Good Friday to you

As I sit here early in the morning drinking my coffee having said goodbye to my husband as he goes off to work I realized that on this Good Friday we're on the brink of Easter. Easter is one of those times of year where twice a year Christians go to church, people do Easter eggs, and believe in the Easter Bunny. But it's not about the Easter Bunny or the eggs or getting all dressed up or anything like that it's about our Savior the one who died on the cross for our sins the one who rose again in three days someone who took it all upon Himself so we didn't have to. It's also about learning a time of forgiveness. forgiveness of people who have hurt you who've wronged you who've done things that have offended you, but it's also a time of reflection of our Lives.  I just want to encourage everyone to kind of Step Back From what they are doing for their normal right now and just reflect and look at their life and see exactly where it needs to go, our world is becoming a very very sad place to live, it's not the same as it used to be. The foundations that our country had been founded on his is gone by the wayside and it's scary but, there is one true hope, one true inspiration that we can grasp onto. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life John 3:16 one of the very first Bible verses that I ever learned one of my favorites. I'm not saying we're going to have a perfect world, I'm not saying that we're going to instantly forgive the hurts that have been done to us, I'm not saying that we're going to be able to just forget everything that has happened in our lives but, those are Stepping Stones those are ways to go towards a goal and it's not going to be easy no one promised life would ever be easy, no one promised that everything would just be perfect. I'm going through a situation right now where I live where I have provided something to simplify the lives of everyone around here and I've been taking advantage of I have been talked to rudely  and I'm tired so I've decided that I'm not going to provide that anymore it is an inconvenience for me but I'm not going to do it anymore. And someone got angry with me yesterday when they found out what I had done. they told me that it wasn't a very Christian thing to do and I'm not trying to do it to be rude or disrespectful but I told her I said even Jesus turned over the money tables and the temple and she said you're not Jesus and this is not a temple! she's right I'm not I would never claim to be and this is definitely not a temple  I'm not saying that I'm just like that or my situation is like that but even Jesus had a point where he said enough was enough and I feel okay with my decision yes I'm angry because of how people have disrespected it but I will get past that and I will move forward and so I'm reflecting on my decisions I'm reflecting on my life I'm reflecting on my situation and I know it's going to be ok. And there's been many times where I've had to stop myself and say what would Jesus do in this situation and I will admit that I haven't always responded the way Jesus probably would and I'm guilty of that but I'm striving to try to live my life the way Jesus would but, I am human, I do make mistakes and I do make choices that may not always be right. fortunately I have a merciful loving God who will forgive me and help carry me through the times that I can't so I'm thankful this Easter for God's love, for His gift for Jesus and I just hope that you guys can find Hope and peace and love and strength and joy in the situation that you're in I encourage you to turn to God get on your knees and cry out to him if you need to but there is hope happy Easter everyone!

That's My Thought For The Day,

Crazy for Christmas

The Struggle is Real.......

The struggle is real..........in everyday life everyone has them and yet sometimes we think our struggles are so much more overwhelming and stressful than the next persons. That is not true........
The struggle is real, the fact that you see your child go through something you can not fix or help with, The struggle is real when you feel guilt, like a failure, like you do not matter. The struggle is real when your child's anger is solely directed at you do to circumstances that no one asked for. The struggle is real, when there is so much hurt, and sadness surrounding the family that each one has to deal with on their own. The struggle is real when your heart shatters in to a gazillion pieces when you see a parent bury their child even more so if it is your friend. The struggle is real when you see people get literally handed almost everything because they play the system and lie, yet your family is barely making it because the income is to high and I refuse to put my sob story out there for the sake of my family. The struggle is real when you have to hold things in and say you are peachy because there is nothing anyone can do to help so you do not burden them with what is going on. The struggle is real when one of your best friends hubby can no longer work because a tree fell on him and they have to fight for disability and I want to help them so much but my hands are tied. The struggle is real for every one but, in a different way. when we see people, we do not know what their life is like, we have no clue what hurts they are hiding, we do not know the fear or sadness or anything about them yet their struggle is real to them, We can not judge them it is not our place to. The struggle is real when something you have been taught to believe in your entire life something to trust in and you struggle with that. Yet believe I continue to do because I do not know anything else to do and the one constant that has NEVER changed has been God and even though my struggle is real He will carry me through it. Even when I struggle with Him. All the heartache, suffering, sadness, pain, depression all of it the struggle is real but the one Hope I have seen in my life more often than not is still there, The struggle is real when your child questions your faith and whether or not it is the right one for them and the piercing sound of my heart shattering once again is very loud in my oh so hard of hearing ears. The struggle is real when you have something within your reach yet it is so far away. No one ever said life was fair, easy or always fun and God did not ever promise not to give us more than we can handle because He will give us a lot more just for us to lean on Him. we have to learn to do that but like I said The struggle is real............


That Is My Thought For The Day,

Crazy for Christmas