He's Doing Something Heavenly

You ever had an unrest in your spirit because of a passion the Lord placed in your heart and you don’t know where to go with it?  It’s such a reckless force stirring inside of you that you pray for peace because at times it can be unbearable!  You also pray for opportunities because your passion brings glory to God and in turn brings you joy.   But the wait is the hard part.  Waiting on the Lord is always difficult for me.  You want to serve, you say, “Here I am...send me.” but the wait makes you question if it’s something you want more than the Lord wants for you.  

That’s where I’m at...waiting, praying, searching.  I wonder if there’s more,  I want more!  But I wait...I wait on the Lord.  

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. (Lamentations 3:25 ESV)

He is so good and faithful and every day I wake up with an unrest, but with every morning also comes a new dose of peace.  I have come to find peace in knowing he is growing me and using this time of wait to mold and shape me.  Music is my outlet.  It’s my way to put my inside on the outside.  I came across a song I haven’t heard in a while and the words cut directly to my heart and spoke what I couldn’t…

”whatever you’re doing inside of me...it feels like chaos but somehow there’s peace...and its hard to surrender to what I can’t see...but I’m giving into something heavenly.”

“time for a milestone...time to begin again...reevaluate who I really am...am I doing everything to follow your will...or just climbing aimlessly over these hills?”

“show me what it is you want for me, I give everything, I surrender…”

Beauty in the Storm

Thankful for the beauty in the storm and new perspectives.

It's through the storms that God shapes us and makes us more like Him, and that is beautiful.  There is truly beauty in the storm. 

Thanks to Jeff Cox for this amazing photo and reminder! 

Go Cards!

Colten had his first game Saturday.  He got his first game jitters out of the way!  I got my photo session in before the game at home so I did't embarrass him in front of his teammates :)

Thanks Be to God...

Thank you...

for slow days to refresh my soul,

for these quiet moments,

for filling my soul with your spirit,

for satisfying my everything,

for season's change (fall is on the way)

for these gifts I find joy in using

"I can bring beauty out of the ashes of lost dreams.  I can glean joy out of sorrow, and peace out of adversity."

Jer. 31:25 "I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint."

2 Cor. 13:4 "For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power.  Likewise we are weak in him yet by God's power we will live with him to serve you."

Prov. 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and he will make your path straight.

"The most direct path from point A to point B on your life journey is the path of unwavering trust in me.  When your faith falters you choose a trail that meanders and takes you out of your way.  You will get to point B eventually but will have lost precious time and energy."

The Crazy Sheriff's in Town

So yeah, this kid makes me laugh!  He comes walking out of his room unannounced, dancin' like a fool, and sayin, "the sheriff's in town!"  I'm so thankful he can make his  momma laugh!!!

I love you Colten Matthew