I feel like I have the cat by the tail, so to speak and I am the cat! Have you ever felt like you were going so fast working on so many projects that you actually see yourself coming and going at the same time? That is what I am talking about. WOW one could blow a fuse or two with any long time existence like that! That is so exciting, exhilarating and seriously crazy! I feel filled with the spirit and want to move forward to excite more people to help widows!
When you live in a small cabin you have to keep up with little things like bug invasion. OH MY! They found me! Those pesky ants are trying yet again; with great enthusiasm to move in. Well come to me my bottle of Boric Acid Powder and honey. A team effort to mix up a delightful but deadly treat for those ants. Simple but it works! I just mix up a mess of that and make it light on the honey, drop a dab on a small 2" wax paper square and we are done for now. They will swarm to that and eat and pass it on until thousands die. There is always more so you repeat the cure in any new areas that come up. Just keep this away from other animals and children.
When you live on a farm you have beautiful fields that look like ocean waves of grain; or grasses that have to be dealt with. Now you jump on your trusty John Deere Tractor and bush hog the entire ocean in five hours. Whoops, that was a big mistake!! Why stay out there so long in the sun doing that? I am terrible to work for and I refuse to allow myself to quit. Here is the crazy part yet again. I knew I would suffer the consequence and yet I refused to back down. "Oh Lord help my stubbornness".! Oh yes, ask and you shall receive, that is exactly how it works! I pulled the muscles in my left shoulder/back area and my already tender elbow. I am strong, I can do anything right? NO NO NO!!! Bad girl!
Now the good part of that was the time I had to reflect on the excess punishment I provided for God's child-me. The Lord has stepped in as usual and helped me recognize my stubbornness by the consequences. What a good and gracious Lord to keep on loving me even when I mess up! On my way to therapy I bumped into heavy equipment workers on the road and asked if they could give me a hand on the property. That was when I discovered how to get the extra dirt I need dumped right on the property for free (helping out the county) and perhaps another speaking engagement at another church! We shared the word of the Lord and really made my day start out much happier!
When there is a retreat center that was a monitor pole barn and never quite finished there will be many needs. These can only be addressed in the "Elephant" method. You ask the question, "How do you eat an elephant?" The answer being, "One bite at a time." This is the only way to tackle any challenge in your life. Those who have been out in the beginning April 27, 2010 find the amount of progress today May 24, 2012 wonderful, which makes me feel the Lord has been really good to us here! With that comes improvements one at a time.
When there is a garden, large or small, hands are needed to put in before anything can be taken out. So, even though one may be compromised due to over work the buck stops here and we move forward. We were blessed by one section of the garden being carefully groomed and ready for plants by the ECHO group. With that I managed to get in tomatoes, lettuce and asparagus. The second section was not ready but I pushed forward and filled in the area with mushroom dirt careful not to cover the strawberries. Now more asparagus is in the ground and will provide a small crop next year.
Only by the grace of God did that work get done!
When there is a fund raiser in the works sleep will seem like a welcome vacation no matter how little there is. The excitement is there as I anticipate helping others in the name of the Lord; widows finding a new life path, and others claiming the joy from helping as we go along.
When there is laundry to be done, just praise the Lord for the sunshine to dry the cloths on the line!
All day long I need to praise his name and call upon his directions and thank him for every blessing moment to moment! The pain subsides-Praise the Lord, the planting is done-Praise the Lord, the meeting on the road-Praise the Lord, another speaker says yes to the fundraiser July 14, 2012-Praise the Lord and so on! Oh there is lots to be done and it will be done in God's time.
The blessings from speaking to and encouraging others in their daily walk with the Lord - priceless! Oh there will always be challenges in our lives. The Lord wants me to let you all know, situations will come and go, but, the Love of God was sent here once and FOR ALL when HE sent HIS son Jesus Christ. By His death and Resurrection we were set free and have a glorious home awaiting. That knowledge is the important part of life and that gives me my joy!
Well I have to get back to work!!! Have a great day in the Lord!!!! Your prayers welcomed!
Your sister in Christ Ma
