Good morning! What a crazy week it has been! I have been reminded that we are called to pray for those in authority over us. Romans 13 is very clear and sobering-"Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists God, and those who resist, will bring judgment on themselves." My calling is clear~to teach my girls as well as myself to pray for the new president and his staff~regardless of our 'feelings'. He has been placed in authority over us and if we truly believe that God is in control we should not be all sad and whiney. Get over it(I'm talking to myself:) It is so evident that God is calling us as believers to 'humble ourselves and pray!'(2Chronicles 7:14). With all that said, I'm out of here for today-I think He's given me clear instruction for today....

Halloween

Halloween and trick or treating has never been a big deal here...I am the mom who digs through the dress up box at 4pm on Oct. 31 looking for the 'perfect' costume. Yes, I go all out. It was really nice when we lived in GA b/c my wonderful neighbor made costumes for her daughter from age 2 until about 10, so my girls always got the reward of her creativity...I miss her! Anyway, last night my youngest-Anna Grace- wanted to be a lion(which came right out of her trusty dress up box). Hailey and I had her face all painted and her costume on-She looked adorable!!!! We were about to walk out the door and the tears started pouring. "Mom! I just want to be a REAL GIRL..I don't want to be a lion!" All that work---what did I do? Well, I've learned to choose my battles and this was not one of them. I sent her to her room to change into 'real girl' clothes-t-shirt and jeans-took off her sweet lion make-up and presto-there's my sweet real girl! Happy as ever, as were we all!

Faith...

"Without FAITH it is impossible to please Him." Hebrews11:6 This is my 'verse' for the day today. Webster defines faith as 'confident belief or trust in a person, idea, or thing'. That seems so easy~then we face difficulties~the loss of a loved one, loss of a job, uncertain financial times, just everyday 'stuff'. We have a choice-we can lean on Him and put our faith into action and say-'though He slay me, I will still trust Him' or we can crumble under the pressure. I desire to choose the trust-faith-confidence in Him. Sometimes I choose faith-other times-I fail and seem to have no faith at all! Thankfully, He's there to pick me up and say-'Let's try this again, child!'
I choose faith today!

Thank you, thank you, little sister, for this awesome new background!

Selecting a Blog Name

Well~I've made the plunge into the world of bloggers!!! As I try to think of a really cool name~I'm listening to my pastor speak on Isaiah 62. The subtitle of that chapter reads-The Lord gives Zion a new name! As a follower of Christ this is so exciting! When He returns-my name will no longer be-Deserted or Empty-(which is how I feel somedays-can anyone relate???) But my new name will be The One the Lord Delights In! To think that I am HIS delight is so amazing---Oh that I would live in light of that!!! whew-Ok, that's my sermonette for the day! I am a mom of 4 girls-13(oh my!), 11, 5, and 3. I hope to share my challenges, triumphs, ups, downs and everything in between about this crazy life that I live and love! Besides my wonderful girlies, I have a husband who is absolutely the BEST man a woman could have-He helps me so much around here-I would be lost without him. Anyway, hopefully I will stick with this and have fun in the process...Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!