The Shaking of the Snow Globe

I must say that 2010 was definitely a better year for me than 2009 but I'm excited to see it go and welcome in Twenty 11!

While praying one night in 09 (after an extremely difficult situation) I had a thought (I'd even go as far as saying God inspired) of my life as a snow globe. It had been picked up, shaken as hard as it could be and sat down while everyone watched over it as the pieces of my life were spinning around crazily - wondering where and when they'd land.

The pieces landed everywhere and just when it looked like they were finally settled, someone would come along and give it another shake. I just knew that it was eventually going to be broken from the shaking taking place. But, it didn't. I had a new job, a new church, a new hairstyle, new friends, new way of thinking, new outlook.....2010 was a welcoming sight for these sore eyes!

2010 brought me many things - peace, joy, and a new passion for God. I had no idea that another shaking was to take place. This time, when the globe was picked up, it was held upside down, and this time I did the watching. I watched as all the pieces fell to the top of the globe and then as it was gently turned back upright, I watched the pieces fall.....softly down, right where they were destined to be.

2010 was definitely a year of memories for me - good memories.....although to get to the good ones, I had to deal with the bad ones. Things that I thought I had buried many, many years ago. But I guess that's the problem when you bury things instead of destroying them. They can be dug up. And it's not a pretty sight being covered in mud up to your knees and dirt under your fingernails. It's tough to deal with.

After about 25 years of "Yeah, I know, God" I finally had that moment of "You're right, God" and when it hit me, I had never felt such peace and joy in all my life. So to celebrate, God decided to really bless me and show me exactly how much He cares and you'll never believe what happened (I'll share next time!)

So this Thanksgiving & Christmas Season was spent with my family and living life differently, knowing how much My Father loves me. I can only imagine how He plans to bless me in 2011....since He's able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us! Ephesians 3:20

My kids

If you don't know my son, let me describe him to you. Nathan is a quiet, laid back, techy, analytical, sarcastic, strong-willed, and what I have called BBC humored. I say this all as a compliment. I'm proud of my son. I've actually seen him run across a parking lot to hold doors open for the elderly. I've seen him give away all his money to buy someone else dinner and not have enough to pay for his own. I've seen him raise his hands in worship to God, not caring what the people next to him are thinking. He made the decision at a young age to live a godly lifestyle - no alcohol, no drugs, living a life of purity and accountability. I've seen him walk across the stage at his graduation after 12 years of hard work - and then walking across the campus of John Brown University as a college freshman - following his childhood dreams. I sometimes feel a little guilty when I hear others talk about the tough situations that they've had to deal with their sons. But then I know, just as his name declares he is "A gift from God". I've spoken & prayed words of blessings & godliness into his life and I'm not surprised of the outcome.


Oh, my Natalie! If you've met her, you'd remember!
She's our bundle of energetic joy. Our miracle baby...the one we longed for so long. I finally broke down, praying the prayer of Hannah - Lord, bless me with a daughter (yeah, I know Hannah wanted a son!) and I'll raise her in the house of the Lord and she will learn to serve you. God blessed us with Natalie and she loves Him and serves Him.

She loves to participate in the Servalife's we do - and she hands out PAID4U.tv cards to her friends and teachers at school....inviting them to church and tells them to give the cards to someone else.

She's a sweetheart - loves animals, people, and God but oh, gosh....what a dramatic child she is!
She's in 2nd grade, almost an eight year old. Wow. I wish that I had as much energy and love as she does. Her laugh makes me laugh - and her cry makes me cry. I'm so blessed God gave her to us. I tell her everyday (as I did Nathan) before school "You are blessed and highly favored" and she'll either laugh or growl at me "yeah, I know!"