My LOVE. . .My Partner. . .My friend. . .the half of me that has been missing!

It has been 3 weeks. . .I am so glad he is coming here on Wednesday! A week earlier and a week less I have to wait to see him, be with him & enjoy his company! This has been a strange time, but one we both knew this was how it was to be. I am looking forward to 3 days of his presence and time to catch up!

I love you Jeff! See U Soon!!!!!

me

YOU'RE STILL THE ONE
(Shania Twain)

When I first saw you, I saw love.
And the first time you touched me, I felt love.
And after all this time, you're still the one I love.



Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong



You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come my baby. . .


I miss you!

Pillar of Cloud led them. . .

God led the people of Israel through the wilderness with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

I was walking out from work the other morning and looked up to see the steam rising up from the Cooling Tower (there is only one here at this plant). Those verses ran through my head about how God visibly guided them the way he wanted them to go.

Do you ever wish He would do that today? (I think of those silly "black cloud" cartoons) I have often wished that it would be that clear. . .but now I look and see that He does make it clear. . .it is just not visible to everyone else, only those He is guiding. Then I got to wondering if anyone else passing by could see the cloud and the fire?

Sometimes others do not understand the leading of God in our lives. They silently (or verbally) think we are crazy or hitting mid-life crisis. . .

The Psalms

I have been reading all of the Psalms, a couple a day. So uplifitng and encouraging and then some are so dark almost depressing. . .I love how it can mirror our mood shifts and how emotional we are as humans . . .when I was a kid, we were taught that everyone in the Bible was good and Godly and loved the Lord. We were never shown the reality and the realness of each character God shows us in His Word.

I am so glad that God provides for us the realness, the humanity of each of the "Fathers (& mothers) of our faith". Watching them come through their struggles, trials and accomplishments - seeing their faith grow, their love for Him increase. . .gives us hope and encouragement.

His instructions to us basically come down to this. . .trust Him, follow Him in obedience, give Him the glory for it ALL! He will take care of the rest. . . learn from these examples. . .the good and bad!

Psalm 148: 13-14

Let them all praise the Name of the Lord

For His name is very great!

His glory towers over the earth and heaven!

He has made His people strong,

Honoring His godly ones -

The people of Israel who are close to Him.

PRAISE THE LORD!

Ever notice just how small you are when standing at the foot of a great mountain or digging your feet into the soft sand on the Shoreline? I sat and thought on the above verses this morning and thought about how miniscule that mountain and that shoreline actually are in comparison to HIM! His glory towers over the earth and the heavens! As our youth say "AHMAZING!" Can you even try and comprehend that? His Glory TOWERS over the earth AND the heavens!!!!!

It's God's day!

Woke up this morning thinking on exactly what He did for me (for us). . .on that day so long ago. . .we call it good friday. . .not so sure he was thinking of goodness on that particular day. It was good for us. . .what He must have had inside Him waring between the fully God and fully man. . .to know exactly what was coming and what He would endure. . .knowing the cost to Him and the benefit to us. . .what unselfish love He has for us. . .I am so humbled as I sit here and think of HIM. . .HIM. . .HIM. . .HIM