Hesitant?

Another gorgeous morning I sit here at my desk drinking my coffee and eating a donut that was special delivered warm by my wonderful mama! Today's devotion was just as precious as yesterdays and the days before. Its amazing that each day of the year God can teach you and tell you something different and in a different way tell you how much he loves you! Wonderful isn't it? The closer and closer it gets to this weekend the more anxious and nervous I get. Something big on Monday. Like I said before this could be a branch off of our current path through life or it could be a continuance on the one we are already on now. My prayer its the path that GOD chooses and that I appreciate it as such. Monday is also mine and James anniversary. Married for 6 years. WOW! In todays society thats pretty good. Most young couples make it through one year of semi tough marriage. We have made it through 6 years of marriage, a deployment, a lot of time apart with military and training for jobs, three children and we are more in love now than ever. God being involved in our lives has much to do with it. Granted we have had some tough times but one thing has not changed and that is our love for the Lord, for each other and for our children. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful man as my husband and daddy to my precious little ones. Getting to see my brothers and sister tomorrow and for the weekend. SUPER excited! I always love spending time with them. So if you do not see a blog post from me this weekend then that is why! Anyways, that is all for this morning. Just keep our family in your prayers that God puts us on the path that he desires and the one we can serve him the most. Many Blessings your way!

What I Must Remember!

I woke up much earlier than I planned this morning. Like 2 hours before I had my alarm set. Most days I would be annoyed and lay in the bed until I fell asleep probably only lucky enough to catch about a 30 min nap. I struggle to fall asleep so it takes me a while to unwind my mind and get to sleep once it gets going. However, this morning I got up and got a shower and did a small devotional out of a book called Jesus Calling. I got it from Wal-Mart. It is small so I can carry it in my purse but it was sitting on my computer desk. The past couple of weeks have been hectic. My beloved grandfather passed away 2 weeks ago. It was expected/unexpected if that makes any sense. His health had been dwindling but then it took a turn for the better and then for the worst. My husband and I took a trip to Wisconsin along with my two brothers and my sister in law to pay our respects and see our Grandmother. I was lucky enough that my grandfather got to meet my children and play with them before his passing. My brother was planning on visiting this summer so he would have been able to see them. Unfortunately that is not what God had in store. I seen a lot of family I had not seen in MANY years. Everyone has basically stayed the same. The "grown-ups" spent their time in the kitchen and living room and the "kids" were downstairs playing on grampas pool table. One of our fondest memories of our grandfather. He taught us all how to play pool. I have so many memories in my childhood that have him and my grandmother in them. I could relive them but I would be here for a while.  Though maybe in a later blog post. All I can say was how blessed I am to have such wonderful grandparents who love me. They had been married for 54 years and never divorced. I admire that as my parents have been married and divorced several times. I always told my husband I wanted to be like my grandparents. I am sure they had tough times but they stuck it out! Again, I admire that in them. My grandmother is a strong woman. The loss of a spouse is something I pray to never have to experience. I know the terror of it being a strong possibility being a wife of a soldier who is deployed but I know nothing of the heartache of actually losing them. I can not even begin to imagine what my grandmother is going through. But she seems to be pulling through this beautifully. There is a big event coming up in my little families life. It could send our family into a completely new journey or keep us on the path we are on now. Either way I MUST remember that whatever it may be that it is the plan that GOD has for us and be THANKFUL with whatever path God chooses. It may not be the one I think it should be but it is the one that God knows it should be. I pray that God keeps this on my heart and I remember this if things do not go my way. 

1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you"