Sunday, February 27, 2011

Oh How I Adore Him..



A couple of days ago, I was watching my husband, from the kitchen window, he was trimming a horse and then moved on to feeding.
Watching him has always brought me great pleasure through the years; as he was with our precious daughters roping the dummy or working with a young horse or even just petting the dogs. He has such a way about him.
His walk is his own and I could pick him out of a crowd of  100 easily, just by it. The way he swings a rope, his laugh and his smile, ooooooooh his smile, just seeing his face settles me. I can't help but thank God everyday for Todd and bringing us together so long ago - and for all the days in between then and now that has matured him into the spiritual leader for me and our aughters.  He is slow to speak and quick to listen. He shares his testamony freely and is proud to do it. He speaks the truth in love and is not ashamed. He stands for God's truth no matter who may disagree. He is humble and soft spoken. Everything about him brings me strength to press on each day and to stand firm. As we travel on this journey God has brought so many people into our lives to share the love of Jesus with, which reassures me that God is in conrol and working in our everyday lives. 


Saturday, February 19, 2011

Thankful for this journey

We all have experiences in our past that we wished had never happened, either because of someone or our own stupid actions. But now I am thankful for all the hard times, the ones from my past and the ones to come, God has, is and will use them to shape, mold and mature me to who he needs me to be. I know that this process takes a life time. I am His and nothing happens to me that He isn't aware of. I think back now on the years of our struggles, I mean you can't be married for almost 31 years without a few dark times. But I know now that God has used and is using them all, even the really really ugly ones, for my growth and His glory. Our past trials and blessings have taught me that I can Trust God for His best. I can trust him to provide for all my needs. I know He will..... I've seen him do it. But know this.......He knows my needs and your better than we do. I can see now that what I thought I needed and did not get........ was better to go without and wait on Him to provide what I really do needed. My needs tend to lean more toward physical needs and what He has in store for me usually is for my spiritual growth, and that is where I am wanting to be.  I love His timing and watching his hand in my life and the lives of my family. Everything we have been through and are going through and will go through will bring us to where He wants us to be. He gives us opportunities to share and encourage other people, and in those moments that he uses me, I know that all my struggles, all my sleepless nights, and all my tears will be used to bring him Glory. Just to know that He can use me brings me joy - joy in this everyday life.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Far Above Rubies.

Linda


A wife of noble character who can find?  She is worth far more than rubies.
                       Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
                             She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:10-12
She is loving, humble, full of grace and peace.
She is beautiful inside and out.
She is quick to listen and slow to speak.

She is kind and giving,
She is a wife, she is a mother and She is a grandmother...

She loves her husband with her whole heart and trusts
God for His will in all this.
When we speak on the phone I hear peace in her
voice.
There is not one fake, phony or selfish thing about her.
When she says she loves us, I know she means it.
Linda is a gift to all who come in contact with her.
I am thankful to God for putting us together through all this.
Proof that he always give us His best.
Cause no matter what, through all this I will have a renewed friendship.
And no matter what God's plan is Clay will he healed here on earth or Clay will be healed and be home with his savior.
As the days come at me like a runaway horse I have more and more quiet time
to just Be Still and Know He is God and also know that through all this He will Shine, in my
in my everyday life.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Two Men


One man is praying for life and another man is willing to give part of his.

The two men have been friends for all of their (almost) 50 years of life. Their grandpa’s were friends, pals……… partners. Jake Baird and Charlie Fancher, if they were together, the boys were together. Now years later, who would of ever believed that we would be where we are today. One man’s grandson is dying of hepatitis C that he got from a blood transfusion when he was hurt riding bulls, the other man’s grandson is willing to offer his life to help.

Clay in Alaska, Todd in Idaho, miles apart but now, closer than ever; closer now because Clay has recently accepted Christ as his personal savior, now the friends are brothers…………..sons of the sovereign King, whose timing is perfect. God knew this day would come before either was conceived.

I am in awe of my Lord, just thinking of how even before time began this was God’s plan for each of these men. This brings me comfort now and I will cling to it for the rest of my days. Just as God has planned these days and how Todd and Clay will be a part of each other’s lives forever. I spend almost every minute of everyday praising God for the days he has given me with Todd, I try so hard to understand his will when I know that His ways are higher than mine,

He planned that Todd and I would meet almost 31 years ago. That I would accept Christ as a little girl in a small town in east Idaho and my husband and I would meet at college in Twin Falls Idaho, My husband accepted the Lord as his savior shortly before we were married. We were so young and in love and through the years and lots of trials we have grown together in our walks and we have seen the hand of God working in our lives and in the lives of our precious daughters. I am so thankful that Todd loves the Lord with all his heart, soul and mind. He is not ashamed of God, not even for a minute.
 I am so proud of Todd and I praise God for my him everyday…………..of this everyday life.