Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts

Thursday, July 31, 2008

God is AMAZING!




Then you knew that already!

I wanted to share something that just happened to me. God is so faithful and cares about even the little things in our lives.

My keys were lost. Last time I used them was Sunday. We did not go anywhere on Monday, but Tuesday when I went to take Jonathan to VBS, my keys were no where to be found. Mike had a key stashed for such occasions, but it was only the car key, not a house key, or the rest of my boatload of keys. Knowing they had to be "someplace" around, I did not panic. But, after cleaning the house and looking thru all my purses, they did not show themselves.

In the car today after dropping Janeen off at work, I simply asked the Lord to show me where my keys were. Just like a snapshot of a beloved picture, an image of blankets came into my mind, with that image, a strong sense that my keys were under them. I recognized these were the blankets in the back of my van. I immediately shared with Jonathan. Telling him that God had told me exactly where my keys were. I honestly had no doubt. It was that real. I wanted him to be part of this little miracle, to see that God really does answer prayers...to know He cares about us!

So I get him out of the van, we open the back and look under the blanket, and sure enough...guess what??? Absolutely right!!! There were my keys! Jonathan was like "Mom...you've got some connections!
"Not just me, honey...He's there for everyone!
It reminds me of a chorus I love: (and I'm singing it as I type this...)
The Steadfast Love of the Lord never ceases
His mercies never come to an end
They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Thy Faithfulness Oh God
Great is Thy Faithfulness!
Forever I will be....

Donna

Saturday, June 7, 2008

You'll Never Believe the One That Got Away!

Jonathan and Dad went fishing today. Jonathan caught 2 catfish. See the fish in the picture to the right?? Well that is the one that got away! : ) My beloved husband forgot to bring the camera. So I went searching for a picture of a catfish and came up with this one. Impressive, isn't it?? How many people do you think that baby would feed? What kind of fishing pole could they possibly have used to catch that thing with? BTW, for those of you who are doubters, this is NOT Photoshopped. It was actually a picture in National Geographic. Obviously the fish my son caught were a tad smaller than this gigantic catfish. But the joy Jonathan got from actually catching his first fish could not be surpassed by catching this Goliath. So...what brings you joy? I hope you don't wait for the 129 lb catfish to feel joy in your life, but instead rejoice over even the small catches of the day!

Donna