I realized when I was writing this title that people who might read this might thing one thing, and no, I am not pregnant! LOL This past year has been such a rollercoaster, and it seems like the year is ending on a sour note once again. I keep saying to myself at the end of each year, next year will be better... and then it goes ok for a bit and then bites the dust. So I cling to the one thing that can keep me sane and that is my faith... There are days when I think, wow, God loves me so much! and then there are days when I think... gee, God loves me so much? Lately I'm trying to hold on to the truth in small moments that bring me joy... Watching my kids play together without trying to kill each other :) , hearing my favourite songs on the stereo or car radio, having a bit of time to read a book, putting on jeans that are still warm from the drier, waking up to find that someone else has made coffee, having the picky eater of the house try something without being nagged or bribed. Simple things! After the struggles of the last few months with work going down the tubes, moving on to another job, sitting at my Grandfather's side with the family as we said our last goodbye to him, and speaking at his funeral, feeling like the words I shared were so inadequate/could hardly begin to tell the kind of man he was and how much we loved him. There seem to be a few songs lately that get me through the days when I just want to pull the blankets over my head and stay in bed all day (which you can't do when you're a mom). One is "How He Loves Us." This song has been done by so many people but my favourite versions by far are by David Crowder Band and a worship leader named Kim Walker... Here's youtube links to them so you can see what I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCunuL58odQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoC1ec-IYps
The Kim Walker video is long but I just love what she says about God's love... I pray that you will be blessed by the videos as much as I am. Hoping your day is filled with little surprises that bring you joy!
