Happy mother's day to all my mom friends. I hope each of you have been blessed today! During this time of quarantine I have had many days where I felt so lost and lonely. But this week has been a bit more normal. I put my organizational skills to great use and finally got the garage cleaned. My heart literally leaped for joy yesterday when the final step of cleaning was to load my dad's truck and trailer with the gigantic pile of trash and haul it off to the dump. Thanks for all the help Dad! The labeled tubs make me just feel giddy . And the hubby is so happy that he gets to park in the garage again!! To end the week I received an amazing blessing of extended family time. Today was probably the best mother's day in the 18 years I have been a mom. My whole family was here. I loved spending time with each one of them, and getting to visit. My heart is full, and I could not have asked for a better day!!! Thank you Mom and Dad. Just having you here brings great joy. I l...
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have a very strong dislike for change. I want life to remain steady. I want to be able to count on what will happen in the next moment. I want to know that I have control over the happenings of my life. Change brings uncertainty that sets my heart to panic. Change overwhelms me to the point of tears. Change makes me feel like crawling in a deep hole to avoid what is coming. Change makes me feel out of control. But, I also understand that change is good. Without change there is no growth. Without growth the mind and the body will become stagnate. So, in the comfort of remaining the same I must face the reality that change is needed and should be welcomed. One thing that does not change is God. He is a constant source of truth that never changes. God remains the same yesterday, today, and for the future. He provides for my every need even when I think it will be impossible. The reality...
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I don't know about the rest of you, but life can really get me down especially when I have to go to the grocery store. It is not the lack of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, or limits on certain items. It is seeing people with a fear of standing next to someone or even talking to someone. It is the standing 6 feet apart from everyone. Don't get me wrong I get why we are doing this and how important it is to stop the cycle of this pandemic. BUT for an extrovert who looks for people to talk to, it is hard to avoid people. Some days I just want to cry. One thing is for sure when this is all over I will not take for granted the freedom to talk to whoever I want. So, for today I just need to focus on what I have to be grateful for in the here and now. I have a healthy family, my hubby has a job, I have a home, I have an amazing church family, and the sun is shining. I am going to choose to focus on Psalm 18:28. "For it is you who l...
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Glorious Resurrection family and friends, I have had to work really hard this week to make sure that I was finding reasons for joy and opportunities to praise. I have to admit this quarantine feels like it is going to make me insane. I miss being with my people!! One of my greatest joys and reasons for praise this week has been that my daughter was able to come home after a 2 week absence because of my husband, son, and I having to be quarantined. It has been such a joy to see her face and have a conversation with another female in person. It blessed this momma's heart to be able to have her (and her boyfriend) and my boys here to spend the morning watching the Easter Service and have a meal together after. By the way, we all seem to be healthy in the physical sense. We might be driving each other a bit crazy because let's face it living with introverts (love them I truly do!) is extremely hard on an extrovert in quarantine. ...
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Today I begin a journey of sharing joy and praise to God through a blog. I have not wanted to ever try this before now. I often feel like I have a lot to say (just ask my husband and son they will definitely tell you about my need to talk). So, in this blog I want to touch lives that need encouragement and share where I am finding my joy and reasons to praise the God of heaven. Please share this blog with others, don't hesitate to send me a message. May the God of all Heaven and earth bring you joy. James 1:2b Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds" (ESV) This is a such a different time that we live in. The isolation is real. The loneliness is overwhelming. Finding joy seems unattainable. Day to day life is scary and almost unbearable. But, we do not have to live life with no joy. We can praise God in times of trial, hardship, and weariness. Actually, we can praise God in ...