An easy day at work

Today I worked about 6.5 hours and it was actually nice. I know you all think I'm crazy because working on a Saturday when you've already worked all week isn't supposed to be a good thing. Yes, I'm tired of working and yes, I'm ready for April 15th to get here, but today I was renewed and it was nice to get some things that have been on the back burner for a while done. I guess its true that God's mercies are new every morning. I'm excited about church tomorrow. I am playing and singing on the praise and worship team and then I get to play piano for the miracle service tomorrow night. I really like playing with Sis. Beard. I'm not quite sure what has changed in me, but I used to dread playing the piano and now I'm looking for opportunities to minister. I guess God can change anyone's perspective.

Songs of Deliverance

God has been waking me up to songs of deliverance every morning. This morning I just had the reprise of the old hymn below in my head. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand. Do you think God is trying to teach me something here? (See post below on 03/10) Where do you choose to stand? On the unwavering, unchanging, immovable Rock of Christ Jesus or the sandy seashore of your own abilities, talents and reputation? "You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance." Psalm 32:7

New Layout

We had been having problems with our old layout. For some reason you couldn't post comments. I thought I had fixed it but it still didn't work. So today I decided to change the layout and see if I could get it to work. I think everything is in good working order now.

A Quote and a Note

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” - Bill Cosby Do you realize how much energy we spend trying to please everyone else? I know that for me, it can be a lot at times. I am doing much better with this than I used to, but sometimes I still struggle with trying to please everyone and running myself ragged. I'm not saying that it isn't nice to please people sometimes, but if that is what you spend all you energy on, you have nothing left to give for things that really matter. I think we should all decide to give up on this endeavor, because we will never please everyone all the time. And just as Cosby said, this is the only way to failure and I hate failing.

Standing

I've been going through some stuff lately. I don't really want to share all the details here, but it's been really hard for me. If you know me, you know I am overorganized and like to be in control of things. (I think I just heard a big "Amen" from some of my friends who are reading this.) Anyway, God is teaching me to trust him and stand on His word and the promises he has given me. I never thought standing would be so hard. No matter what happens, I choose to rest in the fact that God can handle it and he doesn't need my help. I've had this hymn going through my head all night and today. Standing, standing,Standing on the promises of God my Savior; Standing, standing,I’m standing on the promises of God. Standing on the promises that cannot fail,When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,By the living Word of God I shall prevail,Standing on the promises of God. I love the verse that says God's promises CANNOT fail. It is impossible for my God to fail me. So today, I'm standing.

I'm Way Behind....Are you Surprised?

So spring is just not a good time to promise a daily update for Lent. I am currently working a lot of hours and thinking about something to blog is just not high on my list. I'm not complaining. Last year this time, I was working a lot of hours and taking 2 classes at UTA to finish up my Masters and studying for the CPA exam. The advantage of having a lot of things to do is that I can come up with a good excuse why not to work late or on Saturday mornings. Now, I have no excuses so I just keep trucking along, one tax return at a time. On a side a note, we finally have a follower of our blog. It's my sister and her husband, but at least it is someone. Maybe once they move to Illinois in August we will actually be able to keep up with each other through our blogs and this will have a purpose apart from me sharing stories of our uneventful life with whoever may be reading out there.