An Out Door Saturday

God's color is just beautiful on the tress in my part of Indiana. This day is one of those Fall days that you want to be out of doors raking leaves, hanging clothes on the clothes line, taking a walk, or checking what is left in the garden. What a blessing God gives us with beautiful days in any season of the year. I always thought I liked Spring the best, but with a day like this in the Fall thoughts just go in a different direction.

Friday is here Sunday is Coming

As the title states and a line from a new song "It's Friday, but Sunday is coming;" I am having a day that is not one of my best and with the realization Sunday is only two days away I will make it. This morning I received an e-mail from a friend who is becoming depressed from the pain he is enduing from back surgery he had in August. The pain is getting less each week, but I think he wants the pain gone instantly. Wish I could be there to talk to him, but that will not happen for a week or two. Please pray for Bob.

My part of Indiana had some bad storms last night while my husband and I were out and I thanked God when we arrived home that He was with us through it all. From the news this morning I realized that We were driving ahead of it all the way home so we never were in the worst of it. What a good God to be with us all the way.

A Thursday to be Thankful

I am thankful for this Thursday. Most of the day here in my part of Indiana was a nice fall day with some color out on the trees, friends a saw today at the college I graduated from, and the safe drive I had this from bad storms that came through Indiana this evening. How thankful I am to God for being with me all day and I know will He will be with me through out the good night of sleep.

Word Filled Wednesday

The middle of the week. The middle child. The middle of the road. Which am I? Right now I am in the middle of the road. Trying to make it to bed time. Our Wednesday Family Night at our church is beyond description. We are having a great number of families who have not been in a church building much, but are enjoying not having to cook or hire a baby sitter to go out. God is working miracles that we can not imagine. This is our third Wednesday night and we are increasing to tonight of around 104. Some time in the future there will be families come to a Sunday service and want to know more about God and their salvation.

Tuesday

This is a rainy Tuesday in my part of the United States. I have just returned home from a Ladies Bible Study I have just started to attend. The discussion and study was concerning Dorcas, a woman who took care of the widows in her Church. You will find her story in Acts 9:36-42. She was able to submit to God with the talent she was given each time she made a garment for one of the women she knew. Dorcas may not have been wealthy with money, but she was rich beyond her means giving to those in need of clothing. One of the questions in the study asked "List ways you can be more generous in giving to others in need." I have been thinking on that question on my drive home and have come up with a big blank. I am an encourager, is that a need? Or I send e-mail cards to individuals. Or I help our a couple with young children. Are these ways to help those in need? I know I want to be more like Dorcas and will work towards it daily.

Need A Revival

The past three nights were so jam packed I am having a hard time trying to figure out how to put in words what happened. John and I attended a revival in a Christian Church in a neighboring town. Tommy and John Thomas Oaks were the Evangelists and they are from Tennessee. We have heard them a number of times over the past 15 years. John Thomas is talented in music and his Dad is a Preacher who can get under your skin and make you think. This weekend Tommy preached on the theme of Revival that needs to begin in the home before there can be revival in the church. What Does God Want was the question he wanted to put in our minds to use when anything came up in our lives and our marriages. There is a battle field in the United Stastes and as he said it is in the home and the family. What really hit home for me was what I want means absolutely nothing. It is in Gods hands and that is why the question of What Does God Want means so much. Their web site is http://www.tommyoaks.com They gave me permission to put their web site for anyone who wants to check it out.

TGIF

Finally the end of the week. This past week has been one this farm wife wants to forget about. It began on Monday with a truck being stuck on top of a pile of corn cobs and my husband pulling it off with the tractor. All that happened was the muffler came off. Then it continued the rest of the week with little and big costly things happening. Then as I was getting dressed for the day this morning this thought came to me. It is Friday and everything will get repaired and the money will materialize and we did not get hurt in any of the happenings. What joy and peace came to me. God at work again letting me know He was with us all week and will be with us for all time. When I realized that our problems for the week are minor to others who have lived through harder circumstances this week. I marvel at how God gets our attention and his wonderful sense of humor. Sunday is coming.