I'm amazed

Our choir recently starting singing I'm Amazed. Such a simple statement with so much meaning. Take a moment and think of the times in your life when you didn't know where to turn or who to talk to. Moments of such overwhelming emotion that you just didn't know how you were going to survive. How many of us turn to God in times of turmoil? Or do we try everything and everybody and when nothing else works, we take it to the Lord? There are times when I am like a young child learning to do things on my own. I don't think I need any help. It's like I stomp my foot and say "I can do it myself." Do we ever really learn that we don't HAVE to do it ourselves? I had a dear friend who was very fond of saying "Let go and let God." If we will just practice that simple statement, we will find our problems may not go away, but there is someone who is there to carry the load or ease the pain. No matter how hard we try to make things difficult, His amazing love and amazing grace are available to us. All we have to do is ask; then step back to watch him in action. It truly is amazing.

Rain Rain Go Away....

What a rainy day this has been. I must say, I'm not the "stay at home kind" on the weekend, no matter what the weather. But today even made me wish I was inside. One thing I have learned through my life is that God blesses us as much on the rainy days as He does the sunny one. It never ceases to amaze me that everything he does has a reason. We don't know the why's or the how's, but we know that the rain was sent from His hand and that someone somewhere received a blessing from His hands, all because of the rain. So I guess we'll just say Thank You Lord for another beautiful day and not worry so much about getting wet. After all, we will dry out.

Finally Friday

What is it about Friday that makes us want to work less and play more? Though I have many tasks that need completing today, I find myself thinking "What can wait until Monday?" I think there is a little procrastination in us all. Friday's are the eve of the weekend. No matter what your plans - shopping, working in the yard, relaxing - Friday's provide a special day to get ready for your big plans. As with any "eve", there is great anticipation for the day or days to follow. So sit back, prop up your feet and make those plans to enjoy the weekend. For me, I think I'll get back to work and finish today what needs done today. That way I can enjoy my weekend, too.

Reflections...

Well, I finally bit the bullet and started a blog. As autumn arrives, the air is fresh and crisp and my memory wanders back to the days of high school football, Oktoberfest parades, and the smell of leaves burning in the backyard. I've always thought of fall as a time of quite reflection before the onslaught of the holidays, before the resolutions of the new year, before spring cleaning and summer vacation. But I apparently don't remember things very clearly. Rather than the quite reflection time I expected, I am swamped. New clients coming on board, company coming to town, choir practice for Christmas is starting. There is something going on every Saturday during this "quite time" that is going to keep me a' hoppin' and a' jumpin'. So I guess I'll be neglecting my reflecting until things slow down some. But that's the joy of living.