Good Idea - God Idea

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Well, I just sent the girls to bed Immediately because they were bicker, bicker, bickering! And that is just what is sounded like Oh, God, what an awesome God You are and how You care about each one that You even know the number of hairs on our head—Awesome!
During my morning run with Doug, I was sharing how You worked in our life recently (yes, I know You are always working, this is one time I really got it). Doug had shared with me that one thing they did as a family was every so often (every week or so) they would light a fire in the fireplace, roast wienies and have true Family Time. No interruptions, no phone calls, no TV. Time together sharing, edifying, empowering, listening, helping, advising and Doug encouraged us to try to cultivate time for something like that in our lives. Well, that same exact day, when I was picking Ellen & Erin up from school, Erin was no sooner in the truck, getting into her seat as she is exclaiming “mom, mom, I had a good idea for tonight.” And I asked her what it was and she proceeded to explain that ‘dad light a fire and we drink hot cocoa and eat marshmallows by the fire’ and’ yea, we just sit by the fire and drink hot cocoa’ as she is most serious and absolutely certain that is the exact, very thing we should do tonight. God prepared my heart, my mind for the possibility and He had Erin bring it home! You are an Awesome God.

Additionally, I somehow thought that—like the wedding ring Ryan wishes I would wear at all times—it would be a good idea to wear the diamond earrings he gave me for Christmas at all times. NO PROBLEM. I’m not a big jewelry person and so leaving my earrings in was a great idea. One thing I never considered: what if I lose one like, oh~I don’t know, sleeping, running, washing my hair in the shower and earring goes down the drain lost forever, blo-drying my hair and it falls out, putting on & taking off turtleneck tops as it is winter~small problem: I LOST MY EARRING! Ugh!!! I noticed it at work on Wednesday that I only had 1 earring in my ear and it didn’t look quite right. Okay – I have searched and found treasures I didn’t know were lost. I also discovered, in my sleuthing process (where I made the girls & I get down on all fours for ½ hr searching) that our sofa cushion zipper is broke – great.

Okay, now I want to be true to my faith. God, You are way bigger than a tiny, little rock. You are my Rock & my Redeemer. Regardless if You let me find this earring (which I would like to find before Ryan comes home on Saturday) I know, God, that You are able to provide it. I KNOW You can. I pray, God, that You will allow me to find it. Mostly, I pray Your best for me. Thank You Lord for all the things You have bestowed upon me: my wonderful husband, my dear girlies, my family/s, my health, my freedoms, my mind, my body, my home . . . I’m sorry, Lord. Thank You for all the things You have bestowed upon me . . . Your blessings, Yours—not mine.
Good night!