A New Chapter

Do we all have this idea in our minds - that one day we will wake up and our future will be clear? What if it doesn't? Our future begins here, it begins now. God has so much for us right now, and though yes, it's so important to be cautious and careful of the decisions we make in life - THIS is where God has us, HERE is where He has placed us, NOW is when we are to be who we are called to be. His plan for us is HERE and NOW. If we are constantly living in the future, we will miss so much of what God has for us here and now... Being completely honest and transparent - I have found myself in this position many times, and sometimes still do. Someone just challenged me on this today! Looking back over the past few months I have seen so much of God's providence and grace in my life - seen Him work, seen His hand, and known that I have been able to bring (even if it was in some small way) change to this hurting world. There is a time when we realize that our own seemingl...

  December 28th - Words I knew as soon as I saw the "challenge" for today that I wanted to do something like this... I do have to admit though I didn't take all the pictures this morning - some I took yesterday! I hope this still counts! A dear friend gave me this verse quite a few months back and how very true it is Isaiah 30:18 -  And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for Him. Sometimes the seasons of waiting are times where the Lord wants to do things in our lives that He couldn't accomplish any other way! He wants total glory in every situation and sometimes makes situations seem SO impossible in our lives that only HE could bring them to pass! Isaiah 64:3 - For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides thee, who works for him that waits for ...