Seize The Day

Well the sun didn't come out today much...it was stuck behind huge walls of grey and ominous clouds...but it was there in theory.  I ran anyway.  I figured it wasn't raining so why not, and I did.  It wasn't the easiest run and by that I mean my legs just weren't in it.  I ran 3-4 times this weekend so they were tired...but they did it, and for that I'm grateful.  I seized the day, so to speak.

Last night as I lay reading a great Kindle book called "The Ways Of God" by Cherie Hill, I found quite a few nuggets of wisdom and highlighted them all.  I promise to try to limit how many I feel I need to share with you...

The first one is a verse found in Proverbs 16:9 NLT "We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps."  It seems that every time I make plans and get them well...all planned out, God steps in and re-arranges everything. Does that ever happen to you?  Bet it does.   Just when I think I've got it all figured out, God steps in and says No you don't.  You see Gods ways are higher than ours...Isaiah 55:9 says so.  See God wants us to trust Him not ourselves, and sometimes that means letting us free fall right to our knees in helplessness.


There is a passage in this book that goes like this..."To us, our situation looks hopeless, but the place of hopelessness is where God can show Himself powerfully in our lives. What we find, as we wait on God to reveal His will, is that often times He only reveals Himself. In our continued suffering, our question of "Where is God when I'm hurting?" turns to a question like, "Where is God when it doesn't stop?" And what we find is that God is at work in our lives...He never sleeps or slumbers (Psalm 121:4) through our hopelessness He's drawing us near preparing us to make a decision...Wow, and then the question becomes will we trust Him? (The Ways Of God ~Cherie Hill)


So in our hopelessness we find ourselves just where we need to be, at the foot of our Heavenly Father.  At least that is where I'd like to think I will go.  Sometimes I find myself there and other times I try to fix the situation all by myself.  Not such a wise choice and it often brings more pain and needless suffering.


This is the last highlight I will share with you..."Faith is the footbridge that you don't know will hold you up over the chasm until you're forced to walk out onto it." 

 It's easy to say we trust God and that we have faith, but we really don't know until we are put to the test.  Whether we are facing a serious situation or something not so serious, we find we have a decision to make, do we rely on, trust in and have faith that God will see us through or do we try to figure it out on our own?  I hope we give it to God, He's so much more capable than we are.


Let me leave you with this quote from Francis Chan. "Right now you're standing on this giant ball that's spinning at a thousand miles an hour! And while it's spinning, it's flying around the sun at 67,000 miles and hour! That's crazy!"  Don't you think if God can keep the universe in motion, then He can be trusted with our lives and problems?

Thanks for stopping by...May your day/eve be a blessed and joyful one. 

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*


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Life is Good

Hey friends and family, I feel the need to check in and let ya'll know what is happening in my life and with this blog...

First as to what has been happening in my life, here goes...I have been having a wonderful sabatical you might say, just resting and relaxing, doing some studying of The Word of God, and I even had me a wonderful weekend vacation catching up with some old family friends in Washington. 

The rest and relaxation was much needed and I can safely say the depression is over...Praise Adonai...as for the studying of The Word of God, I am finding that when I go back to the Bible I find peace and solace...and whole again.  When I am away for too long I start to feel there is a hole that slowly grows, and I feel as if I am missing an integral part of...me!

This last weekend I spent with old family friends, in fact you might remember how we re-connected through this blog...anyway..it was a blast, we went into Vancouver and walked around the saturday open-air market, (that was an experience) then we went into Portland and found us some food carts on 23rd and had us some lunch. We also found our way to Voodoo donuts but the line was looooong, like around the building long, so we took pictures and I promise to post them as soon as I can get them onto my computer.  There was swimming and walking and some good food.  My friend is a wonderful cook and such a sweetie, she went and got me some tamales to bring home to my boys who did not get to go.

So that brings us here to today...I am not going to promise you that I will blog every day or even every other day...I am probably not going to be doing many or any of the Meme's...I would really like to devote my blog to uplifting others, and to bring Jesus and joy to my readers.  That being said, I am human, I will mess up, but I will do my best with God's help to lift up and edify my brothers and sisters, friends and family, and to bring God's Word to the masses, so to speak, in my own way.

Thanks to all of you who have stuck by me and for your words of love and encouragement, blessings to you all. 

Here is a wonderful picture of Miss Molly with a new friend she made in Vancouver this past weekend...Pepperjack the Gecko!

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*

The Book Of Eli

Watched this movie last night for the first time...I really liked it.  I don't normally like violent, bloody movies, but this one had a great story and I found myself enjoying it!

 The story was what really got me...it was about this man who heard God tell him to go west with The King James Bible, and that he would be protected as he traveled...he was to take it to a particular place it turns out...well I don't want to give anything away, let's just say I would reccomend you go see it for yourselves, if you haven't already!

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*

A Word from Me

I have spent much time this last month with the A-Z Challenge, a horrible virus turned into Bronchitis, a bad back, and not much time in the Word.  This has led to the old habit of just not reaching for my bible, and while I have a wonderful relationship with my Savior, I have been neglecting Him for too long this last month or so.  He still loves me, that never changes.  I am not a failure, and my failure to read my bible does not define who I am.

Due to being sick and hurt I have missed church 4 times in a row, eek! My teenage son has lectured me saying, "you should be in church even if you are sicker than a dog." I lovingly explained to him that no one wants my germs, after all I was contagious, and then went on to explain that God does not hold it against me when I am sick and unable to get out to church.  Church is not the building but the people, and I have missed being in "Church".

I will be starting up again with the Survey Bible Reading Plan this next week, I believe that it is important to be in the Word in some capacity.  Being in the Word keeps me focused on my relationship with Jesus Christ and focused on how I need to be living.

My daily posts will not always be on the serious side, some of what I write is just stuff, but there is always my faith running through all I put up, because my faith is who I am every day.  I try to be the same in everything I do, I am a child of God first and foremost, and everything else after that is because of the relationship I have with Jesus Christ. I am just me, I am funny, quirky, serious, loving, but in all those things I am still a child of the Most High, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. 

When you come to my blog, you may find something funny and completely void of scripture references, or you may find a weekly meme, what I am trying to say is this: I am a child of God, regardless of whether my daily blog post has scripture running through it. I am a child of God, I am a Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, and Friend, who says I can't multi-task!  Let me re-iterate, my failures do not define me, nor do yours define you!

 I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*

The Survey Bible Reading Plan Day 1

I have decided to do a Reading Through the Bible plan I found at Bible Gateway called Survey Bible Reading Plan.  Do you want to read highlights from every book of the Bible? It doesn't take long, only about 15 minutes or so a day.  Some of the advantages of this approach include simplicity, comprehensiveness, and brevity. As you read, ask the Lord to help you understand, personalize, and apply his Word. You might even try the S.O.A.P. method of devotion time, you can find that here.  Then be sure to thank God for what he's going to do in each area of your life.

Todays reading is Genesis chapters 1-3, 12, 15, and 22.  Click here to read it.

I will be posting the next reading everyday along with an inspiring and encouraging Quote for you to think about as you go through your day! Here is today's inspiring Quote...

"I asked Jesus ... "How much do you love me " And Jesus said ... "This much." Then He stretched out His arms and died."

- Unknown

I am really excited about doing this and it only takes about 61 days to complete, so it is not too big of a challenge, even I can do this one! So, come on and join me, I would love the company...and maybe you could comment and let me know how you are doing and what you are learning along the way. May God's face shine upon you today and beyond and may He give you so much joy that you have to give some away.

The Power of God!

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength" Ephesians 1:18 (NIV)

Is your loved one a child? A husband? A friend? Find another godly woman who will partner with you to pray daily for this person; preferably one who has had victory in her life with a loved one in this area.

Pray for divine appointments in this person's life and others who will share compassion, love and Jesus' heart with them. devotions@proverbs31.org

This is from a devotion I was reading this morning (Proverbs 31 ministries)and I wanted to share it with you! Have a wonderful morning and as usual, when you are done reading, please leave me a message, as I love to hear what you all have to say! God bless, good luck and Happy Blogging!