Random

1) If you have teenagers and no clean towels...check their rooms. Found 8 between the boys rooms.

2) If your new "flip flops" come up missing, check your daughters room. I almost bought new ones just like them the other day, thought I must have accidentally thrown them out.

3) I now know what my super power is. I am cabable of throwing way empty shampoo bottles, boxes or any other sort of container that gets emptied and returned to the shelf or cupboard. I must posses this super power because I am the only one in my home who seems to be able to do this.

3) I must really like lime green. I was doing laundry and hung up four shirts in a row of mine that are lime green, go figure.

Would have been 60 years today

Bob just called and said, "do you know what today is?" I thought for a second and said June twenty fi...that's when I paused. Then finished saying the twenty-fifth. It hit me mid-sentence that today would have been my in-laws 60th wedding anniversary. Joe passed away earlier this month, on the 3rd. He's with Jesus now which is wonderful for him but I can't imagine being Willadene. Having been with someone for so long, celebrating the good times struggling through the bad, together. She's amazing I know she'll be fine but if you can pray for her today.

A Day Off?

Well if you don't know I spend most of my day running people from point A to point B. I take Bob to work, come home, some days go to work, everyday take Zach to work, do errands, clean house, pick Zach up, pick Bob up and anything else that fits in. It may not sound like much but it takes ALL day. A rarity happened today, Bob took the car, Hilary is taking Zach and I am left home (by choice) to spend some quality time with Jesus, the dogs and of course do some never ending house work. I even plan on cooking dinner, this is the first I have had time to cook all week! I am sure my family will be grateful.

Just A Thought

On my first of many trips today of taking people from point A to point B it was a bit foggy. Some spots were very clear, some a bit hazy and then some were dense. All I could think of was how this is so true to life and with our walk with God. Sometimes it's crystal clear what we are supposed to be doing, what the right track is. Then it begins to haze. Are we on the right track? Clarity sets in again. We're good, right? Not so sure, we hit the dense part of the fog. This can seem endless. Then believe it or not it clears, as does everything else, and things fall into place. At least for the moment.

Should I have done more and if so what?

Last Monday we went to Wings, Etc. While we were sitting there waiting for everyone to show up a young lady came up to me and it took me a minute to recognize her. It was a student that had been in my Eagle's nest for 3 years. It has been about 3 years since I have seen or talked to her. When she first sat down she told me that she is pregnant, due in September. Her grandma died on May 9, 2008 (her grandma was the only mother she really had). She is on probation for shop lifting ($2.00 away from a felony). She is now going to night school, because of the pregnancy and the fact that she continually got into fights at school.

I asked what happened...she fell into the wrong crowd. Fortunately she is away from that crowd now. She mentioned she isn't going to church anywhere...the friend she used to go with every week, well they are no longer friends. She doesn't really know what happened to their friendship...it just ended.

Should I have made more of an effort after she left Oasis...would it have made a difference...did God put her back on my radar for a reason?

Keeping the Order...Trying to Anyway...

I have a number of FANTASTIC friends, by them I am truly blessed. One of which, when I was new to Christ, became my first mentor (I have two). Her name is Ruth, she is amazing! One of the most important things she tried to instill is the order that God asks of us. God, family and ministry. Now I know that God is to be at the center of our lives and everything we think, say or do should stem from that but keeping the balance in day to day life can be quite challenging. Sometimes the lines blurr and we don't even realize it.
Our relationship with God is to be first. To spend time with Him, in prayer and in His Word developing the intimacy that we so need with the One who created us. How often do the needs of our children, spouses, parents, in-laws, siblings, etc., take over and we move God back to second place...then to third, possibly fourth...how far do we keep pushing Him back? After all He'll understand, right?
Then there's the family. It seems like we should be able to hold that place, right? Well until we get so involved in doing ministry or whatever else that we become to busy doing to really devote the time and energy that they require. I am sorry to say that I know I have been involved in a number of conversations with my children or husband where I was not fully present. How much have I missed...I will never know. They'll understand, right?
Last but not least, ministry. We're doing God's work, what He's called us to do. What could be more important than advancing the Kingdom of God? So if we have to push our quiet time back to tomorrow or whenever we can fit it in, He'll understand, right? Or if we push our family's needs back another couple hours or days, depending on the urgency, they'll understand, right? After all we are doing God's work, that should take precedence, shouldn't it?
For me this is where the lines cross before I know it. Even though what I may be doing is good, is it really what God is wanting from me or is it what I want. The more I am able to consistently "keep the order" the closer I draw to God, to my family and to what He has in store for me. When the the order is kept, when the lines between my relationship with God, my family and my ministry are well defined, life is alot less blurry.