Take me away......

In times of darkness in your life, take comfort in knowing this....

As MY glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand and let you see me from behind. But my face will not be seen.”..<3 Exodus 33:22-23

It is a beautiful and consoling thought to think that while there is darkness in your life it is because God's precious hand is covering you. Although it is dark you can rest in knowing that you are in HIS magnificent protection......HE's got you covered. Then when the darkness passes HE will lift HIS hand and you will know HE was there with you as you will see remnants of HIS presence .

Today is 8 28

Hello ....whoever is reading this....

I just wanted to remind you that today is 8 28..... Remember that no matter what is going on in your life right now....or even something that happened yesterday or beyond...God is working ALL of it for good.....Romans 8:28

HE has the power to change brokenness into healing and weakness into strength !!! The amazing truth of it all is that we are ALL works in progress.....always "under construction" until the day HE brings us home to be with HIM. We constantly have the ability to search for HIS purpose and who HE has planned us to be!!! We just have to ask and trust in HIM....


Prayer: Father God, remind us today that we are just YOUR works in progress. YOU knew each and everyone of us before we were born and know the paths that we should take, (although most of the time we choose to take our own)....Guide our hearts and our minds toward you. Encourage us to take each moment of the day and remember that each and every moment is part of "our" story that you are creating in our lives.....Thank you for today's chapter !! We ask this in your son, Jesus' name. AMEN !

"my stuff"

Ah....this quiet time is really a blessing. It is so strange to only have " my stuff"....Not my husbands or one or all of my three boys stuff.....just mine. Everything stays where I put it....I am not tripping over anything, or asking anyone to please put their "stuff" away.

We all have "stuff" though. "Stuff" that we stumble over.....our stuff that we keep stumbling over...... Paul sets a great example that reminds us that "those in the bible were/are just like us.....

Romans 7:17 (The Message)

^17-20But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can't keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don't have what it takes. I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good, but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.

I wonder if God gets frustrated with "our stuff" that we keep stumbling over.....???? Nope...
Being "who He is" He gives us grace....

2 corinthians 12 :7
My grace is enough; it's all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.


Oh to have a Father that loves us so unconditionally that HE provides grace in "our stuff".

Prayer:
Thank you Lord that you continue to love me and never give up on me, even when I have given up on myself. Teach me how to love with your grace. In Jesus name, AMEN

Wow....quiet time!

I know you have all heard me say this before..and often.... It's all good!! I have been given the gift of quiet for a few days. I am up in Eureka, supporting one of my son's and his All Star baseball team, who by the way made Regionals...Yipee.!!!

The crazy part about all of this is I bought a new bible recently and really wanted to get to "the reading part". I have always had the excuse of "i just have too much on my plate right now" to sit and just read it......Well HE has sure removed that excuse right out from under me and has graciously given me the time to sit "at His feet" and read. I discovered some very interesting truths and am sure to uncover many more....I cannot wait to sit and read...!! With that I had better go...now that you know what I am doing....I will post the interesting truths that I am learning and share them with you.

It's been awhile !!

Well, hello! It's a beautifully calm Sunday morning, as I look at my huge list of things to accomplish.
I am sitting here wondering, typing and questioning what God has planned for my day. I await in wonder as the day begins to see what the ride will be like today. Will it be a wonderful journey or mr. toads wild ride?

Whatever the day may bring I know that God's my Guardian, right at my side to protect me......psalm 121:5

Lord...I am ready for that E ticket .....

Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. ♥ ♥ ♥

If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have! matthew 6:22

Open your eyes to the beauty in ALL things ! I'ts all good ....!!!

My Body Guard !!

My Body Guard

My grandmother used to say….Im having one of those”blah” days….you feel out of step…out of sorts, so to speak…

With the presence of our “Abba Daddy” we know though that HE uses all things…..and works them for our good (romans 8:28) The good days, the bad days and all the days in between ….HE is our protector and our solice.

As He tells us in Psalm 121:7-8 (The Message)

He guards you from every evil,
He guards your very life.
He guards you when you leave and when you return,
He guards you now, He guards you always.

Prayer: Thank you Lord that YOU guard my life know what is best for me, now and always. Amen

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Thanks for that wonderful testimony. God works in ways that we can't always understand. But Faith, like you have shown, opens our eyes to his Purpose for all experiences in our life. I have miscarried three times also. It is a hard thing to go through, however, it is His plan, and it certainly helped me through my losses. I now have three amazing kids, and I couldn't imagine our life without them. Best of luck, and God Bless.

The wonderful thing about an 8two8 story is.....

The wonderful thing about an 8two8 story is that it never really ends, the blessings I mean... Just when you see the "good" that can come from the painful or scarey moments in your life, a day will pass, or a month or even a year, and you begin to see even more good that came out of that same situation... I've always wanted children. Ever since I was a little girl I couldn't wait to be a mommy. It wasn't until I accepted Christ at 36 and married my wonderful husband at 41, that I finally got pregnant for the first time. But I miscarried at 9 weeks and was crushed. Later, it would become obvious that it was an 8two8story in the making. Timing is everything and our marriage was NOT on solid ground during that first pregnancy. Our idea of communicating during conflict was my husband remaining silent, and me screaming, swearing and throwing things. I didn't recognize myself for about a year and we were extremely discouraged. Another year passed, and with the help of biblical counseling, our marriage was built on the Rock and we were finally blessed with our son Noah in 2006. A MOMMY AT LAST! God knew exactly what we could handle and his timing was PERFECT. (By the way, God even uses the muck from our early marriage to encourage other couples that there is true healing with God.) I'm 46 now, and just miscarried again. But I've had the ultimate Comforter with me and can smile this time, KNOWING that God will use my sadness and loss for good. I've realized just recently, that even if it's ONLY to feel closer to Him and His AMAZING LOVE for me, it's worth it. There is nothing like PERFECT PEACE in the midst of a storm, and it's only from the Lord... ;-)

Breaking the Chain

It is amazing how the Lord works. I "happened" to see a person today that I met in a bible study a few years back. We started talking about life and how we definitely know how "God can use ANYTHING in our life for good"...Romans 8:28 We never discovered our similar histories while fellowshiping in bible study, however, our similar families of origin brought us together today tearfully....and how the Lord has used each of us to break the chain for our children.

What an 8two8 moment!!

Breaking the Chain

It is amazing how the Lord works. I "happened" to see a person today that I met in a bible study a few years back. We started talking about life and how we definitely know how "God can use ANYTHING in our life for good"...Romans 8:28 We never discovered our similar histories while fellowshiping in bible study, however, our similar families of origin brought us together today tearfully....and how the Lord has used each of us to break the chain for our children.

What an 8two8 moment!!

A piece of confetti !!

Last weekend I was blessed with a visit from my 90 year old grandpa. We mentioned we were going to church and he was excited to attend with us.

As I stood to worship, I watched as my grandpa began singing and clapping. I began to realize that I was a part of an 8two8 moment. You see we lost my grandmother, my Grandpas wife of 71 years, in September of 2008. Through our grieving process my Grandpa and I have become closer, even more than we were before. It took losing my grandmother to be blessed with my grandfathers interest in Jesus. PTL....Guess what....Grandpa wants to go to church with us again!!!

Confetti -

As I strolled through our local Hallmark store, I was drawn to this cards that read.....

I wish I could take all your troubles and turn them into confetti......then toss them so high into
the air they'd fall back to earth as blessings...!!!!

Isn't that exactly what our Heavenly Father does for us. He uses ALL those crumpled pieces in our
lives and through HIS grace tears them up into beautiful pieces of confetti and showers them back
to us as blessings.!!!

May I pray this day HE brings you showers of beautiful blessings!!!

There are 8two8's everyday!!!

With every new day God creates new ways to see Him and how He works in our lives !

One of His greatest gifts are blessings that we may not originally see as a blessing.

Remember: We know that God uses all things to work together for the good of those that love Him, who are called according to His purpose !

How We Can Fellowship!

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