Post-crisis mode

My family went through crisis mode last week with a family member. She is plagued with bi-polar disorder and depression. It doesn't just affect her - it affects everyone in the family. We have all had some varying degrees of depression, sadness, anxiety and probably an array of other disorders we normally do not experience.
But, I can say, that through it all - the ups and the downs, Christ was with us and helped us cope with what I hope was dignity and grace. We may have been hanging on from a shredded thread but we held on, determined not to let satan have our family or our peace.
Today marks a new day, new experiences and a new-found hope to a brighter tomorrow.

May each of you continue to see God's light as you continue on your path, just as I am.

Have a great day and I hope to return on another.

Friday? I think yes

I haven't been on in a while. Our family has been dealing with some issues and so I have been otherwise occupied. Plus, I lost my zing for writing anything. I'm sure it is stress and I'll get my zing back at a later date. When I do I will try to have something witty to say.

I will tell you this. If I didn't have faith I would have crumbled this week. I would have been one pile of rosie, just lying in a heap. So I can thank my heavenly Father for getting me through this week and while it was a little difficult I thanked him through the storm. Not so long ago I would have been yelling WHY? up to the heavens and shaking my fist...but now, not so much. I just thank Him.

See you on another day and I hope to return on another,
Rosie

It's a Faith-building kind of week

Nothing like adversity to build up your faith. Actually it isn't even about me but I was feeling like...I had that down on myself, poor me feeling. We all have those moments or even hours when we fail to lean completely on God. I kept feeling myself drifting to negative thinking and worry this morning when I came across someone who totally had more adversity than I do. I prayed immediately for that person and of course I felt better.

Not that any of this IS or SHOULD be about me, me, me! But I usually start out going that direction but am thankful, at least for today, I was able to get over myself (ha!) and think about others.

It isn't all about me. It is all about God who gave me life on earth and promises a forever-life to come. Thank you God for your promises.

Have a blessed day and I hope to return on another,
Rosie

Wow...

I'm so fired up I couldn't come up with a good title...lol. We had an amazing time at Happy Trails Cowboy Church Youth Group last night.
Martin and I had decided that we wanted to help support the youth in some way so we have started going to the youth group.
Shane, who is the youth leader, had to go out of town for work and so he called Martin to see if he would lead the youth with a message last night.
Martin said yes, of course but his head was saying ME?????!!!!! Although he may have panicked at first he calmed down after he prayed about it.

What is so amazing is, unbeknownst to me, Martin prays every night for God to use him as His tool in whatever that may be. After Shane called, Martin laughed and said, God sure is funny.

Martin gave his testimony last night as his message and it was awesome. God came through loud and clear through Martin and everyone was attentive almost mesmerized. The kids asked questions at the end which I was happy about.

I couldn't believe my husband was such a good speaker...but then again this is the first opportunity God has given him to speak in front of people.

I left there with so much hope and happiness about where God is leading our family. For once we are all involved in something Godly together and it feels sooooo right.

God is good all the time. I don't know why I am still so amazed at His power and grace. Thank you Lord for my family, friends and our church. I'm a happy girl.

Have a blessed day and I hope to return on another,
Rosie :)

On helping others...

In the past when someone came to me with a problem, my immediate reaction to myself was, "How can I fix this?". But I began to realize I don't have all the answers and the ones I was giving may not be so great...not that I had any complaints on that but you never know.

Now I just listen and pray for God's intervention, will, blessings...what ever the case may be and I thank Him in advance for whatever the outcome will be.

I'm pretty sure the Bible says something in there somewhere about seeking wise counsel - I'm sure that's isn't me. And doesn't it say something about putting people on the right path if they veer off? This right here shows I need to study the Bible more...I AM, I promise. I just haven't gotten to this yet evidently lol.

I have always felt that listening is the best thing to help someone - to let them get it off their chest and mind and a lot of times they work out their problems just by hearing themselves tell the story.

Am I shrinking from my duties as a Christian by just listening? Am I taking the easy way out because I don't like to criticize people or confrontation? I don't know. Maybe someone can shed some light on this for me.

We had a very blessed weekend. We travelled to Waco to see a friend of ours who had a kidney removed and he is doing very well. In fact, he came home yesterday!

Saturday, Martin met with a few other men at Happy Trails and worked on the corral while I went on the Saturday shopping  expedition by myself. :( I missed the hubby but I did enjoy getting my hair cut and visiting Readers Choice Bookstore. It is a "readers exchange" establishment. I took 10 books and only came home with six different ones. So that is progress. Anyone that knows me knows I have a love (compulsion?) for books. I got back into town in time to pick up hubster.
He had to be back at the church at 3pm for another Elder duty and I sorted at my old trailer while he was gone.
I enjoyed my girls too and they met us for church Sunday morning. That evening Martin grilled hamburgers YUMS and Kristen and I played double solitaire. We play almost every day. It is SO much fun and really gets us riled up.

Back at work today....for another week of  FUN in Human Resources. I love my job!!

Have a blessed day and I hope to return on another,
Rosie

I'm a sinner, does God still love me?

I'm a sinner. No matter how I try to do everything right; say everything right; and be everything right, there is no way around it...I will always be a sinner. But the way I look at it is this: I was washed in the blood of Christ and I am a Christian because I believe Jesus died on the cross for my sins.

Here is what Matthew 12 says about sins being forgiven:

“'Therefore I say to you, EVERY SIN AND BLASPHEMY will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.  Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him;  but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.'" (Matthew 12:31-32 NIV)

I think this totally answers my question. Blasphemy against the SPIRIT will not be forgiven, if I read this correctly. No worries, God. I will not blasphemy the Spirit - you can count on me.
Yes, I knew I was forgiven and I know that I am forgiven before I sin but if I WILLFULLY try to do better, I believe, this will be pleasing to God.

Just my thoughts this morning.

My prayer today is that God will bless you and yours as you follow the path you are on. May your struggles be few and your hearts be happy :)

Have a GREAT day, and I hope to return on another.

Wonderful Wednesday!

It is WEDNESDAY!!! The middle of the week is a good place because I can reflect on the events that have happened in the two days before and look forward to the weekend. Weekends at my house are spent doing things that some people may think are a little on the mundane side...buying groceries, laundry etc which we do on Saturday. Yes, laundry can seem a little mundane lol but buying groceries - uh, no. Grocery day is a day that my husband and I get out of the house together. (We live with my mother and one of my daughters)
Update: 2016 The girls are about to flee the nest.  We buy groceries and sometimes if the money allows, we have breakfast out. If the money isn't altogether there then we grab a taco or a burger.

Sunday's are about God and family. My younger daugher sings in the Happy Trails Cowboy Church band and my husband is an elder.
 Update: My husband is now a retired elder and the daughter does not sing in the band anynore.
We have a great morning of worshiping in music and from the Word of God. The afternoon is spent spending time with family or just relaxing and preparing for the week ahead. Everyone needs to difuse themselves before the madness of life takes over - Oh, and just a note...the peace you experience from God will overtake the madness if you let it - and that is a GOOD thing :)

In my "About Me" section I said that I am working toward becoming more lovely and pleasing to God. Not only does this include the outside (poundage) but also the inside (heart and soul). This would also include my mind. I have been doing a lot of reading lately as I love fiction novels - especially Christian ones. But I have also started reading the Bible more. Having known God all of my years but not living a Christian life, I feel that when my family got baptised last November, it opened up a new road for all of us and we began to change from the inside out.

I hope my words will not only help me discern God's will for my life but will also help someone else in some small way - maybe even you!

Have a great day and I hope to return on another,
Rosie