Seeing God's Path

In the last week and half, I have been so busy I haven't had time to do anything. I have been subbing everyday, when I get done subbing I go to work at Sylvan and then go home, help with supper, settle down from the day's activities and then go to bed and start all over the next day.

 While Sunday's are suppose to be a day of rest, most often they end up being the day to get the house cleaned and laundry done. This Sunday we have 5 inches of snow with high winds so it is blowing and church was canceled. I did some laundry yesterday so I have a "day off" however a woman's day off and a man's day off seem to be totally different.

Even with the 5 inches of snow, I have cleaned the keurig machine, swept the kitchen floors, and gathered even more laundry to do later on today and later will scoop the snow so that I can get out of the driveway tomorrow and not get stuck. This on my day off. What's my husband doing you ask...he is still asleep and will be for several more hours I am sure.

I am not complaining...really. I love my house being cleaned and find it very therapeutic to clean so I don't mind doing that. I really don't like scooping snow but that is part of living in Nebraska :) I opened up my devotional book and this verse stood out to me...

Show me the right path, O Lord, point out the road for me to follow. Psalm 25:4 NLT

Sometimes we just need to be still and listen and look to see and hear what God is saying to us. He leads our paths and He will point it out to us, we just need to be willing to see and listen to what He has laid before us. With this said I leave you with this pretty picture from our porch taken this morning.

If at first you don't succeed

When at first you don't succeed...sit down and eat ice cream! Then try it again :)

So here it goes:

I have tried to have a blog before. I have promised that I would write at least once a week. I want to make a difference. I want to feel like my life has meaning.  Sometimes I feel like I don't matter at all. Sometimes I think that my words don't matter... nobody is going to read or care what I say. This may be true, it may not be true but the point is that hopefully someday I can look back on what I said and where I was and hopefully see growth. If I can help someone along the way awesome!

I feel like a failure in a lot of different areas in my life. I know that this is untrue. True I make a lot of mistakes...sometimes I make the same mistake over and over again. But one thing I know, at least in my head, I don't always feel it in my heart is that I am right where God wants me to be and he has given me everything I need to accomplish his plan in my life, even when his plan is very different than what I have planned. His plan is always better than my own. I just need to remember that.

New Year...

So we are 3 days into the new year...How is your resolution(s) going? I made several this year.

1. I want to blog more...I want to pick at least one day a week and blog on that day. Honestly
    it will probably be on Saturday or Sunday as that is when I have the most free time. (so far so
    good)

2. I want to read the Bible every day. Even if it is just a chapter or so I want to be in God's word 
    everyday.

3. I want to be healthier...I want to eat more fruits and vegetables and a lot of less processed foods
    and I don't want to eat out as much. It seems convenient and honestly in a lot of ways it is
     however it comes at a cost that is much more than the initial $4-$7 per meal.

I want to leave you with this verse.

"Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong and do everything with love."            1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NLT