The Love of God Revealed

                                                                                                           March 9, 2012

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:16&17

Standing in my kitchen yesterday, God began to reveal to me how deep his love is for mankind. I think that sometimes the depth and complexity of God can only be revealed through deep pain. My husband has been under severe attack this week. He was terminated at work under false and outlandish accusations. A former employee told him this week that based off of his observations this week that it looks like my husband was set up. As I was dealing with the raw emotion of rage that my husband was plotted against, unjustly accused, and had no chance to defend himself, God reminded me of Christ and that he too was plotted against, falsely accused, beaten, and killed. For our sake, he did not defend himself but instead became a sacrifice for us so that we could once again be reconciled to God. That is love!

Preparing for Africa

                                                                                                              January 29, 2012

This semester while I work on my master’s degree in Organizational Leadership I have the opportunity to work on a project and then implement the project during my two week stay in Rwanda. Sean was adamantly against me going in the beginning as fears crept in about my safety and having to raise our three children alone. Since we have had children, I have never ventured far from home without my husband by my side. It took a solid week and much prayer for my husband to be in agreement with me venturing off to Africa without him.

Clothed More Beautiful than a Lily

                                                                                                       December 28, 2010

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

  

“So do not worry, saying, `What shall we eat?’ or `What shall we drink?’ or `What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:25-34

On the Edge of a Cliff

                                                                                                            December 28, 2010

December 24, 2010…two and a half weeks until foreclosure.

We knew the timing was right for us to list our house back in April. We knew that God was changing the direction and course of our lives. However, that required us to list our house in one of the worst real estate markets ever. Not only was the economy bad for real estate, our property was on 23 acres out in the middle of nowhere. There wasn’t even really a house on it. We had lived in a mobile home that was, well, trying to hold on for dear life. Our intention when we bought the property was to build; however, not too long after we bought the property, the economy started turning and our dreams of building on the property just seemed to get more and more difficult. The land was gorgeous! In the midst of Texas corn fields, we had found a beautiful piece of property with rolling hills, thick trees, and a beautiful creek cutting right through the center of the property. It already had horse pens, sheds, dog kennels…yes, the buildings would need some work, but I am a person of vision and could see much potential with the place. As the years passed and were busy with life and 3 kids, economy changed, and finally, life’s course changed. It was time to sell. However, it was going to take just the right buyer for our type of property.