His approach, Huntsville, let us be the ones!!

God is so amazing!!! Not because of what He does for us, or answers to prayers, but because He is Who He Is!!! To be able to approach a Holy God, at any given moment, whether driving, cleaning, running errands with your children, on your knees in your room, in church or at a girl's luncheon, is AMAZING!!!!!! Who are we to be able to approach Him so casually? If He blesses us with not one more blessing, but just keeps communication open, then I am forever blessed!!!!

Last night, as I was laying Sofia down, I approached Him as I lay under her sheets waiting for her to fall asleep. I told Him how I have feelings that I don't understand, and how I'm sorry if I've been wasting time doing nothing (could because we're locked in, not sure) and how I miss Him. I miss meeting with Him like I used to. Weird thing.....when I was at home with the girls and school schedules were not apart of our life yet, I was deep, deep into His word. I was having fellowship with other ladies and we were sharing what He was revealing to us. Now? Well, now, we're apart of the world of education (sweet education with His love all over it, but still a time commitment), and I find that I settle for the time I squeeze in with Him.

I'm doing a Kay Arthur study called "Covenant". Hello!!!!!!!!! Uhhhhhh................as if "Covenant" is not deep into His promises and not to mention that it's an "inductive" study, which means you're going as deep as you possibly can and then you find that you can actually go deeper. So, what's my problem? Well, I look at my "Covenant" Bible Study book and purposefully ignore it. I know how intricate it can be, how much color-coding, writing, and processing it can be, and I just flat-out ignore it. Forgive me Lord!!!! Put a yearning in my heart and grow some Spiritual muscles in me!!! Give me a deprivation feeling if I've not met with You and don't let my day feel complete until we've talked, fellowshiped, and communed with one another!!

In one month, a friend and I are heading to Huntsville, Texas to meet with the real penitentiary women. I mean, we're talking about some serious prisoners. We're going to share with them that redemption is theirs! Is that not the most amazing news that one could ever hear behind bars?????? THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR STORY!!!!!!! THIS IS NOT THE CHAPTER YOU HAVE TO HANG ONTO!!! HE'S DOING A NEW THING.....DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT? (my favorite scripture) Oh, how I can hardly wait to be sitting in front of #87305, with my hand on her knee with His promises for her life and mine!!! We could, in very different circumstances, be the same "sisters-in-Christ". Oh my goodness................it's a dream vacation!!!

All this to say..............I need to prepare my heart and not arrive as a hypocrite, but as a cleaned-out vessel so that He may speak, work, and move through me. I must get into His word, spend time with Him, and be obedient to His daily call.

Girls, whether it's Brie, Katie, Sofie reading this or an actual girlfriend, when we walk away from Him, for even a short amount of time, our days are filled with endless, meaningless tasks. BUT, when we keep our ears close to His voice, our days are filled with timeless, meaningful purpose!!! I don't want to waste my time, and I don't want Him to look upon my life and "regret" what He's done. (That's what I read recently regarding the covenant b/w Noah and the Lord. He looked upon that generation and He "regretted" and felt "sorry" that He created man. WHOA!!!!!! That burned upon my heart when I read that b/c we all know the feeling of "regret", and I couldn't imagine having a child that was so out-of-control and so selfish in her journey, that I speak the words "regret" having this child. May we be a generation of women that He "delights" in and "cherishes". Let us be the generation that finds the exact purpose in which He created us for!!!!

Can a blog be. . .?

Can a blog be longer than a thought? Can it contain more details than one would ever want to know about a family's afternoon? Can it be whatever I'd like it to be or are their underlying "rules" for blogging? Do you have to keep things nice and sweet for the reader's pleasure, or can you throw out thought provoking questions, with a dollop of daily insight? Can you make a "Vera Bradley" looking homepage to your blog or are you just limited to the standard patterns?

Just asking.....