Christ in the Clouds

It's hard to believe, but another Christmas has come and gone. I pray your Christmas was full of love and blessings. I'm so thankful ours was uneventful(a large family gathering and a small Christmas Eve meal), but also a little sad... 2018 is almost over... Where did another year go?  I had planned on writing many more posts this year, but it just didn't happen. My word for this year was "change". Yes, I admit, there were several things that brought change for me in 2018...some were good, many were very difficult.  Other changes that were anticipated never occurred.  I'm realizing that's real life, though. It brings lots of  surprises, followed by numerous disappointments.  But, it's just been one year out of many. The truth is, the best any of us can do in this life is just do our best and trust God for the rest. As I think back over 2018, I know I am blessed with changes that I have experienced!!... I have my son...

"Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong." N. R. Narayana Murthy Normally, I am quite open to change, and even welcome it over doing the same things, over and over again. Especially when I have patiently waited for an answer to a specific prayer, the change the Lord has brought about to answer my prayer produces an overwhelming gratefulness and joy in my soul!  For the past 25 years (but more deeply in the past 8 years), I have prayed over a specific change in the life of a loved one. Throughout these years, God has allowed me and my family to go through some amazing, but mostly tumultuous times. (If you have read my past blog posts, you may have read about some of those times.) My prayer has been to bring my loved one home...and u ltimately, back into having a relationship with the Lord.  Recently, the Lord answered the first half of my prayer. Of course, I was overjoyed! It was a big step that o...

https://wordart.com/ Happy 2018!! I have been contemplating a word for the new year ahead. But, as in the past, it seems like there have been several different words that have gotten my attention. After breaking my list of words down to 8, I constructed a "word cloud" above. Though there are several words, one word is central to me... CHANGE Change is inevitable in life. More importantly, I see change being a bigger part of my life this year, more than ever.  Throughout the year, I will be posting about each of these words and what they mean to me, especially as I consider how God is using them to mold me. To go along with each word, I am sharing a Bible verse, as well. Change/Prepare - " This same Good  New s that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it  change d your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace."  Colossians 1...