Happy Friday

Praise and Adore Him

Word for Wednesday

Psalm 32:7 " You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance".

Blessings to you this day.

Resting in Him

Then Sings My Soul Saturdays

Today I am linking up with Amy and posting a worship song.  This song is particularly poignant to me right now.  It is "I Surrender All" by the Newsboys. 

I have to surrender it all.....everything I am, everything I am going through at this moment in my life, to Jesus.  I face a scary road right now.  A road of uncertainty.  My beloved, my husband, has been found to be unfaithful to me yet again.  I am faced with many decisions with a brain and heart that is filled to capacity with hurt.  And yet, I am a mother.  I have children who are devastated at the fact that the man they have looked at as the fulcrum of falling and beautiful repentance and picking yourself back up has fallen yet again.  They are young adults and there is nothing I can hide from them this time.  They demand answers for themselves.  They have their own voices. 

I can sit at the cross and ask them to join me.  I can pray over them and their father and reach out to others and ask for prayer over me for wisdom and strength.  I do not ever wish to tear him down.  With that said, there are grave consequences to repetitive sin.  I am tired.  I am weary.  And I am going to surrender it all once again to my Jesus who has paid for it all.  

Lord, will you draw this man unto Yourself and give him rest from his striving of not knowing his self worth in You.  Will you take my daughter's hand and guide her.  She is feeling lost in a way that I don't understand.  Wrap Yourself around her and give her peace.  Would You shelter my son under the shadow of Your wings? Help him to cope.  Help him to separate sin from sinner.  Help us all with that.  Lord, I pray for the two women involved in this.  I pray over their families.  Protect them.  Help us to bite our tongues and demonstrate restraint.  Please give me the strength, Jesus, to lead my children in ways that would bring You glory.  Amen.

A civilian no more

Joshua Paul ... you make my heart sing! I could not be prouder of you. Thank you for making my life so joyful. Thank you for being a terrific son. Thank you for telling me each day that you love me. Thank you for bounding the stairs to tell me good night and give me a hug. Thank you for finding the moon for me. My life would have never been complete without you!

This is my son, Joshua Paul, on the day he took an oath to serve his country. He is no longer a civilian. He is a military man. He is property of the US Army.

The ceremony was fairly short and extremely touching for this Mom. Out of the six or seven young men present, my husband and I were there to snap away pictures of our son and another mom was there for her son. It made me want to grab them all and hug them and tell them "thank you" for what they were about to do.

I absolutely loved his backpack! It says US Army! I had to stand on the curb to get this kiss on the cheek and he was humoring me, but I just thought that backback was so cute hanging on his back. He could not believe I thought it was cute....rugged was the word he would like me to use! lol

This has been one of the most emotional times of my life. Within three months my son will turn 18, graduate and then twelve days after graduation he leaves for Ft. Bening. Sometimes, I want to say STOP! This is all happening too fast and I can't wrap my heart around it yet. I'm not ready. However, God has deemed it time. And I must trust Him.

I'm holding on tight, Lord. I trust You. Thank You for being faithful.

Psalm 13:5 " But I have trusted in Thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation"

For my friend, who doesn't understand...Praise Him Anyway

Trust Him........He is faithful. He loves you so much. And so do I. Big hugs from me to you.