Today I had so much fun! I felt like I was a little kid again... The weather is SO beautiful out so I took the 4 wheeler out for a ride. I took the girls for a ride one at a time; they loved it.
I remember last week being a crabby butt about all the nasty mud, and the just icky ground. It was driving me crazy, and the mess, thats a different story.
Well today is a whole different story in itself... When I took Talor for her 4 wheeler ride, I got to go a little faster than I got to with the two younger girls. So we kicked it into gear and flew! We came across a HUGE mud puddle, I asked Talor, " Should we go through the mud?" Talor replied, " YEAH! Lets do it!" So we did, we were wet and muddy from head to toe. We continued to ride through every mud puddle we saw, we were dodging into them like we were little pigs! We came back up to the house to meet the rest of the family, My husband shaking his head and laughing, he couldnt believe his eyes. We were so muddy, hardly recognizable. When I say we were muddy, I mean we were muddy. The only thing that was clean on Talor was the top of her head when she took her helmet off, LOL. As for me, I took of my bandana, and even my hair under it was wet w/ mud.
Thinking about it now, I giggle, because I hadnt let loose like that in a loooooooooong time, LOL. As we were riding along, I felt no worries, no insecurities, no thoughts entered my head aside from the laughing and "Woo Hoos". It was a blast! It so nice to let everything go once in a while, I feel refreshed, almost new.
It was nice to take a shower and get all the mud and muck off of me. I couldnt believe how the mud was in places that werent even exposed, like under my shirt ect...LOL
Anyway God is good, and I thank Him today for the mud and muck that came from the melted snow, that I was nagging about a week ago. I felt so free and its all because of Him. It always seems to go back to God... There wouldnt be any mud, if He didnt create it, I know weather change does it, but there wouldnt be the weather change if it wasnt for Him.... Its so good to feel Him and appreciate His work, ALL of His work... Thank you Lord for ALL of your creation!
I am just so greatful for my children. God has blessed me with two wonderful, spunky, bundles of joy. Me, my two daughters and some friends decided to take a mini-vacation this week up to the Dells. We went to a resort, spent the night and enjoyed the water park. The water park wasnt the biggest, the room wasnt even the greatest. But we had a blast! Its funny how you can just be with the ones you love and have an awesome time. We splashed in the water, went down the water slide, swimmed in the pool, sat in the hot tub, and even skinned our knees and elbows, but we still had a blast! Just watching my babies splash around and enjoy themselves with no worries at all. My dare-devil daughter was the scaredy cat, and my usually scaredy cat was the dare-devil. Maysin was plunging down the slide like she had been doing it for years, Mykenza on the other hand wouldnt go down by herself, but... Mommy tricked her ONCE. She wasnt the happiest, but she got through it. LOL.
I found myself several times just sitting back watching my two blessings run around and splash in the water, climb the castle, and slide the slide. Thanking God for the beautiful two children he has given me, I am so greatful for them, and at one point had tears in my eyes thinking about how God gave me these two wonderful girls, they came from Him and Him only. Yeah my husband and I concieved them both, but never would have if God didnt have His hand in it...I look at all of lifes perks with a totally different outlook now; now that I have God in my life and in my heart. I have always cherished my girls, but in the last year I have appreciated them so much more. I guess when you turn your life over to God you do appreciate things more, and very differently. Atleast I do, and more and more lately I have been really noticing how I really do appreciate everything God has given me. Even if its not exactly what I want, or wanted, or even expected, He gives me what He wants me to have, there is a reason behind everything.
Sometimes we dont always understand His plan, but its His plan, and we have to accept it. Appreciate all things, its Gods perfect plan, good and bad, happy and sad, expected and more so unexpected, all things happen in His time frame and all we can do is sit back and wait to see what happens next... I love you Lord for loving me, and above all I love that you have a plan for my life, even if I dont agree with everything, and would like things to sometimes happen on my time, I do appreciate that it is your plan and things will happen in due time, and when you want them to. Thank you for my two wonderful blessings, Maysin and Mykenza, and Thank you for giving me my husband, he is perfect for me because he came from you, and soon we will have a marraige w/ you being the center of attention, you have planned it for us, so I wait patiently. I know he will give his life to you, I know it in my heart. Thank you and I love you Father. Amen.
Lord, tell me your ways. Show me how to live. Guide me in your truth, and teach me, my God, my Savior. I trust you all day long. Lord, remember your mercy and love that you have shown since long ago. Do not remember the sins and wrong things I did when I was young. But remember to love me always because you are good, Lord. Psalm 25:4-7
Scripture is realistic in its treatment of sin, whether in the believer or unbeliever. It recognizes that sin is a continuing problem, even for the believer. We are not forever done with sin when we are converted, because we never get beyond the reach of temptation. True, we have experienced the joy of forgiveness. We revel in the assurance that our guilt has been removed, but we are nowhere promised exemption from the lure of temptation or the possibility of sinning...
Then how is it possible for a god who hates sin and requires purity to continue having dealings with a sin-prone believer, to say nothing of permitting a deepening intimacy? The answer is that in the death of His Son, provision is made for a cleansing so deep, so radical, so continuous that a believer can walk with God in unbroken communion and deepening fellowship. Our problem is that we want to test God rather than trust in Him. We want to experiment with him rather than rely on him. We're like the boy who tests the doubtful ice, rather than skating confidently where God is leading him. What is our Faith worth if we dont trust completely? It is perfectly natural to trust in our own understandings, to rely on our own strengths, gifts, or talents ( and indeed some modern prophets tell us to do so!) But it is the walk of Faith, to trust his teaching and direction. Give him first place and let him have precedence. This is the "secret" of safe guidance and peaceful progression. Simple dependence upon Him, committing our all to Him, Obeying Him implicitly... This is how to acknowledge Him... In all our ways.
When I look at certain my space pages I begin to question: Why don't Christians incorporate God into their my space pages? After all, isn't he the center of their lives? Do the number of my space friends make a person more popular? Do people actually still care about that stuff? Who cares! Who cares about any of this stuff? This life is extremely short. We have one reason to live and that is to let others know about Christ. When this short life is over we will spend an eternity outside of this world which will no longer exist. So these questions I ask of anyone who reads this: Do you choose life or death? Do you choose Christ or he who hates Christ? Put your own desires aside and begin to realize just how small we are to so many others but how big we are to Him who created us. We are important to Him and He should be important to us as well. He does not leave us. Please do not grieve him. Somewhere along the line I became disinterested in what the world loves. I started seeing life as a means to an eternity. I began liking mountains to buildings and rivers to pools. I started discovering more of the beauty that God has given to us for our enjoyment and for His Glory during our short time on earth. I started to appreciate my family more and realized that they will always stick by me and I them( For the most Part). I started to realize that I would rather have no friends than a lot of bad ones. I started to realize that I would rather sit home with my husband on a Saturday night than spend my time with people that just don't get it. Finally, I would rather be the most secluded individual and spend eternity with the Lord than live a life of fame and fortune and miss out. This world will surely pass away but the Kingdom shall remain forever and ever. Amen?
