Apparently I am not very good at this since I haven't posted anything since May. The summer has been so full of fun, fun, fun. I guess I just have been too tired to gather my thoughts. I could go on and on about many details, but tonight I am remembering what fun David and I had on our vacation. We went to Watertown to visit with our extended family and then on to Niagara Falls. How awesome are the falls and I do have to describe them as awesome. I do not use that word very much, but those falls are magnificent, such power, and never ending cascades of water. It was so nice to be relaxed and enjoying each other with nothing to do but whatever we wanted.
When we came home David continued his efforts of looking for a new job. It has been a journey of the unknown most of the time. I was praying specifically that he would find something he could really enjoy without too much stress and, as silly as this sounds, a job that he could wear normal clothes too and not have to get all dirty. Well, guess what!!! God provided a car salesman training opportunity and David was picked out of several people to continue the training and begin a new career. He gets to dress up and he is having fun. We are excited at this new path God is leading David on and see God's hand at work in many ways. A couple of the guys he met along the way are Christians and David has had the opportunity to pray and read the Bible before work with one of the guys. How great is that!!
Our grand children continue to give us so much joy. They are all beautiful and we find that we want to see them alot. They are always smiling and melt our hearts. They have great parents and we are being challenged to pray for them every day. We want God's best for them...because we know how great life can be when standing in the center of God's will.
Our Ryan, is not in God's will and we love him so much that our hearts break to reflect on his life. He is holding down a job, paying for his car, he is all signed up for college classes in the fall and for that we are extremely proud of him. The joy of the Lord is missing in his life and he does not want to even hear about it. So on our knees we go and ask our heavenly Father to intercede where we cannot.
I have had a tough time at work, very sick patients, hard, stressful hours and I tried to come up with a different plan...I wanted to leave and get an easier job. But, the funny thing is that God is NOT opening any doors right now and I seem to hear Him say over and over, "I need you here" and I say "no", then He says it again. I have relinquished for now and am trying to ask the Lord for His vision everyday, to be His hands, His feet, His words. I don't know what my mission is on the fourth floor of that hospital, but I do know that God wants me to live for Him there.
Have I said this before, God is good all the time, all the time God is good ??? The longer I live, the more I believe it. But I am finding out, that when I give my heart and soul to Him and honestly live for Him and not for me, that the true blessings arise. Recently, a couple that was moving away from our church called and wanted to know if they could spend the night with us as they were traveling thru. I was busy, I didn't want to have visitors. I couldn't tell them no, so onward they came. I had the best time with them. I was blessed over and over by their conversation and love. I would have been so sorry to have missed out on that and I had to ask forgiveness from God for not being hospitable and for complaining so loudly!!
There is never a dull moment around here, but as long as those moments are being lived for the Lord--it's no wonder that life isn't dull, because He has promised abundant life. Thank you Jesus!!
