The Wonderer

sometimes I wonder...

I wonder if I am fulfilling the plan that God had for my life. Am I doing the the things and being the person that he created me to do and be.

Just wondering......

He is God

(A friend sent this to me and I thought it was a good place to start my newest effort to blog on a more regular basis.)

He is the First and Last,
The Beginning and the End!

He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be ...
unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!

He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!

The world can't understand him,The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him, and The leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him, The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him,
and The people couldn't hold Him!
Nero couldn't crush Him, Hitler couldn't silence Him,
The New Age can't replace Him, and "Oprah" can't explain Him away!

He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.

His ways are right,
His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and His mind is on me.
He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and He rules my life!

I serve Him because His bond is love,
His burden is light, and His goal for me is abundant life.

I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise,
the power of the powerful, the ancient of days,
the ruler of rulers, the leader of leaders,
the overseer of the overcomers,
and is to come.

And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.

His goal is a relationship with ME!

He will never leave me, never forsake me, never mislead me,
never forget me,never overlook me and
never cancel my appointment in His appointment book!

When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!
When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!
When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!
When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!
When I face Death, He carries me Home!

He is everything for everybody everywhere, every time, and every way.

He is God, He is faithful. I am His, and He is mine!

My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you're wondering why I feel so secure, understand this...

He said it and that settles it.
God is in control, I am on His side,
and that means all is well with my soul.

Everyday is a blessing for GOD Is!

Hindsight or Hindsite?

Why is it that Hindsight is 20/20?

Why could I not see what was going to happen while I ws sitting on my deck enjoying my morning coffee?

But no, I just had to have that patio block raised up a bit. I could have waited for a couple of hours for Trav to come over and do it for me. Anyway, to make a long painful story short I tried and did eventually succeed to move the patio block, put some more sand under it and put the block back again. In the process I really hurt my lower back. somewhere in the area of my siatic joint. It has been getting steadily worse since Saturday. I went for a massage yesterday and by evening I could hardley move. With the crazy month I have coming up I wish I had used some hindsight( or commen sense), then my hindsite would not be so sore right now.

So everytime you go to sit down, stand up, walk, or lay down, please remember to pray for me and that my hindsite will heal quickly.

I forgot

I just checked my comments on my last post and decided I would try and think of something to post. I forgot how. I went to a bunch of different places before it finally started to make sense and so here goes.

Mmmmm ... nothing exciting happening around here.

I did get a couple of houses to clean. I forgot how much I really don't like doing houses. The pay is good but cleaning other peoples toilets? Enough said. I will try to be more thankful.

We have started working in the living room. I hope we can get the floor done by the weekend because after that Marv will be busy roofing. I forgot how hard he works in the summer. Thanks dear!!

Having Cindi and Chloe and almost everbody from B.C. come out was great but now I miss them even more. I forgot how nice it is to have everybody close.

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Puzzles & Changes

I got these from friends:

What I've Learned From Jigsaw Puzzles...
1. Don't force a fit. If something is meant to be, it will come together naturally.
2. When things aren't going so well, take a break. Everything will look different when you return.
3. Be sure to look at the big picture. Getting hung up on the little pieces only leads to frustration.
4. Perseverance pays off. Every important puzzle went together bit by bit, piece by piece.
5. When one spot stops working, move to another. But be sure to come back later (see #4).
6. The creator of the puzzle gave you the picture as a guidebook.
7. Variety is the spice of life. It's the different colors and patterns that make the puzzle interesting.
8. Working together with friends and family makes any task fun.
9. Establish the border first. Boundaries give a sense of security and order.
10. Don't be afraid to try different combinations. Some matches are surprising.
11. Take time often to celebrate your successes (even little ones).
12. Anything worth doing takes time and effort. A great puzzle can't be rushed.

Thanks Stan & Glenda


Ecc 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Thanks God


CHANGES:

Well, some of you might know that I am not a person who embraces change. "If it's not broken don't fix it". I don't mind small subtle changes but don't present me with the big ones. I like to run in the other direction. Unless it's granchildren. Bring'em on!!!

• I would like to keep all of my family close to me (at least within an hours drive).
• I don't like to watch my parents getting old.
• I am not too crazy about all of my gray hair and the wrinkles that are appearing on my face. I almost always buy the same brand of hair dye, Lorielle Preference. Sometimes the mennonite in me is too strong and I buy the cheapest thing on the shelf, and quite often regret it.
• For about 15 years I would only buy Scott jeans from Eaton's. Mitz, you probably remember those, you used to borrow them all the time, without asking I might add. You could probably still fit them (another change I am not immpressed with ).
• Although I am enjoying this stage of my life with my husband and am proud of my children and the poeple they brought into our family, I would love for a chance to go back and do it all over again. I would savor every moment, take more pictures and keep a journal so as not to forget anything. ( a challenge to all of you young Mom's out there.)
• We loved Stabler Point. What a feeling topping that last hill and turning that final corner into the campground. What a reunion when we would find Henry and Margaret's campsite. Those where the best of times. Then it got so big and busy, they took the big rock off the beach and we decided to move on. Tough change. :(
• Not being able to sleep through the night. It,s 5am!!!! what the heck am I doing up? Menopause. aarrgghh! Naps are good though :)

More changes have come into my life recently. I will be unemployed as of March 1. My job as Office Administrator has come to an end. At first when God started to speak to me about this change I needed to make I pretended not to hear him. Then I asked him to show me what he had for me in exchange for giving up a job/ministry that I loved. Nothing. I begged, pleaded and cried. Nothing. This has been going on for at least 6 months or more. I expected God to open another door before I closed this one. He doesn't always work like that. I finally talked to Marv and Pastor Kevin about it and with the changes that are happening at church and in my job discription I decided this was the right time for me to resign. I will miss it like crazy but am looking forward to having more free time. I already have one house to clean and will probably pick up a few more as time goes on. This is a really tough change. Pray for me, please.

Another change that I am quite excited about is: Renovating!!! I know some of you who have done this are thinking "She knows not of what she speaks". It's not real major. In 23 1/2 yrs of living in this house we have only painted once. we went from eggshell white to a white with a slight tinge of grey. woohoo! Now I have a yellow kitchen. I have always wanted a yellow kitchen. It might not be the latest shade or color, but I like it and I thought if anyone else will come and cook for me and do my dishes and baking, I will paint it any color they like. Until that happens or I get sick of it , It's yellow. We are also painting the living room and hallway. We bought mistints( cause they're cheap and so are we), four different shades of cream-taupe and are going to mix them and see what we get. Hope it's good. Then last but not least we are putting in new flooring. My lino was so shot it had holes all over. one was about the size of an extra large Sasquatch footprint. It's gone. We are going to do the living room and kitchen in Oak Laminate. This is one change I am very excited about. Did I say that already? Oh well. I am taking pictures, but since Santa didn't bring me a digital camera, you will have to wait until we are done and I get my pictures developed and scanned. I don't have a scanner either. I think John does. Hey, you could all just come for coffee!!!