Trust and Faith

Trust and Faith is what God is teaching me, and it is not easy!! I know this is what He wants for me, for months (since I was laid up in bed recovering) He has been bringing to mind the story in the bible where Peter walked on the water, Peter took the step of faith and got out of the boat and walked to His Lord. Peter answered the call to "come"! 

Over and over again, God is bringing this story to mind, for a while I did not know why, but I knew He was going to do something. The something began while I was recovering (for a VERY long time) that God did work in my heart he cut the heartstrings of things that I once held dear, don’t get me wrong I still care but its different now. The desire to go on an adventure began to build, the desire to be out on my own (one that I never had before, I always thought I would be married before going out on my own ever with the circumstances I was living in and still am). Little did I know that He was preparing the path for the adventure, not just any adventure, but the one my heart was longing for, little did I know that this adventure I was desiring  was a  round trip road trip, He is planning as a one way trip and I have never been so excited and scared!!! Yes, you have read right I am moving!!!!! Where you might ask, to some this comes as no surprise, some already know: ALABAMA!! 

4 1/2 months ago I left one journey anticipating another one, waiting to see what God was going to do, I never thought this would be it!

Please pray for me! Pray as I prepare (even with the craziness I have lived in, I have never moved!!) Pray for me as I seek Him for what is next, what direction He wants me to go in, as I seek Him for what I wan to be when I "grow up"!

Oh yeah I will be moving Summer 2012!!

My Book Review: One Call Away

One Call Away Answering Life's Challenges with Unshakable Faith

By Brenda Warner with Jennifer Schuchmann

In One Call Away, Brenda shares how there has always been a call that has changed her life whether literal or one from God. She starts with the most pivotal one: The call she got from her then husband: Neil, that, her 4 month old baby boy, Zack was not breathing right, and how that one phone call changed her life forever.  She talks about how each call she received whether from an actual person or God left her with a choice. 

I loved this book, I loved the realness Brenda brings, she’s not afraid to say she made a mistake, and how not everything was able to go back to how it was after the mistakes she made when her husband first joined the NFL. She shares how she learned from those choices and mistakes. She shares about her need for God every day. You read about the good, bad and the ugly of her life. 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

My Book Review: Sweet Sanctuary

Sweet Sanctuary by: Sheila Walsh and Cindy Martinusen Coloma
 This novel is about a woman (Wren) and her son (Charlie) living in the guest house to the house she grew up in, a house that holds painful memories and a fractured family. When her grandma unexpectedly shows up demanding a birthday party for her 90th birthday with all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Wren is forced to contact her siblings that she barely has relationships with anymore. She learns to trust and rely on God in a new way, and comes to learn the truth from her past, and relationships are mended once the truth comes out.

Sweet Sanctuary is a bit slow to start, but once you get into it, it is a wonderful read. A sweet story about how we can find our sanctuary in God alone, especially when the storms come.


Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Women of Faith

I am so excited to be going to Women of Faith again this year. I went for the first time last year and was blessed by all of the speakers and the worship. It is a wonderful, entertaining, enthusiastic and encouraging weekend!! Last year the theme in my area was Imagine! Imagining that God can do more than we think or imagine( Ephesians 3:20). This year I am going to Over the Top! God's Love! I cant wait to share with you everything that God shared with me!! Here is a sneak peek:

My Book Review: The Waiting Place

The Waiting Place Learning to Appreciate Life's Little Delays

By Eileen Button

The Waiting Place is a series of essay’s written by a woman, as she journeyed from waiting place to the next some easier than others, but each one teaching her a lesson on life that she would have missed if she had not been in a waiting place. 

The Waiting Place, was not exactly what I thought it would be. The author’s stories were very well written and entertaining touching and emotional, but I was hoping for more insight on how God used the waiting places in her life, she did to a degree but not in-depth as I would have liked. It is still encouraging for those who are in a waiting place that there is an end to waiting weather it is what we would like or not.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Its okay not be okay!

I just had to share this blog post, I spent much of my years in High School not okay and had very few people around that allowed me to not be okay. It is okay not to be okay, but its who we look to that makes EVERYTHING okay. Are you looking to God or others to make you okay?

http://blog.inthenameoflove.org/archives/2354

My Book Review: Outlive Your Life

Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado

Max Lucado challenges his readers to outlive their lives by seeing those around them who are different and who are in need. To live a life that God has called all Christians to live: by prayer and believing in the power of prayer, to not worry or expect acknowledgement for doing good, and most importantly see others in need as if they are Jesus! We all have different callings on our lives but it’s about doing what we can to reach out to those in need inside of our calling. The challenge in this book can seem a bit overwhelming but through prayer and time in God’s word it’s all about seeking him and finding our own way to outlive our lives.  Trusting Him with what He has for us and where He wants to go outlive our lives. 

The message of this book was a surprise to me, even after reading the title I really did not know what it was going to be about.  I often think that ways to give and outlive my own life are not possible because of the stage of life I am in, but that is not true after reading this book.  It’s now my prayer that God will shown when, where and how he wants me to outlive my life, to see others how He sees them.  

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”