THAT IS WHAT I THINK EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE T.V. THESE DAYS! I DON'T WATCH MUCH T.V. BUT LAST WEEK I WAS SICK AND ON THE COUCH ALL DAY FRIDAY AS I SAT AND WATCH TRAGEDY AFTER TRAGEDY BEING REPORTED. FROM THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS, TO THE EXPLOSION IN TEXAS, TO THE EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED AND ALL I COULD THINK OF; IS CHRIST MUST BE COMING SOON! HE HAS TO BE GETTING US READY AND TRYING TO WAKE HIS PEOPLE UP, BUT THEN I THOUGHT ARE WE CHRISTIANS LISTENING? I THINK NOW DAYS EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON THE NEWS SOME KIND OF TRAGEDY THAT HAS HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD THAT WE BECOME USED TO IT AND IGNORE IT. INSTEAD OF REALIZING THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE DYING ARE GOING TO HELL. ALL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.
I HEARD ONE OF THE NEWS ANCHOR'S REPORT THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT THE FIRST SUSPECT BEING KILLED AND HE SAID, "HELL JUST GAINED A NEW RESIDENT." I THOUGHT FOR A MINUTE I LIKE THIS MAN! HE IS RIGHT AND HELL DID GAIN A NEW RESIDENT, BUT THEN I REALIZED YOU KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT. YES, I DO BELIEVE THAT TERRORIST DESERVED HELL BUT JESUS ALSO DIED ON THE CROSS FOR YOU AND I, BUT ALSO HIM. HE JUST REJECTED CHRIST AND WILL NOW SPEND ETERNITY IN HELL. I TOLD RJ HELL WOULD SOON GAIN ANOTHER RESIDENT, HIS BROTHER. HE SAID,"YES IT WILL UNLESS HE GETS SAVED BEFORE HE DIES." I SAID YES YOU ARE RIGHT. HE COULD TURN HIS LIFE OVER TO CHRIST BEFORE HE DIES AND HE WILL BE IN HEAVEN BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR. MY SINS, YOUR SINS, AND HIS SINS. NO MATTER HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL HE DIED FOR ALL OF OUR SINS.
I REMEMBER A CONVERSATION ON THE RADIO A FEW MONTHS AGO TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE RECEIVING CHRIST AS THEIR PERSONAL SAVIOR ON THEIR DEATH BED AND SOMEONE COMMENTING THAT YES, THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN. THE ONLY DIFFERNECE IS THEY MISSED OUT ON ALL THE PEACE, LOVE, AND BLESSINGS GOD HAD FOR THEM HERE ON THIS EARTH.
WE ARE ONLY HERE ON THIS EARTH FOR A BLINK OF AN EYE COMPARED TO ETERNITY IN HEAVEN OR HELL. SO EVEN THOUGH THESE TERRIBLE TERRORIST AND CHRISTIAN HATERS MAKE ME SICK AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE WAY THEY THINK OR WHY THEY DO THE THINGS THEY DO I DO PRAY THEY FIND THE LORD. I DO PRAY THEY RECEIVE THE FREE GIFT OF SALVATION AND SPEND ETERNITY IN HEAVEN INSTEAD OF HELL.
I DO BELIEVE THE LORD IS COMING AGAIN SOON AND I AM READY, BUT I SEE SO MANY THAT ARE NOT READY AND SO I PRAY! I PRAY FOR THE LOST SOULS ALL AROUND ME AND ALL AROUND THIS WORLD. UNTIL HE RETURNS I WILL KEEP MY EYES ON HIM AND KNOW THAT ALL THE SUFFERING WILL SOON BE NO MORE AND HE WILL REIGN FOREVER AND EVER!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
CHILD OF GOD
I ALWAYS LOVE MY CONVERSATIONS WITH MY BABY BOYS AND THIS ONE WAS NO DIFFERENT.
AIDEN AND I WERE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD JUST TALKING AND CAME TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT GOD AND JESUS KNOW EVERYTHING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, BUT I AM SURE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH ME NOT KNOWING THE ANSWER TO ONE OF HIS VERY DEEP QUESTIONS AND HE SAID, "WELL, GOD AND JESUS KNOW EVERYTHING." I TOLD HIM YES THEY DO EXCEPT JESUS DOES NOT KNOW ONE THING!! I COULD TELL HE WAS SHOCKED AND WAITING FOR ME TO TELL HIM BECAUSE WE HAD NEVER HAD THIS PARTICULAR CONVERSATION BEFORE SO I TOLD HIM ONLY GOD KNOWS WHEN HE WILL SEND JESUS BACK FOR HIS CHILDREN!
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."-Mark 13:32
I TOLD HIM JESUS WAS JUST SITTING UP THERE IN HEAVEN WAITING ON GOD TO TELL HIM TO COME BACK AND TAKE HIS CHILDREN HOME WITH HIM. THEN I TRIED MY BEST TO EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT WHEN HE COMES BACK ALL OF HIS CHILDREN WILL GO WITH HIM AND SO HIS BIG STATEMENT WAS," SO YOU ARE A CHILD"!! TALKING ABOUT ME AND I SAID, "OF COURSE I AM A CHILD OF GOD AND WHEN HE COMES BACK I AM GOING WITH HIM"!
" For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words."-1Thessalonians 4:16-18
I KNOW HIS LITTLE WHEELS IN HIS HEAD WERE JUST A SPINNING! IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND AND GRASP THIS SO I KNOW HE WAS THINKING HARD. I TOLD HIM THAT IS WHY IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS BECAUSE WHEN HE COMES BACK WE WANT ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COME WITH US!
OH WHAT A DAY IT WILL BE WHEN WE SEE JESUS COMING DOWN OUT OF THE CLOUDS TO TAKE HIS CHILDREN HOME! I PRAY ALL OF MY LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS KNOW JESUS AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR AND I PRAY MY BABY BOYS KNOW HIM AND LOVE HIM WITH EVERY SINGLE OUNCE OF THEIR SOULS! I AM READY FOR THAT DAY, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT READY FOR THAT DAY SO I PRAY GOD PLACES PEOPLE IN THEIR PATHS TO LEAD THEM TO HIM AND I PRAY I DO MY PART TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS! I AM HIS CHILD AND I THINK GOD FOR SENDING HIS CHILD TO DIE ON THE CROSS FOR ME! I AM SO UNDESERVING AND SO UNWORTHY, BUT HE HAS PAID THE PRICE FOR NOT JUST ME BUT THE WHOLE WORLD! IT IS FREE! WE JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE AND RECEIVE!
"He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."-1 John 2:2
AIDEN AND I WERE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD JUST TALKING AND CAME TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT GOD AND JESUS KNOW EVERYTHING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, BUT I AM SURE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH ME NOT KNOWING THE ANSWER TO ONE OF HIS VERY DEEP QUESTIONS AND HE SAID, "WELL, GOD AND JESUS KNOW EVERYTHING." I TOLD HIM YES THEY DO EXCEPT JESUS DOES NOT KNOW ONE THING!! I COULD TELL HE WAS SHOCKED AND WAITING FOR ME TO TELL HIM BECAUSE WE HAD NEVER HAD THIS PARTICULAR CONVERSATION BEFORE SO I TOLD HIM ONLY GOD KNOWS WHEN HE WILL SEND JESUS BACK FOR HIS CHILDREN!
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."-Mark 13:32
I TOLD HIM JESUS WAS JUST SITTING UP THERE IN HEAVEN WAITING ON GOD TO TELL HIM TO COME BACK AND TAKE HIS CHILDREN HOME WITH HIM. THEN I TRIED MY BEST TO EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT WHEN HE COMES BACK ALL OF HIS CHILDREN WILL GO WITH HIM AND SO HIS BIG STATEMENT WAS," SO YOU ARE A CHILD"!! TALKING ABOUT ME AND I SAID, "OF COURSE I AM A CHILD OF GOD AND WHEN HE COMES BACK I AM GOING WITH HIM"!
" For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words."-1Thessalonians 4:16-18
I KNOW HIS LITTLE WHEELS IN HIS HEAD WERE JUST A SPINNING! IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND AND GRASP THIS SO I KNOW HE WAS THINKING HARD. I TOLD HIM THAT IS WHY IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS BECAUSE WHEN HE COMES BACK WE WANT ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COME WITH US!
OH WHAT A DAY IT WILL BE WHEN WE SEE JESUS COMING DOWN OUT OF THE CLOUDS TO TAKE HIS CHILDREN HOME! I PRAY ALL OF MY LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS KNOW JESUS AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR AND I PRAY MY BABY BOYS KNOW HIM AND LOVE HIM WITH EVERY SINGLE OUNCE OF THEIR SOULS! I AM READY FOR THAT DAY, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT READY FOR THAT DAY SO I PRAY GOD PLACES PEOPLE IN THEIR PATHS TO LEAD THEM TO HIM AND I PRAY I DO MY PART TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS! I AM HIS CHILD AND I THINK GOD FOR SENDING HIS CHILD TO DIE ON THE CROSS FOR ME! I AM SO UNDESERVING AND SO UNWORTHY, BUT HE HAS PAID THE PRICE FOR NOT JUST ME BUT THE WHOLE WORLD! IT IS FREE! WE JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE AND RECEIVE!
"He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."-1 John 2:2
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ANSWERED PRAYERS!
I HAVE BEEN IN AWE AND SO THANKFUL FOR ANSWERED PRAYERS! I CANNOT PUT INTO WORDS THE FEELINGS I HAD FROM MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT! GOD MOVED AND HE MOVED IN A MIGHTY WAY! I REALLY WAS SPEECHLESS WHEN THE X-RAYS SHOWED MY SI JOINTS STILL OPEN AND WAS TOLD SHE WAS GOING TO TREAT THE INFLAMMATION RIGHT NOW! THAT WAS AN ANSWERED PRAYER AND I THANK GOD FOR IT!
WHEN I CAME HOME THAT DAY AND WAS THANKING GOD FOR THE ANSWERED PRAYERS I WAS OVERCOME WITH EMOTION WHEN I READ MY DAILY DEVOTION FROM, "Hope for Each Day" by Billy Graham.
I HAVE TO SHARE IT AND I PRAY IT TOUCHES YOU LIKE IT TOUCHED ME!
WHEN I CAME HOME THAT DAY AND WAS THANKING GOD FOR THE ANSWERED PRAYERS I WAS OVERCOME WITH EMOTION WHEN I READ MY DAILY DEVOTION FROM, "Hope for Each Day" by Billy Graham.
I HAVE TO SHARE IT AND I PRAY IT TOUCHES YOU LIKE IT TOUCHED ME!
We Wait on God
Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles.- Isaiah 40:31
Nowhere does the Bible teach that Christians are exempt from tribulation and natural disaster. We live in a world infected with the disease of sin, and we share in its misery and pain.
But the Bible does teach that we can face trials with a power others do not have- the power of God. As we trust Him, God helps us endure, and even discern His purpose in the midst of suffering. Christian Tsai, the Christian daughter of a former governor in China wrote, "Throughout my many years of illness (53), I have never dared to ask God why He allowed me to suffer so long. I only ask what He wants me to do."
The eagle has the unique ability to lock its joints and soar effortlessly on an updraft, instead of flapping its wings. As we wait on God, He helps us use the winds of adversity to soar above our problems. As the Bible says, "Those who wait on the LORD...shall mount up with wings like eagles."
AFTER I READ THIS I THANKED GOD FOR HIS WORDS AND EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS TRYING TO SHOW ME OUT OF ALL THIS, I KNOW HE IS IN CONTROL AND I PRAY HE IS GLORIFIED THROUGHOUT IT ALL. I PRAY I DO HIS WILL ONE DAY AT A TIME AND FOCUS ON HIM AND THE MANY BLESSINGS IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I AM BLESSED!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
THANKFUL FOR GOD'S WORDS!
I JUST LOVE IT WHEN I HEAR FROM GOD RIGHT WHEN I NEED IT THE MOST! HE IS ALWAYS THERE. HE IS ALWAYS LISTENING TO ME, BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT THERE OUR TIMES WHEN I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NOT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO HEAR FROM HIM! OR I READ HIS WORD, I PRAY, AND I STILL DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE HEARD FROM HIM AND I BEGAN TO SEARCH MY HEART AND REALLY PRAY FOR HIS ANSWERS!
I HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES SINCE I WAS BLESSED WITH MY BABY THAT WILL SOON BE FOUR YEARS OLD!! UP UNTIL THAT POINT I WAS ALWAYS HEALTHY AND VERY ACTIVE, SO AT TIMES I GET UPSET. I GET FRUSTRATED AND I HAVE FELT VERY ALONE AT TIMES BECAUSE I WOULD BEGIN TO THINK IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD. I'D DUST MY BOTTOM OFF, REBUKE SATAN AND GET ON WITH MY LIFE. OF COURSE I HAVE HAD WEEKS AND MONTHS OF FEELING GREAT AND THEN SOMETHING POPS UP! IT IS NOT VERY EASY TO ACCEPT WHEN YOU ARE USED TO GOING NON-STOP AND YOU HAVE THREE KIDDO'S, SO YOU HAVE NO TIME TO BE SICK OR REST! DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE MY KIDS AND I LOVE EVERY MINUTE I SPEND WITH THEM AND THAT IS WHAT UPSETS ME THE MOST! THE THOUGHT OF NOT WATCHING THEM IN EVERY SINGLE GAME OR BEING AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL PARTY, CHURCH PARTY, OR WHATEVER ELSE THEY MAY HAVE GOING ON AT THE TIME. I REMEMBER THIS PAST SURGERY WAS ON THURSDAY AND THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS MISSING THEIR GAME ON SATURDAY SO I WAS THERE! I WAS IN PAIN, BUT I WAS THERE!
SO WONDER WHERE I AM GOING WITH ALL THIS. LIKE I SAID IN MY TITLE, I AM THANKFUL FOR GOD'S WORDS! JUST WHEN I THINK HE DOES NOT HEAR ME HE ASSURES ME HE IS WITH ME AND HEARS EVERY SINGLE WORD I HAVE SPOKEN AND HE KNOWS MY HEART AND HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY HEAD! I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN ANSWERS TO WHAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW,BUT I HAD JUST NOT BEEN TO THE RIGHT DOCTOR TO DO THE RIGHT TESTING TO TELL ME I HAVE A GENE. IT IS A GENE I HAVE INHERITED FROM MY LOVELY FAMILY:)! NO REALLY I AM THANKFUL MY MOM AND DAD DO NOT HAVE THE SYMPTOMS THAT COME ALONG WITH THIS GENE; HLA-B27. YOU CAN BE A CARRIER AND NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OR PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I DO. I HAVE JOINT PAIN, BACK PAIN, FEVERS, AND FATIGUE ALL THE TIME! I THOUGHT I WAS JUST A WIMP WHEN I TRIED RUNNING AND FELT LIKE MY HIPS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF! I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING ALL THE FEVERS AND JUST FEELING LIKE I HAVE THE FLU 3 NIGHTS OUT OF THE WEEK! I HAD NO ANSWERS AND I DID NOT WANT TO COMPLAIN SO I TRIED TO KEEP THIS ALL IN. IT HAS BEEN TOUGH EMOTIONALLY FOR SURE. I HAVE TO SAY I WAS RELIEVED WHEN I GOT THE CALL FROM MY RHEUMATOLOGIST AND SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE GENE AND TOLD ME THAT MY BONE SCAN REVEALED THAT THIS WAS ACTIVE AND CAUSING INFLAMMATION IN MY SI JOINTS AND IN MY SHOULDER'S!
AH, HA! FINALLY AN ANSWER TO MY JOINT PAIN, MY FEVERS, MY BLOOD WORK, AND MY TIREDNESS! THIS GENE CAUSES WHAT IS CALLED ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS. I AM NOT SURE HOW BAD THIS IS YET, BUT I GO TUESDAY FOR MORE X-RAYS AND TO DISCUSS TREATMENT OPTIONS. THAT IS WHERE MY FEAR BEGAN TO CREEP IN AND GOD ASSURED ME LAST NIGHT HE IS WITH ME! RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!
I HAVE HAD MANY THOUGHTS GO THRU MY HEAD ABOUT WHAT IF MY KID'S HAVE THIS TERRIBLE GENE AND GET THIS WHEN THEY GET OLDER? WHAT IF THE TREATMENT MAKES ME SICK AND I MISS THEIR BALLGAMES OR SCHOOL FUNCTIONS? WHAT IF THIS CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND I AM UNABLE TO WALK NORMAL? YOU CAN IMAGINE ALL THE WHAT IF'S? AND THAT IS JUST WHAT MY GOD ANSWERED LAST NIGHT! GOD IS IN THE "IS", HE IS IN THE PRESENT! HE IS NOT IN THE "IF'S", HE IS RIGHT HERE WITH ME! OUR BIBLE STUDY VIDEO FROM JENNIFER ROTHSCHILD WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR LAST NIGHT. IT WAS FROM THE LORD AND I THANK HIM FOR HIS WORDS AND FOR HIS ANSWER'S TO MY PRAYERS! ONE STATEMENT SHE SAID LAST NIGHT THAT I WILL CLING TO WAS, "DO NOT GO OVER TO THE WHAT IF'S. GOD IS NOT OVER THERE. GOD IS IN THE PRESENT WITH YOU."
SO I WILL TRY MY BEST TO NOT GO OVER TO THE "WHAT IF'S", BECAUSE WHO KNOWS I MAY NOT BE HERE TUESDAY TO EVEN THINK ABOUT THE WHAT IF'S! THE GOOD LORD CAN COME BACK AND TAKE MY BOYS HOME TO HIM AND THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF PAIN OR SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TOMORROW HOLDS, BUT I KNOW WHO HOLDS IT!
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."- Isaiah 41:10
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."- Jeremiah 29:11
THESE ARE THE VERSES GOD HAS GIVEN ME THE PAST THREE ALMOST FOUR YEARS AND HIS WORD IS TRUE AND MY FAITH IS IN HIM! NOT THE DOCTOR'S, NOT THE MEDICINE, BUT HIM! I WILL BE JUST FINE BECAUSE HE IS WITH ME AND HE WILL NEVER FORSAKE ME! PLEASE PRAY FOR WISDOM AS I PREPARE FOR MY APPOINTMENT ON TUESDAY! UNTIL THEN I WILL ENJOY EVER MINUTE I HAVE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW! I PRAY YOU ALL DO THE SAME AND THANK GOD FOR YOUR HEALTH! EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT 100% I THANK HIM FOR MY HEALTH BECAUSE I KNOW IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE AND I AM BLESSED!
I HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES SINCE I WAS BLESSED WITH MY BABY THAT WILL SOON BE FOUR YEARS OLD!! UP UNTIL THAT POINT I WAS ALWAYS HEALTHY AND VERY ACTIVE, SO AT TIMES I GET UPSET. I GET FRUSTRATED AND I HAVE FELT VERY ALONE AT TIMES BECAUSE I WOULD BEGIN TO THINK IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD. I'D DUST MY BOTTOM OFF, REBUKE SATAN AND GET ON WITH MY LIFE. OF COURSE I HAVE HAD WEEKS AND MONTHS OF FEELING GREAT AND THEN SOMETHING POPS UP! IT IS NOT VERY EASY TO ACCEPT WHEN YOU ARE USED TO GOING NON-STOP AND YOU HAVE THREE KIDDO'S, SO YOU HAVE NO TIME TO BE SICK OR REST! DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE MY KIDS AND I LOVE EVERY MINUTE I SPEND WITH THEM AND THAT IS WHAT UPSETS ME THE MOST! THE THOUGHT OF NOT WATCHING THEM IN EVERY SINGLE GAME OR BEING AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL PARTY, CHURCH PARTY, OR WHATEVER ELSE THEY MAY HAVE GOING ON AT THE TIME. I REMEMBER THIS PAST SURGERY WAS ON THURSDAY AND THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS MISSING THEIR GAME ON SATURDAY SO I WAS THERE! I WAS IN PAIN, BUT I WAS THERE!
SO WONDER WHERE I AM GOING WITH ALL THIS. LIKE I SAID IN MY TITLE, I AM THANKFUL FOR GOD'S WORDS! JUST WHEN I THINK HE DOES NOT HEAR ME HE ASSURES ME HE IS WITH ME AND HEARS EVERY SINGLE WORD I HAVE SPOKEN AND HE KNOWS MY HEART AND HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY HEAD! I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN ANSWERS TO WHAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW,BUT I HAD JUST NOT BEEN TO THE RIGHT DOCTOR TO DO THE RIGHT TESTING TO TELL ME I HAVE A GENE. IT IS A GENE I HAVE INHERITED FROM MY LOVELY FAMILY:)! NO REALLY I AM THANKFUL MY MOM AND DAD DO NOT HAVE THE SYMPTOMS THAT COME ALONG WITH THIS GENE; HLA-B27. YOU CAN BE A CARRIER AND NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OR PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I DO. I HAVE JOINT PAIN, BACK PAIN, FEVERS, AND FATIGUE ALL THE TIME! I THOUGHT I WAS JUST A WIMP WHEN I TRIED RUNNING AND FELT LIKE MY HIPS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF! I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING ALL THE FEVERS AND JUST FEELING LIKE I HAVE THE FLU 3 NIGHTS OUT OF THE WEEK! I HAD NO ANSWERS AND I DID NOT WANT TO COMPLAIN SO I TRIED TO KEEP THIS ALL IN. IT HAS BEEN TOUGH EMOTIONALLY FOR SURE. I HAVE TO SAY I WAS RELIEVED WHEN I GOT THE CALL FROM MY RHEUMATOLOGIST AND SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE GENE AND TOLD ME THAT MY BONE SCAN REVEALED THAT THIS WAS ACTIVE AND CAUSING INFLAMMATION IN MY SI JOINTS AND IN MY SHOULDER'S!
AH, HA! FINALLY AN ANSWER TO MY JOINT PAIN, MY FEVERS, MY BLOOD WORK, AND MY TIREDNESS! THIS GENE CAUSES WHAT IS CALLED ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS. I AM NOT SURE HOW BAD THIS IS YET, BUT I GO TUESDAY FOR MORE X-RAYS AND TO DISCUSS TREATMENT OPTIONS. THAT IS WHERE MY FEAR BEGAN TO CREEP IN AND GOD ASSURED ME LAST NIGHT HE IS WITH ME! RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!
I HAVE HAD MANY THOUGHTS GO THRU MY HEAD ABOUT WHAT IF MY KID'S HAVE THIS TERRIBLE GENE AND GET THIS WHEN THEY GET OLDER? WHAT IF THE TREATMENT MAKES ME SICK AND I MISS THEIR BALLGAMES OR SCHOOL FUNCTIONS? WHAT IF THIS CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND I AM UNABLE TO WALK NORMAL? YOU CAN IMAGINE ALL THE WHAT IF'S? AND THAT IS JUST WHAT MY GOD ANSWERED LAST NIGHT! GOD IS IN THE "IS", HE IS IN THE PRESENT! HE IS NOT IN THE "IF'S", HE IS RIGHT HERE WITH ME! OUR BIBLE STUDY VIDEO FROM JENNIFER ROTHSCHILD WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR LAST NIGHT. IT WAS FROM THE LORD AND I THANK HIM FOR HIS WORDS AND FOR HIS ANSWER'S TO MY PRAYERS! ONE STATEMENT SHE SAID LAST NIGHT THAT I WILL CLING TO WAS, "DO NOT GO OVER TO THE WHAT IF'S. GOD IS NOT OVER THERE. GOD IS IN THE PRESENT WITH YOU."
SO I WILL TRY MY BEST TO NOT GO OVER TO THE "WHAT IF'S", BECAUSE WHO KNOWS I MAY NOT BE HERE TUESDAY TO EVEN THINK ABOUT THE WHAT IF'S! THE GOOD LORD CAN COME BACK AND TAKE MY BOYS HOME TO HIM AND THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF PAIN OR SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TOMORROW HOLDS, BUT I KNOW WHO HOLDS IT!
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."- Isaiah 41:10
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."- Jeremiah 29:11
THESE ARE THE VERSES GOD HAS GIVEN ME THE PAST THREE ALMOST FOUR YEARS AND HIS WORD IS TRUE AND MY FAITH IS IN HIM! NOT THE DOCTOR'S, NOT THE MEDICINE, BUT HIM! I WILL BE JUST FINE BECAUSE HE IS WITH ME AND HE WILL NEVER FORSAKE ME! PLEASE PRAY FOR WISDOM AS I PREPARE FOR MY APPOINTMENT ON TUESDAY! UNTIL THEN I WILL ENJOY EVER MINUTE I HAVE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW! I PRAY YOU ALL DO THE SAME AND THANK GOD FOR YOUR HEALTH! EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT 100% I THANK HIM FOR MY HEALTH BECAUSE I KNOW IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE AND I AM BLESSED!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
DO YOU HAVE MISSING PIECES?
AS I SIT DOWN TO WRITE AGAIN I HAVE A LOT ON MY MIND! WE JUST STARTED A NEW BIBLE STUDY CALLED, MISSING PIECES BY JENNIFER ROTHSCHILD. IT IS VERY GOOD SO FAR AND ONE OF THE MAIN POINTS IS WHY DOES GOD ALLOW BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN.
I THINK WE CAN ALL RELATE TO THIS. I KNOW I CAN. I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER LOOKED UP AND ASKED GOD, "WHY". WHY DID I LOOSE MY BIG BROTHER AT A VERY YOUNG AGE? WHY DID MY FAMILY HAVE TO STRUGGLE BECAUSE OF THIS MISSING PIECE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS? WHY DID I ALLOW EVIL TO FILL MY HEART FOR SO LONG? WHY DOES MY BABY BOY HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH A DISEASE? WHY HAVE I LOST LOVED ONES AND DEAR FRIENDS SO EARLY? WHY DO I SEE FRIENDS STRUGGLE TRYING TO HAVE A BABY WHEN I SEE HOMELESS WOMEN PREGNANT WITH THEIR OWN BABIES? WHY, WHY, WHY???? I COULD GO ON FOREVER, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER ASKED GOD WHY! DO I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY? ABSOLUTELY NOT! SOME THINGS ARE JUST TO HARD TO COMPREHEND, BUT I KNOW MY GOD SEES THE BIGGER PICTURE.
WHAT IF I HAD NOT LOST MY BROTHER, WOULD MY FAMILY BE WHERE THEY ARE TODAY? WOULD WE ALL BE SAVED AND LIVING OUR LIVES FOR THE LORD? WHAT IF MY DEAR FRIEND WOULD NOT HAVE LOST HER BATTLE TO CANCER WOULD THOSE 10 SOULS THAT WERE SAVED AT HER FUNERAL EVER COME TO KNOW THE LORD? WHAT IF MY FRIENDS WOULD HAVE HAD THEIR OWN BABIES, WHERE WOULD THE OTHER PRECIOUS BABIES THAT THEY HAVE ADOPTED BE?
YOU SEE WE ONLY SEE THE LITTLE PICTURE. WE SEE JUST A GLIMPSE OF GOD'S MASTER PLAN. I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART GOD IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYONE OF THESE SITUATION AND HIS WAYS ARE FAR BETTER THAN OUR WAYS COULD EVER BE!
AS I THINK OF OUR STUDY ON MISSING PIECES I THINK OF MY BODY AND MY HEALTH ISSUES I HAVE HAD GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS!! I HAVE LOST MY GALLBLADDER, PART OF MY INTESTINES, 3 LYMPH NODES, AND WILL LOOSE MORE OF MY LEFT BOOB TOMORROW. I THINK OF THOSE AS MISSING PIECES IN MY BODY, BUT I AM ALSO THANKFUL THEY ARE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT! MY FATHER IS ALIVE AND HE LIVES IN ME AND I KNOW ALL MY WHOLES ARE FILLED WITH HIM.
PLEASE PRAY FOR MY SURGERY TOMORROW AND THAT THE LUMP IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FIBROADENOMA. PRAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT IT IS WE ALL HAVE PIECE AND KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL! I KNOW HE IS AND I HAVE HIS PEACE SO NO MATTER WHAT I KNOW I WILL BE JUST FINE AFTER THIS PIECE IS MISSING!
IF YOU HAVE MISSING PIECES IN YOUR HEART ALLOW GOD TO FILL THOSE. HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN AND HE WILL. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK AND BELIEVE IN HIM! HE IS REAL AND HE WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU! MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
I THINK WE CAN ALL RELATE TO THIS. I KNOW I CAN. I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER LOOKED UP AND ASKED GOD, "WHY". WHY DID I LOOSE MY BIG BROTHER AT A VERY YOUNG AGE? WHY DID MY FAMILY HAVE TO STRUGGLE BECAUSE OF THIS MISSING PIECE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS? WHY DID I ALLOW EVIL TO FILL MY HEART FOR SO LONG? WHY DOES MY BABY BOY HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH A DISEASE? WHY HAVE I LOST LOVED ONES AND DEAR FRIENDS SO EARLY? WHY DO I SEE FRIENDS STRUGGLE TRYING TO HAVE A BABY WHEN I SEE HOMELESS WOMEN PREGNANT WITH THEIR OWN BABIES? WHY, WHY, WHY???? I COULD GO ON FOREVER, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER ASKED GOD WHY! DO I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY? ABSOLUTELY NOT! SOME THINGS ARE JUST TO HARD TO COMPREHEND, BUT I KNOW MY GOD SEES THE BIGGER PICTURE.
WHAT IF I HAD NOT LOST MY BROTHER, WOULD MY FAMILY BE WHERE THEY ARE TODAY? WOULD WE ALL BE SAVED AND LIVING OUR LIVES FOR THE LORD? WHAT IF MY DEAR FRIEND WOULD NOT HAVE LOST HER BATTLE TO CANCER WOULD THOSE 10 SOULS THAT WERE SAVED AT HER FUNERAL EVER COME TO KNOW THE LORD? WHAT IF MY FRIENDS WOULD HAVE HAD THEIR OWN BABIES, WHERE WOULD THE OTHER PRECIOUS BABIES THAT THEY HAVE ADOPTED BE?
YOU SEE WE ONLY SEE THE LITTLE PICTURE. WE SEE JUST A GLIMPSE OF GOD'S MASTER PLAN. I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART GOD IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYONE OF THESE SITUATION AND HIS WAYS ARE FAR BETTER THAN OUR WAYS COULD EVER BE!
AS I THINK OF OUR STUDY ON MISSING PIECES I THINK OF MY BODY AND MY HEALTH ISSUES I HAVE HAD GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS!! I HAVE LOST MY GALLBLADDER, PART OF MY INTESTINES, 3 LYMPH NODES, AND WILL LOOSE MORE OF MY LEFT BOOB TOMORROW. I THINK OF THOSE AS MISSING PIECES IN MY BODY, BUT I AM ALSO THANKFUL THEY ARE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT! MY FATHER IS ALIVE AND HE LIVES IN ME AND I KNOW ALL MY WHOLES ARE FILLED WITH HIM.
PLEASE PRAY FOR MY SURGERY TOMORROW AND THAT THE LUMP IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FIBROADENOMA. PRAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT IT IS WE ALL HAVE PIECE AND KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL! I KNOW HE IS AND I HAVE HIS PEACE SO NO MATTER WHAT I KNOW I WILL BE JUST FINE AFTER THIS PIECE IS MISSING!
IF YOU HAVE MISSING PIECES IN YOUR HEART ALLOW GOD TO FILL THOSE. HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN AND HE WILL. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK AND BELIEVE IN HIM! HE IS REAL AND HE WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU! MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
OVERWHELEMED!
TODAY IS MINE AND MY HUBBY'S 8TH ANNIVERSARY AND I HAVE TO SAY I AM BLESSED TO HAVE HIM AS MY ROCK AND MY SOUL MATE! HE IS THE MAN I ALWAYS PRAYED FOR AND DREAMED OF. THE BEST DADDY A BOY COULD HAVE AND WOULD DO ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD FOR ANYBODY!
I JUST WALKED IN FROM GOING OVER OUR HOUSE PLANS WITH THE PLUMBER AND I AM TEARY EYED. MIXED EMOTIONS. VERY THANKFUL AND BLESSED THAT WE WILL HAVE THE HOME OF OUR DREAMS, BUT FEELING GUILTY THINKING ABOUT THE HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN I LEFT ON SUNDAY NIGHT THAT WERE GOING TO BE SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN THE FREEZING COLD. MY HEART ACHES FOR THEM, BUT I WANT TO BE HAPPY FOR MY FAMILY AT THE SAME TIME.
WE HAVE SPENT ALMOST 6 YEARS LIVING IN THIS TRAILER TO SAVE UP AND PAY OFF THE LAND SO WE COULD BUILD THE HOUSE WE WANTED. I LOVE MY TRAILER AND I KNOW I WILL CHERISH EVERY SINGLE MEMORY I HAVE HERE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY WE ARE BUSTING OUT THE SEAMS. I GET OVERWHELMED EVERYDAY TRYING TO FIND A PLACE FOR STUFF. THE KIDS GROW BIGGER EACH DAY SO THE CLOTHES GET BIGGER, THE SHOES GET BIGGER, THEY PLAY SPORTS SO THEY HAVE BASKETBALL SHOES AND BASEBALL SHOES ALONG WITH THEIR EVERYDAY SHOES! I HAVE NO SPACE FOR ALL THIS STUFF:)! I HAVE CLEANED OUT OVER 20 BAGS OF CLOTHES, TOYS, ETC AND GIVEN TO OTHERS BUT STILL FEEL LIKE I HAVE DONE NOTHING.
I'M SORRY WHEN I FEEL LIKE I DO RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO WRITE:)! MY HEART IS HAPPY. I AM BLESSED. I THANK GOD MY BOYS HAVE GROWN UP HERE AND THEY KNOW LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE MATERIAL THINGS IT IS ABOUT LOVE AND OUR HOUSE IS FILLED WITH LOVE! THE BOYS KNOW THAT GOD IS NUMBER 1 AND THAT WE ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF OTHERS IN NEED! WE PRAY FOR OTHERS AND WE DO OUR BEST TO BLESS OTHERS JUST AS GOD HAS BLESSED US!
I PRAY I ALWAYS REMEMBER LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE MATERIAL THINGS BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE GONE FROM THIS EARTH THEY ARE STILL HERE. THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS WHAT WE DO FOR OUR GOD AND OUR TREASURES OUR IN HEAVEN! I PRAY YOU ALL REMEMBER THAT AND TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO DO THE SAME! IF WE DON'T TEACH THEM THIS THE WORLD WILL TEACH THEM THAT HAPPINESS COMES FROM MONEY, FAME, AND ALL THE OTHER EVIL THINGS OF THIS EARTH, BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT CAN GIVE YOU PEACE AND HAPPINESS LIKE NO OTHER AND THAT IS JESUS CHRIST!
SO, I AM DONE WRITING BUT I HOPE YOU GOT SOMETHING OUT OF THIS AND I WISH MY HUBBY A WONDERFUL ANNIVERSARY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE BUT I DO COUNT EVERY SINGLE DAY A BLESSING BECAUSE I KNOW I AM NOT GUARANTEED ANOTHER DAY WITH HIM AND HE IS NOT GUARANTEED ANOTHER DAY WITH ME. SO I PRAY WE MAKE THE MOSE OF EVERY SINGLE MOMENT WE HAVE! I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND NO WE ARE NOT PERFECT AND NEVER WILL BE, BUT OUR LOVE IS STRONG AND I KNOW WITH GOD WE CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE THIS WORLD THROWS AT US! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY YOU MY HONEY:)!!
I JUST WALKED IN FROM GOING OVER OUR HOUSE PLANS WITH THE PLUMBER AND I AM TEARY EYED. MIXED EMOTIONS. VERY THANKFUL AND BLESSED THAT WE WILL HAVE THE HOME OF OUR DREAMS, BUT FEELING GUILTY THINKING ABOUT THE HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN I LEFT ON SUNDAY NIGHT THAT WERE GOING TO BE SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN THE FREEZING COLD. MY HEART ACHES FOR THEM, BUT I WANT TO BE HAPPY FOR MY FAMILY AT THE SAME TIME.
WE HAVE SPENT ALMOST 6 YEARS LIVING IN THIS TRAILER TO SAVE UP AND PAY OFF THE LAND SO WE COULD BUILD THE HOUSE WE WANTED. I LOVE MY TRAILER AND I KNOW I WILL CHERISH EVERY SINGLE MEMORY I HAVE HERE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY WE ARE BUSTING OUT THE SEAMS. I GET OVERWHELMED EVERYDAY TRYING TO FIND A PLACE FOR STUFF. THE KIDS GROW BIGGER EACH DAY SO THE CLOTHES GET BIGGER, THE SHOES GET BIGGER, THEY PLAY SPORTS SO THEY HAVE BASKETBALL SHOES AND BASEBALL SHOES ALONG WITH THEIR EVERYDAY SHOES! I HAVE NO SPACE FOR ALL THIS STUFF:)! I HAVE CLEANED OUT OVER 20 BAGS OF CLOTHES, TOYS, ETC AND GIVEN TO OTHERS BUT STILL FEEL LIKE I HAVE DONE NOTHING.
I'M SORRY WHEN I FEEL LIKE I DO RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO WRITE:)! MY HEART IS HAPPY. I AM BLESSED. I THANK GOD MY BOYS HAVE GROWN UP HERE AND THEY KNOW LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE MATERIAL THINGS IT IS ABOUT LOVE AND OUR HOUSE IS FILLED WITH LOVE! THE BOYS KNOW THAT GOD IS NUMBER 1 AND THAT WE ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF OTHERS IN NEED! WE PRAY FOR OTHERS AND WE DO OUR BEST TO BLESS OTHERS JUST AS GOD HAS BLESSED US!
I PRAY I ALWAYS REMEMBER LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE MATERIAL THINGS BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE GONE FROM THIS EARTH THEY ARE STILL HERE. THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS WHAT WE DO FOR OUR GOD AND OUR TREASURES OUR IN HEAVEN! I PRAY YOU ALL REMEMBER THAT AND TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO DO THE SAME! IF WE DON'T TEACH THEM THIS THE WORLD WILL TEACH THEM THAT HAPPINESS COMES FROM MONEY, FAME, AND ALL THE OTHER EVIL THINGS OF THIS EARTH, BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT CAN GIVE YOU PEACE AND HAPPINESS LIKE NO OTHER AND THAT IS JESUS CHRIST!
SO, I AM DONE WRITING BUT I HOPE YOU GOT SOMETHING OUT OF THIS AND I WISH MY HUBBY A WONDERFUL ANNIVERSARY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE BUT I DO COUNT EVERY SINGLE DAY A BLESSING BECAUSE I KNOW I AM NOT GUARANTEED ANOTHER DAY WITH HIM AND HE IS NOT GUARANTEED ANOTHER DAY WITH ME. SO I PRAY WE MAKE THE MOSE OF EVERY SINGLE MOMENT WE HAVE! I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND NO WE ARE NOT PERFECT AND NEVER WILL BE, BUT OUR LOVE IS STRONG AND I KNOW WITH GOD WE CAN OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE THIS WORLD THROWS AT US! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY YOU MY HONEY:)!!
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!
AS I SIT HERE TONIGHT I HAVE TEARS IN MY EYES THINKING OF HOW BLESSED I TRULY AM. I HAVE ETERNAL LIFE ALL BECAUSE OF THAT PRECIOUS BABY BOY THAT WAS BORN ON THIS DAY FOR US. HE CAME TO DIE ON THAT CROSS FOR OUR SINS. I PRAY I DO MY BEST TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE MY BOYS KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS AND I PRAY I LIVE MY LIFE FOR HIM AND DO HIS WILL ONE DAY AT A TIME, BECAUSE I KNOW I AM NOT PROMISED TOMORROW OR PROMISED ANOTHER DAY WITH MY LOVED ONES.
AS I THINK ABOUT ALL THESE PRECIOUS ANGELS WE HAVE LOST THIS YEAR AND ALL OUR LOVED ONES IN HEAVEN IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES TO KNOW WHAT A CELEBRATION THEY ARE HAVING IN HEAVEN, BUT MY HEART HURTS SO BAD BECAUSE I WISH WE WERE ALL HOME TOGETHER! I PRAY FOR ALL THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES AND PRAY THEY FEEL AND KNOW THERE WILL BE A DAY WHEN WE ALL MEET AGAIN WITH NO MORE PAIN AND NO MORE SORROW!
AS I SIT AND LOOK AT THIS HUGE MESS IN MY HOUSE I THANK GOD FOR THE MESS, FOR MY PRECIOUS BOYS AND FOR BEING ABLE TO SEE THEIR SMILING FACES THIS MORNING AS I KNOW THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD WISHING THEY COULD JUST HOLD THEIR BABIES TODAY. I PRAY THEY HAVE HIS PEACE THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING. I THANK GOD FOR THIS MESS AND FOR MY HEALTHY KIDS AND FAMILY. AS I DO KNOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR HAD I GOTTEN BAD NEWS LAST WEEK SO I THANK GOD FOR MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF MY LOVED ONES!
I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON AND CHERISH THESE SPECIAL TIMES WITH YOUR LOVED ONES AS YOU ALL KNOW THEIR MAY BE AN EMPTY SEAT NEXT YEAR. I PRAY YOU ALL KNOW JESUS AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOUR AND LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE IN THIS DARK DARK WORLD WHEN ALL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE IS OVER! WE SHOULD CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY BECAUSE WITHOUT IT WE WOULD HAVE NO HOPE, BUT BECAUSE JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR US WE HAVE HOPE AND THE PROMISE OF ETERNAL LIFE! THAT IS THE BEST GIFT OF ALL AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY!
AS I THINK ABOUT ALL THESE PRECIOUS ANGELS WE HAVE LOST THIS YEAR AND ALL OUR LOVED ONES IN HEAVEN IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES TO KNOW WHAT A CELEBRATION THEY ARE HAVING IN HEAVEN, BUT MY HEART HURTS SO BAD BECAUSE I WISH WE WERE ALL HOME TOGETHER! I PRAY FOR ALL THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES AND PRAY THEY FEEL AND KNOW THERE WILL BE A DAY WHEN WE ALL MEET AGAIN WITH NO MORE PAIN AND NO MORE SORROW!
AS I SIT AND LOOK AT THIS HUGE MESS IN MY HOUSE I THANK GOD FOR THE MESS, FOR MY PRECIOUS BOYS AND FOR BEING ABLE TO SEE THEIR SMILING FACES THIS MORNING AS I KNOW THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD WISHING THEY COULD JUST HOLD THEIR BABIES TODAY. I PRAY THEY HAVE HIS PEACE THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING. I THANK GOD FOR THIS MESS AND FOR MY HEALTHY KIDS AND FAMILY. AS I DO KNOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR HAD I GOTTEN BAD NEWS LAST WEEK SO I THANK GOD FOR MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF MY LOVED ONES!
I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON AND CHERISH THESE SPECIAL TIMES WITH YOUR LOVED ONES AS YOU ALL KNOW THEIR MAY BE AN EMPTY SEAT NEXT YEAR. I PRAY YOU ALL KNOW JESUS AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOUR AND LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE IN THIS DARK DARK WORLD WHEN ALL THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE IS OVER! WE SHOULD CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY BECAUSE WITHOUT IT WE WOULD HAVE NO HOPE, BUT BECAUSE JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR US WE HAVE HOPE AND THE PROMISE OF ETERNAL LIFE! THAT IS THE BEST GIFT OF ALL AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY!
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