Ahh! Sorry Blogger...I haven't used you in a while! My sweet daughter is breaking my heart tonight...her boyfriend broke up with her this evening...so sad! She isn't a big crier at all blogger, but tonight she has cried, and it is breaking my heart, and keeps making me cry! Lord, help my sweet girl to stay strong and get through this...and show her what is Your will for her life please! Thank you Lord God!

Wow! I just wanted to say how utterly impressed I am by some of today's young people...honestly and truly I am. So many young people come across (to me) as self-centered and un-caring about anything going on in the world around them...the big world AND their local world. Well, today I learned more about, and from, a certain young person...more than I ever considered could be learned from this young person, and I just wanted to say how very impressed I am. I'm so moved by this person's caring about not only the people close in his life, but also his true concern for our country as well as our world...I just didn't think they made people like him anymore, but I was clearly proven wrong today. So I just felt impressed to blog about this...and let you know how very grateful I am to have been proven wrong today...what an awesome feeling to know there is still young people out there whom are full of substance, have a desire to put others before themselves, and who have incredibly tender hearts. Thank you Lord God for showing me this...I was seriously beginning to doubt there was any young people in the world with these qualities, and I needed to learn this lesson today. I praise You for all of the lessons You have taught me, and the ones You continue to teach me! Thank You Lord Jesus!

Stop Being the Noise

For those of you who know me, you are probably thinking, 'what does she mean, stop being the noise? She's the one who talks all the time!'... Well, that's not the kind of noise I'm talking about. What I mean when I say "stop being the noise" is... stop getting in the way of what someone you know or love feels led to do. I know you love and/or care about this person, and you are concerned that he/she may not make the right decision, but you need to let him/her make the decision for him/herself. For an example I will use one of my children. My daughter has had some pretty big decisions to make with choosing a career path, a college, and a direction for her life. Is this my decision or her father's? No, it is not. My daughter spends time with the Lord EVERY SINGLE DAY...without fail, she doesn't miss it. Most of us let the business of life interrupt our quiet time with the Lord, but not her. She makes sure HE comes first, and I truly admire that about her. She does a bible study by herself every day, and more than once a day on occasion. Anyway, she is a child of God...God's child...who am I to think that I could possibly know what's better for her life than God does. I am certainly not all-knowing and wise, but God is!...and I trust that God has her attention...I know He does because I see it every day in the way she lives and the words she chooses. She is a MUCH better person than I! When I pray each day, I pray that God will always have my children's hearts. That they will always love Him, and look to Him for guidance in every decision they have to make in their lives. That is all I CAN do. I can do that and then trust God...fully rely on God to do as He's promised in His Word. It is not my place to make her decisions for her...like so many parents do...and I'm sorry if I step on some toes, but you CANNOT pray and get answers for someone else's life...God will lead and guide you in your life IF you will let Him, but He will NOT tell you what He thinks someone else should do...so stop telling people what you think they should do with their life. If they are doing nothing illegal or immoral, then trust them, and let them experience the life of their choosing. Please stop this noise: 'I think you should stay here', 'I want you to go to the school of my choice', 'I think you would be better off...(you fill in the blanks...you know what you've said...)'. Anyway, you get my drift...you may not like it, and it may make you angry to read this, but the person you know who is trying to make a difficult decision needs all of the noise cut out and stopped so they can hear what God is whispering to them. When they hear God, and follow God's will for their life, they will see an abundance of blessings...more than you could have ever hoped or dreamed for them...so please stop the noise and let them hear God so they can follow God's will for their life, not yours.