Every childs dream

Having a family is something that most of us take for granted. You could say too that it is impossible to miss something that you have. Some of you maybe can relate to what I am going to share, but most have not been there, including myself. The picture here depicts a beautiful setting with a complete and happy family. What is it like for a child to have the mom, dad, or both taken from their picture of the good life? This picture for some is only a dream that they have almost every night as the lay in their bed. Only this dream brings pain and distorts the normal development process of a child. Just a couple of days ago this reality hit me hard as a teenage girl from a family that we have just started helping out in our children's home came to me and said, "The other children call you "Papi", can I call you that too?" I told her of course it would be an honor, and immediately she hugged me. A humbling experience that hit hard the reality that there are so many that have not had the important opportunity to have someone that they can call Dad. It's never too late to share love. Blessings to you, and be a blessing to others, especially those in your home!

Learn from a carrot!

Getting dirty makes carrots grow. Like the seed of a carrot, our lives have much contained within that is their only waiting to develop. Staying put in one place does not sound like what most would want to do. Maturity is a stage that is often shortened by our lack of patience. God will complete His plan in our lives, and He really does want to work side by side with us. It is never too late to team up with God and discover all that He has stored up with in you. A carrot can be reduced to it's very end and still sprout new life. God will do a new thing in your life, believe it and receive it. Have a wonderful day!

Do I fit it?

"If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?" I kinda grew up this way as I looked at others, seeing them as; smarter, stronger, better athletes, greater musical ability, more attractive to girls, thinner, better off financially, and the list really never ended. I learned though that when I focused on enjoying life and being thankful to God for the blessings and abilities I have, then I was able to look forward able to move in a direction trusting that the Holy Spirit would be there with me guiding and helping me along the way. 

Now with this attitude I find myself better equipped to be with others. Being at peace with God and myself I have found that God now can use me to be a blessing to others. Envy and being critical of others destroys my ability to enjoy life, and be used in the body of Christ. Being a foot may seem seem to be a lowly position, but yet it is so very important. Smile and be happy with who you are and everything around you will become more beautiful!

Happiness is all that we make it to be.

Happiness is not just for some. I think I have lived long enough and seen enough in life to know that. I have seen the poor and suffering persons with happy faces so I know it is not tied to a condition or status. Happiness is I now believe the most precious thing in life. Sure I would love to have a suitcase full of bills with multiple O's, and a cabin on a lake, but what good is that if I had not that incredible great inner feeling of being happy. Happiness is never far from us, or so hard to grab on to. Hey just give it a try and be happy. It is something that grows and can flourish in your life. Happiness does not have seasons, or up and down roller-coaster highs and lows. When you see this in your life even in hard times you have truly become a wealthy person. Just be happy because it does not get any better than that!

We are not who we may think we are.

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"
Ephesians 3:20
Don't limit God by who you may think or feel that you are. God does want to change this world and he does want to use you and me. The changes that God wants always starts within us and works its way out into those around us. Let's not slow down or hinder His progress. Be open to the Holy Spirit and what he might want to do through you today!