Sick and Tired

In case anyone has wondered why I have been MIA for so long, I had enough of being sick and decided to get some rest. Then about the time I thought I was starting to feel better, Izabell got sick. She has had a fever since Monday. We finally went to the doctor Wednesday and he ran a strep culture. Good news, it's not strep. Bad news, it is a viral infection that has put us out of school and work all week. Good news, I got to spend some quality time with Izabell. Bad news, I am really behind at work. Oh well, I guess you never really get caught up anyway. I plan to spend tomorrow tending to Izabell, and enjoying our time together. Hopefully, she will be well by Sunday because I dont want to miss Darrell Bridges.

The love of a Parent

Today's sermon was about prayer. I'm sure you've all heard many sermons about prayer before. So have I. But this one touched me in a personal way. Kevin told a story about a man on an airplane showing pictures of his kid and talking about how wonderful his kid is, as though he were the first person on earth to ever experience having a child. I can totally identify with that story. When Izabell was born, I honestly felt that she was the first miracle to ever happen. She will turn 3 next month and I am still in awe of every new thing she does, as though she were the only child to ever learn to swing or sing a song, or use a CD player. It NEVER gets old. Kevin used that story to explain that God feels that way about us, and prayer is our way of going to Him. Don't we want our kids to call on us for love, support, attention? God wants that from us, too. How dare we keep that from Him. Prayer is so simple, yet we so often don't get it. Sometimes, we don't have to pray words. God knows what we want. The song "God of Wonders" has a line in it that I pray when there are no words, but I want to feel close to God. "Father hold me, hold me." Simple isn't it? That's all He wants. Kevin, thanks for putting it in simple terms that I can identify with.

Mercy and Forgiveness

This is actually a comment to Mark's last post. I couldn't get it to take my comment. However, it really got me to thinking about God's mercy and forgiveness. There is a line in the song "Majesty" that I love. "Forgiven so that I can forgive". Everytime I sing that line, I smile. Not only have I been forgiven much, but learning to forgive has set me free. Free from anger and pain that I was inflicting on myself. I am overwhelmed when I think about the mercy that God has shown me.
If you are reading this and you haven't experienced God's mercy and forgiveness, I highly recommend it. You won't be sorry.