God spoke to me today. That in its self is not new. But the manner in which he chose to speak was.
As most of you know I have been church hopping for 2 years now. Some have felt good. Some have felt bad. But none of them home. I found one recently that I thought could do as home but after looking into really getting involved I realized that it was not the place God had in mind for me.
So, yesterday I watched the twins play their last soccer game of the season. The first one of the season that I actually made it to. The twins were great. They ran their cute little tushies off while having amazing fun. While I was there I ran into an old friend. An old ministry friend. And she invited me to her family’s church. Which leads me to today. I have found my home church. From the moment I walked in the door I heard Jesus welcome me home. I sat and soaked it all in. I sang, I laughed, I cried and most importantly I prayed. A good solid prayer of longevity with other women of God. It was everything my soul needed. And then one of those God moments happened. The prayer counselor I was praying with says God told her to ask me to help with their VBS. For those of you that don’t know VBS stands for Vacation Bible School and when God knit my skin together I think he sewed in some extra VBS juice. Because I love VBS. It’s the happiest time of the year for me. Winning children to Christ in a fun and creative life altering matter is who I am, and what VBS is.
So now I am headed to a VBS volunteer meeting. Yeah! Of course I have already been told that the church is also looking for someone to help out with the children’s drama program. Could the day be any more focused on a plan for me life? I think not. But just to make sure I pray. I pray while driving home. I’m having a conversation with God that goes something like:
“Hi God! Thanks for a great day. Thanks for the wonderful people that you put in my life today. Thanks for the opportunities you are giving me. Now, let’s talk. I know that I spontaneously jump into things and even though these 2 opportunities seem like a perfect fit for me. Could you give me a sign that says I should get this involved?”
A giant lightening bolt comes out of the sky and crashes down on the hill in front of me! I burst out laughing. Only God would speak through nature. It was beautiful and yet powerful. Isn’t that the best way to describe God-Beautiful Power!
I pray that all of you are getting to have great God moments in your life.
Love to all-
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
3:54
It’s 3:54am and I am awake. Sadly that is nothing new for me. But using my time productively is. I’ve applied for 3 jobs and I’ve e-mailed old and new friends, and I have made a plan to try another new adventure.
Let me address my first new adventure…this Blog. Although I have not been writing about my daily adventure I have still been living it. I have gone to different states, met new people and tried all different types of food. I can now cook at least one dish from 9 different countries! Pretty cool, if you ask me. I am still tentative about making a Key lime non-dairy Cheesecake. But give my time I will make it before I turn 40.
So, let me cover some of the high lights ya’ll have missed. I was a dad at a Daddy-Daughter dance. It was actually fun, and some of the dad’s even checked me out! I have now met my nephew’s fiancé, he’s 6 and she’s 9. But you can tell its love for her, or at least desire. He has a DS game and she gets to use it. The relationship is a match made in heaven. I’ve been in the hospital, more to come on that later. The trip deserves its own blog! I’ve painted an art piece that actually looks hang-able. I submitted my children’s curriculum to a publisher. I’m in the middle of building a new fence and every day there is something new to learn or do. I got a new car. I’ve decorated the new car. I have crawled under my house looking for critters-No, I did not eat said critter. I have a new dog. Her name is Mookie and again, more will come of her in later posts. I had a friend sell her first book. Yeah Elissa! I had my computer stolen. I redid my resume. And I took time to put me and my health first. That is probably the best First I could have ever tried.
So now onto the new adventure…I will be submitting 10 greeting cards for consideration by the end of this week. I’ve finally come to the conclusion that a rejection is better than not trying. And the worst thing that could happen is I wasted 96 hours doing a creative project that brought me joy. The best-They like them! I send at least 2 cards a month, and I buy at least 5 cards a month, so I should at least be able to come up with one card that other people want to buy! I have already come up with 4 pages of one liners. Narrowing them down to 10 workable ideas should be no problem! Right!!!! But I’m gonna try and that is all that matters.
Well, gonna go try to get a few hours of sleep-
I love you all-
Let me address my first new adventure…this Blog. Although I have not been writing about my daily adventure I have still been living it. I have gone to different states, met new people and tried all different types of food. I can now cook at least one dish from 9 different countries! Pretty cool, if you ask me. I am still tentative about making a Key lime non-dairy Cheesecake. But give my time I will make it before I turn 40.
So, let me cover some of the high lights ya’ll have missed. I was a dad at a Daddy-Daughter dance. It was actually fun, and some of the dad’s even checked me out! I have now met my nephew’s fiancé, he’s 6 and she’s 9. But you can tell its love for her, or at least desire. He has a DS game and she gets to use it. The relationship is a match made in heaven. I’ve been in the hospital, more to come on that later. The trip deserves its own blog! I’ve painted an art piece that actually looks hang-able. I submitted my children’s curriculum to a publisher. I’m in the middle of building a new fence and every day there is something new to learn or do. I got a new car. I’ve decorated the new car. I have crawled under my house looking for critters-No, I did not eat said critter. I have a new dog. Her name is Mookie and again, more will come of her in later posts. I had a friend sell her first book. Yeah Elissa! I had my computer stolen. I redid my resume. And I took time to put me and my health first. That is probably the best First I could have ever tried.
So now onto the new adventure…I will be submitting 10 greeting cards for consideration by the end of this week. I’ve finally come to the conclusion that a rejection is better than not trying. And the worst thing that could happen is I wasted 96 hours doing a creative project that brought me joy. The best-They like them! I send at least 2 cards a month, and I buy at least 5 cards a month, so I should at least be able to come up with one card that other people want to buy! I have already come up with 4 pages of one liners. Narrowing them down to 10 workable ideas should be no problem! Right!!!! But I’m gonna try and that is all that matters.
Well, gonna go try to get a few hours of sleep-
I love you all-
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