Happy Father's Day

Today is a day for us all to show appreciation to our dads for the things they have done for us and the way they have shaped our lives. So Happy Father's Day to all the Dads. My prayer for you is that you are still are enriching you child's life every day; guiding and teaching them in life lessons, regardless of their age. But most of all, that you are showing them the way of the Lord, who is the supreme Father of us all. I pray you are mimicking His love and compassion.

Growing up I remember hearing things like, "you will understand when you get older" or "this is important stuff to know" and like every other I brushed it off  a lot of the time. However, my dad never gave up. Some people just quit repeating themselves, but not my dad. Up until a year or so ago I still got the same talks that I got before I went to college. But you know, I am BEYOND grateful for it. He wants me to have the best, happiest life possible, so he repeated it until he was sure I understood. And all the sayings are true, you really do understand once you get older. It all kinda "clicks".

I am beyond blessed to have the dad I have. All he has ever wanted was for me to be happy, although growing up I only thought my parents were mean and just wanted to make my life miserable. But I realized several years ago, that wasn't the case. My dad wanted to make sure I was ready for the "real world". The life where there won't always be opportunities for him to swoop in and save me. Some lessons are learned the hard way. Others can be avoided by having ears that hear. (The irony here is that I just read my Sunday school lesson, and it was talking about having ears that hear God..completely unplanned that it fit perfectly!)

In most of my situations, I had ears that heard. Maybe because I heard it so much, maybe because it just "clicked" sooner for me then most people. Either way, I am grateful for my dad and all that he has taught me.

I love you, Dad. Happy Father's Day.

Over Ambitious?

I am one of those people that likes to plan. I rarely wake up in the morning and spontaneously decide to go do this or that. It's just not me. I would say, that I agree with the motto "Fail to plan and plan to fail." I don't think it applies to everything, but a lot of things in life it does.  For as long as I can remember I knew I wanted to do great things (in the worldly sense) and I planned accordingly.  


I was extremely immature in my spiritual life. I never really considered what God wanted from me. As I have grown spiritually, it is something I considered. Unfortunately, I never let it occur to me that this is not my life. God gave me this life and he can take it away at anytime. Over the last few years I feel I have grown in my spirituality more than ever.


Since college, I have wanted to be a lawyer, a CEO, a marketer, and so on, but didn't give serious thought to the question, "God, what do you want me to do with my life?" Currently, I am content with my job. I like it. I like what I do and the people I work with, even dealing with the patients! I feel like it is where I should be at this point in time.


But, I still have ambitions, only this time I have asked God to show me what he wants me to do. There are so many things I want to do. I really want to start a local mission group. A group of people that just go around to houses and help people with the things they need. Eventually, I want to be able to bring in other church groups and put them up with a place to stay. Another thing is to move up at my current job. Who really wants to be complacent with their job? I don't know many people that don't want to take on new things in their jobs. Other things include being a stay at home mom, an {awesome} cook (since you can't be much less than awesome in this family when it comes to cooking!!), an effective and efficient Women's Ministry leader, a godly wife and mother...the point is, I have ambitions. I don't want to be "simple" (which is how I view my life). I want to impact people's live for Christ and make a difference for the Gospel. But it's not easy. I can't do it alone. I have to manage my time and prioritize the things in my life, but most importantly, ask God.


Personally, I don't think all that can be done at one, unless it's God's plan; but so far I don't see that happening. But if it is something that God wants me to do, He will make it happen. I sure hope it is, I like a challenge, it makes life interesting! :)


Until next time!!