Food For Thought

I have felt spiritually bone-dry for quite some time now, and although I have been seeing God work in my life through my husband and daughter it has been a challenge. Part of it, and this is the major part, has been my decline in devotions. I have always been faithful in devotions, but for the past few months have started to put other things before them. Now I understand that devotions do not necessarily have to be spending a full hour pouring over the Bible every day, devotions can be singing worship songs, praising as you clean house, going for a walk and being reminded of God through creation and many other things, but there is still nothing like being refreshed by reading the Bible and being spoken too by the One who created the universe. This morning I finally put God first in my day. Amazing what that can do. I feel energized, alive and ready to survive the busy week I have ahead of me.

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in reighteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work" 1 Timothy 3:16-17

This morning I needed the reproof, correction, instruction, completeness and equipping. Guess what.... God gave me that. Yes people, God still speaks. I have to remember to tell Dan that God gave me the hug that Dan prayed for last night.....

What a Year

What a year it has been. One year ago today I was celebrating with my friends and family as I married my best friend Dan. We had a GREAT day and enjoyed our wonderful honeymoon in Radium Hot Springs, BC. We were full of plans and excitement about what we were going to do last summer. Not too many of them actually happened.....

Our Plans:

1) Sell my house

2) Renovate Dan's house (paint, redo both bathrooms, new windows, siding, furnace and hot water heater)

3) Do some landscaping

4) Do a some camping

5) Start my 3rd year of school

6) Save all of my working income

7) I don't remember what else we had planned.....

What Happened:

1) We discovered I was pregnant

2) We replaced the furnace and hot water heater

3) We found out that Dan's sister was pregnant and had cancer

4) We didn't sell my house but we rented it

5) We had multiple trips to Edmonton to see Dan's sister

6) We painted the baby room - that was the only thing we painted

7) I never started school because I was pregnant

8) Dan's sister passed away

9) We had a baby girl

10) After both of us said we never wanted to own a minivan - Dan's parents gave us there old one that his sister used to drive

11) We had to figure out a way to survive on one income because I was laid off

12) We had to furnish a baby room

13) A lot of other stuff happened as well.....

So basically this year turned out entirely differently then what we expected it to be...... but they say that if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.... and so we did, and aparently He laughed a lot!!!!!!

It has however been a wonderfully great year and I have enjoyed this year a lot. We have had ups and downs and joys and sorrows, but through it all we have discovered that God is faithful and will sustain us though it all. We have grown closer together and are both still looking forward to the next 75 years (or however many that God gives us...) together.

I love you Dan!!!!