You take 1 step forward…
And then your next move?
4 steps back…
The great thing about this life?
We WILL get HOME…
‘In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am.’ John 14:2
This is His promise to us…
When we are asking why,
He holds us.
When we are missing our loved ones,
He holds us.
When our jobs are driving us crazy,
He holds us.
When we feel alone,
He holds us.
When we want to hold our baby,
He continues to hold us.
Do you feel His arms around you today?
Grief is stinging this morning. Stinging my face like the wind on a bitter cold day.
{Amazing Grace How Sweet The Sound}
My brain understands that our bodies weren’t made for this world. But my heart just doesn’t get it today.
I am still in shock.
My heart is broken for Connie’s family.
Broken!
{That Saved A Wretch Like Me}
And it’s broken for us all over again.
{I Once Was Lost, But Now I’m Found}
I see your sweet wife, your beautiful mother, and your amazing mawmaw. And my brain says ‘Cami, she is in the place with no more pain, no more tears, forever rejoicing. The place she was created for. The place WE ALL were created for.’ And yet I can’t understand how we won’t see her here anymore.
My brain knows.
My heart does not.
{Was Blind But Now I See}
And all the while in this deep disbelief, He says ‘this grace that I have is for you, this grace is constant and this grace is amazing.’
God, I don’t understand, I don’t get it.
Please remind my heart who You are, today.
Please.
I can honestly say that loving Lulu was the closest I’ve ever been to unconditional love.
She did not have to ask for our love. She did not have to try to earn our love.
I don’t think I will ever know all the amazing reasons I get to be Lulu’s mama, but I know 1 reason for sure. It is like God leaned down & whispered in my ear ‘this is what My love for you is like’…
You don’t have to ask for it.
You don’t have to earn it.
It is there.
I am there.
I am here.
Thank God for His love today & every day. Thank God that it DOES flow freely to us & when we begin a relationship with Him, His love pours in us even deeper.
Because His love has kept me centered most my life {and especially this past year} I want to give you a chance to win a devotional that has centered me & pulled me daily to His heart. It is called ‘Jesus Calling’.
I may have mentioned it a few times around here. 🙂 And I’m sure it won’t be the last…
Anyhow, just leave a comment of a time that you felt God’s love so thick in your life.
I’ll draw a lovely winner this weekend.
Have a beautiful day!
Still filling my notebook with thanks for all the gifts He continues to give.
Just a sidenote on my gifts notebook…
It is a good place to go and to be encouraged as I read and am reminded of His faithfulness to me.
{Why are you downcast, o my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 43:5}
Sometimes I let my mind wander {too much} with troubles and then I have to reign those poisonous thoughts back in. Having several different resources to go to, is very helpful to me.
But back to my gift today…
Today I am thinking about & thanking God for time away with this guy…
It’s been too long – let’s sneak away again soon!
You bring me much joy, babe.
I also want to say thank you all for your continued prayers for my cousin, Jenn. I talked to my aunt on Saturday and they were hoping to move Jenn out of ICU to a private room, so that she could see her baby boys. She is needing to be with them very much. Please continue to pray for her physically and emotionally. God is continuing to answer prayers.
His mercies are new every morning…
They are new for you.
They are new for me.
And His promises are sure.
That is what I am praising God for today.
Today I am praying for my cousin, who gave birth to twin boys a week ago & was just hospitalized with a blood clot in her brain.
Will you please pray for her with me?
‘Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love Him with all that’s in you, love Him with all you’ve got!’ Deut. 6:5 The Message
109. His arms stretched out for me – love!
110. The daily presence of the Holy Spirit – love!
111. His word that encourages & fills my deepest holes – love!
‘…For even if the mountains walk away and the hills fall to pieces, My love won’t walk away from you, My covenant commitment of peace won’t fall apart. The God who has compassion on you says so.’ Isaiah 54:10 The Message
‘I am with you & for you. You face nothing alone – nothing! When you feel anxious, know that you are focusing on the visible world & leaving Me out of the picture. The remedy is simple: fix your eyes not on what is seen but what is unseen. Verbalize your trust in Me, the Living One who sees you always. I will get you safely through this day & all your days. But you can find Me only in the present. Each day is a precious gift from My Father. How ridiculous to grasp for future gifts when today’s is set before you! Receive today’s gift gratefully, unwrapping it tenderly & delving into its depths. As you savor this gift, you find Me.’ – Jesus Calling
This is for me today, I am sitting here in our warm, safe, beautiful house. Watching Boo jump from couch cushion to cushion. She’s not thinking about our next house. Not concerned about our house selling. Not wondering when the ‘right one’ will come along.
But I am. I am using my thoughts to bog down my mind with worry. Worry that is not helping the situation at all. And worry that is keeping my thoughts off of God.
But Boo,
She is playing…
laughing…
enjoying her moment here.
Isn’t it amazing how little ones can teach us a thing or two?
This is how I am going to change my thoughts…
praising God for being with me right here, right now.
He IS enough.
Today I am praying for 2 of my friends that lost their mother 1 year ago on Monday.
And my sweet friend from Texas whose young son has been gone for 2 years, on Monday.
{I luv you, Teri}
I am praying for a friend that lost her husband a year ago on Wednesday.
You all will be in my prayers this weekend, as I know sometimes the’ leading up to dates’ is just as difficult as an actual date.
What are your prayers & praises today? And if you get a chance, let a little child teach you something new today.
My mother-in-law told me yesterday that presidential contender Rick Santorum has a 3-year-old daughter with Trisomy 18, Bella, was recently hospitalized with pneumonia, so he took a small break from campaigning. I’ve actually only seen one of the debates & know just a little about him, but since finding this out I have been reading up on him & have enjoyed looking at pics of his family & especially his daughter.
Isn’t she beautiful?
I’m not sure what is down the road for this family, but I have added them to my daily prayer list.
Lulu's Grace 