So tonight I watched with my family “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. I that is definitely my favorite of all the reality shows they have. Yes, Sara, even better than Wife Swap. ;-) I just wish I could have seen more of the decorating part and less of the construction. When I was little, I was big into themes. I wanted my room to be in a princess theme, with a canopy bed. I wanted it to be pink. I liked…
I was reading this the other day from Genesis 29: “So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.” It made me think. Am I willing to wait 7 years for my Paul? If he does join the military, like he’s looking at doing right now, then it could be 7 years (from when we started dating) until we’re able to get married. Am I…
Yesterday ended much better than it started, thanks to wonderful friends who took the time to talk to me and comment on my post. I was pointed to the book of Job. I’m not sure why I didn’t realize it before, but I can relate to a certain extent what Job was going through. Thank you, David. :-) And thank You, God, for putting people in my life to encourage me through them. Anne Shirley said the nice thing about…
Allow me to be brutally honest with how I’m feeling. What do you do when you reach the end of the rope? When you have nowhere to turn to? When you have nowhere to go, no job, no place to live? How does someone with a college degree end up in a homeless shelter? Living out of his car? Why doesn’t God help? Why does He sit and watch someone sink farther and farther down, be met with discouragement after…
In life, sometimes you’re the dog, and sometimes you’re the hydrant. I’m having a hydrant week.