Christ in the Clouds

Today, I'm irritated !! Irritated with my husband. Irritated w ith myself. I'm irritated with the smalle st inconveniences or mista kes that are made throughout the day !!   Sometimes I think I'm about ready to go bonkers! I know why I'm feeling this way. I just am tired of trying to deal with it ! ( A little hormone humor!!) I've been pre-menopausal for over 8 years and a m currently having irregular periods and ENJOYING all the symptoms listed below!!!! • Weight gain without any apparent reason around waist and hips, • Headaches • Insomnia or sleep disturbances, • Low energy and fatigue, • Mood swings (crying at the drop of a hat) • Perio dic d epression • Irritability, • Inability to handle stress, • Craving caffeine, sweets and carbohydrates, • Very sluggish in the morning, • Occasional Hot flashes, • PMS • Pain in the joints or stiffness, http://www.goodbye-belly-fat.com/hormone-imbalance-in-women.html I've been to SO many differe...

Been feeling quite melancholy for the past wee k. Not sure why...except maybe the change in our weather. It's definitely taken a nosedive lately. ..   O r maybe it 's just that I've noticed more lately how much of a ho ld Sata n has on so man y people in the world I'm usually a more positive person, so I am shocked at the thought that tha t w ould be som e thing that is oppressing me.    So, first thing today, I dove back into God 's Word and pr ayed for encouragement. So, I continue to give thanks... Linking over at  " Multitude on Mondays ". 1,493 - For emotional dryness, as it leads me bac k to God! 1,494 - A heart that aches for the unsa ved . 1, 495 - B eautiful Autumn sunsets 1, 49 6 - The air i s much cooler outside, but the sun is shining today!! 1, 49 7- The re fle ction of sunlight on my livingroom wall, as I read Scripture and am enc ouraged. 1, 49 8 - God's amazing cr eatures that walk, crawl, and s...

This past weekend, I ha d some extra time to think about and ponder all that I need to be grateful for. I even started a Pinterest Board on the subject of being thankful , called A Thousand Little(and Big)Things . Feel free to chec k it out!   I try to be thank ful and live joyfully e very day, for all that God b l esse s me with in my l ife, but many times I get caught up in the day's activities and miss the mark. So today I thought I would give God time in thanksgiving... Then something tragic happen ed to some old high school classmates of mine that rocked my grateful world!! Th eir 20 -year old son went missing! My heart dropped and I felt their awful pai n and fear !  My first thought was, "what if that would happ en to my son?" ( I texted my son today, just to make su re he was o.k.... and he was. ) Then, I prayed and prayed for this young man and hi s parents!  https://www.facebook.com/snowmom13?fref=ts This is the heart-wrenching fear of eve...

Another lov ely week has flown by .  Oh, how I absolutely love summer!  And yet, I know all too soon, that the beaut iful colors and smells of autumn will be he re.     So, I try to soak up every last minute of this season ! And I try to find joy in the little things, as well as the big .   And give thanks , once again for so many wonderful gifts that God chooses to bring into my life!  Linking over at  " Multitude on Mondays ". 1,466 - Finding peace over a decision I made to NOT take a position that was offered to me at my work. 1, 467 - Visiting a historical nature site near our home. 1,468 - Watching complete strangers getting married in the public gardens that we were visiting. 1,46 9 - Thinking about how far my hubby and I have come over the p ast several months in o ur relationship... 1 ,4 70 - One of th e bes t things that has happened is having a regular prayer time together, that has con tinu ed !! 1,471 ...