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To be totally honest with you, I want to say today was a glorious day, and it could have been, but it really wasn't. You now are asking yourself, well, why Betty, what went wrong? And then I proceed to answer! Today, when I awoke first off, the sun was shining sooo bright, and that was just great right there, and then, I had the privilege of having 3 hours without my 5 and 3 year old, because they were at pre-school! Another plus!!! I had nothing on my agenda, no where to go, no deadlines to make, just some down time on a beautiful day!! So, now you are asking, why did you not have a glorious day, those are enough reasons to make a glorious day! Yes, I know, the girls behaved, my three old cat napped, my 11 month old powered napped, my 5 year old played! Again you ask, but what went wrong? You know, I did have a perfect day, literally, perfect, millions of people would have done anything for a day that I had, and you want to know what went wrong, it was MY ATTITUDE!!!!! I am a pretty even keeled kind of girl, not too many downs do I have, but today, my attitude felt different, and I myself was a little confused. So, here at the end of the day, I look at where I went wrong, and you know, plain and simple, I have the answer for you, it was because I did not choose to give my day completely over to the Lord, starting this morning. I know there is soooo much today I missed, all because of my thought life and attitude! I didn't see the "Happy" in the "Happy Meal" today, (cheeseburger happy meal that is). I regret my attitude today, because I could have been used , and I was not. I may have missed an open door because I chose not to put my every being in God's hands today!! I know He walks with me regardless, but He soo desires our communication and He desires for us to put Him first in our lives!! Tomorrow morning, it may be raining when I awake, the girls may be grouchy and pooey, but you know what, He gets me first, I get to place it ALL in His hands! I get to give Him my thoughts and attitude and schedule, and all He wants from me is me:)

Thankful

How Thankful are we? It is something we choose to be, or not to be, "Thankful". Do you choose to be Thankful? How is your lens cap? Can you see pretty clear, the blessings in life? Or are they foggy? It's a choice you have, if you can't see too well, clear away that crud in life, do away from the "stuff" of life and simplify your life to see the many blessings in front of your very own eyes. Do you see this dot . That is our life here on earth. You see this line below? _______________________________________________________________
(say this line never ends) , well this line represents eternity. Guess what, inside that dot, everything we do and say within that dot, determines our place in eternity with our Lord and Saviour!!

....So continue in what he has taught you,and continue to live in Christ." I John 2:27

Everyday it is a choice I have, do I place my life in His hands and receive His help and many blessings from Him, or do I choose to do it on my own, without His help? God is willing and ready to give us blessings upon blessings, He is eager to, but we have to be willing to ask Him to be Lord of our lives and ask for His strength and guidance.

Clear those lenses, ask for His help, ask Him to be Lord of your life, stop the battle of doing it alone, because if you do, you will experience life like never before, NOW that is living in the dot if you ask me:)

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Thought for Ponder: This weekend my Uncle (my mom's brother) is marrying my Husband's mother , MY mother-in-law!! Yep, read it again! My husband and I are going to be cousins! Thought you all would enjoy a laugh- we actually set them on a date 5 years ago, and now they are tying the knot!! What match makers we are!!

New Girl in Blog Town

Well, this is all new to me, but I have been wanting to do this for some time now! The three little rascals are probably taking up a little bit of my time, but now that it is 12:20 a.m., it is quite, I am by myself! My husband is away, I have all the lights on in the house, shhh, he would die if he knew that, and I am loving it:) The sound of my retriever breathing, as well as my almost 5 year old breathing, way upstairs, because she has the croup, and the computer buzz is about as relaxing to me as it gets! Life is funny isn't it? Go, go, go, go!! Where are we all going. Busy, busy, busy, but why? Well, I know that I only WANT to be BUSY and on the GO for one reason and that is for our Lord!! I guess life is short and there is no wasting time in that department and that department IS life! I guess this is what has been consuming my thought life lately, why we are all busy, almost too busy for each other, but why, when we should be doing the opposite. Taking the time to stop and see the kids faces when coming off of the school bus, or the lick a child takes on their first cone! Answer those awkward questions from a 5 year old, don't ignore them. Greet those loved ones at the door, don't just tell them to come on in! Take an extra whiff of that diaper, because before long, they will be walking down that isle and no longer in pampers:) Seize the day, the hour, the minute, because that is all we are given.


Phil. 3:14 .." I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."