Ok so I know my previous post was all about me and my pity party. I had someone tell me that those are ok to have sometimes ;) I think the reason behind it all is the overwhelming loneliness I have felt lately. Even knowing God is there hasn't been enough (not a good thing I know), it's "my people" I miss the most. I was watching The Bachelor earlier and Jake said something like, " I know there are people who are engineered to be alone and I am not one of them." Same here. And I discovered that I am not the only one that is lonely. In less than a week I have had 3 friends tell me they feel lonely too. And I know there are others as well. Yesterday I had my 31st birthday. I had decided last year that my 30th birthday party would be my last. I mean it is hard to top the red carpet, limo and a wonderful fun-filled night with good friends in DC...but I heard the phrase, "be careful what you wish for because you just might get it" haunting me. I had no cake and no birthday cards. That was harder to take than I realized. I am ok with it now. Those things I don't need really...the cake would get eaten and stick itself to my thighs and the cards would get tossed to the side or thrown away. I got something even better--I realized that I really am not alone. I had so many friends on Facebook wish me Happy Birthday and got a few phone calls that I couldn't feel lonely even if I tried! I could barely keep up with the thank yous there were so many. I also know that God is with me. Easier said than done, I have struggled and will continue to struggle. I am not 100% better but more than I was yesterday. And when I feel lonely I know I can run to Him and His arms will be wide open ready to take me in and tell me I am not alone. So to all of my friends I love you and thank you. And I thank God that He has brought such wonderful people in my life. So, I know Nickelback doesn't appeal to everyone but they come out with a few songs that we can relate to. So I dedicate the following song to anyone who is lonely. It is a good reminder that we are not alone and if you are feeling lonely, I won't let you fall--call me or send me a message on Facebook ;) Or call some friends who will encourage you and help you. I will say this: it is ok to feel alone. But don't let it go on for too long! Know that there are people who love you!!!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
I Need To Vent.....
Ok, so I am throwing myself a bit of a pity party and need to vent. Now I must say that this is more of a venting than a complaining post. So PLEASE don't flood with me with comments about how someone has it worse than I do. I know that, but I am hoping that in posting it I can get it off my chest and maybe, just maybe, others feel the same as I do.
I am happy for my friends, I truly am. However, it seems that the vast majority are: in a relationship, newlyweds, engaged and having babies and I can't even get a date or have a (respectable) guy interested in me. I am feeling a bit left behind. I have always thought it was because I am a bit on the chunky side, but hey, big girls need lovin too ya know?? I discovered today that I am the only single person that works at Arby's (the store I work in). Single as in, no boyfriend or girlfriend. And I don't want to hear that someday it will happen. The people who say that are in relationships. I also do not believe that there is someone for everyone. There are times when being completely single is ok with me and there are times when it is not. This is one of those times. It has been very lonely here in Lynchburg. I have met some great people at Arby's and school but it is NOT the same as having my friends up north. My friends are my family, they love me no matter what and know all about me. As I have gotten older it has become harder for me to open up to new people. I did get to see my all my family at Christmas and had a hard time leaving. I miss them lots!!! Ok I was going to keep going, but I think I will stop.
I am happy for my friends, I truly am. However, it seems that the vast majority are: in a relationship, newlyweds, engaged and having babies and I can't even get a date or have a (respectable) guy interested in me. I am feeling a bit left behind. I have always thought it was because I am a bit on the chunky side, but hey, big girls need lovin too ya know?? I discovered today that I am the only single person that works at Arby's (the store I work in). Single as in, no boyfriend or girlfriend. And I don't want to hear that someday it will happen. The people who say that are in relationships. I also do not believe that there is someone for everyone. There are times when being completely single is ok with me and there are times when it is not. This is one of those times. It has been very lonely here in Lynchburg. I have met some great people at Arby's and school but it is NOT the same as having my friends up north. My friends are my family, they love me no matter what and know all about me. As I have gotten older it has become harder for me to open up to new people. I did get to see my all my family at Christmas and had a hard time leaving. I miss them lots!!! Ok I was going to keep going, but I think I will stop.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Barrett Jackson
So my uncle went to South Palm Beach Easter weekend to auction off a rare treasure!! A lot of people were surprised to see the car at the auction because they are so rare. I will post different links so you can see the write-ups and pics of this car!!
on the first link click on lot number 668 to see info
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/topsales.aspx?aid=284&sd=04/09/2009&ed=04/11/2009&c=30
scroll down a little bit on the second link to see a pic and a small write-up about the record setting sale for this car
http://www.speedtv.com/automotive/article/barrett-jackson-auction-hits-its-stride/P2/
on this link, there is a slide show of the top cars. The car is number 6. My uncle is standing in front of the "B" looking up.
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/
scroll down until you see "Muscle Cars"
http://www.hemmings.com/newsletter/newsletter.html?volume=4&issue=45
on the first link click on lot number 668 to see info
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/topsales.aspx?aid=284&sd=04/09/2009&ed=04/11/2009&c=30
scroll down a little bit on the second link to see a pic and a small write-up about the record setting sale for this car
http://www.speedtv.com/automotive/article/barrett-jackson-auction-hits-its-stride/P2/
on this link, there is a slide show of the top cars. The car is number 6. My uncle is standing in front of the "B" looking up.
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/
scroll down until you see "Muscle Cars"
http://www.hemmings.com/newsletter/newsletter.html?volume=4&issue=45
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Hope Floats
It's 12:35am on January 1, 2009 i cannot believe how time flies by!!
If you have read my blog before, then you have noticed that I will post a daily devo that I get in my email from Proverbs 31 Woman. The one I got today about hope really hit home with me. I was hoping to get something for Christmas. Actually, there is something I have been hoping for, for awhile now. I was hoping for something on New Year's Eve. There is something I am hoping for on my birthday. In case you're wondering: I am hoping for something specific. I keep trying to find glimmers of hope; but the more time goes by I have discovered that those glimmers of hope is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Like the author talks about in the devo(we have different situations but i like the illustration), I am 99% sure I won't get what I am hoping for, but I hold on to the 1% that is left. Like she says "My heart simply refused to give up that final thread of hope."
What is it that you are hoping for? Read the following devo and decide if the hope is from God, or from you....
The Night I Lost All Hope
31 Dec 2008
Elaine Bonds
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
I remember it so well – the night I lost all hope. I had been hoping that my prodigal son was not lying to me. While I was 99% sure he was, I still clung to the 1% chance he was telling the truth. My heart simply refused to give up that final thread of hope.
As a condition of living in our home again, we asked that our 21-year old son attend a weekly support group meeting. We wanted him back home; his other living choice was not a good one. But we needed to establish boundaries , offering a safe place to live without tolerating or enabling his destructive behavior. We wanted to start rebuilding the trust we had lost. One building block was his Friday night support group meeting. Though our son said he was attending, in my heart I felt something was wrong.
One night I just had to know if he was living up to his commitment. I drove to the place where his meeting was held and my fears were confirmed: he was nowhere to be found. I went right home and waited. When he came home I asked about his meeting. “The meeting was fine. I’m tired and going to bed.” I had caught him in a lie!
Hope left me and discouragement came quickly to replace it. I couldn’t even confront him – at least not yet. I needed time to wrestle with the loss of the 1% of hope. It was just a tiny bit of hope. No big loss, right? … Wrong! That last 1% of hope is what I held onto the tightest. I was so angry and crushed. But then, God spoke. He chose a friend to speak His Words to me the very next day. She had no clue what was happening with our son. She just prayed what God prompted her -- for me to have HOPE! She emailed me her prayer:
“Father, You are the God of all hope. Your Word tells us that those who hope in You will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, and they will walk and not be faint. I pray this for Elaine this morning … that she will place her HOPE in You and You alone …”
Reading her prayer, it suddenly became clear to me. My hope had been in my son and in that weekly meeting. The hope I had lost – that 1% I’d been clinging to – was human hope. That kind of hope is in limited quantity, and when it runs out, you are left drained, discouraged, disappointed and …hopeless! Oh, it may masquerade as “hope,” but it is completely different from the hope that God provides. God’s hope renews and refreshes. It empowers, uplifts, and strengthens. God’s hope does not disappoint! There is an unlimited supply of God’s hope.
God knew I had been clinging to human hope, and He knew that last 1% of weak, feeble hope would run out. He wanted me to cling to Him, the God of true, lasting, unlimited hope. So, as I wiped my tears, I waited as the winds of God’s hope blew my way. My circumstances were still the same, but my heart was now filled with the hope that only God can provide.
Dear Lord, Thank You for Your wonderful, everlasting hope. Please help me always put my hope in You and You alone. Thank You that with You all things are possible. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
If you have read my blog before, then you have noticed that I will post a daily devo that I get in my email from Proverbs 31 Woman. The one I got today about hope really hit home with me. I was hoping to get something for Christmas. Actually, there is something I have been hoping for, for awhile now. I was hoping for something on New Year's Eve. There is something I am hoping for on my birthday. In case you're wondering: I am hoping for something specific. I keep trying to find glimmers of hope; but the more time goes by I have discovered that those glimmers of hope is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Like the author talks about in the devo(we have different situations but i like the illustration), I am 99% sure I won't get what I am hoping for, but I hold on to the 1% that is left. Like she says "My heart simply refused to give up that final thread of hope."
What is it that you are hoping for? Read the following devo and decide if the hope is from God, or from you....
The Night I Lost All Hope
31 Dec 2008
Elaine Bonds
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
I remember it so well – the night I lost all hope. I had been hoping that my prodigal son was not lying to me. While I was 99% sure he was, I still clung to the 1% chance he was telling the truth. My heart simply refused to give up that final thread of hope.
As a condition of living in our home again, we asked that our 21-year old son attend a weekly support group meeting. We wanted him back home; his other living choice was not a good one. But we needed to establish boundaries , offering a safe place to live without tolerating or enabling his destructive behavior. We wanted to start rebuilding the trust we had lost. One building block was his Friday night support group meeting. Though our son said he was attending, in my heart I felt something was wrong.
One night I just had to know if he was living up to his commitment. I drove to the place where his meeting was held and my fears were confirmed: he was nowhere to be found. I went right home and waited. When he came home I asked about his meeting. “The meeting was fine. I’m tired and going to bed.” I had caught him in a lie!
Hope left me and discouragement came quickly to replace it. I couldn’t even confront him – at least not yet. I needed time to wrestle with the loss of the 1% of hope. It was just a tiny bit of hope. No big loss, right? … Wrong! That last 1% of hope is what I held onto the tightest. I was so angry and crushed. But then, God spoke. He chose a friend to speak His Words to me the very next day. She had no clue what was happening with our son. She just prayed what God prompted her -- for me to have HOPE! She emailed me her prayer:
“Father, You are the God of all hope. Your Word tells us that those who hope in You will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, and they will walk and not be faint. I pray this for Elaine this morning … that she will place her HOPE in You and You alone …”
Reading her prayer, it suddenly became clear to me. My hope had been in my son and in that weekly meeting. The hope I had lost – that 1% I’d been clinging to – was human hope. That kind of hope is in limited quantity, and when it runs out, you are left drained, discouraged, disappointed and …hopeless! Oh, it may masquerade as “hope,” but it is completely different from the hope that God provides. God’s hope renews and refreshes. It empowers, uplifts, and strengthens. God’s hope does not disappoint! There is an unlimited supply of God’s hope.
God knew I had been clinging to human hope, and He knew that last 1% of weak, feeble hope would run out. He wanted me to cling to Him, the God of true, lasting, unlimited hope. So, as I wiped my tears, I waited as the winds of God’s hope blew my way. My circumstances were still the same, but my heart was now filled with the hope that only God can provide.
Dear Lord, Thank You for Your wonderful, everlasting hope. Please help me always put my hope in You and You alone. Thank You that with You all things are possible. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Single White Female Seeks THE Perfect Man(and finds Him)
I am sure that I am not the only person on this planet to ask the question: "why am I single?" Only to have it go unanswered. We can beat ourselves up by thoughts like i am not pretty/good-looking enough, not skinny enough or not muscular enough, I don't make enough money, don't live in a good enough house, my job is not good enough, I'm just not good enough....
That was a lot of the word 'enough'. How about one more: that's enough of that kind of thinking!!!!! Stop beating yourself up! Yeah, I need to eat my own words every now and then. Am I good enough for you? Are you good enough for me?
Let's look at what it means: good enough means to be adequately good for the circumstances. Okay, what does it mean to be adequate? there are a couple of definitions: 1. as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit 2. barely sufficient or suitable. then it goes on to use an example "being adequate is not good enough." hold up, wait a minute, i am confused?!?! Why am I trying to be good enough again, if being adequate is not good enough for being good enough? Oh, right, because I am looking for a man and in order to get that man I am twisting myself into being something I am not: good enough. Why am I not good enough? Why are none of us good enough for each other? Because we are human. Nothing we do is ever going to be enough for one another. We set expectations of each other and when those expectations fall short we get frustrated. When we do and do and do and get nothing in return we lose hope and giving becomes futile. When someone doesn't feel the same way about us that we feel for them we start trying to become the person we think they want. We lose ourselves in the madness. It's nuts what we do to ourselves!! Oh and let me not forget how we try to compare ourselves to others....i may save that for another day =)
Guess what? It doesn't have to be that way. I have found THE Perfect Man. Finally!!!! You know that song, right? "Finally" by CeCe Peniston(forget the wedding march, if I get married that song will play as I walk down the aisle lol), It just went through my head. Ok so who is it, you wonder. Jen, who is THE Perfect Man and does he have a brother(or sister, whichever the case may be) for me? I am not sure if I want to tell you because I am afraid you will steal him from me! I am only joking, of course. It's Jesus! Yes, I am dating Jesus and you can too! Why is Jesus THE Perfect Man?
1. He loved me(and you too) sooooooo much that He didn't want to live without me so He was tortured and scorned and died for me.
2. Although I am not perfect, He loves me anyway and I don't question that love. I can fail Him over and over again, yet He will still love me. I am the one that deserved hell, and He still loves me.
3. I can count on Him. When I need Him, He is there. 24/7/365
4. There is a song by Whitney Houston "All The Man That I Need" in that song are the lyrics: 'he fills me up, he gives me love, more love than I've ever seen..." Jesus fills all my needs that no one else can.
5. No matter how I look or feel He won't judge me based on how I look. Right now, I look a mess, seriously. But I know beyond a reasonable doubt that now matter how bad I looked or how mad, hurt, scared, sad, happy or excited I am, he would reach out His arms and comfort me. Bottom line, I can 100% be myself with Him.
6. did I mention it's because He loves me? That He has this perfect love for me? Perfect: entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings.
7. This is who He is: my Best Friend. My Rock, My Comforter, My Provider, My Counselor, My Savior...hopefully you get the point.
Don't get me wrong, this relationship requires work on my end. It's not like you meet Him and 5 minutes later it's all easy gong. It's not easy. But if you remember that any relationship that you want to last is a marathon and not sprint, it's makes it easier. Just think of it this way, why wouldn't you want to be with someone who loves you that much? Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Notice how it says ALL things. God knows what is best for you and you would be wise to let Him show you! Even showing you who you spend the rest of your life with.
Let me say one more thing. I know there is no perfect guy out there. I am not going to pretend that there is. But, I don't want to settle either. I want someone who compliments me not completes me, Jesus completes me. I want someone I can live with not someone I can't live without, I can't live without Jesus. I want someone who I can serve God together with and grow stronger with in God. I am never going to be good enough and the man I spend the rest of my life with(if God allows)will never be good enough. We aren't going to feel like we deserve each other. But that is the beauty of grace :) We both get something that we don't deserve, a precious gift: each other. My beloved will be mine and I will be my beloved's.
That was a lot of the word 'enough'. How about one more: that's enough of that kind of thinking!!!!! Stop beating yourself up! Yeah, I need to eat my own words every now and then. Am I good enough for you? Are you good enough for me?
Let's look at what it means: good enough means to be adequately good for the circumstances. Okay, what does it mean to be adequate? there are a couple of definitions: 1. as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit 2. barely sufficient or suitable. then it goes on to use an example "being adequate is not good enough." hold up, wait a minute, i am confused?!?! Why am I trying to be good enough again, if being adequate is not good enough for being good enough? Oh, right, because I am looking for a man and in order to get that man I am twisting myself into being something I am not: good enough. Why am I not good enough? Why are none of us good enough for each other? Because we are human. Nothing we do is ever going to be enough for one another. We set expectations of each other and when those expectations fall short we get frustrated. When we do and do and do and get nothing in return we lose hope and giving becomes futile. When someone doesn't feel the same way about us that we feel for them we start trying to become the person we think they want. We lose ourselves in the madness. It's nuts what we do to ourselves!! Oh and let me not forget how we try to compare ourselves to others....i may save that for another day =)
Guess what? It doesn't have to be that way. I have found THE Perfect Man. Finally!!!! You know that song, right? "Finally" by CeCe Peniston(forget the wedding march, if I get married that song will play as I walk down the aisle lol), It just went through my head. Ok so who is it, you wonder. Jen, who is THE Perfect Man and does he have a brother(or sister, whichever the case may be) for me? I am not sure if I want to tell you because I am afraid you will steal him from me! I am only joking, of course. It's Jesus! Yes, I am dating Jesus and you can too! Why is Jesus THE Perfect Man?
1. He loved me(and you too) sooooooo much that He didn't want to live without me so He was tortured and scorned and died for me.
2. Although I am not perfect, He loves me anyway and I don't question that love. I can fail Him over and over again, yet He will still love me. I am the one that deserved hell, and He still loves me.
3. I can count on Him. When I need Him, He is there. 24/7/365
4. There is a song by Whitney Houston "All The Man That I Need" in that song are the lyrics: 'he fills me up, he gives me love, more love than I've ever seen..." Jesus fills all my needs that no one else can.
5. No matter how I look or feel He won't judge me based on how I look. Right now, I look a mess, seriously. But I know beyond a reasonable doubt that now matter how bad I looked or how mad, hurt, scared, sad, happy or excited I am, he would reach out His arms and comfort me. Bottom line, I can 100% be myself with Him.
6. did I mention it's because He loves me? That He has this perfect love for me? Perfect: entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings.
7. This is who He is: my Best Friend. My Rock, My Comforter, My Provider, My Counselor, My Savior...hopefully you get the point.
Don't get me wrong, this relationship requires work on my end. It's not like you meet Him and 5 minutes later it's all easy gong. It's not easy. But if you remember that any relationship that you want to last is a marathon and not sprint, it's makes it easier. Just think of it this way, why wouldn't you want to be with someone who loves you that much? Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Notice how it says ALL things. God knows what is best for you and you would be wise to let Him show you! Even showing you who you spend the rest of your life with.
Let me say one more thing. I know there is no perfect guy out there. I am not going to pretend that there is. But, I don't want to settle either. I want someone who compliments me not completes me, Jesus completes me. I want someone I can live with not someone I can't live without, I can't live without Jesus. I want someone who I can serve God together with and grow stronger with in God. I am never going to be good enough and the man I spend the rest of my life with(if God allows)will never be good enough. We aren't going to feel like we deserve each other. But that is the beauty of grace :) We both get something that we don't deserve, a precious gift: each other. My beloved will be mine and I will be my beloved's.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
God Is Right There With You
I’m Right There With Ya’
By Sylvia Basham
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
John 14:18 (KJV)
Devotion:
“I’m right there with ya’!” a mom of a three-year-old boy commiserated to another mom of a three-year-old boy. We were at an all-day volleyball tournament for our daughters and the little tikes (as well as the moms) had already had about as much excitement as they could take. We were all having a late-afternoon meltdown.
Tears welled up in my eyes as I overheard this exchange, and I thought, “I wish I was right there with ya’.” My son Jonathan, had he lived, would have been three also.
Before the trickle of tears could become a raging river, God’s truth proclaimed in my heart, “I AM right there with ya’!” I smiled through my tear-blurred vision and thanked God for His comfort, and for the hope I have in Him. I thanked Him for sustaining me through this journey of grief.
I am thankful that I can be content that I have Christ and He is all I need. As our key verse tells us, Jesus will not leave us comfortless. He will be there. It is a journey to get to that place of contentment in Him, and wanting more than anything else on this earth to be right there with Him. It is also a destination that can be reached if we don’t misplace our hope.
My experience has made me realize there are hurting people, especially as we approach special days during our holiday season, who will be grieving and missing a loved one. This grief may feel all-consuming at times, and they may forget that Christ is right there with them. They will have misplaced their hope. Just as mine had been misplaced in the past, their focus will be on what they don’t have instead of Who they do have. The temporary will displace the eternal, leaving them feeling empty.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 says, “Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him” (NIV).
Having hope when others do not is a choice to believe that this scripture is true.
Now there’s where I really want to be. That’s what a life filled with hope As Isaiah 35:10b says, “Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.” looks like.
It’s incredible how the grief still sneaks up on me sometimes – how moments like that one at the volleyball game make me feel so alone and how my heart is still so tender especially around those special dates. At those times, the journey continues as I draw closer to my true Hope. He is right there with me as I remain right there with Him.
Dear Lord, In times of grief, help me remember You are my Hope and You are right there with me. I pray You open my eyes and heart to others who are hurting and help me remind them of the Hope. Please give me boldness and compassion during this season to introduce the ultimate Hope to others in need of hope. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
By Sylvia Basham
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”
John 14:18 (KJV)
Devotion:
“I’m right there with ya’!” a mom of a three-year-old boy commiserated to another mom of a three-year-old boy. We were at an all-day volleyball tournament for our daughters and the little tikes (as well as the moms) had already had about as much excitement as they could take. We were all having a late-afternoon meltdown.
Tears welled up in my eyes as I overheard this exchange, and I thought, “I wish I was right there with ya’.” My son Jonathan, had he lived, would have been three also.
Before the trickle of tears could become a raging river, God’s truth proclaimed in my heart, “I AM right there with ya’!” I smiled through my tear-blurred vision and thanked God for His comfort, and for the hope I have in Him. I thanked Him for sustaining me through this journey of grief.
I am thankful that I can be content that I have Christ and He is all I need. As our key verse tells us, Jesus will not leave us comfortless. He will be there. It is a journey to get to that place of contentment in Him, and wanting more than anything else on this earth to be right there with Him. It is also a destination that can be reached if we don’t misplace our hope.
My experience has made me realize there are hurting people, especially as we approach special days during our holiday season, who will be grieving and missing a loved one. This grief may feel all-consuming at times, and they may forget that Christ is right there with them. They will have misplaced their hope. Just as mine had been misplaced in the past, their focus will be on what they don’t have instead of Who they do have. The temporary will displace the eternal, leaving them feeling empty.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 says, “Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him” (NIV).
Having hope when others do not is a choice to believe that this scripture is true.
Now there’s where I really want to be. That’s what a life filled with hope As Isaiah 35:10b says, “Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.” looks like.
It’s incredible how the grief still sneaks up on me sometimes – how moments like that one at the volleyball game make me feel so alone and how my heart is still so tender especially around those special dates. At those times, the journey continues as I draw closer to my true Hope. He is right there with me as I remain right there with Him.
Dear Lord, In times of grief, help me remember You are my Hope and You are right there with me. I pray You open my eyes and heart to others who are hurting and help me remind them of the Hope. Please give me boldness and compassion during this season to introduce the ultimate Hope to others in need of hope. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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