Special Visit!

It has been since June since I've seen anyone from my hometown, Lexington, North Carolina. I do miss my church family there, and wish I could visit more. This week my pastor, his wife, and their little girl was in Jacksonville, so pastor can preach at a Bible college here. My mother mentioned to me that they were going to be in town and said that they might visit if they had a chance. I knew they would be busy so I knew not to get my hopes up to high, but at the same time really hoping to see them. During my student't rest time, Mrs. Reynolds paged my classroom and told me to come out to the hallway. I was excited when I saw Claire running around the corner and Pastor and Mrs Harris following behind. It made me realize how much I really miss my friends and family in NC. It was a great to show them my classroom, my students (even though some of them were being their naughty selves), and chat with them for a little while. What a blessing to see someone from home!

The Season of Singleness

Many times I have thought "How complete my life would be if I had a husband." or "My life will not be complete until I get married." How wrong was I in thinking that. Its funny I spend many wasteful thoughts and time thinking about my future husband and better my life would be married. I always felt my life would not be complete until I got married, or that my life wouldn't be fulfilled until I got married. How wrong was I....The Lord has really been teaching and showing me that I don't need a husband to make me complete. I don't need a husband to fulfill God's purpose in my life. Although I still have a desire to get married I am seeing that Christ is the only one that complete me. He is the only ONE that won't fail me, leave me, and is the only one that will fulfill my needs. My friend Lori has passed on an author to me that has written some wonderful books on "God's Intent for Every Woman." Leslie Ludy has hit the nail on the head and has been an encouragement to my heart.

New Blog Address

Well I hope this works...=) I changed my email address from hotmail to gmail and already had a gmail account from when I first taught...well anyway...this is where I will be writing now! =)

Busy Busy Busy

Funny thing....I almost forgot I had a blog =)

Things here in FL have been very busy! I am back to teaching full time again. I am at school at times until 4:30 or even 5:00 getting things ready for the next day. It has been a challenging but a good year. The Lord has been teaching me a lot. I have 16 students (started out with 17, then 18, then 16), 10 boys and 6 girls! They are all fun to work with but can be a handful at times. When I am not focusing on teaching (which happens a lot...even at home) I am keeping up with my house....which during school I've been awful at getting things done. When I am not home I am with friends~

I am hoping to take some time and catch up on blogging soon...=)

The Most Sobering Reality….

“The most sobering reality in the world today is that people are dying and going to Hell today.” Dr. Bob Jones III

Dr. Bob would say this quote many times during my days at BJU. He would say the first part and the students and teachers would say the second part. The first time we said it it impacted my life. But after awhile I honestly felt like a broken record. I forgot about this saying until Sunday when yet another ‘”famous person” died. This past week it seemed four celebrities passed on—Michael Jackson, Ferrah Faucet, Billy Mays, and Ed MacHanon. I only knew who two of these people were. I look back and wonder where these people are today. I don’t want to make any judgments since it is God who does the judging. But where are these people today? Are any of them in heaven? By the way these people seemed to live their lives for fame and fortune it doesn’t seem that way. Did anyone make an attempt to witness to these people? We will never know until we get to heaven what happened to these people. But I am reminded again that people are dying, people are not saved, and people go to a painful eternity.

2 Samuel 22: 31, 33

“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord in tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. God is my strength and power: and he maketh his way perfect.”

His way is perfect…Trust the Lord…God gives strength and power…His way is perfect.

The past month has been a time for me to really learn that His way is perfect and that He is in control of my future and my life. Even in life’s uncertainties He maketh His way perfect.

I need to trust God, since I do  not know the future. In February, it was announced that the school was going to go through a few changes—meaning cutting teachers. This was a point of uncertainty in my life. I prayed the the Lord would give me peace, would help me trust Him, and would show me what to do. Several months passed and  to be honest--- I was beginning to fret. I was becoming fearful that I would not have a job, wondering if I needed to go ahead and apply for a new job, wondering if I should move back home, wondering if I should post my name on AACS website, and wondering “is the Lord’s will for me to still be here?” Every day I would fret more it seemed the closer I would come to finding a new job. But God was my buckler and I needed to trust Him. I came to the point that I prayed, “Lord I am trusting YOU, please show me what you want me to do, whatever you have for me I know this is your perfect plan and know that your way is far better than mine.” Time came and my principal came to me. Now, my stomach began to do flip flops because I thought it could mean one of two things~ yes or no on my job. The Lord is good he knew what He wanted me to do and that was to remain here to continue teaching. His way is perfect and all I needed to do was trust in Him.

A Year Later (written but not published on May 14)

It is hard to believe that a year ago today, May 14th, I was in my first car accident. Traveling to a friends home, my tire blew, I lost control of my car and while going 60+ mph I hit a concrete barrier. I look back and see how the Lord worked in my life.

He provided the money for therapy, He gave me rides to therapy when I didn’t have a car. He provided a car (my old one). God has been good. Although, I still suffer from a bit of back pain at times the Lord helps me through the days I hurt.

I have to be honest and say….I do miss my little Chevy Cavalier, but there was a reason the LORD took it away from me the way He did.

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