Another great line

We were greeting at church on Sunday,and my bride's friend Betty came to say hello. I asked how she was and she said"Better than I deserve". Wow! I asked her if I could use that one. It is so true. I don't deserve anything. EVERYTHING is a gift from my Lord right down to the very breath I breathe.Lord,never let me take any of Your gifts for granted, and thanks for the endless mercy You give. Better than I deserve? You'd better believe it.

God moments

My friend Julie e mailed me the story of their new dog.The Lord really guided them,met all their criteria,and really confirmed through little things that this was the dog for them.One thing in particular confirmed it for them. She called it "one of those God moments".I love that line! It is so true.When I keep in close touch with The Lord,I get "God moments",too,times where He confirms His love and care fore me. Most of the time it is in little, everyday things, but they are important,or special to me.They are NOT coincidence, good luck,a great break,good fortune, THEY ARE GOD. Thanks Julie,for the story.Thank You Lord,for Your special moments.Please allow me to have many more.

Finding their spot

Most of the time when I feed Boots and Hattie, it goes pretty smoothly.In the warmer months, outside at the picnic table, in the winter, in the garage or igloo.Sometimes though,it's a battle. Today Hattie didn't want to eat at the table,or on the bench, but he wanted to lay in the grass and eat. He gets like that sometimes. He has to find his spot.The Lord has work for me to do. I have to find my spot for Him. It doesn't have to be some far off mission field,or spectacular ministry. It may just be right where I am, where people are.My spot is EVERYWHERE.Lord, help me to be alert, ready and willing to minister.As long as I stay close to You in my spot, I WILL be ready.

Maybe,they really were good!

ABBA wasn't a big sucess in the US. They only had 1 number one song here,as opposed to 10 or so in the UK,and 19 in Austrailia.Other countries as well really embraced their music. Not so here. Now the musical Mamma Mia,based on ABBA's songs,hit the big screen and made around 125 million dollars here, after the stage version made more than that. Plus a cd of ABBA was re released to coincide with the movie opening.After 16 years(it was first out in 1992) ,the cd DEBUTED at #1 and has now sold 27 million units. I can hear people saying,"looking back, maybe they really were good".People are realizing just how good ABBA was and is.That got me thinking about God.I pray people will stop and look back and realize how good God is. When I look back at my life,the paths that I've travelled,the ups and the downs, I don't say,"maybe He really is good". I say THANK YOU LORD that you ARE good, and thanks for being so good to me.

Sister,you're right!

We were at a birthday party for our great niece on Saturday. It was fun, there were a lot of kids there. My sister said"If I can just look at Eddie, Caitlyn,and Hannah every day, I'd never have a sad day". That my not be the exact quote, but you get the idea. It's so true. Those kids make you feel good. So do my cats.Just seeing them and snuggling up to them makes me feel good, no matter what kind of day I'm having. Thank You Lord, for kids and cats,AND SISTERS.

Inflection

The words are the same. "Good, morning, Lord. It's how I say them. Is it "Good Lord, morning", or "Good morning, Lord". I try for the latter,it helps me get my focus where it should be when I roll out of the rack: ON HIM. After all, He gave me the day to live. Now it's up to me to give back to Him. Lord, help me to follow through with living it out,after saying it when I get up.

That one stuck with me

I've heard a lot of sermons in my life. Most of them I can't remember, but they fed me spiritually.Just like I can't remember most of the meals that I've eaten but they feed me.I do remember a recent sermon in California.It was short, sweet, and to the point. The priest said that when we get to heaven, it won't be about anything that we've done here on earth, but it will be about 3 words. They will come from God's throne, they will echo through heaven, and we will join in the chorus. MERCY,MERCY, MERCY. Enough said. Thank You Lord for mercy.Without it, I'm done. I need it every second.