Talk to THE HAND!!!!!

Once again I am sitting in the stillness of the morning....sipping my warm coffee listening for sounds of stirring kids and thinking..... contemplating....As a child I was told there was only one sin that was unforgivable according to God. That sin was Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. I remember hearing that if you did, you had a one way ticket to the fire and brimstone motel. A motel that had a spa where you can sweat your joys away in an eternal sauna with no hope of refreshment or peace. Unforgivable, never forgiving, sounds kind of scary to me. I remember getting mad at God and yelling at Him and then, thinking I was never going to Heaven because of it, fear and grief just flooded me....as a kid. As a young adult (oh my young adult? what am I now???) I remember when I got mad at God to watch what I said and not say anything that could actually be considered blasphemy. What does blasphemy mean anyway? So glad you asked! In the Merriam Webster online dictionary Blasphemy means this- 1) The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God. 2) The act of claiming the attributes of deity. 3) irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Sounds pretty straight forward but, is it really? My Pastor put it in a great way (I'm paraphrasing here) blasphemy is like when someone puts up their hand in the face of the one talking because, they do not want to hear something that person has to say and says TALK TO THE HAND!!!! When a person says talk to the hand to God or the Holy Spirit, it is blasphemy and unforgivable IF, yes I said IF and its big.....IF they do it until they take their last breath, then there is no turning back. SOOOOOO God is merciful and just and, there is an escape clause to the unforgivable sin. The thing is, you have to want to take it and mean it. What is the "escape clause?" REPENTANCE, take down your hand, let God talk to you. Ask the most forgiving, kind, loving, merciful God to forgive you. Let God work in you He wants to. David a man of power sinned, He looked at a woman, slept with her, got her pregnant and then had her hubby killed to cover it all up yet, God still forgave because, David had a repentant heart. No matter what you have done in your life God is waiting for you. Take Down your defiant hand and take the loving hand of God. Let Him walk with you, talk to you and lead you. Given the choice and we all have been given THE CHOICE, I am gonna say to satan TALK TO THE HAND!!!!! To God I'm gonna say, I'm sorry, forgive me, work with me and make me who YOU want me to be. Yesterday in Church a song started running through my brain by I believe Chris Tomlin.....

                                                     I'm forgiven because you were forsaken,
                                                     I'm accepted, you were condemned
                                                     I'm alive and well, your spirit is within me,
                                                     because you died and rose again.

                                                     Amazing love, how can it be that you, my King,
                                                     should die for me?
                                                     Amazing love, I know it's true.
                                                     It's my joy to honor You, In all I do, I honor You
                                                     You are my King, Jesus You are my King.

It repeats itself but, it gets the point across don't ya think? After all that why would anyone say talk to the hand?

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Turning the tables....

There is a lot I will handle not always well but, I handle it....when it comes to my kids or kids generally there is not much I will take. The issue of bullying is a real one, one that needs to be addressed. Especially when it comes to the point where the child being bullied takes matters in to their own hands and hurt themselves or worse says goodbye forever. I see with my own kids, my daughter coming home crying because she is being made fun of yet if she tells at school she gets it worse, so she tells me. I want to step in and help but the independent lil thing she is....she wants to fix it herself but, it doesn't always get fixed. As a parent when do I step in? when does mama bear come out and protect her cub? well I guess it all depends on how the child is doing but, the important thing is to LISTEN yes a six letter word that most (and I'm guilty myself) parents don't really do. What ever the reason for being bullied it makes the kid feel inadequate, they feel like they are unwanted, unloved, stupid and many more things. we need to pray for the next generation we need to band together and unite to stop the bullying it may save a life. Bulling is mean and uncalled for, making fun of people is so not cool....Hey Bully's what if it were you?

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Picking up your pieces!

It has been awhile since I have written anything. I must admit my brain has been blocked from my heart and the words would not come. Actually I am not even sure how this post will come out but here it goes. I follow several pages on FB of kids who are battling cancer, I read of the heartache the parents are going through, I cry when they do and I smile at the happy words they write. My heart just gets ripped out when I read of a child who gains their wings and the pain the family feels. I can not even begin to imagine nor do I wish to know. In reading all of the posts everything I may be going through just pales in comparison. The stress I have is nothing to what they have yet, so many have faith and believe God has a plan and they trust Him through it all, the tears, the anger, the confusion the tossing and turning of the raging storm they are sailing through....so my question to you is this, if a parent losing their child can hold their faith in a loving God, why can't we the average person? We may stress over things like a fight, or a break up or even money. Its NOTHING compared to what they experience yet to most the world is ending.....I am learning this complete trust thing and, it is not easy to do, I want to hide but I can't, I shouldn't, I won't. In the last year I have lost so much  but I have gained more I am learning lessons a long time in coming. I want to encourage all who read this to think twice before you fall apart over things, realize God has His hand on you and will walk with you through it all. Keep in mind you can pick up the pieces of your life and keep going....for the parents who lose a child the pieces will never be completely picked up there will always be some missing.........

That's my thought for the day,

Cray for Christmas

~Dear Santa~

Dear Santa~

I have to say that I am not sure you are real but, the Spirit of Saint Nick is very much real in the love, kindness, generosity, and the giving all around. Even with the economy the way it is we see you. I have to say if I could sit on your lap and tell you what I would like for Christmas it would be cool but, what I want I know is not anything you can provide so I will wish for something else. Not for myself but, for all of the kids all over the world. I wish for someone to be kind and give to a child who may otherwise get nothing. I wish for a cure for DIPG cancer so other families do not have to actually suffer the loss of a child and face a Holiday without them. I wish for Joy all year for the lost, homeless, depressed, angry, lonely and sick. I wish for the TRUE Spirit of Christmas be recognized in the world instead of the commercialism of it. I wish for the star, Angels, donkey, Shepherds, Wise men and Manger with our Lord lying inside preparing to live so He may die. Mostly I wish to give what I can of myself without with holding from my family. So this season I wish for LOVE, JOY and some PEACE even if it is for just awhile. With all of that said I wish for it to last year round so Hope can be found and spread to everyone....So Santa if I can have a wish there it is and if anything is left over you already know what it is.

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Tis the Season~

Gladelig Jul, Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda, Hyvaa joulua, Joyeux Noel, Mele Kalikimaka, Froehliche Weihnachten, Kala Christouyenna, Nollaig Chridheil  agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur....So many ways to say one thing........MERRY CHRISTMAS! With 31 days to go the and the frenzies begin try to keep in mind the ones who do not have anything and do something for someone. it might help their spirit of Christmas along it does not have to be much. I find myself lately seeing something or reading something and just breaking and the tears just roll I am not sure why they just do. I want so much for people to see God this season and to get to know Him and know He is why we have Christmas. All of the main symbols point to Jesus Himself as Christmas.

 The evergreen tree~ Because it is green year round, it represents hope. It's needles and the narrow top point upward, making us think of Heaven. Because we cut the tree down and put it back up in our homes or where ever we put them it is a symbol of the Resurrection of Jesus.

Candles and Christmas lights~ They represent Jesus the light of the world. Then Jesus spoke to them saying "I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8;12
Candles and lights add to the festiveness but remember you can be a light and not just for a season but everyday.

The Candy Cane~ The shepherds crook is represented by the sweet yumminess of the candy cane. It reminds us that Jesus is the good shepherd and He came into our world and we have Christmas because of Him. The red stripes are Jesus's sacrifice and the the white is His purity.

No matter how you see it Christ is all over Christmas these are just a few there are more. Just please this year keep Christ in your Christmas light up your tree, be a light to someone who has no hope, tell someone about the Good Shepherd and give someone a candy cane. No matter the language Danish, Celtic, Finnish, French, Hawaiian, German, Greek or Scottish it all says the same thing Merry Christmas!!!!!

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

Onward and Upward

I seem at a loss for words....I have something I want to say but for some reason I am not able to get it out. I have been thinking a lot about friends lately past and present...some more recently past than most. My heart hurts for the friends I have lost but lately I have been thinking that I was lost to them before I lost them. I know I said some things that were hurtful, I was hurt but, that is not an excuse Jesus would not have said it but, I did. I lost two friends that day one I will admit was very dear to me and I thought I was to her. I apologized to her and I pray for her everyday, I pray for blessings and peace and love for her and her family. I am not angry not anymore at least. In past posts I have talked about forgiveness for others but, we need to forgive ourselves too. If we beat ourselves up over something nothing will be accomplished and it will only hurt us in the end. We can not make someone forgive us we can only say I'm sorry and hope that maybe one day they can find it in their heart to forgive. In the meantime we must move forward and continue to live and show the world the Love and Forgiveness of God so that others can live too. Time does not stop even if we want it to, words can not be taken back, and friendships will be broken....In our walks with God the one thing we can rely on is GOD NEVER FAILS!!!! He will pick us up and dust us off and always forgive and that in itself is a comfort. He heals the broken heart and sets the captives free, He gives us reminders and they are not always gentle as to what we need to do or learn. As we take the first step in moving forward keep in  mind that there are others that know what it feels like no matter what you are going through God can provide, comfort and send you a shoulder to cry on....and it is ok to cry....I will be just fine I have made new friends and my heart will eventually stop aching from the ones I lost so here I go ONWARD and UPWARD with God at the controls.

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas

I am Thankful, That I am Thankful!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and after that CHRISTMAS!!!!! The last year has not been easy for me...my heart breaks to watch my kids struggle and know I am not able to change things to make them better. Sometimes I feel like I am fighting a losing battle then I remember God's Grace, Mercy and Love I fall to my knees (figuratively I am not sure I would be able to get back up) and I pray it does not have instant answers but it does give some peace. This month will mark a year since I was diagnosed with RA an autoimmune disease it gets hard to move sometimes not to mention the extra pain I have on top of what I experience from my accident yet I keep moving and I try to have a positive attitude, it is not always easy when you hurt all of the time. In the last year we had to move back into our trailer, my son lost his kitty, my Aunt fought and won lung cancer, we have to go farther for work and school, our car is falling apart our family loses another pet my best friend loses her child, I lost three friends due to misunderstandings and I was in two more car accidents in which I was not moving again and someone hit me. Let me tell you I have to wonder if there is anything to be thankful for. The answer is YES!!!! I have my family under one roof granted it is small but, we are together, My husband has a job with benefits so we can see a Dr. when we need to, we have heat and a way to prepare food, we have food. There is more I can list they are small and may seem insignificant to some BUT, they are things I can be thankful for. The season of giving and thinking of others is upon us and I hope and pray that you will think of someone even if it is just one and do something for them. It can be anything a note, card, cup of coffee it does not have to be huge and I bet it will make someones day. Through the rough time I have had, I am in a better place than when we lived in the trailer before. I trust God to provide, and to comfort and to give peace that in itself makes a huge difference in who I am and how I live.....I am Thankful that I am thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving all

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas