How Are You Today?

Good morning my friends or perhaps it is afternoon or evening for some of you. As I woke up today I had many things on my to do list to get accomplished. I have been working hard to organize and clear out the clutter in my home. As I sat down at the computer to prepare some activities for my first grade class, I once again was stopped in my tracks by the headlines on Haiti.
I could not help but to investigate the new images of this awful catastrophe. As I viewed each slide I sobbed and prayed over each person and their family. I knew that they would be graphic but I felt that I needed to put a face on those precious souls who are so in need of prayer. I know that these headlines are a reminder for me to remember to pray and pray hard. I cannot say that I can fathom such heartache and pain. However I do know that we are living in end times and this is just the beginning of what the Bible warns about. In the end days there will be wars and rumors of wars, plagues, earthquakes, floods etc.
I know there are many of you out there experiencing some of the toughest times in your life and I do not want to make light of that. However, in my personal case, I have a bit of a perspective adjustment that is taking place. I can find myself whining and grumbling over so many little things. As I remember those in Haiti I truly can say I am good today. There is so much hurt and desperation in that country right now, as an onlooker I feel so helpless. The best I have to offer is heartfelt prayer. Prayer for provisions, comfort, aide, and most importantly HOPE. Do they have the hope of a Savior and of eternal life? I don't know. Many may but what about those who don't know?
Lord I pray that you would reveal yourself to those hurting souls that don't know you. Lord that they would know the hope of your salvation. That they may cast their eyes and hearts on a world that is yet to come where there will be no more pain, no more tears, no more fear. Father come to those people and use whoever you see fit to bring that message to them. Oh Lord Your ways are higher than our ways. We can not understand them. Lord for those who are doubting and questioning right now I say "I believe help my unbelief". Help them to not lose heart or sight of You. Lord be with your children. In Jesus name I pray.

So HOW ARE YOU TODAY?


Sincerely,

Melanie

Limited Resources???

Well, hello! I hope you all had a wonderfully blessed Mother's Day. Thank you to all of you who stopped by to wish me a blessed day! It truly was a wonderful day, filled with love and gratitude. However, today I received a very precious and tender gift. For those of you who follow my blog, I recently posted a prayer request for my step son Dusty. He has been struggling for some time and he found himself in jail. He's been in there for 7 weeks. While in jail he has sought to find peace in the Lord and has been in a very vulnerable place. For many years he's been rebelling against the Lord and has tried to do things his way and now has found out that the enemy is just a big liar and deceiver and wants nothing good for his life. There is nothing other than God that can fill the God shaped void in all of us and sometimes it takes a little longer for some to figure this out.

I have been writing him every day and sending him whatever the Lord has instructed me to write. He lives in TN and has had little to no contact with us for years. However, as the word says, the Lord can restore the years the locusts have eaten... You don't have to stay where you're at or live in the past. It's simply a decision we must make, we either follow Him or follow the ways of man. Well, I believe that God has allowed Dusty to be where he's at to get his undivided attention and to save him.

In jail he has only access to a pencil and paper. He wanted to send me a Mother's Day Card and doggonit he did!!!! Let me show you what you can do with limited resources. No eyelets, no hole punch, no decorative ribbon, no cardstock, no stamps, no adhesive???????? No problem. Here's a solution
He folded the paper to make it a trifold and tied it shut to make a tall card, so no need for adhesive (not sure where the string came from but I thought it was so clever). Remember he has no scissors and had to fit his card in a long envelope. He used his pencil as his paper piercer and the lead left a nice black looking eyelet hole. And how about those stamps?????????? Great sentiment for the front and hallmark couldn't have said it better. The graphics inside just can't be beat.

So the next time you look around at your supplies and think you don't have enough, I hope you will count your blessings and think of this beautiful card sent to me from my step son from a lonely prison cell.

Trust me he had all the supplies he needed, and it couldn't have been any better for me!!!!!

Thank you Lord for the work you are doing in his life and I pray that you will use him one day for your glory!!!!

Thanks for your prayers and please pray for him, his hearing is on THURS and he will find out if he will get to go home or not. GOD'S WILL BE DONE!!!