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A lot has happened since my last blog. Vacation, Pam's 50th Birthday Bash, Bill traveling ALOT, school starting, and both of my boys turning a year older. Life goes on...at a record pace. One thing that I'm most thankful for is some changes taking place at our church. It seems as if our church had gotten stuck in a rut...or maybe it was me. Bill and I have been sensing change in our own lives for several years now. Do we move to Wichita? Do we stay here and go to a different church? Do we stay in our church and pray through because we have bad attitudes? We have been seeking God and wondering all this time about what the answer was and when we would finally "get it". I definitely felt that something needed to change at our church, but I knew that even though I had my own ideas about what I would change, I knew that God had the definitive answer. I have also learned in my 40 some years of living, that change and improvement is best left to God AND to His divine time schedule. Well, isn't it just like God to begin shaking things up just about the time you're ready to jump ship. There is a new season in the direction of our church. Pastor has begun praying for people and prophesying at the end of service for those who need prayer. Changes in the way things function among the staff and volunteers is changing! I'm excited! I see God in all of these changes. I will have to wait and see the full outcome because God is moving SLOWLY. But that is good...so many of us don't like change! Slow is good! Anyhoo, those are my thoughts for today. Thanks for reading. I pray that God richly blesses you today! | | |
| Wow what an awesome time we had this last weekend. We traveled to Wichita, Kansas to celebrate the successful completion of Karissa's 12-year (13 if ya count Kindergarten) career as a student of knowledge. She has become so beautiful, smart, and witty BUT above all of that she has blossomed into an incredible expression of God's unique design. There is only one incredible Karissa Kay Schirmer! Bill and I are sooooooooo proud of her. Anyhoo, I'll stop gushing about my niece now, so please, don't stop reading!!!!!
As I think back about this weekend, I am awed by how God showed up in everything. I felt His love in every moment spent with family (both kinds - blood relatives and "by His blood" relatives). I felt His joy watching Karissa enjoy the fruits of her labor. I felt His healing in both church services we attended. I felt His peace in the quiet moments of the car ride going and coming home. I don't have to worry about leaving Him behind because I forgot to pack Him. I don't have to invite Him to come and hope that He will accept. I didn't have to pray for enlightenment in order to see His unique design in each new person I met, or feel His presence when I was sitting quietly...He was JUST there! His presence surrounds me, infills me, saturates me when I live a life of worship. This life of obedience, of being committed to living my life according to His Word and to His pleasure, is one that is filled with His presence. And in His presence there is fullness of joy - for me that verse means that in finding HIM, I have found the ability to FULLY ENJOY life. This life surrendered to Him is rich beyond wealth or any material gain. AND I hope that I never take Him for granted. Be blessed! | | |
| Hello there, to whomever may find my site first! Welcome!
I'm embarrassed to admit that I wrote a rather lengthy blog the other day in an attempt to get started. I was going to keep it short, but had a moment of inspiration and ended up spending close to an hour writing, proofing, and revising. THEN...I lost it! I pointed my mouse to post my blog, and CLICK...it disappeared. I was so disappointed (after spending all of that time on it), that I didn't have the heart to try again.
Until now! I'm not going to write about the Colt / Pittsburgh game  , or about the weather here in Texas  , or about my precious boys  ...I'm not going to spend alot of time at all until I see this effort successfully published on my site. So here goes...
If I'm successful, YAY! If I'm not, well this will be off in LaLa Land somewhere and it won't matter. | | |
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