Lillies

Happy Sabbath

The Goodness of the Lord for this week?

I am thankful for a good and productive week back at work.  I am thankful that He has put in my mind a reminder to schedule two people I completely forgot about and I am thankful that I had space on my calendar to add them for the last week in January.

I am thankful for my little son and that he says, “I love you Mommie”.  I am thankful that he is doing well in school and is a healthy happy five year old.

I am thankful for something that I asked about last week.  He answered it the very next day.  I am looking at homes right now and my real estate agent sent me a couple the first week of January and again this week.  It will be February and March that the serious search is to start but my heart is set on two homes at this time (one on the list and one that is not).  I want a rancher because I’m guaranteed at least 3 bedrooms, a fire place, a spacious layout and I won’t have to deal with climbing stairs if I’m still living there 30 years from now in old age. I’m having issues with my knee and body already so I don’t need a multi story home especially if I will be living in it all by myself when my son moves out.  I imagine buying the house on the other side of the woods from my parents.  I imagine having enough money to pay the taxes each year on their home, my home, and the taxes on the property in NC.  One house could be rented.  The other would remain a vacation home and I would live in mine.  It’s just a thought, I don’t know.

I think I said I was thankful for being made aware of a financial issue last week.  I have racked up a lot of debt.  I have drafted up a plan to pay it off and am working towards this starting this month.  I had to take at least a thousand dollars from my house money to make a little progress and if I commit to the plan, I could pay it off in 6-7 years.  Depending on how much I put down on the house, I might be able to pay it off in half the time or less. 

I am learning how to live on less.  I have a new appreciation for what my parents did to make our household work.  I am thankful for two opportunities to manage a house on my own and learning about gas heating and water heaters and the problems I could encounter (and how to solve them). 

I am thankful that I can trust God.  I was feeling down a bit earlier this week but God reminded me of His love for mankind, for us, for me.  We are worth more than the birds and God feeds them.  He cares for the lilies of the field.  I spent time this morning looking at photos of lilies and was amazed at the beauty of them and variety.  God cares for even them. I witnessed something very sad this morning on my way to church and I don’t want to mention the details of it.  I am thankful that God is a God of compassion.  He does not want us to suffer or go through hardship but we must remember that there are times that we will face persecution and difficulty if we are trying to follow Jesus.  Even with the hardships, remember that God loves you, He really does.  He sees all and knows how you feel.  You may bee going through something right now but God will turn it around for your good in time.  As it is turned around, please remember Him.  As you are going through it, remember Him.  He knows and truly does care.

Happy Sabbath to you 