Faith!!!

Have faith. Your human capabilities are limited. The answers come through you, not from you. Do your best, then let your higher power take over. —Eric Hoffer

OK so that's what my little quote at the bottom of my page says for today! and what an amazing quote it is!!!

What a HUGE meaning for one little 5 letter word Faith!

Faith is defined, by dictionary.com as confidence or trust in a person or thing belief that is not based on proof.

Faith has a huge part in EVERY aspect of our lives. In our marriages it is the foundation, you have faith that your spouse will do right by you, you cant prove it but you have faith because they love you. When you get in an argument you have faith that it will be resolved or that the problem at hand will be fixed, you never have proof until after the fact but you have faith! You have faith that you will raise your children right, you will never KNOW if you did until they are grown but you have faith. Think about how many different aspects in your life that you use faith! You have faith in your religion, faith in God. Its really a beautiful thing!!

this is a short blog but it really speaks for itself when you just sit and think about that word and the definition and how HUGE of a part that faith plays in your everyday life!

Lifeless

OK so I wrote this poem February 28, 2007. It was on my MySpace blog but I wanted to post it on here to make sure that I don't loose it. This poem holds a special place in my heart, for those of you who don't know my Mom passed away July 3, 2005. I was 19. I still can not believe its been over 3 years!!!!! I miss her just as much now as ever and I still think about her every day but it hurts less and less to think about her as time goes by. =)

WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE

TO HOLD YOU NEAR,

TO FEEL YOU BREATHE AGAIN;

I NEED YOU NOW,

LIKE I NEEDED YOU THEN.

HOW I REMEMBER THAT

WARM SUNNY DAY,

AND THE COLD COLD WATER

THAT FIERCELY TOOK YOU AWAY

YOU WENT HOW ANYONE SHOULD GO,

SURROUNDED BY FAMILY,

PEOPLE WHO CHERISHED YOU SO.

YOU WERE RIPPED OUT OF THIS WORLD

A ROSE BUD YET TO BLOOM

SO MUCH LEFT FOR YOU TO LIVE FOR

SO MUCH FOR YOU TO DO

YOU WERE MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SISTER, WIFE,

A SHOULDER TO CRY ON.

STRONG WORDS TO COMFORT,

YOU LOVED WITH SUCH A PASSION;

AND COULD MOVE MOUNTAINS,

WITH YOUR DETERMINATION.

SUCH LOVE FOR THIS LIFE

NO ONE HAD AS MUCH AS YOU

NOW WE ARE LEFT

WITH OUT YOUR WISE WORDS TO HEAR,

WITH OUT YOUR SMILE

SO BRIGHT, SO GRACIOUS, SO ASTONISHING.

WHAT WAS ONCE SO FULL OF LIFE

NOW LAY IN THE GROUND

MOTIONLESS, BREATHLESS, LIFELESS

Day 4

Try something new. We often get settled in our lives and in our daily routine. It ends up that day after day we do the same things, sure some things are a little different. But basically the same, we get up around the same time go to work at the same time, and take our breaks and lunches at the same time. We go home, eat dinner and go to bed at the same time. We watch the same tv shows at the same times on the same night of the week it comes on. Remember when you were young and how the day just awaited with new adventures, new people to meet and new things to learn. Remember the excitement and zest for life we had then? That same excitement we had made us live life to the fullest! Maybe the world would be a better place if we could all retain that excitement for life! Take a crafts class, a wood working class, make different foods, get involved in a book club, or volunteer at different organizations. Just get excited about live again and live each day as if it were your last!

Favor in God’s eyes. In this devotion they talk about Noah and the ark and how he found favor in God’s eyes because while the world was so wicked, he followed God no matter what others thought of him. He may not have always been perfect but in his heart of hearts he followed him. And believed with everything he had in Him He tried as best he could to do the right things for God. So God found favor in him and told him to build the ark, so he lived while everyone else was trapped on earth when it was flooded. Some times we ask ourselves if we will find favor in the eyes of God? All that really matters is that we believe with all our might in him and we try with everything we have to do right by him.God knows if we are doing our best and we will find favor in His eyes!