Journeys of one mom

Have you ever looked at those search and find books?  Things like "Where's Waldo" or the hundreds of other books they have like this.  Man! They make my head hurt looking through the pages and pages of pictures with my kids.  Have you ever thought about your walk with God?  Many call it a religion... but really... it's a relationship.  Have you ever stopped to think that people are watching... That your life is like a page of the "Where's Waldo" book... Maybe Waldo is God in your life... or maybe Waldo is finding that small truth to say you are what or who you say you are!  The world stands back watching and wondering and looking.  Doubt creeps in as you try to share the gospel and people question you and question why you say you are this God following person. We all know that words hold very little meaning when ACTIONS do not show it.  Someone says they're a Christian, someone says they go to church, or someone says they're "in ministry...

Have you ever felt that nudge of the Holy Spirit? The urge telling you to do something... OH boy! I have.  I remember growing up with my parents doing children's ministry on the road.  Over and over... God would speak to me.  God would tell me something to say to someone... at points, the reaction around me was *gasp* but then you'd begin to see God work.  I remember a time we were eating in a restaurant and God gave me something to say to these two men eating together... I bravely walked up to them and would say what God put on my heart... with out fail... each time this happened... you could see the wave of emotion... you could feel God working... I'd walk away feeling strong and proud that again... GOD had chosen me.... Today, I'm reading the Bible. Sometimes what God asks of us isn't easy.  Sometimes it is we, as Christians, who *gasp* saying, "God, are you nuts?  Are you trying to get me killed?  Or make everyone hate me?"  I've had those m...

So, here I am again... my random moments that I get to actually sit down and blog! Last night, I was praying about what God wanted me to read in my devotions.  As I prayed, I kept being drawn to this one particular passage.  I keep praying and asking God... what is it I am to learn here or see here... The passage is Matthew 26:6-13.  Jesus Anointed at Bethany 6  While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7  a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. 8  When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9  “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10  Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11  The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. 12  When she...

I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately.  It feels that everything has hit hard and all at once.  We as humans get tired.  We start to feel like we can't say that one more prayer begging for a change, we can't make that next step of faith to trust tomorrow is going to be Ok, or maybe we aren't even sure if there's hope for tomorrow... Some may read that and think, "Well how depressing!" but when the battle is strong and the fight goes on and on... at some point, we grow weary!  We become so tired that we aren't sure of ourselves and we just don't know how to cope with it.  Today, I was praying.  For me, I'm battling chronic illness, both in me and in my children. I'm at a place that I'm having to figure out how to cope with unwanted changes in my body.  The things that I used to do, there are many that I can't do at all and many that have become a struggle for me to do.  In that moment, I have to start to realize that I hav...

Valley... what do you think of when you hear that word?  Me, I often think of the times in life that I've felt like the mountain (or problem) before me was just too overwhelming and too hard to handle.  It's a point in life I'm down and feel defeated like there's no way out.  Many think of that and other things when they think of the word valley.  The actual definition of Valley is a low area of land between mountains and hills.   Today, I was doing my usual afternoon routine when I got a text from a friend.  The text had a picture of her calendar that showed her word for today.  The passage she shared with me made me smile and made me think about the wonderful love of our God.  Soon after, a song came on that went right along with what I just read.  Ever have those God moments where you just sit back and go WOW?  I have friend that always said, "I just got God (goose) bumps!"  That's where I was in that moment.   So, ...

What good is it?  Ever ask that of yourself?  Ever look around you and question why you try, why you care, or even what good it is to try to do right or to do what you know God wants you to do?  I think we all have, to be totally honest!  This morning, as I read the Bible, I sat thinking about this.  I'll be honest!  I have done that.  There are times we struggle... whether it be financially, physical health, desires... that list can go on and on for every one of us!  Then I see someone who's never gave much effort or has lived a life of doing nothing but everything against God... and they appear to be blessed or to have it all... A little jealousy sets in... right? Then you start to look at yourself and your own life and wonder why on earth you try so hard every day... Then I'm tripped up... my favorite line is God's got this... but I can stray from that! How easily I can stray from that! Then this morning, I asked God... what is it you want me...

So, this morning, I woke up wondering what I should read... what direction is God wanting me to go this morning.... Psalm 29... Something greater! As I read these scriptures, I was kind of like, "Really God? What is it I need to see here..."  Then, the last verse caught me... "The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace." So... what makes this so significant today?  Well... just like my title... something greater!  Let me share with you what the rest of this passage says... The voice of the Lord is over the waters The God of glory thunders The Lord thunders over the mighty waters the voice of the Lord is powerful The voice of the Lord is majestic The Voice of the Lord breaks the cedars The  voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning The voice of the Lord shakes the desert The of the Lord twists the oak and strips the forests bare And in his temple we all cry GLORY! Reading all of this... Our G...