Today I am thrilled thinking of some amazing news. I am blessed beyond what I thought I could ever be. God is so good to me and my family!!!
Why am I so happy? I'm not really sure. I guess it could be the news I have, or the fact that we have had a great vacation with my husband, or it just could be that I am over tired. lol Anyhow, I'm happy so I'm not complaining about it. :)
Too many times in life we sit and wallow in our own depressing thoughts, what ifs and how comes... If we are so consumed with the what ifs in life we miss out on the amazing things happening all around us.
I'm hesitant to share my news on the internet for now but there will be a day soon I will share it. (No I am not pregnant!) Suffice it to say that God has answered our prayers in ways I could not have imagined. He always surprises me in how awesome He is and how He nurtures us so much. :o)
So what does this news mean to me and to the family? Well, now we can move forward with our lives with a bit more comfort and take time to enjoy God's glory even more.
I was talking to a friend the other day about how our life has been so crazy. She told me that I needed to give things to God and then let go. Her words were convicting to me mostly because 1) I knew she was right and 2) I didn't want her to be right. lol
At my house we have a saying for situations like that.... If the person talking to you is being convicting we tell them they are "talking"... that implies I do not like what you are saying so stop talking please... he he he
So I told my friend to stop talking and we both laughed...
There are many times I feel God is asking me to give my problems to Him and I refuse to let go of them. He can't help me if I won't let go.
Think of it this way. If you are vacuuming a room and your 5 year old wants to help you out. He comes over to take the vacuum from you so he can help. You don't want him to take the vacuum because you know you can do a better job at it. Do you let him take the vacuum from you or do you tell him no and do it yourself, in the process hurting his feelings... Or do you wish he would just say you know mom/dad I know you are trying to clean the room so I will leave you alone to do that.
I know you all wish the little child would leave you to your vacuuming because you can get it cleaner in a faster amount of time. Right? Well, thinking of that analogy, compare it to our problems and God. Are we letting God have the vacuum or are we insistent on helping Him solve our problems? Well, I have news for you, He doesn't need our help, none of it, zilch, nada, nothing. He is really capable to handle anything that comes our way. He can protect us, guide us and watch over us every moment of every day.
so let Him do just that.
Well, that is all for now. Good night. :o)
Trisha
God's goal for you in life.
Life goes on, move with it
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
changing my mind
I started this blog this afternoon titled I am lost. Earlier today I had been going through some really trying times. I had told Mike that I would read Proverbs and fast. Well, before I knew it I was mindlessly eating and Proverbs hadn't been read today. : ( How many times do we say we will do something only to get distracted with something else? Well, it happens to me quite a lot. I have to determine in my heart first, then in my mind, that I will spend more time with God; worshiping Him, praising Him and most of all praying to Him. Reading scriptures daily has never been my strong suit. I don't think it is a strong suit for many people. Spending time with God is a necessity of anyone's spiritual life, and something that is usually pushed aside.
So, here on the internet, in front of how ever many people actually look at this, I am committing myself to read the Scriptures more and praying (praising rather then asking) to God more during my days.
I pray you do also. if you do, please post it here for all to see and hold you accountable. I find that if we are not held accountable we tend to become lax and not reliable. Whether it is diets, stopping a bad habit, or spending time with God, accountability goes a long way. So please hold me accountable.
I am not lost anymore, He found me and saved me by shedding His righteous blood. Thank you Jesus!
Good night to you all. I'm praying for you. :o)
So, here on the internet, in front of how ever many people actually look at this, I am committing myself to read the Scriptures more and praying (praising rather then asking) to God more during my days.
I pray you do also. if you do, please post it here for all to see and hold you accountable. I find that if we are not held accountable we tend to become lax and not reliable. Whether it is diets, stopping a bad habit, or spending time with God, accountability goes a long way. So please hold me accountable.
I am not lost anymore, He found me and saved me by shedding His righteous blood. Thank you Jesus!
Good night to you all. I'm praying for you. :o)
Saturday, July 10, 2010
our filing cabinet
Today has been the third day in row I found myself sitting on the couch organizing papers. Why do I have so many papers you might task. My kids were in public school for a period of time; 3 years for Daniel and 4 for Adam. Adam, being special ed, ended up with the most paperwork... of course.
Why is it that we feel we must keep every little scrap of paper the school gives us? Now, don't get my wrong, I am very good at throwing junk papers out. Reports on grades, behaviors, meeting and IEPs I keep. After organizing them I find I have a binder full of papers, just for Adam! Yes, when the kids were homeschooled, being in NYS we have a lot of record keeping and report filing for homeschooled students. However, I have never had this much papers to keep.
This makes me think, what does God's filing cabinet look like? When we are unsaved we have all these papers being filed about us. Each and every time we sin a paper goes in that file for us. Each time we screw up or need correcting a new paper goes in the file. After just a couple of years you can imagine just how full the average person's file must be. I know, I know, the average person is not an ax murder or a pathological liar, right? Well, maybe not but the unsaved are sinful. So are the saved. But I thought that the saved were in God's glory, how can they be full of sin when they are in God's good grace? Back to the filing cabinet, will we?
The unsaved have a large file of sinful acts, even the little white lies are in the file. The file stays there accumulating paper after paper... even after it seems like it will be too full to fit in the cabinet. The saved also have a similar folder. The difference is with repentance after salvation.
Each time a saved individual sins, for any reason be it minute or huge, the paper is added to his/her file... When one repents, (ie: confesses and ask for forgiveness) that paper is then removed and covered with the blood of Christ that was shed on the cross, making it unreadable.... no longer available for God's recall. As a saved person this gives me quite a bit of hope. It doesn't give me the right to go out and sin, but rather gives me comfort in knowing that when I do sin it it has been reconciled for through the blood of Christ.
To me this makes sense and helps me understand a spiritual aspect in a secular world. If I have confused you or if I am mistaken in something, biblically, please correct me. :)
Why is it that we feel we must keep every little scrap of paper the school gives us? Now, don't get my wrong, I am very good at throwing junk papers out. Reports on grades, behaviors, meeting and IEPs I keep. After organizing them I find I have a binder full of papers, just for Adam! Yes, when the kids were homeschooled, being in NYS we have a lot of record keeping and report filing for homeschooled students. However, I have never had this much papers to keep.
This makes me think, what does God's filing cabinet look like? When we are unsaved we have all these papers being filed about us. Each and every time we sin a paper goes in that file for us. Each time we screw up or need correcting a new paper goes in the file. After just a couple of years you can imagine just how full the average person's file must be. I know, I know, the average person is not an ax murder or a pathological liar, right? Well, maybe not but the unsaved are sinful. So are the saved. But I thought that the saved were in God's glory, how can they be full of sin when they are in God's good grace? Back to the filing cabinet, will we?
The unsaved have a large file of sinful acts, even the little white lies are in the file. The file stays there accumulating paper after paper... even after it seems like it will be too full to fit in the cabinet. The saved also have a similar folder. The difference is with repentance after salvation.
Each time a saved individual sins, for any reason be it minute or huge, the paper is added to his/her file... When one repents, (ie: confesses and ask for forgiveness) that paper is then removed and covered with the blood of Christ that was shed on the cross, making it unreadable.... no longer available for God's recall. As a saved person this gives me quite a bit of hope. It doesn't give me the right to go out and sin, but rather gives me comfort in knowing that when I do sin it it has been reconciled for through the blood of Christ.
To me this makes sense and helps me understand a spiritual aspect in a secular world. If I have confused you or if I am mistaken in something, biblically, please correct me. :)
Thursday, July 8, 2010
I love my husband
Ephesians 5:22-28; Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
A marriage is more then just two people living together having relations... it is more then two people sharing their lives together doing similar things with each other. It is two people, under God's blessing, committing their LIVES (not a period of time) to each other with no strings, prenuptials, or other legal mumbo jumbo....
There have been many times in the last 16 years that Mike and I could have split up, even a few times that I wanted to leave for good. But I knew in my heart that wouldn't have been the right thing to do. I'm sure when we got married we were totally unprepared for the lives God had laid before us. But did we quit? did we leave or bail on each other? No. Why?
Well, to us, marriage is not a commitment before men but a commitment before God himself. are we qualified to break that commitment? I do not think so. So, what if the marriage turns out to be more then we bargained for? What if I decided that Mike was not the right guy for me or if we "fell out of love"... what then? Well, under the commitment I made before god that is just too bad.... If I want a happy marriage then I need to work on things. Do things and take steps to rectify the marriage I let slip away... things didn't go bad from one particular moment in the middle of the night while we were all sleeping. Things got worse, we went our separate ways, over time... without even noticing most likely... So it takes work and effort to fix the problems, to mend the hurt, to set right the wrongs. Relationships fail for one main reason... two people stop working at things. It takes two to tango as the saying goes... So, it took two to let the marriage go down hill it takes two to fix it up again.,... It is fixable, no matter what the problems, if both people work at it and give God the center of the marriage place where HE belongs!
I do not mean to be preachy here. I just mean to elaborate my reason for writing this today... I love my husband!
Mike is not perfect bu the is wonderful. No matter what we have been thru, all the ups and downs, he has stood by my side with loving arms ready for me to be held in. There have been times when, as I said, that I wanted to leave, to run away from our marriage. Now that I type that I am horrified at that fact, but it is true. There have been times when his lack of understanding upsets me so much. The way he handles situations is not only much different then the way I would but it confusing to me when he explains his perspective.
What Mike is is caring, thoughtful and loving. He is patient and understanding of all my faults. Like today, with it being so hot..., all the stress I have been under, the kids not really obeying, Adam having his own teenage issues, and the house looking a mess I was very under the weather mood wise today. He came home, gave me fresh picked berries (which he hates btw!) and made me fresh homemade berry jam (that he finds disgusting to eat btw). He is wonderful and kind and caring. He forgives me of my faults daily, sometimes moment by moment... He is the man that God has brought to me and he has worked his way into the very depths of my heart.
So today I challenge you. If you are married or engaged or dating, ask God to show you the love that Ephesians talks about. If you do not have that love, seek it, work for it, pray for it. If you do have it, praise God. Tell your loved one how much you appreciate them for all they do out of love for you.
Read Ephesians together and challenge your relationship to it's words...
Tell your spouse you love them and mean every word of it. :)
Trisha
A marriage is more then just two people living together having relations... it is more then two people sharing their lives together doing similar things with each other. It is two people, under God's blessing, committing their LIVES (not a period of time) to each other with no strings, prenuptials, or other legal mumbo jumbo....
There have been many times in the last 16 years that Mike and I could have split up, even a few times that I wanted to leave for good. But I knew in my heart that wouldn't have been the right thing to do. I'm sure when we got married we were totally unprepared for the lives God had laid before us. But did we quit? did we leave or bail on each other? No. Why?
Well, to us, marriage is not a commitment before men but a commitment before God himself. are we qualified to break that commitment? I do not think so. So, what if the marriage turns out to be more then we bargained for? What if I decided that Mike was not the right guy for me or if we "fell out of love"... what then? Well, under the commitment I made before god that is just too bad.... If I want a happy marriage then I need to work on things. Do things and take steps to rectify the marriage I let slip away... things didn't go bad from one particular moment in the middle of the night while we were all sleeping. Things got worse, we went our separate ways, over time... without even noticing most likely... So it takes work and effort to fix the problems, to mend the hurt, to set right the wrongs. Relationships fail for one main reason... two people stop working at things. It takes two to tango as the saying goes... So, it took two to let the marriage go down hill it takes two to fix it up again.,... It is fixable, no matter what the problems, if both people work at it and give God the center of the marriage place where HE belongs!
I do not mean to be preachy here. I just mean to elaborate my reason for writing this today... I love my husband!
Mike is not perfect bu the is wonderful. No matter what we have been thru, all the ups and downs, he has stood by my side with loving arms ready for me to be held in. There have been times when, as I said, that I wanted to leave, to run away from our marriage. Now that I type that I am horrified at that fact, but it is true. There have been times when his lack of understanding upsets me so much. The way he handles situations is not only much different then the way I would but it confusing to me when he explains his perspective.
What Mike is is caring, thoughtful and loving. He is patient and understanding of all my faults. Like today, with it being so hot..., all the stress I have been under, the kids not really obeying, Adam having his own teenage issues, and the house looking a mess I was very under the weather mood wise today. He came home, gave me fresh picked berries (which he hates btw!) and made me fresh homemade berry jam (that he finds disgusting to eat btw). He is wonderful and kind and caring. He forgives me of my faults daily, sometimes moment by moment... He is the man that God has brought to me and he has worked his way into the very depths of my heart.
So today I challenge you. If you are married or engaged or dating, ask God to show you the love that Ephesians talks about. If you do not have that love, seek it, work for it, pray for it. If you do have it, praise God. Tell your loved one how much you appreciate them for all they do out of love for you.
Read Ephesians together and challenge your relationship to it's words...
Tell your spouse you love them and mean every word of it. :)
Trisha
Monday, July 5, 2010
more poetry
Today I was thumbing through an older notebook while I was riding in the car out to Avon. Mike was driving and I was thinking. The boys were chatting and being goofy as usual.
In this notebook I found some poetry I wrote a while back and forgot about. I thought I would share those poems with you, my reader.
My Prayer
Please, Lord, always know that you always come first in my life
Without you I would have no life, no breath, no soul
Without you I would have no desires to worship you, love you, praise you
I would not be
Fullfilled
content
happy
loved
Without you I would not be whole
My Life is Yours Lord
My life to you I freely give to with as you would wish
My heart is a lump of clay for you to sculpt and to mold
My hands are on puppet strings for you to move about
My lips wish to always move to your thoughts and your will
My eyes sparkle with the light that can only come from you
My desire is to be like you so plaease show me how
A Maiden with a Dream
A maiden was I who dreamt of a life of missionary work
but time took over and children came, my marriage seemed complete
I always thought one day I might dream that dream once again
It is remembered on and off but it was never forgotten
India was that dream once dreamt but now I wonder
God's will is not very clear but I wish it to be so
To be a missionary is my life long dream you know
To show the world your love is forever on my mind
Show me oh Lord, what you desire from me today
To be your hands and feet on Earth is my daily wish
My heart and mind to you I give today and always
Please guide it as you wish and make it shine for you
Make me a missionary no matter where I may be
Zimbobway, India or the good ole US of A
My life to you I freely give for you to shine through
So, that is my poems. Hope you enjoyed them.
God Bless!
In this notebook I found some poetry I wrote a while back and forgot about. I thought I would share those poems with you, my reader.
My Prayer
Please, Lord, always know that you always come first in my life
Without you I would have no life, no breath, no soul
Without you I would have no desires to worship you, love you, praise you
I would not be
Fullfilled
content
happy
loved
Without you I would not be whole
My Life is Yours Lord
My life to you I freely give to with as you would wish
My heart is a lump of clay for you to sculpt and to mold
My hands are on puppet strings for you to move about
My lips wish to always move to your thoughts and your will
My eyes sparkle with the light that can only come from you
My desire is to be like you so plaease show me how
A Maiden with a Dream
A maiden was I who dreamt of a life of missionary work
but time took over and children came, my marriage seemed complete
I always thought one day I might dream that dream once again
It is remembered on and off but it was never forgotten
India was that dream once dreamt but now I wonder
God's will is not very clear but I wish it to be so
To be a missionary is my life long dream you know
To show the world your love is forever on my mind
Show me oh Lord, what you desire from me today
To be your hands and feet on Earth is my daily wish
My heart and mind to you I give today and always
Please guide it as you wish and make it shine for you
Make me a missionary no matter where I may be
Zimbobway, India or the good ole US of A
My life to you I freely give for you to shine through
So, that is my poems. Hope you enjoyed them.
God Bless!
no idea of what to say
Sometimes we are speechless because we are taken by surprise. Other times it is because we are confused. Today, I am a bit speechless partly because I am overwhelmed.
I feel as if God has me in the waiting position... you know the kind, hurry up! hurry up!!! oh, wait... UGH!!!!!!
Church issues are predominately the issue I am concerned about. My mind is clouded with Adam's testing issues for this school year, Adam's school placement for next school year, how God is working in my life, what ministries He has Mike and I in... or starting... or finishing.... teen age boy hormonal issues (primarily Daniel) and lots of little things to complete around the house...
With all of that I am left waiting......... waiting....... waiting..........
I feel like God says hurry up!!! hurry!!! then oh! wait. UGH!!!!! Now please do not get me wrong. I am not holding any grudge or animosity against the Lord here. I just wish I had some answers.
I'm not a patient person. When I was little I used to tell my sisters Patience is a virtue I do not have. 25- 30 years later, I still have not mastered that virtue. Will I ever? By the grace of God I hope so.
By the Grace of God go I because if it is left up to me I fall on my face way to often!
I feel as if God has me in the waiting position... you know the kind, hurry up! hurry up!!! oh, wait... UGH!!!!!!
Church issues are predominately the issue I am concerned about. My mind is clouded with Adam's testing issues for this school year, Adam's school placement for next school year, how God is working in my life, what ministries He has Mike and I in... or starting... or finishing.... teen age boy hormonal issues (primarily Daniel) and lots of little things to complete around the house...
With all of that I am left waiting......... waiting....... waiting..........
I feel like God says hurry up!!! hurry!!! then oh! wait. UGH!!!!! Now please do not get me wrong. I am not holding any grudge or animosity against the Lord here. I just wish I had some answers.
I'm not a patient person. When I was little I used to tell my sisters Patience is a virtue I do not have. 25- 30 years later, I still have not mastered that virtue. Will I ever? By the grace of God I hope so.
By the Grace of God go I because if it is left up to me I fall on my face way to often!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Adjustatorium
"Adjustatorium" is a word I saw on Cati Gerwitz's blog this morning. www.fabulousstroffee.com/ It is an unusual word and it caught my attention... From what I can see on Google's search for the word, it is a place where chiropractic patients get adjusted. But to me it means so much more.
Our life is living in an adjustatorium. God gave us this Earth to live on and be happy. He gave it to us as a way of telling us He loves us. We have taken this beautiful world and are not so slowly destroying it. Now, before you get preconceived ideas of me I am not one of those "save the environment - go green" types of gals. I am however, a gal who likes to be a good steward with the wonderful things God has given me. That being said this new word brings ideas to me head.
Adjustatorium is a place (at least to me) where everyone needs to be at one time or another. We all need an adjustment from time to time. In our lives we tend to go our own way, not God's way. Our ways leave us unprotected and heading into danger. God needs to sometimes throw things at us to adjust our direction. We need, in a sense, an adjustment.
So, as you go along your day may you end up in the Adjustatorium if you head off track. God will always give you the adjustment you need, we just need to go sit in His waiting room and ask Him.
God Bless, Trisha
Our life is living in an adjustatorium. God gave us this Earth to live on and be happy. He gave it to us as a way of telling us He loves us. We have taken this beautiful world and are not so slowly destroying it. Now, before you get preconceived ideas of me I am not one of those "save the environment - go green" types of gals. I am however, a gal who likes to be a good steward with the wonderful things God has given me. That being said this new word brings ideas to me head.
Adjustatorium is a place (at least to me) where everyone needs to be at one time or another. We all need an adjustment from time to time. In our lives we tend to go our own way, not God's way. Our ways leave us unprotected and heading into danger. God needs to sometimes throw things at us to adjust our direction. We need, in a sense, an adjustment.
So, as you go along your day may you end up in the Adjustatorium if you head off track. God will always give you the adjustment you need, we just need to go sit in His waiting room and ask Him.
God Bless, Trisha
Friday, July 2, 2010
my poetry from camp
I promised you the poems that I wrote while camping. I finally had a moment to type them out. They are below. If you like them or not, please comment.
Poetry written at Lazy Lakes while camping 2010
LOVE
Missing my husband
Giggles, laughter, joy
Nibbles, pecks, kisses
Arms around
Hands gooching
Sweetness
CREATING
Sawdust in the carpet
Hacksaws lying about
Wood in pieces
Making designs
Creating masterpieces
Keeping busy
Being happy
Mike
TENTING
In
My tent
I like to sleep
Cocooned in a sleeping bag
The sun is rising, the frogs are singing
Breakfast sizzling on the fire
Lots of hiking, biking and fishing
Children catching fish down at the pond
Catch and release fish, wish I could keep
Days gone by, now it’s time to go home
Wish I could stay, but not today
Tear down the tent, pack up the car,
Sadness comes when we are on our way
Home is home, but camp... is pretty special.
RAIN
Rain, you make me dreary
So plwease go away
The flowers need you and so do the drops,
But I would rather not visit with you all day.
So please keep your
Visit short and sweet
Next time we meet.
OVERCAST
Cold
Rainy
Dreary
Dark
Blah
Clouds just go away…
BIKING
Wheels go around
On the smooth ground
Coasting along
Singing a song
GRILLING
Steaks hot dogs
Potatoes, Rolls
Corn, baked beans
Ahhh, now I’m hungry
MIKE
Creative juices
Flowing through
Hands that God made
Objects coming to life
Before our eyes
Right in Mike’s hands
Swiftly smoothly
With little effort
What a gift from God.
RAIN
Wet
Cold
Dreary
Plan changing
Tent dripping
Roof pounding
You stay inside
Outside pauses
Thunder claps
Lightening strikes
Torential
Drizzle
Sprinkle
Rain
RAIN
Really
Annoying
Insistant
Nuisance
FIRE
Fire
Crackling
Embers
Light the sky
Logs
Glowing
In a ring
Toasting
Marshmallows
Perfect for s’mores
Warming
Toes
And my nose (and little kid’s noses)
Parents
Talking
Enjoying the fire
MUD
Slimy, oozy, squishy
Right between my toes
Gross, wet, sloppy
Seeping in my pores
Brown, grey, black
Turning everything dingy
Rain is making puddles
Puddle are getting bigger
Oh, I hate mud!
SHOWER
Hot
Steamy
Humid
Lather
Scrub
Clean
Relaxing………
SLEEPING
In a tent
Cold as ice
Wrapped in a
Sleeping bag
As the air around me
Cools for the night
I lay here feeling
Warm and tight
On a bed of air
I am off the ground
Tired and happy,
Comfy, safe and sound
MY BEAR
Since I was 12
He’s been around
Watching my bed
All day and night
Red pajamas
He still has but
The hat and scarf
Are now long gone
Tan, matted down fur
And worn out nose
He’s lost his mouth
But a smile
He still brings
To the little
Girl inside me
That never grew up
GOING HOME
Going home
Saying good bye
But our time is done
The fun is over
Back to my life
I’m going home
Poetry written at Lazy Lakes while camping 2010
LOVE
Missing my husband
Giggles, laughter, joy
Nibbles, pecks, kisses
Arms around
Hands gooching
Sweetness
CREATING
Sawdust in the carpet
Hacksaws lying about
Wood in pieces
Making designs
Creating masterpieces
Keeping busy
Being happy
Mike
TENTING
In
My tent
I like to sleep
Cocooned in a sleeping bag
The sun is rising, the frogs are singing
Breakfast sizzling on the fire
Lots of hiking, biking and fishing
Children catching fish down at the pond
Catch and release fish, wish I could keep
Days gone by, now it’s time to go home
Wish I could stay, but not today
Tear down the tent, pack up the car,
Sadness comes when we are on our way
Home is home, but camp... is pretty special.
RAIN
Rain, you make me dreary
So plwease go away
The flowers need you and so do the drops,
But I would rather not visit with you all day.
So please keep your
Visit short and sweet
Next time we meet.
OVERCAST
Cold
Rainy
Dreary
Dark
Blah
Clouds just go away…
BIKING
Wheels go around
On the smooth ground
Coasting along
Singing a song
GRILLING
Steaks hot dogs
Potatoes, Rolls
Corn, baked beans
Ahhh, now I’m hungry
MIKE
Creative juices
Flowing through
Hands that God made
Objects coming to life
Before our eyes
Right in Mike’s hands
Swiftly smoothly
With little effort
What a gift from God.
RAIN
Wet
Cold
Dreary
Plan changing
Tent dripping
Roof pounding
You stay inside
Outside pauses
Thunder claps
Lightening strikes
Torential
Drizzle
Sprinkle
Rain
RAIN
Really
Annoying
Insistant
Nuisance
FIRE
Fire
Crackling
Embers
Light the sky
Logs
Glowing
In a ring
Toasting
Marshmallows
Perfect for s’mores
Warming
Toes
And my nose (and little kid’s noses)
Parents
Talking
Enjoying the fire
MUD
Slimy, oozy, squishy
Right between my toes
Gross, wet, sloppy
Seeping in my pores
Brown, grey, black
Turning everything dingy
Rain is making puddles
Puddle are getting bigger
Oh, I hate mud!
SHOWER
Hot
Steamy
Humid
Lather
Scrub
Clean
Relaxing………
SLEEPING
In a tent
Cold as ice
Wrapped in a
Sleeping bag
As the air around me
Cools for the night
I lay here feeling
Warm and tight
On a bed of air
I am off the ground
Tired and happy,
Comfy, safe and sound
MY BEAR
Since I was 12
He’s been around
Watching my bed
All day and night
Red pajamas
He still has but
The hat and scarf
Are now long gone
Tan, matted down fur
And worn out nose
He’s lost his mouth
But a smile
He still brings
To the little
Girl inside me
That never grew up
GOING HOME
Going home
Saying good bye
But our time is done
The fun is over
Back to my life
I’m going home
poetry
Poetry can clear the mind.
While I was camping the rain and mud really got to me. I get frustrated and bummed... so I wrote poetry. (I will put on my blog soon, just not tonight, sorry.) Anyhow, I find that no matter what I am feeling writing helps me. I can be depressed, happy, sad, frustrated, giggly, angry, or just plain normal and when I right it is if my mind gets a the moment I need to regroup and refocus... I love writing. I love reading too.
Reading the scroiptures is a wonderful pastime of mine. Some people say it is boring and I can agree with them a very small bit. I find though it is only boring whne I do not put my mind to it. When I let me mind wonder while I read or when I am too tired to focus on the words and meanings, then it gets boring. When I read I always find new things out, even if it is a passage I have read a zillion times.
So, next time you get feeloing off, try writing or reading... broaden your mind and refocus it ont he important things in life. :)
Trisha
While I was camping the rain and mud really got to me. I get frustrated and bummed... so I wrote poetry. (I will put on my blog soon, just not tonight, sorry.) Anyhow, I find that no matter what I am feeling writing helps me. I can be depressed, happy, sad, frustrated, giggly, angry, or just plain normal and when I right it is if my mind gets a the moment I need to regroup and refocus... I love writing. I love reading too.
Reading the scroiptures is a wonderful pastime of mine. Some people say it is boring and I can agree with them a very small bit. I find though it is only boring whne I do not put my mind to it. When I let me mind wonder while I read or when I am too tired to focus on the words and meanings, then it gets boring. When I read I always find new things out, even if it is a passage I have read a zillion times.
So, next time you get feeloing off, try writing or reading... broaden your mind and refocus it ont he important things in life. :)
Trisha
Thursday, July 1, 2010
home from camp
Hi Everyone!!!
Well, we are home from camp. It was sooooooooo nice to relax......... :) The water, the trees, the clear sky (when it wasn't raining that is) and wonderful friends, all gifts from God. Even the rain, albeit annoying and mud creating, is a wonderful gift from God as it makes the plants grow and gives us one of the basics of life; water...
Ok, so now that I am home I am TIRED. We didn't do much today when we arrived home. We did some minor cleaning and a bit of unloading the car but there is still much more to do. Right now I am off to bed, in an actual bed and not on an air mattress. he he he
I wrote a bunch of poetry while I was camping and would love to share the poems with you but that will have to wait till the morrow... I bid you a good night and a restful sleep.
God bless you all and thanks for the prayers!!!
Trisha
Well, we are home from camp. It was sooooooooo nice to relax......... :) The water, the trees, the clear sky (when it wasn't raining that is) and wonderful friends, all gifts from God. Even the rain, albeit annoying and mud creating, is a wonderful gift from God as it makes the plants grow and gives us one of the basics of life; water...
Ok, so now that I am home I am TIRED. We didn't do much today when we arrived home. We did some minor cleaning and a bit of unloading the car but there is still much more to do. Right now I am off to bed, in an actual bed and not on an air mattress. he he he
I wrote a bunch of poetry while I was camping and would love to share the poems with you but that will have to wait till the morrow... I bid you a good night and a restful sleep.
God bless you all and thanks for the prayers!!!
Trisha
Thursday, June 24, 2010
camping!!!!!!!!!!
Oh I so love camping...
s'mores, camp fires, tents, creeks, stars and trees... What a wonderful way to appreciate God's beautiful creation!
So as you can probablly guess I am going camping!!!! I am soooooooo psyched!! I can not wait! :)
I will not be bringing my laptop :( so I will not be getting online while I am gone. (If you have been reading this blog you might remember that I poured water on my laptop by mistake so it is, for the moment, not usable. Please PLEASE! pray that it is salvageable. I will try it again when I return.
I will be praying for you all while I am gone. If you have the time (make the time if you can) go outside and enjoy the wonderfully amazingly beautiful creation that our God and Savior has made for us. :)
ttys, Trisha
s'mores, camp fires, tents, creeks, stars and trees... What a wonderful way to appreciate God's beautiful creation!
So as you can probablly guess I am going camping!!!! I am soooooooo psyched!! I can not wait! :)
I will not be bringing my laptop :( so I will not be getting online while I am gone. (If you have been reading this blog you might remember that I poured water on my laptop by mistake so it is, for the moment, not usable. Please PLEASE! pray that it is salvageable. I will try it again when I return.
I will be praying for you all while I am gone. If you have the time (make the time if you can) go outside and enjoy the wonderfully amazingly beautiful creation that our God and Savior has made for us. :)
ttys, Trisha
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
why pain and sufferring?
You know, I sit here tonight with my face hurting really bad. I have calcium deposits in my ligaments in my jaw. It causes my face to hurt a lot sometimes. I wear a mouth piece that is helping alleviate the discomfort and take pain medicines that help. However, this leads me to thinking why God created pain.
Did God "create" pain or what? I do not think so. Does God make people have pain? No on that one too. So why do people have pain? Well, it is all Eve's fault. Yes, and Adam's too... You see they had it good in the beginning. God created a wonderful place for them to live, to grow, to cherish. He gave them a direct line to Him. He walked with them in the Garden. How amazing is that???? You see, God wanted humans to spend time with Him in Glory... He wanted mankind to be part of Him. He is not a God of pain and suffering... So, if He didn't "create" pain, then why is there pain?
Well, let's get back to Adam and Eve. They both are the fruit, and Adam lied to God. They saw that life was good but then they got greedy. They wanted what God had, which was more then they had. They wanted to know good and evil.... Mankind in his heart is awful, conniving, greedy, wishy-washy, spoiled, bratty and just plain stupid... (BTW stupid means that you know what you are doing things you know you shouldn't be doing but you do it anyway.) anyhow, Mankind, in his heart, is not God like. We have to fight not only Satan but our own fleshly desires.
God does not create the pain we feel. It is a direct result of sin that has entered mankind's existence. So, I should not blame God for this pain but rather request help in dealing with it if He sees fit not to relieve it altogether.
So, if you are in pain tonight, any pain be it emotional, spiritual, or physical, God desires to help you with it. He desires that pain to draw you closer to Him. Sometimes He will relieve the pain other times he will just give you strength to bear it. Either way He is helping you... :)
Mike reminds me of how the Apostle Paul asked 3 times to be relieved of the the thorn in his side but God said "My Grace is Sufficient for Thee". Let us rejoice that His Grace Is sufficient for Me. (and you!)
In Christ, Trisha
Did God "create" pain or what? I do not think so. Does God make people have pain? No on that one too. So why do people have pain? Well, it is all Eve's fault. Yes, and Adam's too... You see they had it good in the beginning. God created a wonderful place for them to live, to grow, to cherish. He gave them a direct line to Him. He walked with them in the Garden. How amazing is that???? You see, God wanted humans to spend time with Him in Glory... He wanted mankind to be part of Him. He is not a God of pain and suffering... So, if He didn't "create" pain, then why is there pain?
Well, let's get back to Adam and Eve. They both are the fruit, and Adam lied to God. They saw that life was good but then they got greedy. They wanted what God had, which was more then they had. They wanted to know good and evil.... Mankind in his heart is awful, conniving, greedy, wishy-washy, spoiled, bratty and just plain stupid... (BTW stupid means that you know what you are doing things you know you shouldn't be doing but you do it anyway.) anyhow, Mankind, in his heart, is not God like. We have to fight not only Satan but our own fleshly desires.
God does not create the pain we feel. It is a direct result of sin that has entered mankind's existence. So, I should not blame God for this pain but rather request help in dealing with it if He sees fit not to relieve it altogether.
So, if you are in pain tonight, any pain be it emotional, spiritual, or physical, God desires to help you with it. He desires that pain to draw you closer to Him. Sometimes He will relieve the pain other times he will just give you strength to bear it. Either way He is helping you... :)
Mike reminds me of how the Apostle Paul asked 3 times to be relieved of the the thorn in his side but God said "My Grace is Sufficient for Thee". Let us rejoice that His Grace Is sufficient for Me. (and you!)
In Christ, Trisha
what a day
What a day is a good way to put it. I went to the school this morning to volunteer in the school library. I really enjoy it. I am glad that even though my children are not in public school that God has seen to it to give me this opportunity.
Today I will be busy doing so many things. I have only till Thursday night to complete the list of things I need to get done before e go camping. Two more loads of laundry to wash dry and fold. I have to pack the suitcases, go grocery shopping for camping, complete paperwork for school for final grades this school year. and much much more. Ok, so with all I have to do, why am I sitting here typing out a dumb blog? I needed a quick break. : )
Well, I jsut wanted to say that i probably will not get a chance to post another blog until I return from camping. So I wil leave you with this thought.
No matter what we do in life, where we go or who we are with, we are always being watched.That may seem paranoid but it's a reality. Our actions always speak louder then words. Saying something and acting someway are two different things. Please make sure that your actions reiterate your words. Make sure that you are the best witness for Christ you can be. Even when you do not think you are being watched, you are. The people around you will see how good of a christian you are when you think no one is noticing. so, live for the Lord as if everything you do is being watched and accounted for, because it is, by people around you and mostly by God.
Today I will be busy doing so many things. I have only till Thursday night to complete the list of things I need to get done before e go camping. Two more loads of laundry to wash dry and fold. I have to pack the suitcases, go grocery shopping for camping, complete paperwork for school for final grades this school year. and much much more. Ok, so with all I have to do, why am I sitting here typing out a dumb blog? I needed a quick break. : )
Well, I jsut wanted to say that i probably will not get a chance to post another blog until I return from camping. So I wil leave you with this thought.
No matter what we do in life, where we go or who we are with, we are always being watched.That may seem paranoid but it's a reality. Our actions always speak louder then words. Saying something and acting someway are two different things. Please make sure that your actions reiterate your words. Make sure that you are the best witness for Christ you can be. Even when you do not think you are being watched, you are. The people around you will see how good of a christian you are when you think no one is noticing. so, live for the Lord as if everything you do is being watched and accounted for, because it is, by people around you and mostly by God.
Monday, June 21, 2010
What a great day
Well, it is a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Gosh, I do miss Mr. Rogers. I know a lot of people mocked him but he was a great inspiration for many, many years... We need more people like him. :)
I actually started this blog today thinking of what a wonderful day it was while I was driving out and about. Then I started typing and Mr. Rogers' comment came to mind. So here I am, happy :) about what a great guy he was here on Earth and sad that he has passed on. :(
Today, it downed on me that we go camping in 3 days!!! I haven't yet packed anything except a few dry foods. OH MY!!!! Have I got to get my butt in gear! (Usually I am finished packing all my stuff by now!!!) The house is messy, laundry isn't finished being folded yet and I have plants to plant in the garden still... wow! what a day tomorrow will be.
On another note, I was informed today that I hurt a close friend's feelings, of course, unintentionally. We really have to be careful of how we say things and the words that we say. As Christians we tend to think that if we say something with the right heart behind it that it would be ok to say. Sometimes it is not though... Sometimes we have to stop and think with the brain that God gave us. Is this, no matter how it is said, going to hurt this person's feelings? If so, should it really be said, no matter how good our intentions are? In my case, it not only could have been said nicer, but maybe it didn't need to be said at all...
So here I am, sitting and thinking of how my well thought out my words affect those in ways I could not have thought, and praying that God heals this person's heart. I pray that God goes before my well intended, but maybe wrongly spoken words.
So, don't forget to thank God for all He has done and He will do. Most of all thank Him for his forgiveness of all our faults, intentional or not.
Good night. Trisha
I actually started this blog today thinking of what a wonderful day it was while I was driving out and about. Then I started typing and Mr. Rogers' comment came to mind. So here I am, happy :) about what a great guy he was here on Earth and sad that he has passed on. :(
Today, it downed on me that we go camping in 3 days!!! I haven't yet packed anything except a few dry foods. OH MY!!!! Have I got to get my butt in gear! (Usually I am finished packing all my stuff by now!!!) The house is messy, laundry isn't finished being folded yet and I have plants to plant in the garden still... wow! what a day tomorrow will be.
On another note, I was informed today that I hurt a close friend's feelings, of course, unintentionally. We really have to be careful of how we say things and the words that we say. As Christians we tend to think that if we say something with the right heart behind it that it would be ok to say. Sometimes it is not though... Sometimes we have to stop and think with the brain that God gave us. Is this, no matter how it is said, going to hurt this person's feelings? If so, should it really be said, no matter how good our intentions are? In my case, it not only could have been said nicer, but maybe it didn't need to be said at all...
So here I am, sitting and thinking of how my well thought out my words affect those in ways I could not have thought, and praying that God heals this person's heart. I pray that God goes before my well intended, but maybe wrongly spoken words.
So, don't forget to thank God for all He has done and He will do. Most of all thank Him for his forgiveness of all our faults, intentional or not.
Good night. Trisha
Sunday, June 20, 2010
life happens, don't let it get you down
Ok, so last night, life happened and it's my fault. If it were my kids' faults or my hubby's I would most likely be really angry, but I have no one to blame but myself. Why is it that I am not mad at myself? Well, I think it is because having Christ in my life reminds me of the important things in life. I have a place to live that is warm and comfy, food to eat and a family that loves me as much as I love them.
So, by this time you are probably wondering what actually happened? Well, to put it bluntly, I ruined my laptop. I know!!!! How horrible! What happened???? Well, I had my laptop on the coffee table in front of the couch. I put my glass of water down next to it. When I then put something next to the water glass it tipped the water glass over and a full glass of water poured right across the keyboard....UGH!!!!!!
Now it is "drying out" I hope. But like I said in the beginning of this post, Life Happens.
So why am I not mad? I am disappointed of course but this experience has got me thinking. One, God blessed me with a wonderful laptop that was able to get wifi high speed connection. Two, God blessed me with the money to buy that nice electronic device. But what God gives God can also take away. :) So does that mean that I think God schemed to get rid of my lap top? NO! It was a joke. lol
I am not upset about it though. You see, we have to enjoy the things we have in life before they disappear. Enjoy the way your family hugs you, enjoy the peck your spouse gives you on his way out the door, enjoy the bugs that your kids bring you in their cupped hands. Most of all, treasure and cherish the breath and life God has given you.
Laptops are expensive, and I hope and pray mine is not totally dead, but if it is, oh well. PDA's are expensive, so are cars, houses and the list goes on.... but those are just things.... not something that you can take with you when you die.
When I die, I want people to think of me as a friendly, helpful person who loved the Lord. I do not want people to think I was obsessed over "uping the Jones" next door. My things are things, but my family is alive and our God is more alive then anyone can imagine! To me, my treasure is with Christ but while I am here on earth I will not stop treasuring my family and friends too. :)
Does that mean that I will not jump for joy if my laptop does actually work after it dries out? ABSOLUTELY NOT! You will probably hear me for miles screaming for joy if it turns on and is ok... This just means that it is not the most important thing in the world to me.
So, what does this all mean for my new blog??? not sure yet. I do have my desktop, but it is on dial up. I am also going camping soon so I will be hit and miss on here for a little while. When I return from camp I will keep the blog up. I am enjoying it. I just might not be on every day...
So for now, enjoy what God has blessed you with but do not forget to keep God first above all things... :)
Trisha
So, by this time you are probably wondering what actually happened? Well, to put it bluntly, I ruined my laptop. I know!!!! How horrible! What happened???? Well, I had my laptop on the coffee table in front of the couch. I put my glass of water down next to it. When I then put something next to the water glass it tipped the water glass over and a full glass of water poured right across the keyboard....UGH!!!!!!
Now it is "drying out" I hope. But like I said in the beginning of this post, Life Happens.
So why am I not mad? I am disappointed of course but this experience has got me thinking. One, God blessed me with a wonderful laptop that was able to get wifi high speed connection. Two, God blessed me with the money to buy that nice electronic device. But what God gives God can also take away. :) So does that mean that I think God schemed to get rid of my lap top? NO! It was a joke. lol
I am not upset about it though. You see, we have to enjoy the things we have in life before they disappear. Enjoy the way your family hugs you, enjoy the peck your spouse gives you on his way out the door, enjoy the bugs that your kids bring you in their cupped hands. Most of all, treasure and cherish the breath and life God has given you.
Laptops are expensive, and I hope and pray mine is not totally dead, but if it is, oh well. PDA's are expensive, so are cars, houses and the list goes on.... but those are just things.... not something that you can take with you when you die.
When I die, I want people to think of me as a friendly, helpful person who loved the Lord. I do not want people to think I was obsessed over "uping the Jones" next door. My things are things, but my family is alive and our God is more alive then anyone can imagine! To me, my treasure is with Christ but while I am here on earth I will not stop treasuring my family and friends too. :)
Does that mean that I will not jump for joy if my laptop does actually work after it dries out? ABSOLUTELY NOT! You will probably hear me for miles screaming for joy if it turns on and is ok... This just means that it is not the most important thing in the world to me.
So, what does this all mean for my new blog??? not sure yet. I do have my desktop, but it is on dial up. I am also going camping soon so I will be hit and miss on here for a little while. When I return from camp I will keep the blog up. I am enjoying it. I just might not be on every day...
So for now, enjoy what God has blessed you with but do not forget to keep God first above all things... :)
Trisha
Thursday, June 17, 2010
not being humble sometimes...
There are times in our life when we have to admit that we can not do it on our own. It is at those times that we actually grow in strength, wisdom and spirit. When we admit we can not do something on our own we humble ourselves to ask for help.
When you rely on someone else too much though you no longer are humble but you are clingy. Admitting you need help and are willing to receive help is a wonderful thing to do. However, if you take help when you don't need it or if you are unwilling to do things yourself you are not being humble and you are not helping yourself.
These are things that have come to my mind today. Yes, most of you reading this have children. Most of you know exactly what I am talking about. But for those that may not understand it is simple. The best way to help yourself is to try do handle things yourself but to know when to ask for help.
If you think of it this way, when we ask God for help we are admitting he is better at the situation then us. But if we don't even try before we ask for help how do we know that we are incapable of doing it?
Now that is not to say that we should never ask for help with out trying... there are things in life that we know we can't handle. It is the wisdom from God that shows us the difference of when we should ask for help and when we can do it ourself. Wisdom is applied knowledge. Just do not forget to try and be willing to ask for help if you need. it.
Have Faith, Live life, and love Jesus............
Trisha
When you rely on someone else too much though you no longer are humble but you are clingy. Admitting you need help and are willing to receive help is a wonderful thing to do. However, if you take help when you don't need it or if you are unwilling to do things yourself you are not being humble and you are not helping yourself.
These are things that have come to my mind today. Yes, most of you reading this have children. Most of you know exactly what I am talking about. But for those that may not understand it is simple. The best way to help yourself is to try do handle things yourself but to know when to ask for help.
If you think of it this way, when we ask God for help we are admitting he is better at the situation then us. But if we don't even try before we ask for help how do we know that we are incapable of doing it?
Now that is not to say that we should never ask for help with out trying... there are things in life that we know we can't handle. It is the wisdom from God that shows us the difference of when we should ask for help and when we can do it ourself. Wisdom is applied knowledge. Just do not forget to try and be willing to ask for help if you need. it.
Have Faith, Live life, and love Jesus............
Trisha
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I don't understand
Right now I have 2 kids who are very upset. One is in the midst of a melt down and the other is upset because the first child stressed everyone in the house out.
Adam is being Adam. A typical Aspie.... lovable, caring but easily stressed......
So anyhow, tonight Adam blew up. What a blessed heart he has. What a wonderful husband I have that tries to difuse problems before my hot head and Adam's big mouth makes everything worse. But, my mouth and Adam's mouth gets us into trouble anyway.
Adam's stress started all because he is so worried over what has been going on with the school. He is nervous and worried that we are getting stressed out. So, now we are left with a child who is on edge but wanting so much not to be.
Believe it or not, this event today warms my heart. The yelling and crying and all the chaos led to an understanding. Everything that happened tonight happened out of love. We love each other and want to support each other in our marriage. We both love Adam more then we could have expected to. Adam loves us and cares about our feelings. Love... it makes us do strange things.
God's love made him do an unbelievable act. He gave his ONLY begotten Son, all because he loves us. He loves you!
When God designed and created the world, he did so because he desired to share his abilities and love with someone. He never forces us to love him back. He never forces us to be part of his life. He just waits on the side lines and waits for us to notice him. His love for us drives him NOT to command our love and demand our obedience. His love is so strong that he is willing to let us go rather then make us do things against our will.
God's relationship with us is an example of how we should be with our kids. God's love is forgiving and encompassing all our faults. Our children have lots of faults and we need to forgive them for their mistakes. It all boils down to our kids are a God given gift. No matter what we say or do with God he loves us beyond our comprehension....
So to wrap this up and get back to my wonderful sons.... they both are calm and in bed. I am calming down and Mike is chatting with a friend. Adam had his meltdown because he loves us so much he is worried about us. I got angry because I love my husband and wish him to be treated with respect. Mike loves both Adam and I and hates to see us stressed and fighting... After everyone calms down we always talk about the situation. Even though our stress was born out of love it was in the end our love that got us to stop fighting.
Love your family to no end. Love God even more, because he certainly loves you more then you can ever imagine. Spend time with your kids laughing and sharing... spend time with God and let him know how much you love him today... :)
Trisha
Adam is being Adam. A typical Aspie.... lovable, caring but easily stressed......
So anyhow, tonight Adam blew up. What a blessed heart he has. What a wonderful husband I have that tries to difuse problems before my hot head and Adam's big mouth makes everything worse. But, my mouth and Adam's mouth gets us into trouble anyway.
Adam's stress started all because he is so worried over what has been going on with the school. He is nervous and worried that we are getting stressed out. So, now we are left with a child who is on edge but wanting so much not to be.
Believe it or not, this event today warms my heart. The yelling and crying and all the chaos led to an understanding. Everything that happened tonight happened out of love. We love each other and want to support each other in our marriage. We both love Adam more then we could have expected to. Adam loves us and cares about our feelings. Love... it makes us do strange things.
God's love made him do an unbelievable act. He gave his ONLY begotten Son, all because he loves us. He loves you!
When God designed and created the world, he did so because he desired to share his abilities and love with someone. He never forces us to love him back. He never forces us to be part of his life. He just waits on the side lines and waits for us to notice him. His love for us drives him NOT to command our love and demand our obedience. His love is so strong that he is willing to let us go rather then make us do things against our will.
God's relationship with us is an example of how we should be with our kids. God's love is forgiving and encompassing all our faults. Our children have lots of faults and we need to forgive them for their mistakes. It all boils down to our kids are a God given gift. No matter what we say or do with God he loves us beyond our comprehension....
So to wrap this up and get back to my wonderful sons.... they both are calm and in bed. I am calming down and Mike is chatting with a friend. Adam had his meltdown because he loves us so much he is worried about us. I got angry because I love my husband and wish him to be treated with respect. Mike loves both Adam and I and hates to see us stressed and fighting... After everyone calms down we always talk about the situation. Even though our stress was born out of love it was in the end our love that got us to stop fighting.
Love your family to no end. Love God even more, because he certainly loves you more then you can ever imagine. Spend time with your kids laughing and sharing... spend time with God and let him know how much you love him today... :)
Trisha
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
how God uses you.........
Well, I have been very, crazily busy lately. No matter what I wish to do it seems as if I never have the time to do the things I want. But instead I am doing God's work...... and that makes it all worth while.
Recently I have been helpful in ways I had not expected to be. It's not us who chooses waht gifts God gives us. Nor is it up to us to choose how we use those gifts. Both are up to God.
So how do you know what your gift is? Well, what are you already doing? What are you good at? What do you like to do? What gives you joy? Chances are you are already using your gift and do not even realise it. What you do, what you enjoy and what you like can and usually is used for God on a daily basis.
As for me, well, I am social. Well, try having an aspie as a husband and a kid. Then add in another kid for good measure that has anxieties. Well, all of those together makes for a group of people who likes to hang out at home and with family.... not social butterflies if you ask me. So how does a sical person survive in a house of homebodies? Get used by God!
God has brought me so many friends that live very close by me. Usually I end up helping these friends with things ranging from babysitting on short notice to being their therapist. I get used every day by my Lord and Saviour and it gives me more joy then I could have imagined.
Are you allowing God to use you today? If not, why? Let Him use you and the rewards are beyond your imagination. :)
Trisha
Recently I have been helpful in ways I had not expected to be. It's not us who chooses waht gifts God gives us. Nor is it up to us to choose how we use those gifts. Both are up to God.
So how do you know what your gift is? Well, what are you already doing? What are you good at? What do you like to do? What gives you joy? Chances are you are already using your gift and do not even realise it. What you do, what you enjoy and what you like can and usually is used for God on a daily basis.
As for me, well, I am social. Well, try having an aspie as a husband and a kid. Then add in another kid for good measure that has anxieties. Well, all of those together makes for a group of people who likes to hang out at home and with family.... not social butterflies if you ask me. So how does a sical person survive in a house of homebodies? Get used by God!
God has brought me so many friends that live very close by me. Usually I end up helping these friends with things ranging from babysitting on short notice to being their therapist. I get used every day by my Lord and Saviour and it gives me more joy then I could have imagined.
Are you allowing God to use you today? If not, why? Let Him use you and the rewards are beyond your imagination. :)
Trisha
Sunday, June 13, 2010
old christians, new lessons...
One thing I have learned over the years of being saved is to never turn down an opportunity to do God's will. Take today, for example. Church was going well. We were singing wonderful praise songs and enjoying great fellowship. Then someone needed to leave because they were very distraught. This person wanted to go home so badly but couldn't because someone drove them.
So here they are, crying, distraught, and clearly feeling trapped. They wanted to leave but didn't see a way they can without inconveniencing the person that brought them.
Mike and I followed this person out to the hallway, trying to console them. My intention was to get back to the sermon/study quickly. I didn't want to leave this person hanging and left feeling abandoned so Mike, I and this person sat in the fellowship area instead. Mike and I missed out on a good sermon but we were blessed by being able to help someone else. While we sat in the fellowship area Mike taught this person and I about 2 Corinthians 6:17-18. What a great teaching my hubby did!!! Not only did he follow God's guidance in what to teach and help this person who so desperately needed him at that moment, but he uplifted my spirits and I learned a lot from him...
I know there are times when I want something to happen a certain way and I get irritated when it doesn't go that way. I am a creature of habit and a self centered person at times. One thing we all have to remember, me especially, is that each time things don't go the way we want, or expect, God has a plan and a reason. Go with the flow, let God lead you. :)
So, even though today did not go as I expected it was enjoyable anyway!
So here they are, crying, distraught, and clearly feeling trapped. They wanted to leave but didn't see a way they can without inconveniencing the person that brought them.
Mike and I followed this person out to the hallway, trying to console them. My intention was to get back to the sermon/study quickly. I didn't want to leave this person hanging and left feeling abandoned so Mike, I and this person sat in the fellowship area instead. Mike and I missed out on a good sermon but we were blessed by being able to help someone else. While we sat in the fellowship area Mike taught this person and I about 2 Corinthians 6:17-18. What a great teaching my hubby did!!! Not only did he follow God's guidance in what to teach and help this person who so desperately needed him at that moment, but he uplifted my spirits and I learned a lot from him...
I know there are times when I want something to happen a certain way and I get irritated when it doesn't go that way. I am a creature of habit and a self centered person at times. One thing we all have to remember, me especially, is that each time things don't go the way we want, or expect, God has a plan and a reason. Go with the flow, let God lead you. :)
So, even though today did not go as I expected it was enjoyable anyway!
awake
Here I sit on the couch watching tv at 1:30 am. It's Sunday morning... technically. :) I am watching a show that is about how confusing relationships can be. Men not knowing what makes women happy, women thinking they have figured guys out but in reality they have no idea....
This makes me so happy to be married to my wonderful husband. We have been married for 16 years now. I love him more now then I did when we first got married.
Over the years Mike and I have talked about how sad it is to see marriages falling apart at an alarming rate. We have been saddened by couples we know getting divorced. We have been shocked that most of these failing relationships could have been easily salvaged and rectified.
We have come to an understand that relationships have more to do with listening and paying attention then it does with actions.
If couples talked more with each other and not about each other I think things could improve.
Marriages these days seem to lack the necessary component of conversation.
If I may, marriages are supposed to be combined of three elements. The wife, the husband and God. This is the center circle. Many people fill this private inner circle of marriage with other things. Anything that takes God out of the inner circle clouds our judgement. It prevents us from communicating with each other and communicating with God.
Cars, money, games, gambling, friendships, etc.... even children. All these things are prone to cause division in any relationship, especially the relationship with God and with our spouse.
I guess what I am trying to say is that no matter what your life is like, no matter what things come and go in your life, take each moment to remind yourself why you got married. Love your spouse as Christ loves the church. Christ died for the church, would your love make you die for your spouse if the need came to that?
I can gladly say that at this moment I feel I would.
go hug your spouse and tell them how much you love them.
good night. :)
This makes me so happy to be married to my wonderful husband. We have been married for 16 years now. I love him more now then I did when we first got married.
Over the years Mike and I have talked about how sad it is to see marriages falling apart at an alarming rate. We have been saddened by couples we know getting divorced. We have been shocked that most of these failing relationships could have been easily salvaged and rectified.
We have come to an understand that relationships have more to do with listening and paying attention then it does with actions.
If couples talked more with each other and not about each other I think things could improve.
Marriages these days seem to lack the necessary component of conversation.
If I may, marriages are supposed to be combined of three elements. The wife, the husband and God. This is the center circle. Many people fill this private inner circle of marriage with other things. Anything that takes God out of the inner circle clouds our judgement. It prevents us from communicating with each other and communicating with God.
Cars, money, games, gambling, friendships, etc.... even children. All these things are prone to cause division in any relationship, especially the relationship with God and with our spouse.
I guess what I am trying to say is that no matter what your life is like, no matter what things come and go in your life, take each moment to remind yourself why you got married. Love your spouse as Christ loves the church. Christ died for the church, would your love make you die for your spouse if the need came to that?
I can gladly say that at this moment I feel I would.
go hug your spouse and tell them how much you love them.
good night. :)
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