Wow! It's almost half a year later and I'm deciding to post. Life has a way of sneaking past. Today I took my son to the Dr. to have his foot ex-rayed. Sure enough it's broken. Last night he crashed on his motorcycle. I call it a "good crash" because he is not in the hospital. I'm so thankful God is the protector of my children.

H old
O nto the
P romise of
E ternity!

Today was one of those days, where I am so thankful for the HOPE I have in Christ.

Revelation 21:1-5

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new."

I'm thankful I have this to look forward too!

I'm thinking........how blessed I am! I just finished looking at my Uncle's blog where he has pictures posted from his mission trip. There was a picture of some children sleeping in blankets on hard floors and I am getting ready to go in and get in my King size bed with 2 pillows and a heated blanket for the long cold winter's nights. Before I go to bed I will thank God for blessings abundant and I will pray for the people in different countries who don't even have a bed to sleep on. Father forgive me for ever complaining!

Happy New Year, 2009! Remember when we all thought something bad was going to happen in the year 2000? I find it comical now. The kids and I just watched 2 movies in the Left Behind series. It sure does get you to thinking about what is going to happen in the next however many years God allows. As a new year begins and I think about the things I want to accomplish, my heart is burdened for people. I pray that God will help me be at peace with who I am to minister to and how best to minister to them. I pray that I will be a blessing and encouragement to my family and friends as well. God has given us each other and for that I am thankful! God Bless you in the New Year!

Winter Storm

This is my first post, so we'll see how it goes.... There's a winter storm outside. It's 11:30 pm and I can hear the wind beating the snow on my window. My husband is out in the storm plowing snow throughout the night. Whenever there is a storm like this, I am reminded, God is in control. There's absolutely nothing I can do to change the amount of snow that will come or
the strength of the wind. I can worry about a lot of things - Is my husband safe? Are my children who are at friends safe? Will the power go out? What will tomorrow bring? I am thankful that in the midst of the storm, there is peace. Peace that only my God can bring. Now I just need to rest in it. Goodnight!