Home~

The Lord brought Tom home safely yesterday~ through plenty of traffic and rain safely...God heard our prayers~ He did very well and will go back for one last week of driving school within the next two weeks..and than we will see where the Lord will put him. We know that He has a plan ...His perfect plan for a job for Tom..a home for our family..We need to keep our focus on the Lord and He will give us what we need~ We spent our Saturday night at church ..it was a wonderful encouraging sermon on our nations "Christian roots"....because no matter what the president says...WE ARE NOT A SECULAR NATION! OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON GOD BY MEN OF GOD! It is really the time for believers to rise up and stand for what is true and right...It is time for us to begin to intercede for our nation~ Let us not become so jaded and apathetic that we simply ignore the state of those around us...This could very well become the defining moment for not just our country but for our families as well as they look at us and how we respond .....what are we doing to instill our faith in our children? what do our lives say about us? Are we so busy trying to attain things that we've lost track of what's important...Are we loving and kind to our neighbor...our families...our friends...? Do our actions speak of Christs love? Life is too short to waste it by just getting by....I want to live the way God wants me to~ I want to respond in Christian love to those around me...I need to remember that people are watching...and even more than that...God is watching.

"THE SMILES OF HEAVEN CAN NEVER BE EXPECTED ON A NATION
THAT DISREGARDS THE ETERNAL RULES OF ORDER AND RIGHT, WHICH HEAVEN ITSELF HAS ORDAINED."
George Washington, Prayer at Valley Forge

Couch day~

Today is one of those....a couch day~ Last night was my treatment night and although I am praising God that I am not experiencing the side effects I have in the past...I am still feeling wiped out today. So I sit...and will spend the day resting until I take Amanda to choir practice tonight. Heard from Tom this morning and we are still not sure if he will have to spend an extra week at school or not..time will tell. He passed two tests today and failed two~ This is has been extremely hard for him as they really should have had him come in a week early to review but it is what it is and we need to just trust that the Lord will provide financially if he needs to stay the extra week. The kids are missing him and wondering where he'll end up with a job. I have to say that although I would like to stay local because of my dad's health...I am open...really open to whatever and wherever God puts us...We so need to simply be in His will~ I am ready for some peace of mind...some down time to not have to worry how we're going to provide for our family. It hasn't been an easy couple of days~ Just feeling physically tired and full of pain. There have been some very joyful moments though....I spent the day yesterday with Gabby, Emily and Haley making clay and projects...the girls always seem to cheer me up. I think I just need to rest and regroup~

Psalm 25:1-2
O Lord, I give my life to you.
I trust in you, my God!