Coming, Ready or Not

Yesterday at my Grandma's funeral, one of the preachers told us a story of how he and his wife along with company were sitting on the deck one summer evening.  After a little while, they didn't hear the kids anywhere and it was really quiet. All of the sudden, from out of no where, one of the kids screamed then yelled out "coming, ready or not'!!!!!!!!! Obviously they were playing hide & seek. After his goosebumps went down, he thought to himself thats exactly how the Lord will be returning. At the trumpets sound, He will be coming back, READY OR NOT! Are you ready.................

Laughter

I love to laugh! The side splitting, doubled over, laughing so hard you don't make a sound, tears running down your cheeks, maybe for some of you, peeing your pants kind of laughing! (Am I allowed to blog that part?) It just does something inside of me....not sure if it increases my endorphines or what the deal is. The truth is laughter is the best medicine! I love hearing my boys laugh and banter back and forth. I like watching my mom laugh, its hilarious! I imagine God sitting on the throne of Heaven with a smile on his face when we laugh. Can you picture it too?

Rain, rain, go away

All this rain we've been getting is making my bones feel soggy. Like I've been sitting in a bath tub too long with pruny fingers to boot. I know that the saying goes 'April showers bring May flowers' but rain everyday is a little much. Enough complaining! While I do enjoy the occasional rain shower/thunderstorm, my emotional well being fairs much better when the sun is shining. I'm sure that I'm the only person that needs sunshine to function. With Easter on Sunday I'm well  aware that I need the Son in my life to get from one day to the next! Happy  Easter everyone!!!

Why Bother?

A few weeks ago we at Grace were challenged as to why we bother. Why bother getting up in the morning? Why bother going to work? Why bother doing what we do everyday? Why bother living for Christ? Why bother loving people who wrong us? You catch my drift. I had this lightbulb moment where I felt the Holy Spirit answer those questions. Obedience. Because the Lord asks this from us. Thats why I bother with my walk with Christ, why I bother doing what I do everyday, because in the end it will all have been worth it!!!

One Year

On this day a year ago the sun was shining beautifully, temps were in the lower 60's and life was marching forward. One minute I was sitting at baseball practice and the next I was carrying my 5 yr old across a bean field to a chopper..... When I think back to that day, I ask why? Why God did you have to grab our attention through a helpless child? Why did you let something of this magnitude happen to my baby? I didn't understand and some pieces I still don't have the answers to but I have faith in Christ, who doesn't give us more than we can bear (although it sometimes feels like it) that someday we will see the bigger picture and His awesome plan he has for us all.

Spring

                        For as much as the winter is inevitable after fall so is spring after the winter!!! I love this time of year!!! It cleans out the cobwebs in my mind from the stuffy winter blahs and refreshes my soul. In all of my married years I've never planted spring bulbs in my flower beds. After the summer yard care I was to spent to plant any more flowers. Once spring rolled around I wanted tulips, crocuses, and hyacynths but they won't grow if you don't plant them. So last fall I decided to forgo the lazy train and plant some spring bulbs and am I glad I did! They are sticking their noses out of the mulch like they can't wait to take a breath of fresh spring air! They have in a small way given me hope that the snow is gone and warmer weather is on its way!!! Happy Spring!!!

Enoch

All I can say is I'm being blown away week after week by Beth Moore. She ROCKS!!!!! God bless her for being obedient to His calling for her life.  Genesis chapter 5 states that Enoch walked with God and God found his company to be so enjoyable that he saved Enoch the trouble of dying. Took Enoch straight to heaven!!! Man, to have God himself say to me that he enjoys my company so much that he would take me straight to heaven would be a like dream! Walking by faith not by sight is difficult but my eye is on the goal and hopefully sooner than later I will hear the trumpets sound!