each day is new

Every once in a while, you meet these Golden people. As we grieve the loss of my brother in law from a tragic accident, I must say he was one of these golden people I speak of. If you ever watched the movie "Outsiders" you hear them recite the poem by Robert Frost Later in the movie, he tells his friend to stay Golden or stay Gold.  So that line has always stuck with me, some people are just golden, salt of the earth people that you meet. I always know them when I see them... me being the introvert, shy type person, those Golden people usually accept and love me right from the start, they love everyone and they are real people.  Maybe I am one of those highly sensitive people but I can always spot a Golden person. They touch my soul. They accept me. Geoffrey was one of those people. Golden. He loved, he was real, he was golden. I went to look up the clip from the movie but instead I got the clip where Ponyboy read this Robert Frost Poem, another reminder how life is...

"There is no such thing as a perfect life but there is perfection in life and it is Jesus Christ"-Danny Lewis ...... And her prince swept her off her feet and they lived happily ever after..... isn't that what we are all looking for, what we weep over in movies and the happily ever after good feelings .... ...there is no perfect life ....but there is perfection in Jesus Christ,  as I contemplate the words that my wise husband shared with me, I see so many different meanings in Christ's perfection. I must say we are so impressionable when we are young and we think that the "perfect Life" is out there and we are just going to miraculously jump into it at some point in our life, our ship will come in and all will be good. Well I am here to tell you that it does not happen that way. Having grown up impoverished but also having had some material things as an adult, I am a witness that happiness does not lie in things, in circumstance, or in our "lot i...

The serpent told Eve, Do you want to be like God and have all the knowledge that he has”? “ Then eat of the tree of life” Gen  3:1-4 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Gen 3:5 I was reading an article about abuse and how terrible it is and how does God let it happen. While I was reading it, I was thinking of this scripture and how God does not allow it. We do it. Just like we ate of the tree in the Garden when we were not suppose to. He gave us free will and because of sin and free will,  people do bad things. Bad things happen to good people.  When Eve and Adam partook of the fruit from the tree of Life, like the serpent said “ you will not die, but you will be like God knowing good and evil”…. and there you have it.  We were made in God’s image with rule over all the earth and because of the very first sin in the Garden of Eden we suffer, people suffer and i...

Rick Warren penned and I quote " Humility is not denying your strengths. Humility is being honest about your weaknesses.” How true is that, being honest about your weaknesses.... Someone told me the other day that they could not cry,  that crying is a sign of weakness, and I say cry, be real..... don't let others tell you how to be. Why is it hard to be honest about weakness, to have a weak moment, to fall and get up... We live in a world of Selfism right now.  I mean take a look on Facebook and instagram at the selfies, and narcissistic comments. Everyone is living their own movie star life as their story unfolds on Facebook, instagram and tumbler. People do not see the need for God, or church or fellowship with others as they are inward searching for answers - selfism. While I do believe in knowing yourself, and searching inward for answers, you cannot be inward focused all the time or you will be miserable. You search for purpose but you are only look...

Monday is my day off and usually errand day, I do try and rest but rest is for the weak I often say, as I soldier on and keep on keeping on. I had two big tasks Yesterday, one of my tasks was accomplished as I cleaned up a small corner of our yard that had been overtaken by some vines.  I was thinking how quickly those vines take over, it seemed like we were just recently out here and it wasn't like this, but the rain and has it rained, has just helped them grow abundantly. I noticed how once they take over something they really choke it out.  There was a tree growing under some of these, but the vines,  or maybe time had killed it and in the spring some men came and cut the tree down, but we noticed how the vines had just come in with a vengeance and maybe even spread more than when the tree was there, or maybe with the tree gone they had more room to spread and snake around everything, but regardless they needed to go. Satan is kinda like those vines, you may notice ...

The giving tree, keeps giving, going Striving, Thriving Through drought, through storm, Through pain and loss, The giving tree gives.... God heals when branches break When leaves fall The giving tree continues to grow Because God is the sustainer, God is the omnipotent, sovereign  Maker of all things I am only a caretaker of the mighty tree, I can water, I can prune, I can till the ground, I can toil on the ground, but God is in control of the Giving Tree I am but an instrument, a vessel willing to be used and used up for him,  When the tree suffers I do.... All that work...  I fret, I cry But God reminds me that he is in control of the Giving Tree......... He heals when storms come, He prunes, he protects, He is in control of the Giving Tree.

I was thinking about some scripture that Danny read to me the other day. The scripture reading was Proverbs chapter 2 and I loved the poetic way wisdom was portrayed. I love poetry anyway so it spoke to me. If you read Proverbs 2, the topic is wisdom and understanding and the benefits of having both. I love the part that says search for them as you would silver, seek them like hidden treasures. I have often prayed for wisdom, and understanding as I know it comes from God. It's easy to get worldly knowledge to know things, and be scholarly if you want.  That's the easy part. The hard part is searching for wisdom like treasure. This treasure can only come from God, and life, but mostly from living your life and allowing God to mold you into what he wants. In the very beginning verse 1, he says listen to what I say, and treasure my commands...... We are all searching for purpose and God's plan for our life, when it's so simple.... HIM But it's kinda l...