Thinking I should post some thoughts!

November 2014 and I am once again wondering where this year has gone.  Being busy has some advantages, one of them being that time passes quickly.  Of course there is more to life then being busy, but serving God and others is one of the best forms of busyness.  Looking forward to a few weeks of respite with our family; even looking forward to the gloomy winter weather in Oregon.  The love of God, family and friends makes our lives very rewarding and we will return to the sunshine in January 2015 with a renewed source of purpose and strength.   I pray each of you will find the joy of Christ in this season and enjoy the passing of time with a sense of fulfillment.

Glorious Thought, I was able to sign into my Blog

Time passes once again without consideration for those who have won or lost.  I just spent three weeks sleeping in a bed other than my own.  I traveled to see my Aunt in Texas and then on to see my daughter in Tennessee and alas to Idaho to bury my mother-in-law.  Two events were planned the third was thrust upon me without warning.  While cabin camping in a remote state park in Tennessee I received the news that death was imminent for my husband's mother.  Life is the continual ebb and flow.  A new baby in the family and the death of a mother all in the short span of a summer.  Ultimately, God is in control of mankind's days and we have the privilege to trust in His divine wisdom.  I am keenly aware of the need to be immersed in the presence of a Holy God, it is that presence that sustains in the time of difficulty.  May we each one find God to be our source of strength, hope and courage as the days ahead unfurl before us.

Questionable thoughts!

After spending almost an hour trying to figure out how to sign into this blog site I have to wonder if I should be posting anything.  I hate change, the older I get the more I hate it.  I had this system down, and then of course they go and change it so I have to really think, I mean really exercise the gray matter between my ears to figure it out.  Let me just tell you, just because I got here once does not mean I could do it again with any ease.  I sometimes tell myself, my brain does not consider my age but my body reminds me daily.  Then signing into my one and only blog becomes an overwhelming challenge and I know I have only been fooling myself.  My brain is aging right along with the rest of me.

Time is passing all too quickly,  my grandchildren are taller and more mature than they were in January.  My neighbor across the street fighting cancer with three children as her audience is losing hope as her body deteriorates by the moment.  Some days the sadness of the inequality of life seems to loom heavily over my thoughts.  I think that is why the Bible clearly says "hope deferred makes the heart sick".  A sick heart needs the spark of its creator if it is to rebound from the brink of disaster.  My thought at this moment is I am glad I have an anchor in the ONE, Christ Jesus.  HE is the only  unchanging variable in my life.  I can only encourage each of you to make sure your soul is anchored in the Savior.  May you find the peace and grace of God to be sufficient in every circumstance.  More next time, if I can find my blog and remember my sign-in.

Quiet Thoughts!

I cannot believe that more than three months have passed and I am just now getting my thoughts together to put into this blog post.  Maybe I am just fooling myself and I have no thoughts to put together.  Time has given me the opportunity to reflect and I realize how important it is to take the time to quiet oneself. The scripture says in quiet and confidence HE will restore our strength. Isaiah 30:15  I am finding my inner spirit is strengthen in quietness.  At times I have felt it is the wisdom of age that is finally dawning on me but I am finding there is a restoration that takes place when I am able to quiet myself and wait patiently.  Maybe that is wisdom, to know it is necessary to be still.  The body moves ever toward the end while the mind longs for time to stand still closer to the beginning.   There is a disharmony of sorts as the outside ages day by day and the mind struggles to hang onto the youth of days gone past.  As I write I am aware of the ramblings of a NONA being portrayed as lucid thoughts worthy of paper.  However, this is my blog and I am the master of the pages presented so I allow myself free range.  My thoughts are MINE and it becomes my responsibility to take every thought captive. So with that in mind, I must quiet myself and sign out of this blog.

Thoughts, who has thoughts?

My thoughts have not been recorded for some time now.  Why?  Good question.  Not sure I have a good answer.  Life gets busy, well hectic.  The unexpected crowds in and one must wonder if things will ever return to normal.  Then, there is the thought "what is normal"?  I am sure I am the last one who should answer that.  Home from Sri Lanka for the holidays with our Oregon family and having some blood pressure issues which my doctor says might be "stress";  my immediate thought is "you think, try walking a mile in my shoes".  Any mile I have trod over the last 10 years would be enough to destroy me if it had not been for the faithfulness of God.  HE has been there when I could think, when I could not think and even when I was afraid to think.  Many times I thought my brain would explode from over thinking and then God would gently tug on my spirit and let me know HE was still in control and that HE would never leave me nor forsake me. I am grateful HIS thoughts include me and that I am always on HIS mind.  Looking forward with HOPE to 2014 and all that it will hold for Popa and I.  We are truly blessed and we realize more and more each day that God has orchestrated an incredible journey for us.  May we be found presenting Christ at every opportunity.  Think on HIS faithfulness and you will find yourself in an attitude of gratitude.