Relationship With God

 Psalm 25:5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior; and my hope is in you all day long. 

written 2002:
My twelve year old daughter came into my room and sat next to me as I was having my devotions. I asked her if she had her devotions. She said, "No." I said, "What if you and I didn't speak the entire time we were together in the car, at work, or at home?" What kind of relationship would we have? A bad one, she replied. 

God was with us the entire day and we need to take time to be with Him too. I told her that I hated to nag her and she reached over and kissed me. Then she said, "It's good nagging mom and I appreciate it." So we had family devotions together, dad too.

There is no greater gift in life than our relationship with Him and with one another. God has created us to be relational. I think Heaven will be one huge family reunion!

This picture was taken at a restaurant in 

Charleston, South Carolina, March 2013.

One Moment At A Time

And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8

This is advice I often give that has helped me during those difficult days where you feel you cannot handle one more thing. Some days we can only handle one day at a time. Some days it may only be one hour at a time. During a stressful life event it may only be handled 15 minutes at a time. 

Don't look too far ahead when times are difficult because it can be too crippling. Instead break life into small pieces that can be handled and asking God to take care of the rest. Stress can exacerbate any physical or emotional problem and make us feel we are defeated before we even begin. Planning in our minds only moments at a time as we are going through any difficulty will ease up the pressure and worry of the future. 

This may not be something we need today but we may know someone who does and we can pass it on....

 This is an old barn in Tennessee when I visited January, 2010.

Am I Listening?

A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions. Proverbs 18:2

So what does this mean? Well for a start, people are more likely to listen to us, if we have first taken the time to listen to them. 

I told my son one day, "you never listen to me!" He replied, "I do mom, it's just you have so much to say!" Lesson learned.... 

 This picture was taken in Charleston, South Carolina when we visited March 21, 2013.