Repentance

Early today I had my post planned and had most of it in my head. Then God spoke through a visiting Minister this morning on Romans 8:31-39.

"What shall we then say to theses things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation or distress, or persecution, or famine, o nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written. For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. for I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angles, nor principalities, nor power, nor things present, not things to come. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

The minister began his sermon with I want to tell you about the person who taught Him what repentance means. He began when He was 11 and learning how to us a gun in the 1940's and shot that gun between His fathers legs. All His father said was it was time to go to the house. Then He told about running over a small pig and His father said to bury the pig in the back 40. The stories continued with things He had done and the words His father said after each and every problem. Then He told us of the love of His father for Him. Unconditional love. As the father aged the two would have conversations about what the Minister had done and the father would say I don't remember anything about this or that, but only that the father was proud of Him. The father lived to be 90 years old and never remembered the bad things that his son had done.

Then the Minister said that is what God does for us, who are sinners. We are forgiven as the father forgave his son. God forgets and remembers no more. That is what Repentance is. Wow, I sin, God forgives and forgets. How can we then not forgive and forget. So hard for us. I pray you have a good week.

It's Saturday

What a fantastic Friday I had. I spent the day Subbing with High School kids in World History and Sociology. World History is a love of mine. The two classes I taught liked the fact of having a Substitute teacher. I provided a review before they took a pop quiz. As they were leaving the classroom I heard words like: You were amazing. Can you come a teaches again. I liked the way you taught us. The Sociology class was smaller and those students participated in the lesson. I was able to give examples for the word vocabulary they worked on. In this class they took a test on vocabulary and I hope they did well. A sad end to the day came when one of the students in the Sociology class was called out of the classroom and given some bad news. I knew I could not hug Her, but I did tell her I would be praying for her and she did not have to take the test. This upset the rest of the class, but no one went to her to give comfort. If I was 10 years younger I would go back to school and get a degree in Secondary Teaching. That is not possible so I will continue to be a Substitute Teacher.

I received this from a friend and I want to share it with my blog friends and anyone who visits.

What would you do if every time you wanted someone
they would never be there?

What would you do if for every moment you were truly
happy there would be 10 moments of sadness?

What would you do if your best friend died tomorrow
and you never got to tell them how you felt?

So, I just wanted to say, even if I never talk to you
again in my life, you are special to me and you have
made a difference in my life.

I look up to you, respect you, and truly cherish you.

Why Indiana

Good day to all. Life has been busy and this morning I had time to read some of my e-mails and came across a poem. A friend had sent it and with what has been happening with the weather lately I just has to pass it on. The author is unknown, but he or she must be from Indiana to relay in words what I feel right now. If you have not figured it out, I want Spring and I want it now.

INDIANA POEM
It's winter in Indiana
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour
At twenty-five below.

Oh, how I love Indiana
When the snow's up to your butt
You take a breath of winter
And your nose gets frozen shut.

Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around
I could never leave Indiana
'Cause I'm frozen to the ground!

Can I See

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."

~ Hellen Keller ~

I saw this quote on Monday and planned to post about it, but plans changed and though today is Wednesday I want to make a few comments concerning these words. With my whole heart today I know this quote by Hellen Keller is so true. About fifteen years ago I was seeing with blinders on. I was working and making a product I really believed in. My supervisor and I did not get along and since I loved my job I just looked beyond and did the best I could making and packaging the product. I was seeing but had no vision what God wanted me to do or how to handle the situation. God wanted me to witness to my supervisor, but my heart was blind to her and her reasons for being the person she was. Today I just realized I had a part in the problem, but I had always felt the wronged party. That is what I feel the quote says to me. My heart eyes have just been opened to the vision God had for the person who was my boss at the time. It has not been to often I have had to make apologizes to someone, but I am going to see this person 15 years later and say how sorry I am for a situation that could have been taken care of years ago. This is what I believe this quote means to me and my life. What these words mean to you may be completely different.

Now for the reason I did not post these words yesterday. Hubby and I were to attend a meeting yesterday and we decided to drive down on Monday night since the weather forecast said we could get rain, ice, and snow later Monday evening. The meeting was held at The Beef House in Covington, Indiana, which is about two hours from our town. WILL 580 a radio station on the University of Illinoi campus has a great Ag group that brodcasts through out the day. This meeting was an Outreach meeting to update farmers on the whens, hows, and whys of contracting their crop to receieve the best price at harvest time. The meeting was good, very educational, and the meals excelent. (If any of you travel on Interstate 74 through Indiana and want a good steak stop by. They have a grand menu to selecte from.) The trip down was snowy, but better that expected. Tuesday's drive home was a made with God as our co-piolt. I-74 was getting ice plets and rain and the speed was 50. The major part of the trip hom was on Highway 231. Speed at 35-40 with rain, ice, and blowing snow. To get to Lafayette took only 2 1/2 hours. ( which in good weather takes 45 min.) Because of the bad weather it took us 1 hour to go 7 miles because of traffic coming on and off Interstate 65, road construction on Indiana 43, and a stop light at the Indiana State Police Post. During the 3 1/2 hours Hubby had to stop and clean off the front window so He could see about every 10 miles. A trip which takes 50 minuties from the stop light to drive to our house, last night took 2 hours. Blowing snow on a snow covered highway was the reason for the length of time.

A Monday of Awards

A good Monday to all. As I was visiting friends last Monday a theme was emerging and that is to do all tags and put up awards on Monday of each week. I am going to continue with the theme so today I want to thank Karen of Karen's Kornor for three wonderful award. Thank you so much friend for these awards. I will honor them always.

A Thankful Sunday Seven

Seven some things that I am thankful for this first Sunday of March.

1. I am thankful for a large extended family. My Mother was the middle child of 13. As of today there are 2 left of the 13. I have over 100 cousins and most of them have an average of 4 children.
2. I am thankful for the sun that is shining today. The temperature here in my part of Indiana is 47. Feels like Spring.
3. I am thankful for a Christian Husband.
4. I am thankful for good health. In fact, right now is the best I have felt in 12 years.
5. I am thankful for 2 Christian daughters and a Christian son-in-law who are doing what they want to do with their lives.
6. I am thankful God loves me and forgives me when I make mistakes.
7. I am thankful I have met the most amazing women who make comments to what I have to say and I have the permission to add them to the list of individuals I visit on a regular basis.

This is Saturday

A good Saturday to you. Here the sun is shining and smiling and just laughing is in order. Please join me in a good laugh for the first day of March. Most mornings I feel like this and look like this, with a few more pounds on my body. I received this from a friend and each time I see it I can not help but laugh.