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Have You Ever Asked Yourself, What's My One Thing?

I love walking, usually I bring along Spotify or Pandora, recently  I experienced  something new for me, I  walked without music, or a podcast, without talk radio pumping sounds of conversations through my ears. I must admit, I thought this is going to be a boring walk. As I walked I noticed the sounds of my footsteps, with each step, I was aware of the sound of my steps as they thumped along the pavement. Smiling to myself, I breathed in the stillness that surrounded me. Slowly songs of the morning filled my ears, bringing a smile to my heart. You know those sounds, a quite song of the Morning Dove, the call of the Pileated Woodpecker, squirrels rustling through the leaves as they scurry around to gather acorns for the winter.  As I continued down the road of ahead, I noticed a farmer was bringing in the fall harvest, in the distance, I could see the red tractor methodically moving back and forth through the rows of corn, the only sound heard, the faint hum of the harvester.  Simple,

I Am Listening

 12 Items or Less   Have you ever found yourself asking, "Does God  really  hear me when I pray?"  Followed by, "When is He  going to answer me ?" I want you to understand, I know God hears the prayers of His people, but from time to time, it would be great to get an express answer to our prayers, right? God, I have have 12 items or less, please help, I need the express prayer line please. Sounds a little ridiculous when I say it out loud, but, I know I have said it in my mind over and over again. As a Christian I understand that instant answers to prayer don't usually happen, however I have discovered that He does answer prayers in His time and sometimes I don't hear the answer because it's not the way I think it should be answered... I believe God speaks to us in many different ways, through His Word, His Church, and through our Christian family. He was speaking to me, but I wasn't listening, I was hanging on to my dreams, not God's reality.

John Waller "While I'm Waiting" feat. scenes from FIREPROOF

The Waiting In Wait

Have you ever watched the movie  Fireproof  ? If you haven't watched it, I highly recommend you check it out. It's a great movie. The movie is about  marriage, relationships, and yes, waiting.  One of my favorites songs from the soundtrack is, " While I'm Waiting " the chorus goes like this,  "I will move ahead bold and confident. Taking every step in obedience. While I'm waiting, I will serve You. While I'm waiting, I will worship. While I'm waiting, I will not faint, I'll be running the race even while I wait."  Obedience, service, worship, running the race. The song, " While I'm Waiting " is a reflection of the thoughts of lead character played by Kirk Cameron as he is actively perusing his wife to save his marriage and also his personal relationship with Jesus. I don't want to tell you too much about the movie as I encourage you to watch it. Have you ever stopped to think about how often we wait during the day?

When God Smiles

This is my first time writing a blog. So here I go, diving into the unknown, the blogosphere. Come to think of it, I do that a lot, diving into the unknown.  My life has been one adventure after another. I like to call them my "mini lifetime!" Not all the adventures have been fun and or exciting, in fact some have been painful and terrorizing. But through all my "mini  life" expeditions one thing has always remained the same, God.  In the dark times, alone times, times of isolation, times of happiness and great celebration, God was with me. I have learned through the years God has a master plan for our lives. I am convinced through my life experiences, He is real, He is in control and there are no coincidences, only God's hand of providence. My latest "God Adventure" is Her House Maternity Home. I began my journey with Her House in 2012. Her House began as a heart vision of two young women. I remember the first day I met with Ashton and Chelsea, a l