I THINK I missed something in one of the books I have been reading.  There is a character who is mad at a particular someone…..they don’t understand how this person they are mad at could allow a certain event to happen.  Have a meeting with this person they are mad at…and I figured the rest of the book would go into how they come to understand how this person could allow this thing to happen and “not do anything” to protect the ones he loves.  Well, in finishing chapter 11 today, I have come to the part where he suddenly understands why this person didn’t do anything to protect the ones he loves….*shakes her head*  I HAD to have missed something because it’s just like…..all of a sudden…there is a total understanding on the part of the main character who is mad at this person…..and it just makes NO sense in MY mind, at least at THIS point in the book, HOW a person could go from such a questioning attitude to one of TOTAL understanding.  I think I am going to have to go back and re-read chapter 11….HOPEFULLY, it will make more sense to me then….*tired sighs*  Here I was hoping for some revelation in my OWN life as I went through this book…..unless there is something hidden in the last few chapters, I am afraid I was SADLY mistaken.

God bless!!

Yeah, yeah….I know….not too many entries lately.  We have just had SOOOOOOO much going on the last few weeks that I haven’t even had time to catch up with myself, and, from the sounds of things, things aren’t going to slow down much the next several weeks.

I’ve been doing ALOT of thinking lately….about various subjects.  Some of those subjects have been in the back of my mind for awhile now, and certain recent events have just helped bring them to the forefront.  Other subjects have been at or near the forefront for awhile already, and they are just FURTHER in the forefront than they were.  LOTS of things to consider these days….the course of our lives is changing some, it appears.  What’s that new song out that I’ve heard on the radio the last couple of weeks?….”Plan for the worst, hope for the best”?….Sounds like a GOOD motto for me right now!!!

And, admittedly, being what seems to be “overly” busy hasn’t really helped my thinking process much the last week or so.  Seems like one thing right after another has been piling up on top of each other, and, as some of you know, I’m just a short, little thing, so it’s been kind of hard for me to reach the top of the pile some days.

But we are hanging in there, and we are going to TRY to use some of today as a regenerate/revive time, in hopes that I can find some direction as to which way we should go in some of these areas of life.

More later, and God Bless!!!

Seems like there has been soooooo much going on lately that I haven’t even had time to catch my breath!!!  ALOT of things have come up that have had me thinking…wondering….and debating about what I should do about a few things.

And suddenly, even after the lengthy space between entries in here, I am not in the mood to write much.

More later….at some point.  God Bless!!

I was asked not too many weeks ago what I considered a “blessing”.  I thought it was an interesting question, and of course, there were several things that came immediately to mind.  Afterwards, I got to thinking about the question even more.  Then I got to wondering what other people consider a “blessing”.  Do people consider the same things “blessings” that I do?  Do I consider some things “blessings” that others don’t?  As I’ve thought about it over the last couple of weeks, I’ve found that the answer to the last question is probably “yes”.  As for the first question, I’m not too sure on that one.  Have YOU thought about the “blessings” in your life lately?  Have you thought about all those little things that are normally taken for granted and thanked God for the good ones as “blessings”?  Personally, I think that it’s the “little things” that are normally taken for granted that get forgotten when people are counting their blessings.  I have taken up the habit of attempting to remember some of the “little things” that are actually blessings when I am thanking God for my blessings.  Maybe you should too.

God Bless!!

This is a little something that Dad found awhile back, and brought home because he thought I’d like it!!!  Enjoy!!!

Make a Right onto Believeth Blvd.

Keep straight and go through the Green Light, which is Jesus Christ.

There, you must turn onto the Bridge of Faith, which is over troubled water.

When you get off the bridge, make a Right turn and Keep Straight.

You are on the King’s Highway - Heaven-bound.

Keep going for three miles: One for the Father, One for the Son, and One for the Holy Ghost.

Then exit off onto Grace Blvd.

From there, make a Right turn on Gospel Lane.

Keep Straight and then make another Right on Prayer Road.

As you go on your way, yield not to the traffic on Temptation Avenue.

Also, avoid SIN STREET because it is a DEAD END.

Pass up Envy Drive and Hate Avenue.

Also, pass Hypocrisy Street, Gossiping Lane, and Backbiting Blvd.

However, you have to go down Long-suffering Lane, Persecution Blvd. and Trials & Tribulations Avenue.

But that’s all right, because VICTORY Street is straight ahead!!

My son and I have had some….interesting….discussions here lately.  Some of them have just been about whatever has been going on, others have been about books we’ve been reading, and still others have been about the Bible and religion.

One of our conversations about the Bible here about a month or so ago was about the verse in Matthew that says that you are supposed to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.  When my son asked me what that meant, I told him that, normally, the ones that persecute you are your enemies, which basically meant that we are to pray for our enemies.  He thinks about it for just a minute, and then he says “That’s not right!”.  I explained to him that it was a VERY difficult thing to do sometimes, but that’s what Jesus wants us to do…pray for our enemies.  He repeated “That’s not right!”…I kind of chuckled at him and told him that we didn’t have to like it, but that’s what Jesus/God wants us to do here on Earth, and that’s what we should do.  He repeated again that that was not right, and I asked him if he was willing to tell God that that wasn’t right when he got to Heaven.  He didn’t even hesitate before he said “Yeah!!! ‘Cause that’s not right!!!”…*LOL*  I can see my son going up to God in Heaven and saying that they needed to have a discussion because “That’s not right!!!”…*L*

Oh, the joy that children bring into our houses!!!
God Bless!!!

I had a friend ask me several months ago when the last time was that I did something “spontaneous”.  I told her I felt like my life was “spontaneous”.  I rarely have any “set” plans…..I DON’T make too many plans that can’t be changed on the spur of the moment….We just kind of fly by the seat of our pants most days and pray God is in control and makes things turn out alright.  Well, I did something that I’m not sure would be classified “spontaneous” or not yesterday.  It was DEFINITELY something that I hadn’t done in a long time, though….ever actually.  I went to www.kcm.org and loaded up their “BVOV All Word Radio” and listened to service after service yesterday and most of the night last night.  I was feeling kind of…..shall we say….down? yesterday…I wasn’t feeling too hot because of a headache, and I just felt like I needed a word from God.  Can you imagine having the word of God preached to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?  After several hours of services, I was feeling better, at least in some ways!!!  And, I HAVE to say that the services they were running were EXACTLY what I needed to hear!!!  I NEED to see about getting a copy of them, so I can listen to them again!!!  It was VERY uplifting, spiritually, and I thank God for the internet and the ability to be able to do stuff like that!!!

God Bless!!!

….ever had someone tell you you were “awesome”?  Maybe this person was more like a passing acquaintance that you saw a couple of times a year?  And THEN, you find out that this passing acquaintance has told someone relatively new to your neighborhood that you are “awesome”, and they even bring them by to introduce you and prove their point?

What makes a person “awesome” to someone else?  ESPECIALLY when you may not know each other very well?  How do you respond to that?  Personally, I’m not sure HOW I would respond?  What about you?

God Bless!!!

This is an old hymn that I LOVE!!!!  I hope you enjoy it!!!

The chimes of time ring out the news,
Someone slipped and fell.
Was that someone you?
You may have longed for added strength,
Your courage to renew.
Do not be disheartened,
I bring hope to you.

It is no secret
What God can do.
What He’s done for others,
He’ll do for you.
With arms wide open,
He’ll pardon you.
It is no secret
What God can do.