Discovering God

WOW!!!! Has it been awhile. So much has happened. Since that is how I usually start my blogging and journaling, I feel right at home. Rather than trying to catch up on everything, I wanted to blog/journal about my favorite day of the week. Currently, it is Wednesday. On Wednesdays, I take my children to AWANA at out church. Thankfully the Princess is really starting to enjoy it more. The Prince has always loved it. During that time I meet with the most wonderful group of ladies for an enriching Bible study time. We have been blessed right now to have a young lady who is fresh back from a mission school. She has had many interesting travels and classes. She has agreed to teach us some of what she learned and to share some of her experiences. Already I can see that she has been touched and called by God. I am amazed at some of the stories that she has. This week we talked about getting to know God. There is so much to know about Him. One of the things that we talked about was that God is your friend. Genesis 32:25 talks about how God wrestled with Jacob. How many times have I seen my son and husband wrestle around just enjoying each other? To think that God loves man enough that He would do that too. I personally wouldn't want to physically wrestle with God, but we also talked about how we can "wrestle" ideas with Him. I had forgotten how easily accessible God is when I need Him. Not only can I talk to Him when I have had a bad day, but also He wants to talk to me. Maybe there is something that He wants to talk about today, instead of just hearing what I have to say. I am sure that God would sit and listen like any good friend, while you go on and on and on about any one thing. Is this how we treat our Earthly friends? Do we just call them up, talk all we want with out first asking how they are, then hang up when we are done? I would hope that I am not that kind of friend. How about the kind of friend that just calls when they want something from you? Most friends, no matter how little they stay in touch or how close they are, will call, text, or email once in a while just to see how you are doing. That is the kind of friend that I need to be to God. I also had never thought much about taking God with me before last Wednesday night. I know, like most, that He is always here. Never had I thought of just doing anything with him.

Never isn't right. It has been a long time since I have sat down and had a quiet cup of coffee with God. I remember when I first started a relationship with Him. I wanted to spend all my time with Him. I talked with Him all day long. Much like someone would if they were starting a new relationship with a man or woman. There is just so much about that person that you want to know, and you want to know it all right then. Then what? Something else comes up and we push Him aside. Not a lot, just a little at a time. Soon, He is just a thought in our heads every now and then. We talked about how God is our lover. I had never thought of this. I had heard that He is husband to the husbandless. But, even to those who are married, He can be a lover. The intimate details about everything that you would share only with your spouse, you can share with God. Those special times when you just enjoy the company of your spouse, can also be spent with God.

Our young leader shared with us a comment from one of the lectures that she took: "God and Jesus are preparing something for us in Heaven. We need to prepare ourselves to be brides. Get to know God and Jesus as you would a man to marry." For anyone married, how well did you know your spouse before the wedding day? For those who are not married, how well do you want to know your spouse before you marry? We don't know when the wedding will be for sure. But we can do our part to prepare. God will take care of the rest of the party plans.

The final point was that God is unchanging. He is the same for us as He was for Adam and Eve. He is the same today as He was when you first met him. He will remain that way until you meet Him face to face in Heaven. Our challenge for the week was to ask God what characteristic of Himself did we have, and also to take God with us everywhere. This post is getting long, and my day should begin soon. I will let you ponder this while I make time for my next blog. Maybe you too could ask God what characteristic you have from Him. I would love to hear it!

Rebel/Confederate Flag

I finally finished my husbands flag that he asked for.  He wanted a Rebel flag afghan.  It was the first of it's kind that I made, so it was a learning experience.  It turned out a little smaller than we had thought it would.  It is about half the size of our Full size bed.

I used Red Heart yarn and so it was not as soft as he wanted it.  I am starting another one with different yarn and trying to make it bigger.  Hopefully it will turn out.  I have many other projects I would also like to get done.  One down 100 do go.

Arrived in West Virginia (again)

We finally made it.  The trip itself was good.  We could not have asked for better weather the whole trip.  We left on Sunday afternoon after church and some last minute packing.  We drove until about 7:00 or so that evening and stopped in Des Moines, IA.  We got a good night sleep and started out the next day.  The weather was cloudy most of the trip.  This was good because there was no sun beating down in my eyes, for which I am VERY thankful.  It was also just cool enough that we didn't have to drag out the heavy coats every time we went inside for a potty break.  We drove to the Indiana state line and Princess got car sick.  We pulled over at the last exit before actually getting into Indiana to clean up the mess.  She had taken her car sick medicine so I don't know what caused her to get sick.  We stopped at a gas station that thankfully had baby wipes and garbage bags.  We bagged and wiped down what we could.  Again, very thankful for the cloudy weather so the van didn't get too hot.  We will have to take it to get cleaned after everything is out.  We drove a little farther so we could find a "good" place to stop for the night and get something to eat.  I think it was like 8:00 Central time when we pulled over in Indianapolis, IN.  We went to a Steak and Shake to eat.  We had fancy milk shakes, the kids had macaroni and cheese, I had a patty melt, and they got to put together paper cars while they waited.  We now know that we love a Steak and Shake.  Prince likes to try different places.  He always wants to try a different hotel or place to eat.  He doesn't like to stay at the same place all the time.  I am a little surprised by that in him.  Our room was less expensive than I had thought it would be and the kids had been very good on the trip, so we rented a movie in the room.  We were all still a little wound up and couldn't sleep right away.  After the movie, lights out and we all fell asleep.  We got up the next day and finished the drive.  Princess rode in the front after the car sick incident, and seemed fine.  She had a little flem in the throat in the morning, but after a little nap she felt better.  She was very good about taking her car sick medicine every day, it does make her a little tired.  The internet at the hotel wasn't working so I couldn't update from there.  Sorry.  We arrived at about 4:30 here (that would be 3:30 Central time) and "surprised" Daddy at work.  The kids were excited to see him, and excited to know that the trip was over and they would be out of the van.  Daddy left a little early from work and took us to the new Red Lobster that just opened in town.  Then we came back to the trailer.  Daddy had a surprise for the kids and he was as excited as they were to see it.  They had been trying to guess it for about a week.  In this ity bity trailer there is a Rock Band 2.  We have drums and guitar and microphone for the Wii.  Of course, Daddy had to show off what he learned while he was playing and we weren't here.  Then the kids each had to have a turn.  They both did really well.  Then Daddy played drums, Mommy played guitar, and Prince was singing.  If they only had controls for dancing....that is what Princess was doing.  Mom is ready for bed as soon as I see it.  Daddy thought the kids wanted to watch a movie.  I think he just wanted to spend more time with them.  Mom went up to fold the clothes that Daddy had washed and then pushed on the floor.  LOL  After we got to bed I fell asleep.  I am not sure I even waited till I fell into the bed.  Just fell asleep, then fell in it.  We were up this morning at 4:00 and back to that routine again.  I can hear the rain on the trailer.  Hopefully it will stop and the kids can run outside later.  But don't get too hot until I get the van cleaned.  I am not picky, just specific.  lol