Don't you hate it when you lose something?
I had bought a brand new box of white minty tic tacs a couple months ago and within a few days the whole little plastic box went missing. I kept thinking one of the kids took them from me. I like to have them for when I go to church and serve on prayer team. And here the whole container goes missing right after I buy it. Ugghh.
Then I had purchased some tracts from Christian Book Distributors and misplaced one of the packs of tracts by Adrian Rogers a few weeks back. Frustration again.
Finally, I was with a friend on Sunday and she gave me $10 for a book she bought from me. On Monday I was rummaging around trying to find the $10 bill and thinking about how I have been losing a lot of stuff lately...
But God...……….
So then I am in the back of my car and as I am searching for the money, I find the tracts AND the $10 bill in the pocket of my Jansport backpack!! Praise Him!! And then within the hour I ALSO find the little pack of tic-tacs in the bottom of one of my bible bags up in my closet. How cool! GO GOD!!!!!!! I love it when I find stuff that is lost. All feels like it is well in my world. How amazing that God revealed the whereabouts of all three on the same day. He is awesome.
"For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light." Mark 4:22
Just wait on the Lord.
In Christ,
Angela
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Be Careful
Do you like this flower? Do you think it's pretty?
This flower is blooming off of a plant that is growing out of the crack in the curb near my driveway and the rest of the plant looks like this!
Yikes!! This plant is pokey and has sharp points all over it that will hurt you!
This reminds me of some people we meet. They may be attractive or have some admirable qualities but then as you get to know them you realize you are in an affair with a sticker bush! Be careful.
"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." ! Samuel 16:7 NLT
God Cares About Your Little Lost Dog
Oh how amazing the Lord is and how He can do the impossible- including returning your lost dog!
I was at church on Sunday and my husband and I ran into our friend Jim in the Fellowship Hall. Jim lives right outside of our neighborhood. We asked how he did with the storm the previous night and he told us that a little cute pug dog showed up on his neighbor's porch and they didn't know who he belonged to. We didn't think very much of it and went along with our morning.
On the way home from church I was looking up on my neighborhood's Facebook page and trying to find out the hours for the pool. Low and behold I stumbled upon this picture concerning a lost dog!
Could it be the dog that showed up on Jim's neighbor's porch? I texted Jim and he sent this--
I was at church on Sunday and my husband and I ran into our friend Jim in the Fellowship Hall. Jim lives right outside of our neighborhood. We asked how he did with the storm the previous night and he told us that a little cute pug dog showed up on his neighbor's porch and they didn't know who he belonged to. We didn't think very much of it and went along with our morning.
On the way home from church I was looking up on my neighborhood's Facebook page and trying to find out the hours for the pool. Low and behold I stumbled upon this picture concerning a lost dog!
Could it be the dog that showed up on Jim's neighbor's porch? I texted Jim and he sent this--
I couldn't believe it- It was the SAME DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was able to let the gal know and they went to get the dog. Only God! He is the One that orchestrates our circumstances and our conversations. Nothing in life is random. Every exchange has a purpose. Be attentive to your surroundings, the people that the Lord wants you to connect with and what they are saying to you. No conversation is insignificant. You never know when it could lead a lost dog home!! 😃
"Ah, Lord God! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you." Jeremiah 32:17
Blessings on your day!
Angela
Monday, May 13, 2019
A God of the Impossible!!
I am in awe at how amazing the Lord is in my life!!
So we had a dinner party here at our home this past Saturday and invited a few couples from church that we wanted to get to know better. I was preparing for the evening last week and getting the table ready. I have a favorite spring placemat set that I got 15 years ago when I was living in my first townhouse. I still LOVE the pattern on it but the only problem is that I only had six of them. Our dining room table used to be smaller- now we have a table that seats 8. I thought, "Oh, how nice it would be to go to the store and pick up just 2 more of these placemats so the table would look complete" but of course with it being 15 years ago, there is no chance it is going to be sitting on the shelf at the store anymore. Likely the pattern has been long discontinued...
But then the Lord dropped it into my mind to check on Ebay. So I typed in "Liz Claiborne placemats"and to my astonishment, there were 3 Liz Claiborne placemats sets available and my beloved pattern was one of them!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes!! And to make it even more overwhelming..I looked at the name of the pattern and can you believe it was: ANGELA. No way!!! And the set came with 8 placemats PLUS a runner!!!!!!! 😲
I believe this was a miracle of the Lord and it shows me how much God cares for me and the little things in my life. It bolsters my faith knowing that if He cares enough about the placemats at my dining room table He mosts certainly cares deeply for the people sitting around my table and all the more important things in my life!
God can do anything He wants to in our lives. He can create something new out of nothing. So don't be discouraged if something is missing in your life, broken or not complete. God can provide!
"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" Matthew 19:26
Blessings on your day!
Angela
So we had a dinner party here at our home this past Saturday and invited a few couples from church that we wanted to get to know better. I was preparing for the evening last week and getting the table ready. I have a favorite spring placemat set that I got 15 years ago when I was living in my first townhouse. I still LOVE the pattern on it but the only problem is that I only had six of them. Our dining room table used to be smaller- now we have a table that seats 8. I thought, "Oh, how nice it would be to go to the store and pick up just 2 more of these placemats so the table would look complete" but of course with it being 15 years ago, there is no chance it is going to be sitting on the shelf at the store anymore. Likely the pattern has been long discontinued...
But then the Lord dropped it into my mind to check on Ebay. So I typed in "Liz Claiborne placemats"and to my astonishment, there were 3 Liz Claiborne placemats sets available and my beloved pattern was one of them!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe my eyes!! And to make it even more overwhelming..I looked at the name of the pattern and can you believe it was: ANGELA. No way!!! And the set came with 8 placemats PLUS a runner!!!!!!! 😲
I believe this was a miracle of the Lord and it shows me how much God cares for me and the little things in my life. It bolsters my faith knowing that if He cares enough about the placemats at my dining room table He mosts certainly cares deeply for the people sitting around my table and all the more important things in my life!
God can do anything He wants to in our lives. He can create something new out of nothing. So don't be discouraged if something is missing in your life, broken or not complete. God can provide!
"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" Matthew 19:26
Blessings on your day!
Angela
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Can I have a bite of your sandwich?
God teaches me a lot about Himself through my relationships with my children.
I have been noticing lately that my children are stingy about sharing food with me or even thinking about my need's being met. Today at the table we were having our morning devotions and like usual, I did not come down in time to eat breakfast so I was pressing through with a stomach that was rumbling. My 5 year old Sammy had a yummy looking egg sandwich that he had gotten full from and he had practically half a sandwich left that he pushed away. I jumped at the opportunity for his remaining breakfast and kindly asked if I could have what is left and that I was hungry. He said No and to save the rest for him for later. UHHH!! That hurts my heart that I care for him every day..3 meals a day since he was born and he can't even share the rest of his breakfast sandwich with his hungry momma (By the way..I got that rest of that sandwich- I reprimanded him for his selfishness and my husband made sure I got the food).
But very quickly the Lord directed my thoughts to Him and how as our Heavenly Father He has done so much for us (given us His life!!) and how we fail to obey Him in the smallest of requests. He doesn't need anything from us, He doesn't get hungry but He longs for us to obey Him and walk in close fellowship with Him. With all He has done for us- coming down from heaven as a man, dying on a terrible cross for our sins, interceding for us forever at the right hand of God- the least we can do for Him is offer Him half of our Jimmy Dean egg sandwich. What is He asking you to give Him today?
And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive".
Acts 20:35
I have been noticing lately that my children are stingy about sharing food with me or even thinking about my need's being met. Today at the table we were having our morning devotions and like usual, I did not come down in time to eat breakfast so I was pressing through with a stomach that was rumbling. My 5 year old Sammy had a yummy looking egg sandwich that he had gotten full from and he had practically half a sandwich left that he pushed away. I jumped at the opportunity for his remaining breakfast and kindly asked if I could have what is left and that I was hungry. He said No and to save the rest for him for later. UHHH!! That hurts my heart that I care for him every day..3 meals a day since he was born and he can't even share the rest of his breakfast sandwich with his hungry momma (By the way..I got that rest of that sandwich- I reprimanded him for his selfishness and my husband made sure I got the food).
But very quickly the Lord directed my thoughts to Him and how as our Heavenly Father He has done so much for us (given us His life!!) and how we fail to obey Him in the smallest of requests. He doesn't need anything from us, He doesn't get hungry but He longs for us to obey Him and walk in close fellowship with Him. With all He has done for us- coming down from heaven as a man, dying on a terrible cross for our sins, interceding for us forever at the right hand of God- the least we can do for Him is offer Him half of our Jimmy Dean egg sandwich. What is He asking you to give Him today?
And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive".
Acts 20:35
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Manna- my Daily Bread
The other morning I had woken up and there was a word from the Lord on my mind..He was speaking to me that He only gives me each morning what I need for that particular day. He does not give to me in advance, so the times when I am worrying and fretting over things that do not pertain to today, I am trying to do life in my own strength and without His grace.
I got out of the bed and prepared to have my morning devotions. As I sought the Lord and starting working in my workbook for the Hospitality Study I am doing (Just Open The Door by Jen Schmidt) I couldn't believe it- one of the verses confirmed exactly what the Lord was speaking to me personally that morning..
Exodus 16:13-21
So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: "Let every man gather it according to each one's need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent." Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man gathered according to each one's need. And Moses said, "Let no one leave any of it till morning." Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted.
And so the Lord was confirming in my heart that He knows what I am going to face each day of my life. He knows the challenges and struggles. As I get up early and seek His face, He is going to fill me with His Presence and the strength and wisdom I need to face whatever comes my way that day. He knows ahead of time what that will be and He prepares me to get through victoriously. Worrying about the troubles of another day is lunacy, it is worrying about something that God has not given me the strength for yet! Yikes! May it never be.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
I got out of the bed and prepared to have my morning devotions. As I sought the Lord and starting working in my workbook for the Hospitality Study I am doing (Just Open The Door by Jen Schmidt) I couldn't believe it- one of the verses confirmed exactly what the Lord was speaking to me personally that morning..
Exodus 16:13-21
So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground. So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: "Let every man gather it according to each one's need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent." Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man gathered according to each one's need. And Moses said, "Let no one leave any of it till morning." Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them. So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted.
And so the Lord was confirming in my heart that He knows what I am going to face each day of my life. He knows the challenges and struggles. As I get up early and seek His face, He is going to fill me with His Presence and the strength and wisdom I need to face whatever comes my way that day. He knows ahead of time what that will be and He prepares me to get through victoriously. Worrying about the troubles of another day is lunacy, it is worrying about something that God has not given me the strength for yet! Yikes! May it never be.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
A New Season Begins!
Well as the Lord would have it, I am back to my blog. My Mom continues to do well and I am still overwelmed at His goodness in healing her and giving us all of these special years together! He is truly a God of miracles. She celebrated her 70th birthday this past January. She was only 63 years old when she came to live with us. I love her so much and am excited about all that the Lord still has in store for her life. She is young yet. 😀
I had an amazing experience this morning in my garden. I prepared the ground a couple of weeks ago and got rid of all the dead limbs and leaves and stuff. I had a lot of flowers planted in my garden from last spring and to the best of my recollection they were all annual plants (the kind that die at the end of the season and do not come back next year) so I cleared it all up and starting thinking of what I will plant this Mother's Day.
Today when I went out front to go on a bike ride with my children, I noticed that in several spots there were new leaves coming up!! Apparently the Lord kept me from recalling that some of the plants I had in the ground were actually perenniels- the kind that die but come back the next spring! I was very upset because when I was cleaning out my garden before, I was not being careful to protect the roots of the plants that would be returning. In God's mercy, despite myself, the Lord protected them and they have still survived. I am so glad that He protected those dear plants from me. I was appalled at how careless I was and not realizing that I could have been unearthing something that still had life in it.
God really used this experience in my garden today to also teach me something about friends. We might have a difficult situation with someone and be very upset thinking that this person might not be someone we should have in our life anymore. We need to be careful and seek the Lord and turn over our burdens to Him. This might be someone that He has planned to be a lifelong friend in our lives. It would be terrible to uproot a friendship that God has dear plans for in the future.
Proverbs 16:9
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
Have a blessed day in the Lord,
Angela
P.S. Here is what the plant looks like NOW- So glad I didn't uproot these!
I had an amazing experience this morning in my garden. I prepared the ground a couple of weeks ago and got rid of all the dead limbs and leaves and stuff. I had a lot of flowers planted in my garden from last spring and to the best of my recollection they were all annual plants (the kind that die at the end of the season and do not come back next year) so I cleared it all up and starting thinking of what I will plant this Mother's Day.
Today when I went out front to go on a bike ride with my children, I noticed that in several spots there were new leaves coming up!! Apparently the Lord kept me from recalling that some of the plants I had in the ground were actually perenniels- the kind that die but come back the next spring! I was very upset because when I was cleaning out my garden before, I was not being careful to protect the roots of the plants that would be returning. In God's mercy, despite myself, the Lord protected them and they have still survived. I am so glad that He protected those dear plants from me. I was appalled at how careless I was and not realizing that I could have been unearthing something that still had life in it.
God really used this experience in my garden today to also teach me something about friends. We might have a difficult situation with someone and be very upset thinking that this person might not be someone we should have in our life anymore. We need to be careful and seek the Lord and turn over our burdens to Him. This might be someone that He has planned to be a lifelong friend in our lives. It would be terrible to uproot a friendship that God has dear plans for in the future.
Proverbs 16:9
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
Have a blessed day in the Lord,
Angela
P.S. Here is what the plant looks like NOW- So glad I didn't uproot these!
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