My Little Blonde Girl Journey

A Reflection of Glory Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.          I am in my back yard this morning. I watching my 1 1/2 year old son playing. He is in and out of his little wading pool. He is having the best time. We have been at this for about 30 minutes. I am ready to go in. I have a list of things going through my mind: laundry to be done, errands to run. I need a shower. I am gently reminded of the book I have been reading. A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman . In it I have been reading how we are created to glorify God in a million little ways. And that everything is created to reveal God's glory. She reminded me to take time and to stop and be aware of life around me. So I sit down on the brick steps and just soak in Gods glory around me.        My son laughs and splashes around. The water droplets make designs on the concrete porch. He picks up...

“...In quiet and trust is your strength..” Isaiah 30:15 (NIV) We have all been there. We have either seen it or we have experienced it first hand. A toddler tantrum. This is my life right now. I tell him “no”. To “wait”. That its “not time to go yet”. He insist that we do whatever he wants right now. He lays in the floor and hits the floor with his little hand. He throws the toy he is holding. He is red in the face and crying loudly wanting me to hear his plea. He thinks in his little 19 month old mind that he knows what's best.     I am reminded that this is where my walk with the Lord is most of the time. I pray. I wait. Nothing happens. I began to throw a tantrum in my own way. I get angry. I sulk. I skip my quiet time with God because I can't believe that I haven't gotten the answer yet. Its unbelievable I know. I am a grown woman. But I have to ask myself ...How much have a grown in my relationship with the Lord?     This is a good area to me...

“ I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself.   My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.   Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.”                    1 Corinthians 4:3-5 I find these verses very intriguing in the light of what God has been teaching me the last few weeks.  It has been brought to my heart that I have not been seeing myself for who God sees me to be.  Results of that in my life have been low self esteem, seeking approval of others and therefore, judging others and looking on them in the same way I was judging and looking at myself. You see, when we see ourselves as God sees us (if you ar...

Passion for the Hurting       Passion: a noun meaning a strong and barely controllable emotion. What are you passionate about? I believe the area that you are most passionate about is an area that God can use you far beyond anything else. So , what are you most passionate about? What gets you fired up? What keeps you awake at night? When I was thinking about this I thought, “I know exactly what my passion is!” I have a deep passion for hurting women. And the only way I can describe it is to share the reason why. My testimony. It has been a little over a decade ago that my life would be forever changed. The dreams I had. The plans I had made. All that I thought I would become. Shattered by one word. DIVORCE. This was far beyond anything I thought this good little christian girl would ever see. I grew up in a wonderful Christian home. I have always had the best parents a girl could ask for . Grew up in a wonderful church and asked Jesus to be t...

My week has been filled with 'doing things'. Running kids here and there. Painting project for a friend. Encouraging friends. Starting a new bible study. Trying to find quiet time. Cleaning house. Doing laundry. Starting a new workout routine (my arms are sore just typing). Teaching five year olds in Sunday School. Making sure my oldest is registered for class for his first semester of college coming up. Spending quality time with family. Letting my 16 year old get driving practice. Making sure everyone is fed and the house is in order. Did I mention taking care of a now crawling 7 month old? Whew. All of these things keep me busy. But I was reminded this morning of Someone that is pursuing me. Even in the midst of all of this craziness ...albeit good things. Who you ask? God. The creator of all things is pursuing us. What does this mean? The word pursue in the Webster dictionary says: to follow and try to catch for usually a long distance or time; to try to get over a perio...

Triumphal Procession I came across 2 Corinthians 2:4 again today: But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. (NLT) This verse makes me reflect on what God has seen me thru and how others view me going thru it.  Lets break it apart a little: But thank God!-   We are told in Psalm 136:1 to give thanks to God for He is good. You may be going thru a most difficult time right now. Did you know that when you have nothing else to give or to do that you can still give thanks? But-   regarding everything else... no matter what... Thank God! He has made us his captives  and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession- Jesus, when we have decided to follow Him..  takes us and makes us His very own. We have faith in Him to lead us in  triumphal procession in all the circumstances of life. Just...

David I am currently studying David: Seeking a Heart like His by Beth Moore. Are there times in your life when you learn a valuable lesson and you want to shout it out to others around you? Kinda like doing good on a test and passing your notes back to someone else so they can benefit from what you learned. Well this is one of those times for me. This study has got me thinking of some things and I want to pass my notes back to you!! Evidence of the Holy Spirit in your life: (see if any apply to you) 1. One of the most important jobs of the Holy Spirit is to convict of sin. (John 16:8)      Lots of time we measure sin as in comparison to others. Our standard of measuring should be the holiness of God. Who are you measuring up against?  "The Holy Spirit uses the individual's conscience as the striking ground for conviction. Does God ever prick your conscience? 2. Conviction from the Holy Spirit brings on change of behavior     If we do not listen to ...