I haven't posted lately because I'm on vacation! Having a great time with my family. This is a real treat to me, since I'm a widow and have no blood relatives within a 400 mile radius. So I don't get to see relatives unless I visit them or they me, which is about a twice a year thing. I'm not feeling sorry for myself, because to be quite honest, God has given me the grace to actually like my peaceful and tranquil home. Of course I get lonely at times, but trust that God knows all about it and will tip me off when He wants me to move closer to family. So until then I enjoy my time when I am with my family and treasure every moment. Everyday has been busy, shopping, eating, at the pool, eating, sight seeing, eating, museum, eating, visiting historical houses, and of course eating! LOL! We aren't pigging out, but it has been nice to let the restaurants do the cooking. I will be posting pictures when I get back. Thanking the Lord for the privilege to ...
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Anxiety NO! Peace YES!
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 Anxiety! What in the world am I doing with anxiety? It seems to creep up on me whenever I'm about to make a change, a big decision or even take a trip! And you know what? That anxiety has a way of robbing the joy that I should be experiencing. Over the years I have gotten a lot better, but I'm still not where I would like to be. Apostle Paul speaks to the people Philippi and encourages them not to be anxious about ANYTHING, but to talk to God about it and be thankful. And then the peace will come about the situation, peace that may seem unexplainable, but peace nevertheless. I need peace, I crave peace. I know what it is like to be at a place of unrest and it is not pre...
Bathroom Diva?
My fellow Blogger Sheila over at "Note Songs" http://notesongs.blogspot.com ask for those us reading her wonderful blog to be daring and post our Bathroom Diva self portrait...well here I go...now don't laugh! This was taken in my downstairs Powder room (that's still a bathroom right? And I think it funny because I look so short ! LOL So dear Sheila I don't know how much of a "Diva" I am, but this is good for a few laughs!
His Plans...
“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 I am so thankful that God knows the plans He has for me, because sometimes I wonder to myself just what the plans for my life are! Yes even at my age…I wonder. My late husband and I had plans, great plans, but when he passed I felt at a standstill. I took my marriage very seriously; the two of us in my heart had really become one. His dreams became my dreams, his plans my plans. So when he died, those things seemed to die for me also. It has taken many years of inner healing, but God in His faithfulness is convincing me (I’m thankful He has the patience with me) to see that He has plans just for me. Grief can sometimes be a strange journey; so many stages that don’t go in any particular order and repetitive. I think that getting through the guilt stage (what ifs, should haves, etc) The Lord op...