I knew when I started to think about it that I shouldn’t. I did it anyway. Instead of thinking on what was best, I just wanted now. So I did it. I knew there would be a price to pay; I had done it before. Still I chose to go ahead and do it. I didn’t want to feel the guilt. I didn’t want to go through the battle I knew was going to come but I did not chose the other path. So how am I or what makes me think I am so different from anyone else who knows to do good and does it not? Continue reading
Thanks-Joyful-Gratitude
The day after the Thanksgiving Holiday we still ponder with grateful hearts the wonderful blessings we enjoyed yesterday and still recall so much of what we are thankful for. In my life I have never found two snowflakes alike. Nor have two mountains nor sunrises nor any of the myriad of blessed experiences I am privileged to have enjoyed duplicated another. No two days in the hospital, of pain and sorrows, no not two anythings have been the same. Variety, we are told is the spice of life. Mine has been blessed to have been lively and seasoned with much grace. Continue reading
Is it Really A Job?
Farmers farm. They grow things. Not because they are farmers. Because they are growers. The place they grow things is a farm. They are farmers because they use the land and the water and the sun and the rain on the farm. They are growers because God put within their heart to enjoy the growing. The plant and they cultivate. They nurture and they harvest. Then they do it all over again. They don’t have a “real” job. They farm. They grow. They love it. Can it really be a job if you do what you love to do? Even if you get paid for it? Continue reading
You are you. Be The You
You are who you are. It seems like quite a simple thing to say. Adam and Eve could easily understand their place and role in God’s creation. They were planned, designed and created as the ultimate caretakers of God’s Eden. They must have been extremely content to know and fulfill their purpose. No other creature could be them. The cattle could not walk on two legs. Whales could not lift delicate flowers with tender hands. Oceans could not harvest the fruits of the garden. Each was content to be all they were created to be. Until the thought was introduced, “Am I meant to be more or something else?” Obediently being what you are designed to be brings glory to the creator. Rejecting your purpose brings shame and consequences. Continue reading