extended. Two weeks seemed long, but now a full month seems like eternity. Waiting is hard to do, yet in the waiting amazing things…