God's Plans For Us

Sometimes when it seems everything is coming apart at the seams, it's good to remember Jeremiah 29:11. "For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for your welfare and not calamity to give you a future and a hope." I really love that verse.

Prayers For Sick Friends

I am going to do some special praying for some special friends that are sick. If you know of anyone that would like prayer for healing, renewed strength, etc., please just leave your comments and I will pray for them. God has chosen us to be His arms of love and encouragement to those in need. Thank you, Heavenly Father, for allowing us to see Your hand at work.

Warm Winter Thoughts

When I went home for Thanksgiving, it snowed in St. Francis, Kansas on Friday night. It was a beautiful snow. Fat, fluffy flakes that almost glowed in the moonlight. Another time, another year, back in Flower Mound, TX, USA, my daughter, Faith & I walked down a moon lit street just a day before Christmas. We ran, we laughed, it made a memory that is stored under "Warm Winter Thoughts". Other things stored there include:

• Small brown paper bags with chocolate candy, oranges, and nuts with their shells still on given to us after performing at our church in first grade, after the Christmas eve service.
• Soft warm blankets encompassing our shivering bodies as we wait for the heat to kick on.
• Decorating sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles.
• Caroling with others from our church.
• Searching for the Christmas star while riding to Christmas eve service.
• Finishing the decoration and lighting of the Family Christmas tree.
• Savoring the endorphins and friendships after a "Jingle Bell" Aerobics Team Teach.
• Smelling the pine, the cinnamon, the chocolate, the vanilla, and the almond aromas of the season.

What is filed under your "Warm Winter Thoughts" files?

Dancing With The Maker of The Stars

I've been watching Dancing With The Stars. It's the grand finale, so there is a lot of review and special sentiments. It's always so touching to me, to see how each of the dance partners always has such great things to say about the other. You can see how much hard work goes into each dance presentation. I admire hard work. I admire the disciple and the fitness level required to pull that off. If you have been putting off getting yourself back in shape, I challenge you to make it a priority in the New Year! I have the privilege each day, of seeing clients growing stronger, more confident, and really feeling so much better than they have ever felt before. If there is anything that I can do to get you started or inspire you to "take the plunge", please let me know how I can help.

God made our bodies--we should be good stewards. Romans 12:1 "I urge you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, to present yourselves, a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship."

I'm Back!

It's been over 2 months since I've blogged. I have been injured or gotten amnesia--to be honest, I choose to spend my free time doing other things. I think if you are going to be a blogger, you have to stay committed--otherwise, it is a futile experience. So, my dear friends, I will make a commitment to blog every day, unless I'm unable to have access to a computer (that will happen in December for about a week--Charlie & I are going on a cruise to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary!)

How was your thanksgiving? Ours started out with a bang--literally! We were in heavy traffic on I-35. It was stop and go. The car in front of us had stopped, so we stopped, but the car behind us did not. We were hit with enough force to send our vehicle into the car in front of us and the car behind us was totalled. We had several thousands of dollars damage, but were able to drive it to a nearby Toyota dealership and get a rental car so we could follow through on our plans to go to Kansas. The Lord was so good--no one was hurt and it only took 2 hours to get the rental and be on our way--this was 2 days before Thanksgiving! We were so fortunate that they even had rental cars available, much less an economical SUV.

We also were able to visit my 101 year old grandmother and Aunt Cheryl in Nebraska. My Aunt Cheryl had just gotten a new CD--Josh Grobin's Christmas CD, called "Noel". It is some of the most beautiful Christmas music that I have ever heard!

It is so good to be back!