My New Year's Journey With Jesus...and my girl's

Last night I desperately wanted some alone time with Jesus. I knew that He was drawing me into His presence. He knows my thoughts, my heart and my needs. I NEEDED to be with Him. I wanted to journey into the New Year with Jesus. I went into my room about 11:00pm. Turned on my favorite worship cd...Michael W. Smith. Got out my bible and my journel and began a beautiful walk into His presence. About 30 min. later Caela came in and asked me what I was doing. So I told her and she then too caught the "need" and went to get her bible and journel. She sits next to me drawing a picture and writing to Jesus, looking for a scripture she can write too. Then walks in Gracie, lo' and behold, she too catches the "need." Poor thing she can't write or read yet so I tell her to get a few books about Jesus and we will read together about Him. She runs off excited. Comes back a few seconds later with books about Jesus. We read, "Who is Jesus?" and "What is heaven?" As we are reading about the heart of Jesus I begin to cry. I can't help it. I love His heart. My children want to know His heart. I feel Him all around us as my children are snuggled next to me inquiring to know more. I am humbled in this moment because I have to admit that my first heart response was not to spend this time with my kids. I first viewed it as an interuption into "MY time" with Jesus. I was a little irritated that Caela wanted to join me and then Gracie following at her heals. This saddens me even now to revisit my actions. I felt as though I would not get the filling of Him that I needed...yet I did. Even more, we all did. I got to experience Him, my children along with me, and I was fulfilled. Like I said, He knows me; my thoughts, my heart and my needs. He knew my girl's too! I LOVE being with my girls! Sharing a life with them. Watching their little hearts grow big and bigger for Jesus. They are worth every moment of my time. Don't get me wrong...still need a little "mommy time" now and then but not last night..................... :)

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.

1 Samuel 1:27-28 "I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord." And he worshipped the Lord there.

Today was so good. God is so good. I woke up grumpy and frustrated that I had yet another thing that I had committed to do today. I knew I was wrong. I prayed about my attitude as I drove to celebrate with each of you Christ' birthday and the families we had adopted for Christmas. I arrived still in the same place. As the morning went on each of you poured joy into my heart in different ways. And I do mean each of you. I left feeling like the most blessed person on earth. The neat thing is none of you even knew that you were leaving imprints of joy, love, and peace on my heart this morning. This is the body of Christ. So special...so unique...so powerful. Thank you for being a light in my gloom. I treasure each of you. I am enthralled by your beauty! No matter where life takes us, know you have captured a peice of my heart, and you continually spur me on to further His Kingdom for His Glory. There truly are none other like you! I love the security and the trust God is building in our friendships. Your impact on my life reminds me of a story:

"So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up - one on one side, one on the other - so that his hands remained steady till sunset. So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword." Exodus 17:10-13

Thank you for holding me up when I am tired! Thank you for being a strength in my weakness! Thank you for your sacrificial hearts! :) I love you!

OH MY GOSH, I am so done trying to put together this blog for you all. I have spent so many hours today away from my family and my Father to create this blog. You all better read this every freakin' day. I want to get my times worth! Ok, I'm kidding. That was fun though! Anyway, I have something to share that is really going to win me the "mommy award" this year. It is 11:44 pm and I am here on the computer listening to the sweet laughter of Caela and Gracie. It is so heartwarming that I don't have it in me to go in and tell them to bequiet and go to sleep. It's either that or I'm lazy. :) Besides, I have already told them like 5 times tonight and at this point I don't think they care. LOL I love their laughter. It is so contagious. Good thing I home school and I can let them sleep in tomorrow. Oh, we have our Happy Birthday CHRISTmas party tomorrow so we are taking the day off! So here is what I have so far. I will be updating as my sanity returns. Be sure to tune in......................................
One more thing, I LOVE JESUS! Do you?