A sticky lesson...

I was back at my job today babysitting Abby and Aaron. I love these kids... and I love them even more when God shows me things through them and uses these precious kids in ways they'll never know.


Today I was sitting with Abby while she painted at the kitchen table. Aaron had been eating a piece of toast with honey on it. If anyone knows a small child, you know the aftermath of anything messy... it's as much on their face and body as it is in their stomachs!


Aaron came over to me and climbed into my lap. He was just sitting there chatting away to me about something I didn't understand. All of a sudden he planted his cute, chubby, sticky, lips on mine and gave me a huge kiss. I laughed, which I think encouraged him, and he did it again... making my lips as sticky as his were.


This evening I was walking back from the beach. I have a lot on my mind and feel like my whole life is changing over the next few months. I found myself humming this lyric from a song "... Your name is like honey on my lips..." and then it all made sense.


I've always tried to really understand this song. What does it mean for the Lord to be like honey on my lips.? After Aaron kissed me, the taste of honey was on my lips for awhile. It lingered, it was sweet, it reminded me of that moment. That's what the Lord should be in our lives. You have intimate times with Him... and those times should linger, they should stick, hours later you should still remember what the Lord has done and who He is. Every word that proceeds from your mouth should be spoken with the flavor of honey on your tongue - the flavor of the Lord evident in your life.


The other thing I noticed as I walked back from the beach was that the honey taste was gone and I missed it. I licked my lips hoping the sweetness was still there. How do we keep the sweetness of the Lord in our lives? By maintaining a steady relationship with Him through prayer and His word... because... "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Psalm 119:103

Blowing Dust and My Amazing Lord...

I love that the weather thing on the bottom of my FireFox page says this:

Blowing dust... just to clarify everybody, that is what the weather is today...

Anyways... I just wanted to continue on this random post and share with the world how incredibly amazing the Lord is... If you frequent this blog at all, you know I am dealing with major teeth issues that has resulted in me using all of these every night to tackle the cleansing of my mouth:

And in addition to that, I had hoped to have all my debt payed off by May of this year. Well May is almost over and I am now in deeper debt then I was in the first place. It's been touch and go for awhile
but I have been doing what I can and trusting the Lord.
Sure, it's easy to trust the Lord when everything is great and going your way, but when times are tough, that shows your true colors. And I have honestly had some rough days over these past couple of months.

Over and over again the Lord tells us to "Not Lose Hope".
That is what I have been clinging to although at times
I really did feel like all hope was lost. Friday, I was driving home from Ventura around 6pm. The sun was beginning to set over the ocean, and the coast looked so beautiful. I was suddenly struck with the most amazing, overwhelming sense of peace and control.

I knew - not just with my head, but with my heart and ever fiber of my being - that God was in control. It was as if He was sitting in the seat next to me telling me everything was going to be ok.
It was so beautiful and amazing. I love that the Lord came to me on His time when my heart was ready as I was driving down the 101.

This last weekend the Lord was also ministering to my heart the words of
2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of Timidity, but of love, power, and discipline."
So often in my life I have identified and been that timid person. I am shy, I hide, I don't like hard things. But that is NOT what the Lord is calling me to do or be. He has given me a Spirit of Love that I might love others. A spirit of Power, that I might be bold in His name. And a Spirit of Discipline, that I might represent Him in all I do and say and be under His control, not the worlds.

Those two things, in and of themselves, were amazing and I was rejoicing in who my Lord is in my life.

And then...

• Monday: I received my economic stimulus check from the IRS
• Tuesday: I was told by an amazing friend and pastor that half the amount of my 5 crowns was being taken care of and paid for
• Wednesday: The Whites told me they were going to give me a raise for watching their kids next year, but that it would be effective immediately!

I am in utter shock and amazement.
To see the hand of the Lord working so tangibly in my life right now is so sweet. PRAISE JESUS!