As Thanksgiving approaches, these are the things I am NOT grateful for:
1) The huge zit on the bridge of my nose that looks like a third eye.
2) The grey hairs I had to dye tonight.
3) The black marks that stained my forehead from the hair dye.
4) My cold that has sapped my strength. How can a nose be stuffed up and running like a faucet at the same time?
What I am thankful for:
That all these problems are completely petty.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
My Little Miracle
September was Missions Month at church and it was amazing. Living in this bubble of being a stay at home mom can be mind numbing at times and a little bit isolating. The missionaries who came to speak at church gave me a shot of reality and a dose of compassion that I sorely needed.
Every Sunday during Missions Month a pastor asks for a Faith Promise from each family so that the church can budget what to give to the missionaries on the field. I strongly felt like God said that we needed to give $50 a month to this cause. When I mentioned this to my husband, he hesitated and commented that things were a bit too tight to commit that amount. I agreed and then dropped the subject. But when God speaks, its pretty scary not to follow through. So after several weeks of prayer I carefully brought up the subject again. To my surprise, Vince filled out a Faith Promise card and already paid the current month's $50.
Now here is the other cool part: three months ago I applied for a job to write for a blog. I was contacted the week Vince submitted the commitment card and now we have more than enough to cover our Faith Promise. Lesson reiterated: God ALWAYS comes through. It's like when Peter walked on water; you first have to step out of the boat.
Every Sunday during Missions Month a pastor asks for a Faith Promise from each family so that the church can budget what to give to the missionaries on the field. I strongly felt like God said that we needed to give $50 a month to this cause. When I mentioned this to my husband, he hesitated and commented that things were a bit too tight to commit that amount. I agreed and then dropped the subject. But when God speaks, its pretty scary not to follow through. So after several weeks of prayer I carefully brought up the subject again. To my surprise, Vince filled out a Faith Promise card and already paid the current month's $50.
Now here is the other cool part: three months ago I applied for a job to write for a blog. I was contacted the week Vince submitted the commitment card and now we have more than enough to cover our Faith Promise. Lesson reiterated: God ALWAYS comes through. It's like when Peter walked on water; you first have to step out of the boat.
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