Christ in the Clouds

“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” ~Marianne Williamson I continue to give thanks... Linking over at  " Multitude on Mondays ".   1, 505 - Order i ng takeout pizza for a late night dinner! 1,5 06 - Talking on the phone with my mom. (I said last week th at I wou ld post t he pictures of my grand daughter's volleyball game, we attended . )  " Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life."   - William Congreve It had been many years since I attended a s chool volle yall game. It brought back some good (and some not-so-good ) memories of my school days, playing volleybal l . She is in the bottom right of the pict ure , below. She only played a short time, but enough for me to get these pictures. My favorite moment was wh en she spiked the ball over the net (below) and scored for the team!! 1,5 0 7 - Getting e xtra hours at wor k to help with costs for our son's co...

Another week is just speeding by! Here , it's almost Thursday and I have been trying to write a new post since Monday. Between w orking extra hours at my job and attending the grandkid s' volleyball gam e s and entertaining unexpected guests, it has definitely been a wild ride!! I still have several p ictures I've been wanting to share here . Ones that I too k a few weeks a go, while I was able to go out in the boat , fishing with my hubby. I haven't taken the time to add to my gratitude list either....which isn't a good thing. This is the second week in a row! Last week, I had the time, but my mind was backed up with so many swirling thoughts , I just couldn't write. I wanted to just take a break and get away. So , I did for a few days.... maybe not away from home, but away from the daily grind . I kn ew this week was going to be a strenuous one, so I laid low . I looked back at some of my pictures from my camera and the pea ce I felt on the day I took t...

There are times that I have found it very beneficial to just get away from the stress or chaos of life and rest. Time alone with God to find strength and be refreshed in His presence. I love these photos( found on Pinterest ) and added Bible verses that supports our need to go and find  "a solitary place"   May you find peace and rest this coming weekend! Also linking over to these blog hops: The Weekend Brew @ My Freshly Brewed Life Spiritual Sundays Blog Hop Still Saturday Blog Hop Make My Saturday Sweet @ Amandas Books and More The Sunday Community @ Jumping Tandem  Monday's Musings @ What Joy Is Min Sunday Stillness @ He Cares For You   Sharing His Beauty @ The Beauty in His Grip

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...