" This Day "

" This Day " is beyond beautiful!!!! I decided to come and sit outside ~~~ enjoy a nice cup of coffee... it is not too cold ~~ not too hot.... it's perfect!!!! As I sit out here today, my birds are showing signs of their displeasure because they are out of bird feed... I haven't been to town in a while so I ran out of bird feed day before yesterday.... So the last two days I have watched as they keep coming back to see if their feeder has been filled.... they even hang upside down checking every inch of their feeder...only to keep finding nothing there... one bird must be the leader, because he sits on top of the tree every day, when I fill the feeder he begins to sing, then lots of bird begin to surround the feeder after it has been filled... well as usual he is doing his duty... he continues to sit on that tree checking throughout the day to see if any feed has been put in.... Guess, I will have to get my sister in law to pick up some when she comes tomorrow..... Several birds will sit on the line and look at me like hey woman where's the feed... I actually told them this morning - yes I spoke to them--- telling them I would get them some feed as soon as I can get some.... But I have noticed birds are kinda like people... I have some Purple Martins who have been very busy preparing their nest to bring their new family into the world , but I never see them stop to eat the feed... but the other birds stay busy at the feeder..they are there several times a day... the purple martins remind me of the people who work all the time to provide for their families, not taking any time to enjoy the pleasures around them..they have a goal before them and will work till their job is accomplished, only then will they enjoy the rest and the pleasures around them.... the other birds that eat all day, figthing to get the feed first, they act as if someone owe them, they remind me of other people who sit around waiting on someone else to take care of them - fighting to get what they think is owed to them - while they are enjoying the pleasures around them.and do nothing to provide for themselves.. no responsiblities.... I love the fact if you sit long enough, you can see lessons in everything around you.... God told His people not to worry about any thing..... He said look at the sparrows they do not work but God provides for them... If I would not put out this bird feed these birds would definitely find food somewhere, because their Creator provides for them..It is just easier if the feeder is full. It was God's intention to totally provide for man when He created them, but because of Adam's disobedience God said " men would have work by the sweat of their brow.." So now, He intends for man to work to provide for their families.... When He said not to worry - he was telling people that if we did our part according to His instructions, He would provide the way for us to accomplish providing for our families... We can't sit around feeding off other people doing whatever you think you want all the while thinking others owe you... God has given us all responsibilies.  He has provided us with what it takes to do get the job done... So men just like birds do their thing - some men will work and do whatever it takes to provide for their families, just as these Purple Martins are busy building their nest - while others sit around waiting on someone to do it for them, like the birds that sit around waiting for me to fill their bird feeder.. " This Day " as every day God teaches me a new lesson... as I look around me...

" Traveling Lite "

Today  was a day is cleaning the things we put off..... Man when you start doing that you find more and more to do and it can become endless... But you do feel accomplished when it is all said and done... I rearranged some things, while doing so, I realize I have alot of stuff... If I had to leave here I would not be able to travel lite... It is amazing what we can accumulate throughout your life or even in short periods of time... So just as our homes accumulate stuff as we continue putting off what needs to be dealt with, so does our hearts... We go through life carring things that we are meant to let go.. like past hurts, disappointment, unforgiveness, hatred, greed, envy and worries for day to day life...  like a chain and ball we chose to carry these things around our hearts making moving on almost impossible..It will clutter our hearts, so we aren't able to do what we know in our heart must be done..Just like cleaning our homes from accumulated things that are not necessary causing lots of clutter to the point it begins to overtakes you... We must allow God to clean what we have allowed to accumulate in out hearts weighing us down unable to be free to do what God would have us do.. It holds us back and keeps us from being happy and enjoying the life God has given us to live... So I will continue to work on the things that have accumulated in my home,so I do not create unnecessary clutter... I will allow God to do a maintance on my heart every day, so it can not get cluttered and weigh me  down --- I want to be able to travel lite care free!!!!

" Learning the Same the Effects"

I get so aggravated working with a lap top...It is a trial to say the least for me... I have a desk top I could blog on, but I get my best writing outside, so I use a netbook... I wrote all I  intended on writing today and while proof reading my blog, I seen where I needed to fix a word . I backspaced and when I typed the letter ---- I lost everything.... Frustrated to know I could not find my writing. I figured I would have to attempt to write it again.. Writing it the second time seems to never be as good as the first..then sometimes it can only be better....  So, I will attempt to try it once more.... I pray my thoughts that were there once will come back to me... Here I go....
Sometimes God will use physical  and natural things to teach me spiritual things... Which, I love when He does that.. While sitting outside, I could feel the rain in the air  when this came to mind.. Weather to me has the same effects in nature as we experience effects in our spiritual walk... Like Sunshine, we all love the sunshine and we love to bask in it's ray wishing it would never go away...  So sunshine represent to me, the good times and blessing in our walk... we want to stay in that state because it feels good, but eventually we begin to take the good times for granted  allowing compromise to enter letting it take over the life we live and we start to die spiritually... just like the sun  if it  never lost it's shine things would eventually wilt and start to die... So, when this begins to happen then that is when nature begins to take it's course so things can change and begin to make room for new growth.. Storms come and blow all the old things away  -- Storms represent to me the trials in our walk... they come in to do away with the pride and compromise we allowed in and the things we have taken for granted while basking in the good times and blessings.. not letting us forget the power of it's nature...  During this storm, Satan will send in  loud rolling thunder and striking lightening to make us fear it's effects, hoping we would bolt from what we know of the power of nature.. Thunder and lightening represents to me the roughness of a trial and the effects it can have if we do not take shelter in the God's word and His power to save us in this storm. The rain follows washing away all the dead things that have come to surface so there is room for new growth... Rain to me represents  the tears we shed during our trials knowing the roughness of our trials wondering if it would ever end and  knowing we are being cleansed but wanting to trust we will survive... We ride out the storm praying it would pass while holding on to the anchor .knowing this storm has to pass in order to see change and growth.. As we look to the sky to see how the storm is doing, God sends a rainbow to let us know in assurance the storm and rain has passed. New things will be araising.... Rainbow represents to me, God letting us know we made it through the storm ( trial ) unharm but cleansed from all the dead things that has taken over our lives and that there is new changes and growth spouting within... Just like nature - if it does not take it's course, we would never enjoy the beauty of newest... Our storms  ( trials ) have the same effect in our spiritual walk --- If we never had a storm  trial) we would never know change nor the power of God....  In James 1: 2- 4 tells us " To count it all joy when you encounter trials of any sort or fall into different temptations.. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith brings out endurance and stedfastness and patience.. Let  endurance, steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be people perfectly and fully developed with no defects lacking nothing.".... We need the storms  in life to see new things just as we need trials to be what God wants us to me... I thank God for the storms in life andtrials in my life , because I am able to enjoy the full beauty afterwards.... Every storm and trial has it purposes...

Finding Family in Unlikely Places

Today, as I spend my birthday alone, while hubby runs around in town taking care of business - I have time to really think about things.... The main thing on my mind is how we find family in unlikely places... My dad was from Pennsylvania... we weren't fortuniate enough to get to know his side of the family.. Mom was from Church Point, we did grow up knowing her family... But through the years we have lost touch with these cousins. There are no longer aunts and uncles to hang out with on mom's side being they have gone on to be the Lord.. Mom was the last of her siblings to live until she passed away a year ago February... So now it seems like we have not much extended family except my siblings, my children,spouse and in laws who are truly amazing, but it still can make you feel that sense of loss of family..Through the amazing world of facebook we have been blessed to have gotten to know some of dad's family... They live all over the United States, even in the UK. With them living all over,  it makes spending time with them difficult. But through facebook we can spend all the time we want now getting to know each other and  now talk on the phone since we have been able to come together and exchange phone numbers.. This has blessed and excited me to know my dad's sisters... We are also blessed through facebook to build a relationship with cousins from mom's side that we have lost contact with through the years...Mom taught us there is nothing  more important on earth than family. She also taught us family does not have to be blood, love makes a family... Families are the ones who come into your life grabs your heart and does not let go. They will be there for each other no matter what... In this last year, I have gain more family and love than anyone can ask for through facebook... If I ever need prayer or encouragement, I always know without a doubt I have it from each and everyone of my facebook  family.. I know I will see this family daily, they will always show up never leaving me feeling left alone... This family is never boring to say the least... They make me laugh, I feel their pain as they feel mine,  they will make me cry, make me shake my head in disbelief, make me practice my faith and keeps my prayer life active. They give me reason and purpose to get on everyday.. I always look forward to seeing this family. Today is an example of what this family will do for you.  I have had more love and wishes for my birthday than I expected.... My facebook family has helped me have a wonderful start to my day... My birthday seems to be the hardest time for me, knowing I will not be hearing my mom's froggy voice singing me happy birthday like she had done for so many years... So finding this new family in an unlikely place has been sent to me from God.. His Word says " He knows what we have need of. " He will meet those needs for His children who love Him... I am ever so grateful for the family I have found in the unlikely place ~~~ " Facebook" ~~~~

Our Gift to Our Kids

Yesterday, I blogged about our children being our gifts from God.. Well, today I am blogging about our gifts to our children... As our children grow we think of leaving our them, land, houses, money, cars and our personal things that matter most to us... we teach them as they grow how to be good people, how to handle life the best way we can... but as they become adults we notice what we have given them and what we fail to give them...When they were born they were our gifts God laid at our hearts to be responsible for...He trust us with these gifts to teach them of Him and all He has for them if they serve Him..  Do we even think of leaving them spiritual gifts that will last a life time after we are gone? The other day while ministering to someone who's world has be turned upside down and struggling to trust God whom she grew up knowing and see where as parent we fail to give our children the greatest gift possible.." Faith!!!." I myself come to realize what I fail to give my kids... I have been a born again Christian since I am 18 and serve the Lord during my time of raising my five kids... We went to church three times a week they seen me read my Bible, saw the Lord used me to minister other people, I lived a Christian life at home as well as in church... I done the best I could to be a spiritual example to my children... As I watch them as adults I see where I have passed on lots of good gifts to them.. they are well mannered children, who live responsible lives... They are compassionate to others, forgives easily and accepts people for who they are... They look beyond color and religion.... If they see a need they can stretch out a hand expecting nothing in return...They are really good children, but,  The one thing I fell to give them which is the most precious gift any parent can give their children is teaching them how to pray trusting God who is their Heavenly Father for anything they cross in their life.... I always trusted God, stood on the very promises God gave me, but I would not allow my children to see the pain I endured and how I prayed every night and cried myself to sleep many of nights in prayer believing without a doubt God would come through for His child... I thought I always had to be strong for them.... Could not let them see my weaknesses and my fears, so I did not let them see me stand on God's Word to get me through some really rough times in my life or get them involved in prayer for situations in our lives that affected them as much as myself. I had to do that for me as well as for them , so I thought... So today as I watch my children becoming adults seeing them face heartaches, disappointments and whatever else they my face, I realize I did not pass on the gift of trusting in God no matter what... What a gift to leave out in their growing years.. because now I watch them walk by sight and not by faith, instead of the other way around.... I taught them of God, what He expected from us and how our very lives should be about Him, but failed to teach them Faith, trust and just plain believing God is more than able to do exceedly abundantly above all we can ask or think.. And this is how I believe... I have to watch the things they have to walk and struggle in it because of their lack of faith and lack of knowing how to talk to God.because I did not give them that.. I have to be double strong in faith for them.. if I would have just given them that gift of Believing God while I taught them everything else, they could walk things a whole less painful and be more of an overcomer when the enemy tries to destroy them in their circumstances....Father forgive me... I know they learn by watching but they also need to hear what you believe, they need to be involved in prayer for situations and circumstances that are beyond our control and learn how to talk to God who cares about every little detail of our life.... I try teaching them that now but it is easier to teach them when they are younger because when they become adults they will always remember what you told them and showed them.... Show and tell of God's salvation, goodness and faithfulness to His children are the greatest gifts we as parents can give our children. They learn to trust their Creator not their circumstances..It is a gift that will last a life time, it is worth more than anything material thing on this earth  you can leave them or greater than any riches and they can and will appreciate that gift... What gifts are you leaving your children????

Children are Our Gifts From God

As I reflect on the day I spent with my two grown married daughters yesterday, I have to say it is the best time I have had in a long time with them. It reminded me just how much fun they can still be... Sometimes you forget how it can be, even though they're grown... They clowned my driving and how I own two lanes to wait on a red light. Dee would continue to sing some song from PBS that she learned as her children watch it, it goes something like this "Back seat driving with my grandma " and it went on... Her and Ash would laugh... Today as I reflect on yesterday it brought me back to their childhood... I was a young mother of five, so I more or less grew up with them... They made my life full and gave me purpose to get up every day... I practicely raised them alone while their father worked all the time... It was not always easy but it was always good, because I had the best kids I knew... As I raised them they taught me how to love unconditionally, laugh at silly things and not to take everything so serious... They never allowed me to forget how it was to be young... I loved being their mother - even Curtis who gave me a run for my money..lol... I have always enjoyed how they could make me laugh with some of the funny things they say and things they do... In the worse time of my life God gave me Stephen my fourth child.. I could not understand why at that point in my life did I end up pregnant but I knew God had to have some reason for allowing his existence.. From his birth  and as years went by and all the times he made me laugh - I finally knew why God allowed him coming into my life at that time.. God gave me Stephen to put joy back into my life.. He is 26 years old and  Stephen still makes me laugh... He never ceases to amaze me with what that boy comes up with... Stephen my joy :) Dee and Ashley always had a wonderful relationship and continue to share that relationship today, can only make a mother grateful and thankful all at the same time. Gosh how many times did I have to watch that movie " Dirty Dancing" they knew every move and would dance together to the songs never missing a beat... Dee was quiet the artist and her her work showed under the top bunk bed... Every new love interest her and Ashley shared, bored their name under that bunk... Dee as Stephen had a nack for humor and still does today..... She is my third child and is a hard worker and takes her responsibility very serious.. When she became a wife and mother - she became an adult who knew what needed to be done and gets it done unselfishly... Her smile can light up any room and any heart..She has a compassion that brings tears to her eyes everytime.. My beautiful Dee... Ashley, my fifth child was always the quiet one..... Very independant wanting to be 21 but still very much in need of her mom..When she was little she would mimiced everything I did - I have pictures to prove it... So you know I had to be careful how I acted because she would do it ... lol.... Today as an adult she is still very independant and still needs her mom, which I am glad and love. I can depend on her for anything... She has become my right arm..She also has that same compassion for people that bring tears to her eyes..Ashley my treasure.. Ira my first born, was my child who gave me very little trouble... I remember when he was born, people would tell me that no kids were perfect,  I have say he was not perfect but to me he was very close to it... He was very talented in football and baseball. He gave me entertainment each time I went to a game.and kept me proud of him. He as well as Dee and Stephen had a sense of humor.. He still tells me things to make me laugh as he did as a child.. He knew my mom was a Christian who would preach them sermons, so he would tell her stuff that would shock her and cause her to start preaching, he would leave and leave me with her preaching. she was worked up by then. He was somthing else.. I watched him grow into a very responsible young man and continues to be that today... He is a wonderful father who is dedicated to his sons, takes care of them and do for them as a mother would do...He is a hard worker and there is nothing more important to him than his family... He does what it takes to take care of them..He is also there for his siblings. He is the definition of a " Real man.".  Now Curtis who is my second child taught more about what it was to be a mother... The devil tried taking him from me when he was three months old, in this I learned of the power of prayer and the powerful God I served at a young age - He spared his life. He was my first lesson into motherhood..I learned what sleepless nights were due to Curtis being sickly the first several years of his life. When he overcame being sickly he began being my world wind.. What he did not do he did not think of... I spent many sleepless nights through his growing up years. He was my kid who sneaked out taking my car, making the girls help him.. Not coming home when he was suppose too and his behavior went on and on..Raising Curtis was a challegne to say the least.. He taught me what unconditional love was.. He taught me how to grow up. Made me understand why I grew up tough because God knew I would be raising him..lol ..He gave me so much trouble  yet needed me so badly... As he grow into a young man he continued to be irresponsible, making  me crazy. He was always my heart and I always believed in him no matter what he done.. Circumstances made him a angry child, but watching him mature into a more responsible man, all those years have paid off.... today he dediciated to his job and works all the time, he now enjoys life and is no longer an angry person... He can be funny as well....I have to say out of all my children he shows me the most respectful. Curtis will always need a mom and that is fine by me.. Curtis my teacher... So as  I reflect .. I have learned each child in their own way have taught me how to be a mother - they all have their own specialness about them.. I have a wonderful blessed realtionship with each one of them..I have been truly blessed. They treat me as their friend but their mother first and foremost with upmost respect... My children are my five treasured gifts from God that keeps on giving through my life...

Something Different

For years I always wore make up because it made me feel good about myself and I worked in the public. But since I have moved out here on the island and no one sees me everyday and it can get extremely hot - I have gotten out of the habit of not wearing it...I also lost 90 pounds over 17 years ago, kept it off for years but when I stop working in the public in 2004 to take care of mom for 15 months after her accident that left her wheelchair bound, I slowly began to gain some of the weight, not because I began to eat more but my activity level went from zoom zoom to crawling like a turtle and the stress was overwhelming... Then after 15 months of taking care of  mom, I went back to work in the public as a secretary so that was sitting hours on end - so here comes more weight... but I was able to manage to keep it at a sensible number and still be a comfortable...Mom began to fall sick real often so I ran around seeing about her and her hubby for over a year, keeping me active.... but since they have passed away a year ago- yep you know it more weight is comin, because I have nothing to do and I have feet problem..have allowed excuse to be my crutch. So this morning I felt like I am finally understanding where all this routine and unsatification feelings are coming from... I am not happy what I have allowed myself to get into "a slump."...Feeling like I can't walk because of my feet, so I sit day after day.. So today, I decided to put on makeup, made my hair real curly and big ( just like I like it)- and that little extra that I have done has made me feel really alive... Now, I am working on a way to get his weight back off.... I am limited to walking area but I can work with what I got... When I lost that 90 pounds years ago, I prayed asking God to give me wisdom on how to lose weight in His faithfulness to His Word He did. I did not have to take diet pills or any special diet... I walked and learn portion control.. Did away with things I did not have to have - the weight came off.....  So, today I pray that prayer that prayer to God again because now my situation is different - so I know if I ask God he will show me something different that will be successful.... He is faithful to those who ask and believe He is more than able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think. I need to do something different so my life does not feel routine and I can stay heathly....  I am motivated today, determined to find a way so I can do things different in my daily routine....  I enjoy my spiritual life and I want to enjoy my everyday life... So doing something different will help me do that....

Routine

Today is one of those where I just can't seem to figure out certain things about life... I understand and I have been blessed with alot of wisdom when it comes to God's Word, but really can't understand the mystery of life itself... I often find myself so tired of routine... We get up at a certain time everyday, go to bed at a certain time every night... I have often found myself feeling like a hampster in a cage... I get up every morning and do my routine ( I go round and round on the wheel of life) living in a box that I do not get out of. So everyday I get up and do whatever till it is time for bed just to get up again tomorrow to do it all over again... There are times I feel like there should be more to living life than just living a routine life... When I am in town and I pass people's homes, I wonder what are they doing - is it their routine or do they do something different?... I don't look for excitement just wonder is there more I can do other than sit around and wait for the day to pass so on the next day I can do the same thing all over again... When my children were young and at home I never wondered these things because my life was full and busy, but as I sit here with so much time on my hands - I find myself wondering these things..... I love my life and the all blessings I am truly graced with - just feel I am mirely exist at times.... I wonder is this what I have to look forward to getting older... the older I get the less I have to do..... So existing I call it living in a routine of everyday life...... I would love to gain some insight on the mysteries of life.... Well have to go do my routine, check on supper.......

Joy comes from accomplishing something even if you have to endure pain through the process .. I Praise God for the strength He gave me to walk in the Race for the Cure Saturday along side my sister Toni, who was diagnosed in October with breast cancer.. It was a honor to walk along with a real trooper... Toni has not let this diagnose, nor losing her right breast, the chemo, which has cause her to lose her very long thick beautiful hair, her eyelashes and not being able to work to complain, because this demon that has tried taken over her body. She does not try to hide the scars she is force to wear... In her words~~~~ "It is what it is" .. I did not ask for it so I will not hide it.. No, she continues to see the bigger picture in this knowing and trusting God has a bigger plan through this, knowing God has her back... Her selflessness is truly amazing... The entire time we walked the three miles for a cure, she continued to worry about my feet, not once worring about her body being tired from all the chemo.. She is to be admire for her strength that she thought she did not have, but she has proven she is stronger than she knew, she relies on the strength God promised her. She crossed that finish line in full victory of her body.. She has always admired my strength, but honestly I would have to ask if I had to walk her walk .... could I walk it the way she has... She knows God will use what she is walking and God has step this path before her...and she will walk it trusting that God is not allowing it in vain.. She has not allowed this to take her laugher and crazy sense of humor away from her...She is truly AMAZING!!! I am truly thankful for the relationship I share with my sister... So, when people chose to spend one second in complaining about the little things they have to walk, they need to spend one day with someone that has to walk something so much bigger than them.... My prayer for everyone who has faced this demon of cancer or will face it.... that God would give the wisdom needed in finding a cure....God is so much bigger than this.........

Through My Journey

Sitting on my porch enjoying the beautiful sunshine,amazingly I am having to wear a small jacket - there is a nip in the air... I love days like today... As I sit here and blog, I see all kind of fish jumping on top of the water ~~ but I know as soon as I throw out a line I will not get a bite... I tell you fish do not like me except to tease me... I know they laugh at me when I throw a line in...but I do not give up easy and one day the laughter will be on them.... Today is one of my days that I have no clue as to what I will do with myself.. My house is clean, laundry is done, so as usual I sit and wonder what to do next.. I could go into to town but I actually enjoy staying in my own little world...I used to have more friends than anyone could ask for, but it comsumed all my time.... Now I fine myself with just a hand full in which I do not see very often.. I do not miss some of the drama that friendship brings but I do from time to time miss the communication that also comes from friendships along with a great cup of coffee. I have come to realize our lives takes us on a journey. There will be times we have no idea where we are going, what we will face or where we will end up on our journey... At first when your journey takes you on a different path than you are used too - it can bring shock and leave you feeling why am I here and how did I end up here... But if you sit long enough and trust God that this journey was totally lead by Him then you know you are exactly where He has lead you. He will never take you where He has not gone before you... You may not understand at that moment why you ended up where you are, but in time and evenually God will reveal His reasons.and we learn it has always been for our benefit and our good.. I know this has always been true for me on my journey in life... I have been here on this island going on four years now and up till a year ago I stayed so busy that I was not able to enjoy life and it's beauty out here, nor did I have the time to really get to know Jesus in this most personally way - getting to know the very heart of God... I have served Him for most of my life but I have found spending very quiet time with Him builds a realtionship that is unbreakable...so now I have had the last year to take in all the beauty and just plainly appreciate the gifts God has given us and totally enjoying my journey and growth in Him... In my journey getting where I am today has not always been a pleasant one but I tell it has always been a knowledgiable one... I have learned so much in my journey through all the good, the bad and the painful... In this last year, I have come to know each situation I face - it is a growing one and I appreciate all the lessons I have learned, because it makes me who I am today and I would not want to be anything other than who I am at this very moment.... So, when I have those days where I do not know what to do with myself, I look to facebook God's gift to me(a means of reaching people and still be able to communicate with them) and see who is need of encourage, prayers,reassurance and some definite promises God has given everyone who choses to love and serve Him.Then I have what God has given me to give to others..also have the opportunity to give people the opportunity to get to know Him , in a very personal way,then I know I have my reasons for this journey on this day... God promised me I would fine peace if my mind stayed on Him and that is where my mind stays and I stay in peace no matter where I find myself on this journey...

The SimpleThings

As I sit outside enjoying the beautiful day in my sight, watching Danny and Jim cleaning their catch of the day, I have come to realize I have been blessed with the simple life....I spent my entire life taking care of everyone, but now I have been blessed to be able to concenstrate on taking care of me..something I haven't always taken the time to do.. Somedays, I find myself at a lost as to what to do with myself  and other days I love not having to stress myself with the hustle and bustle of life.. I am free to take full advantage to appreciate the beauty God has set before my eyes...I am able to build a strong loving and trusting relationship with my Savior and learn all He has for me and that I am able to share it with you all.. With all the cares of the world we just never STOP long enough to appreciate what God has given us... So when we are so busy, how can we be thankful for the gifts He has given us...
This is my favorite time of year ~~~ for one I get more time in a day to feel alive and enjoy what I am surrounded by...... everything that has died during the winter, you can watch before your very eyes come to life... Everyday I watch the trees bloom more and more~ taking on new life, hear the birds sing..won't be long before the birds will be building their new nest for the life they will be bringing into this world... It is so funny, I spend money on bird feed to make sure all my wild birds eat, but have to fight the racoon for their food.... We had to invest in a BB gun to try and keep them away because Danny does not like to kill them..... Useless killing he calls it... I agree - they are so cute.... anyhow, in the next few weeks we will beging planting our little vegetables in our little planters because we have no place to plant in the ground... Some things have success and some things don't, but if they ever finish the work they are suppose to do out here I just might have enough ground to make a real garden.. Had a new idea for my hummingbird feeders, it will look great... So, I as I reflect on the things I have come to appreciate like free time and all the beauty God has bless me with. I can truly say I can enjoy the simple things in life, and enjoy it in the process....

Gosh, I look around and wonder where has the day gone... Keeping busy but not managing to complete anything... Kinda crazy, but it is an awesome day... I find myself so heavy hearted - as I read and hear all the hard times people are facing.... I love to reach out and be there for people in those times... I know how important it is to have someone you know has your back and is truly compassionate.. but this heaviness goes beyond the pain, tragedy and hardships.... you reach and try to encourage people - the one word you will always hear when trying to encourage them and remind them of all of God's goodness no matter what they are facing is "BUT"... That one word weighs me down like a ton of bricks. like God could not understand what I am going through... Do they forget other's have been through tough times and God has been faithful to bring them through it and they survived..... If we can get in a car and trust it will start, sit on a chair and trust it will hold you up, then trust people that will at some point hurt or let you down - but can't trust God who is always faithful, will never stop working for you, will hold you up when we can't stand.. It  is beyond me how us humans will put our trust in things that could hurt us --- they will not trust the One who has created them and this universe...I know myself  have faced sometimes when I felt God was no where near me in my time of pain and heartache..... but I had His Word to hold me and sustain me when I felt totally alone...He promised " He would never leave me nor forsake" and He is not a God who can lie.. So, I will continue to pray and fight for those who can't seem to be strong enough to fight ---- I want you to know I hate the word "BUT" when it comes to what God is so able to do.... We put limits on a limitless God..... We need to stop and just trust HE is who He is ----- GOD!!!!!
Well, I shared my thought and now I think I will stop riding this circle of not getting anything completely done go sit outside with a cup and coffee and enjoy this beautiful day ----- God is so gracious.... He shares His beauty with us everyday.So I am going take advantage of it....... Oh and a great cup of coffee will be a good friend right about now....

Beginning and Ending

Every day has a beginng and an ending... Like this morning you wake to find the world has been shaken and everyone is in shock, praying for everyone involved.. Prayer is a wonderful thing.... We are to have compassion for everyone, but the sad part is in a week or two people will begin to forget what happen today and go their merry way never mentioning them in prayer again - it is to know God said to pray without ceasing.. So, this kind of destruction should never be forgotten, because these people will live out this devastation as we go on with our lives... As I reflect on all the devastation that has happened in the last several years makes me know God is trying to get His people's attention..because of what the Word says in Ephesians 5:14-15  Wherefore He said " Awake thou thou sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See that you walk in cautiously, not as fools but as wise.".. God constantly is revealing to us we are not promised tomorrow, someone's day will definitely end..  Luke 12:18-21 " Then He said, " This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. I'll say to myself, " You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." But God said to him, "You fool! "This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?" This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich towards God."  The question is will our end take us into Heaven for eternality? We live our lives like we are promised a long life and we take no regard to God or His Word until tragedy strikes... Sadly enough people only pray in times of destruction, only time people feel fear is when we are face with the unknown or possibility of death... but when they have been spared they go on to live the life they have always lived. We need to know God and live for Him daily so when such things happen we are not caught up in fear... It is to know we will know how our ending  will be if our life will be required of us... God said in order to have this assurance we are to repent and turn from our wicked ways, accept and confess with your mouth Jesus Christ as Lord, die to your selfish desires and take on the life of Christ.... and strive to be Christ like... Walking in the Spirit that we would fulfill the lust of our flesh..  This goes on beyond religion - it is called salvation.. So we need to get serious about the way we chose to live the life God has given us and walk in His will for our life that we can have an ending that put us safety in the arms of Jesus... So our ending will be our beginning with our Savior for all eternaltiy...

My First Blog

Today thanks to my friend Marilyn, she has help me set up my blog page... I have always wanted to blog. I always have something to say and never have enough space to write all I would love to write.. But now I have all the space I want to write and can do it as many as times I want to.. Can I say I am excited??? Yes I can... So you can expect to see alot more of my writing.. I pray you all will enjoy and share your comments with me.. I love feed back.. and will always welcome what you have ot say as long as we can stay respectable..... I give God glory for the ways and avenues He has opened up so we can share our hearts and thought with other people.. Enjoyed this beautiful day.... I pray everyone else has enjoyed it as much as I have...