My prayer tonight

As I was praying for jj tonight before bed I started going into a phrase I pray often. "Lord let them see Jesus in me!" I stopped and it occurred to me (as if the Holy Spirit were in my head or something) to change my prayer. I began to pray that my children would see Jesus changing me. I want them to know that God has the power to heal and to make new. And after a day of feeling like I absolutely did not resemble Jesus at all, it seemed like the more realistic prayer. Lord change me and let my children see it.

Wake up church!

There are very few times I will post on a political issue. However, the Obamacare issue has become so big I can't ignore it. The state of our healthcare programs is unreal. But I think that our Christian response must be to WAKE UP! If the church were doing it's job: taking care of the orphans and widows (those who can't take care of themselves) we wouldn't be in this situation.  I feel so strongly about this because the church has what it takes to make a difference in people's lives, the government doesn't. The church can offer truly changed lives!  The government doesn't have the power for that.  They can offer a bandaid, but we have the HEALER!  I'm concerned not because the government is taking our individual freedoms (this scares me too) but because it is taking the place of the church.  I'm afraid we may be too late now.  Now, the care of the orphan and widow will be regulated.  Church, WAKE UP! What else are we missing?

A sad lesson

Life isn't fair.  We've all heard it many times.  Our first exposure to it was probably from our mothers.  I know mine was.  It sounded to the ears of a little one as an excuse for an unjust punishment.  But it wasn't, nor is it now.  It's just a truth.  Life isn't fair.  Today, life was taken from my friend Jay Williams.  For no good reason.  He fell.  It could happen to anyone.  Why him?  No one has the answers.  Life just isn't fair. 
I've been thinking all day about the day that the time comes when I have to tell my children this phrase.  I realized today how much it will hurt to look in my sweet baby's eyes (they will always be my babies) and tell them that life isn't fair.  It's not an excuse, and it's not a reason.  It's just a truth.  Life isn't fair.  And today I'm so very sad about it.

Scriptural insight for the weekend (maybe for women only!)

So in the old testament there is a law that anyone who touches a woman who is menstruating is unclean for the rest of the day. Sounds pretty harsh, right. Menstruation is gross, but still, for someone to be religiously unclean and cut off from the community just for touching my shoulder?  Really??
My thoughts today are much different. I think God knew what he was doing (imagine that!)  I think God was putting a system in place to PROTECT women from society, and to protect society FROM women during this troublesome time.  (I might cut off someone's hand if they pat my shoulder sometimes!  Much better that God threatens them with a good warning.)  We serve a very good and very kind God!  Unfortunately, modern feminism has made the standard such that our monthly cycle should 'not interrupt our daily life'.  Women, we had one excuse to escape, and we've surrendered it!  These women had the religious right to sit in a dark room and not talk to anyone!!!!  How blessed that sounds right now.  But alas, I was not born into that generation, so God gave me the best gift He possibly could have for this generation...my husband!  Bert allowed me to go back to bed at 10 am this morning while he took our daughter grocery shopping and our son slept.  (And thank you Jesus, JJ slept for 2 hours!!)  Thank you kind Father for all the incredible gifts you give us!  Help us to see all you give us not as restrictions, but the freedoms they are!  I love you!