Thursday, June 25, 2009

Suffering The Consequences


Recently I have been reflecting back on some of the choices and decisions I have made and have found that I did not always make the right ones. I have had to suffer some consequences for a few of those wrong ones I have made. I didn't ask god why I was going thru some of the things that I was because he led me back to the time when I made those choices and said I gave you a free will to choose as you will. Sometimes we want to blame god or even the devil for the things that we go thru. When really its just us suffering the consequences for the choices we made. There are times that god doesn't have us go thru the consequences but that doesn't mean its ok for us to continue to make the wrong choices. He wants us to learn from it and grow in him. If we never suffer the consequences then how will we ever be able to testify of gods love, mercy, and grace that he has given to us. If you find that you continue to keep making the same bad choices then its time to ask god what it is you need to do to change that pattern of thinking. We have to constantly renew our minds so that we have the mind of Christ. Not to say I will never make another bad decision but that I will always strive to do his will. In every choice I make I want to be sure that I am in line with the word of god and that I follow the path he has laid out for me. If we never suffer the consequences how will we ever learn to make the right choices and let god show us the right way.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

I Blinked And She Was Grown


As a mom we strive to raise our children the best we know how to do. I have raised both my girls to be godly women and tried to instill in them the love of god and to listen to god and follow what he has planned for their life. It seems only yesterday that I held Natalie for the first time in the hospital and I remember thinking thank you god for this precious gift that you have allowed me to look after. She is a beautiful girl and is very smart and I know that god will use her in ways that she would never think of. She has many talents and I know that god will have her use them for his glory. Natalie has for many years been writing here own poetry, stories, and has been trying to finish a book. She has many more talents that are too numerous to say, but I know that god will put them to use. As parents sometimes we cant wait for our kids to grow up and to become adults, but then when the time finally comes we wish that we still had more time with them being young. Natalie graduated High School this past Wednesday and I was very proud of her for accomplishing that. Their are many kids these days who do not and I am glad that she did well in school and actually liked it as well. My sister and I were trying to video tape and take pictures and at one point her and I started to cry because we both realized at that point she was no longer my little girl. I blinked and she was grown. Thats what it is a blink of an eye with our children. Natalie I love you and I am very proud of you.

Walking Thru The Fire So He Can Break Me Down To Mold Me Into His Image.

Walking Thru The Fire So He Can Break Me Down To Mold Me Into His Image.
Live Life With No Regrets, Laugh Til It Hurts, Love Unconditionally