True Colors

Red, Yellow, Black, White, Green, Purple or Pink with Blue polka dots...what color are you? An odd question I must say but, in the past few days the colors of people I thought were one way and they turned out to be completely different, made the question necessary. I have to say I am not sure I like the color I am seeing, further more, I have to question what color am I showing? and is it my true color? I talked about impressions yesterday, when we make an impression is it a good one? Is it a real one? When we present ourselves to the world do we show the one color that matters? Do we show Jesus? because if we have Jesus shining in our life our color will be bright, vibrant and beautiful. Not dull, flat and blah...and if we fake our colors eventually our real color will start to come out, no matter how hard we try to hide it. Let me ask this, are you ashamed of your color? Why hide it? why hide who you really are? If you are not ashamed of who you are. I will say in my opinion some people just don't care. They will go through life flashing so many different colors I am not even sure they know what is real and what is not. What can we do? Pray for them and love them anyway as difficult as it may be. What color am I? well, if I can pick I would love to be the most vibrant, sparkly, beautiful Purple, Red and Green. Only because I just love Purple, and Red and Green are CHRISTMAS colors! You all know how much I LOVE Christmas. So do me a favor and think about how you show yourself, ask yourself am I really showing the true me? If not, do I even know who the true me is? Keep in mind God knows who you are and, He is wanting to make you sparkle so you can show the world just how wonderful you are. We will always find people who show themselves in one color and they really are another....as long as we can see that and keep it separate, with the help of God we should be able to keep their dullness from rubbing off on us and maybe, just maybe some of our sparkle will rub off on them.

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Impressions

Good Morning God I am thankful for today!!! The sun is shining through the clouds and it feels so nice on my face. I finished my first cup of Pumpkin spice coffee and I am basking in the quietness of the morning for as long as that may last. I was talking to someone yesterday and the topic of leaves came up and how each and every one of them is completely different, because that is the way God made them. They may look the same but, if you look carefully there are differences. Like people we are all uniquely made not one of us is the same. Even in identical twins there are differences because, that is how God wants us to be. As we prepare for School to start and the cliques form and oh so and so has this, so I have to have it too starts, just keep in mind we were not made to be the same. Each of us has our own special gifts to offer and given the chance they can shine. each leaf leaves an impression just as each life of a person leaves an impression, whether good or otherwise an impression is ALWAYS made. The kind of impression others leave on our lives may determine how we live our lives and, the kind of impression we leave on others. You do not have to be the same or have the same clothes or shoes or anything. Every situation is different in some cases money may prevent it in others who knows? I know in my daughters case I tell her I am not those other kids mom, I am however yours and no you will not have it. Our job as Parents, Teachers, Counselors or just People is to show our best unique US!! yes I said us. God made us who we are and we need to learn from it, work with it but mostly love it...Each of us touches others and we become apart of their life, a permanent part, we leave an impression big or small. Like leaves or any plant, we form something bigger and more beautiful to God, if we all tried to be the same face it, that would be so totally BORING...

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Good Morning God!

I feel the need to write but, it is not flowing like it normally does and I have to admit it bothers me to have this urge that I have something to say and the words will not come. It reminds me of when we feel we need to do something but cant quite figure it out. In the busyness of life I have to admit we tend to overlook things or miss the gentle nudging of God wanting to say something to us. I do not always hear God when He speaks and I desperately want to. It is times like this that I need to just close my eyes and just breathe, listen and bask in the stillness around me, although being a mom stillness is not always achieved. I am trying to write a book I am almost a year into it but the words do not always flow so it is slow going my creative juices tend to slow and come to a stop and suddenly BAM an idea and im off once again. I do not want that with God I do not want to come to a standstill with Him I always want to connect with Him and be close unfortunately that is not always the case. I will go about my life and sometimes I "forget" to have my 5 minutes with God and life tends to go a tad haywire when that happens. So I correct myself with God's help and things tend to smooth out. I DO NOT WANT TO FORGET!! Plain and simple. I have a challenge to  offer, lets just start our day with "good morning God I am thankful for this day" and see how our life goes with that. Will you accept? there is nothing to lose but, you have a whole lot to gain...think about it will ya?

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Father knows best

I was talking about trust with my Pastor and my sister in the last few days, I have made it no secret that I have a problem with trust. Unfortunately it has flooded my relationship with God and that I do not like. I am learning though God is patient with me and He is showing me that trusting Him is a really good thing. My pastor said on Sunday God has to remind us sometimes, so WOW He has to remind us His children of so much because like our own we tend to forget. My sister says my trust issues has to do with my relationship with my dad! Growing up was not the happiest of times in my life, some of the hurt has been mended but, there is a lot more that needs to be done. In both conversations healing was mentioned it never occurred to me that healing from past hurts would keep me from trusting fully the one who loves me the most and will NEVER let me down. I may not always be happy with what He has planned but, in the long run He knows whats best. If I accept it and not fight it I may find it is not be as hard I as I always think it is. Father knows best, let me clarify that, our Heavenly Father knows best. God has showed me, He has reminded me that  He is in control, He will provide and He will never let me just hang. Now if I make choices that lead to things that can not be good, that is on me, God gave us a free will and I can not blame Him for things I decided to do.  I have found He lets me learn from those choices and oh boy what lessons they are. God is good and His mercy endures forever He walks with us and wants to talk to us we just need to allow that. In all things in our lives Trust is important...Got Trust?

Proverbs 3:5-6
 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Trust is not easy but, trusting God is better then the alternative...a lesson that we all should learn.

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Just Stop!

I am going to start out saying that sometimes what our kids say we need to actually hear....I am frustrated with a lot of things right now and when I complain I really do a good job of it. Today I was complaining or whining either word works for it, and my daughter said mom you may get upset with what I am going to say but, "you really need to stop"!!! Talk about WOW! All I see is the here and now what I do not see is the picture outside of my vision. I get frustrated, I complain, I am human. I know that I can not see the outcome of anything but, sometimes I wish I could feel peace about it all and sometimes, I don't...WHY? God being Awesome in everything allows me to vent and get my frustrations out, He allows me my temper tantrum and fits then when I am done He speaks or acts or works or or or get the picture? I think in our lives we get so caught up with the now there is no room for the "feelings" we need from God. We do not feel the peace because sometimes we are not allowing ourselves to feel the peace. If the peace is not there then maybe we need to look up for instructions to see if we are going in the right direction. I admit I am tired of it all and want to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I admit I am wishing on the stars that are more often than not covered by clouds (it is the NW after all) instead of looking to God. I am a work in progress I always will be, I am stubborn and that is not always a good thing. God is great even if life ain't good and I REALLY need to keep that in mind and just STOP!


That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

A letter to an unknown friend

Dear Friend~

I do not know you, I have not ever met you, spoke to you or even know who you are but, you are out there somewhere. You may be struggling with life, money, kids, family or even just yourself. I really want to say you are not alone even if it feels like it. How do I know this? you must be asking yourself, I just do. My life is not the peaches and cream I dreamed it would be. My goodness it is not even close but, I have my friends and family who love me and that is a good thing. I have uncertainty in all aspects of my life from where I live, how to raise my kids and where the money will come from to feed them and pay the bills. In the past I hit rock bottom and stayed there being drug through so much junk I could not breathe...gasping for air trying to survive I wanted to quit but, I didn't. Now being in the same situation as before I am not in the same place as before. Jesus is walking side by side with me (like He was before I just did not see Him) and when I feel hopeless a ray of hope is given.  I struggle with trust that is no secret but, God is faithful and patient with me giving me the time I need to learn it. Sometimes my lessons are hard to swallow but swallow them I must and learn from them. I could have let this living in what I call the dreaded dream house on wheels again get to me and drag me down (and it has tried to) but, I am aware of it and with the help of God I am working on climbing above it. I know it is easier said than done it always is. Friend I pray for you, I pray that God will embrace you and comfort you and you will embrace Him right back. It is not easy but, no one ever said life would be easy...Psalms 31:24 says...Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord. We may never meet but, I hope that if we do you will be walking in hope even if things look off to you. I am waiting on God for His help and guidance because He is the only one who can provide for any of us. I pray for the discouraged, heavy laden and broken hearted that you will see God and the hope He has to offer you. Friend as I close this letter just know that God loves and so do I even though I do not know you.

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas