Be Silly

 

Have you ever done something and you just don't care what other people think? Like just acting silly? Just letting it all out and being happy.

Well, that is what happened on Easter! I just let it all out. No reservation and just had fun. My family gets together every year to remember Jesus' sacrifice and our salvation. We have an awesome dinner and fellowship, but then after that, let the games begin. We have, not one, BUT 2 egg hunts. One for the kids and one for us adults! Well, it seems all our little youngin's are all grown up and we only had 2 for our kiddo egg hunt. So some of us got together with our inflatable costumes and came out to surprise everyone for a little different hunt! I was the swan, and we had a leprechaun, dinosaur and a chicken. It was awesome! It is hard to move around and pick up eggs off the ground in those things!

I haven't had so much fun in a really long time where I just get out there, do something crazy and not really think about what others think about what I am doing! Being present and participating. Just letting my hair down (I can do that now that it is growing out! haha). 

Sometimes do you feel we get so caught up in life that we do not stop and laugh. To smell the roses. To just have fun. Smile. And did I say laugh? Life is not always so serious. Life can be fun and you can be happy. You just need to find your happiness and what that looks like for you. 

        

A HAPPY HEART IS GOOD MEDICINE

Proverbs 17:22: "A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."

Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart".

Love to all, 

Our Promise

 

We have a Promise. We have been given much. Sometimes it doesn't feel that way. We can't hold it, touch it or see it. And this gift given to us was from many years ago. It has been freely given and handed down to us as God's people, his child. 

Today is Easter. We celebrate that gift today. Not the easter bunny, but Christ. His sacrifice for us, for me. We are not worthy of this, but he loves us so much that he did this for us, those in his present time and those of us to come later. He loves us even though we are sinners. Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." 

HE overcame death so we can have life, life eternal with him. Trust in him. Live a life for him. With Jesus, we can overcome anything. 

So while you are out today, celebrating with family and friends, hunting down those easter eggs (like me!) and putting on your easter clothes (not me, just jeans!), remember what today is really about....Our saviour and the greatest gift of all...forgiveness and love. 

John 16:33 says: "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But be courageous; I have overcome the world."

Love to all, 

Trust the process

 

I went to the beauty salon, hairdresser, whatever you all call it and got my hair cut. It's been a while since I have always had my hubs cut my hair. Yes you heard me! But I am needing some professional work since I am trying to grow it out. And anyways, my  hubs is telling me he is retiring from his cutting hair gig! So I guess you can say I was forced to find a new hairdresser. 

I was really nervous because I think I got a girl that is new at this. She was very shy, didn't say much and seemed to be working on her confidence level. Which made me more nervous. But I kept telling myself to TRUST THE PROCESS. 

As she was cutting my hair, I was certain she really was struggling with what I asked. I only asked her to even it out, trim the ends. I showed her a before picture of where my hair was at and then a picture of what I was working toward. Again, I was telling myself, TRUST THE PROCESS!

It only took her 15 minutes and I swear it felt like she didn't cut much of anything.  I'm not judging, but I was just a little uneasy since I did pay $60 for this hair trim. 

But today....I feel like my hair responded pretty good! It is still in that "in the middle" phase and will probably be there for a while, but she did a pretty good job. I have no complaints. I guess she DID know what she was doing! haha

Sometimes, do you ever feel like you are in those situations. Times when you are unsure and you keep hearing that little voice say "trust the process".  It is hard to trust something that you do not have full confidence in or something you cannot see. We all want to have those assurances that whatever it is, it will turn out the way we want. BUT, as you know, it doesn't always work that way. Sometimes you have to face disappointment. Sometimes you have to wait until what you are wanting happens at that right time. Like that job promotion, or getting a raise or starting a family, getting married and the list can go on. Everyone has those moments in time. 

Whatever you are working towards, stay strong and courageous. God is with you through all the ups and downs in life. He will walk with you, carry you and hold you in all the good and bad times. There were many times that I had wanted something so bad and God told me no.  I was so upset and even yelled at God! He can take it and he understands our frustrations. God knows our hearts and thoughts. He carried me through some disappointments in my life. But looking back, I am glad God said no at those times, because I was not ready for that yes at that time I was seeking it. Trust in HIS process! Trust in HIS timing. 

Joshua 1:9: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." 

Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

Love to all,

Doing it again!

 

Welp, I am trying it again. Yep, growing out my hair. I seem to get to a certain point and say, "I give up, I'm cutting it" and then I go back to short. But I am determined to get to my goal...just don't know what that goal length is. I guess I will know it when I get to it.

I just need to get an in between cut/trim. The problem is that the hubs has been cutting my hair and now I need to go and trust someone else to do it.  And that means I have to tell them what I want and how I want it cut. I DON'T KNOW!! That is probably why I keep going back to short hair....something that I know, the familiar.  And I know what you are saying, you let your husband cut your hair?. Yes I do. He isn't a barber, he just watched some videos on You Tube and does a really good job! You can learn a lot from You tube! LOL.

Bed head is another problem with thick,curly hair! Gotta love the curls!

With anything in life, there is going to trials. Me and growing out my hair and managing the morning bed head curls.  Or it maybe something else..something more challenging. We all have them.  Challenges, trials, But we get up every day, put our feet on the floor and move. That takes a strength that we sometimes take for granted. It takes courage. I am thankful that I wake up everyday, with breath in my lungs. That I have the courage to get up and live.

This week, Kentucky is facing many challenges with flooding and severe weather. A lot of people have lost so much... some have lost their life, some have lost their home.  I have family that have experienced some flooding, but have been lucky. If you are a praying person, please life up in prayer the families in KY and pray for courage to face the trials ahead of them. 

No matter what you are facing, going through or have walked through, God is with you. I pray for everyone reading this, that you have peace and strength to get through the challenges that life throws at you. You are strong!!

Joshua 1:9 Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go" 

Psalm 46:1-3: "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, and the mountains quake with their surging." 

Philippians 4:13: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." 

And my favorite, go to verse when I need to be reminded:

Isaiah 40:29-31: "He gives power to the weary, and to those who are without strength he increases might. Even the young men will faint and be weary, and the young women will stumble and fall; but those who wait for 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 faint." 

Love to all,