Sing Praise to Him

As I was driving back to Farmington my muffler broke off. At this point I honestly can't help but laugh at the stories this car has given me. Upon asking an elderly man if he had a bungee cord he ended up offering to help. I couldn't help but laugh, he had a roll of toilet paper in his shirt pocket. He drove back home and returned with tools. As I began to assist him cutting mechanic wire as we both looked under my car we spoke of his daughter and what he does for a living. W e spoke about school and life and how thankful I was he showed up. But then it got even better he stated, "You girls must have thought I was crazy, carrying toilet paper on me." But anyone who knows me well know I always have toilet paper in my car! Though I was frustrated and fed up because it literally has felt like I'm just waiting for the next thing to "fall apart" and then it literally happens. It was as though God was saying, "I've got You, even when you think I don...

A beautiful sunset.  A sweet reminder that God is the master of all creations, from the muddy hills to the glorious sky.  If God can uplift this beautiful landscape, just think of all He can do.  Life has been weighing me down, the stress, the struggles of trying to do it all on my own.  "I've got this God, just let me handle it."  Yet, He is patient, knowing without Him we will not be whole.  He waits, as a patient Father.  2 Chronicles states, "The BATTLE is not ours, but God's." To hand it over to him, leaving it at the cross.  My sins, failure and short comings.

Today I saw a young lady sitting by herself at a coffee shop. I could tell she was having a rough day, her head phones in- hood up. I couldn't help but think of all the times I've been there, staring off in space questioning life. I told myself to walk away, and leave her be- that is of course what she most likely wanted. Yet I couldn't leave, knowing sometimes as hard as it may be people just need a friend, stranger or not. So we introduced ourselves, sat down and enjoye d our coffees. We laughed, shared stories and she opened up about her most recently struggles. We then sat in silence together, happy to be in one another's presence. A raw moment, between two strangers who come together in their struggles. I walked away with a sweet and needed reminder that it's OKAY to not be OKAY. Learning to put down the mask of perfection down and admit- I too am human. I mess up and get back up. I stumble and fall, yet I will continue on. Because at the end of the day we'...