Do What You Love, Love What You Do

In my bible study class this past week we talked about how God speaks to us. I want to share a dream I had last night. I was dreaming that I was in a situation with a grandfather type figure. He was an older man who was struggling to put something together. I could see that all he needed to do was place this one item into another and he'd have accomplished his task. I wanted to help him. It was a simple task and I knew I could do it quickly. I went over and placed the item inside the other one. I was quickly chastised by other people in the room (who seemed to be aunts and cousins in relationship to me) and they said that I need to let him do these things for himself. I felt very hurt and embarrassed so I quickly got up and left the room. I was running around trying to get away from the grandfather type figure. However, no matter where I ran he was there ahead of me. At first I was very frustrated and I just wanted him to leave me alone but after a while it became a gam...

I've been thinking a lot lately about worship. I know that it is important to come together with other Christians and worship. The most obvious place to do this would be on Sunday morning in our local churches or chapels. I, however, work on the weekends and can't get to the chapel on a regular basis. This has been an area of my life where I have felt guilt for not being able to make that simple gesture for the Lord. I have been blessed here at Fort Lewis with a wonderful group of women who meet every Wednesday morning to join together and praise the Lord and study together. The women of PWOC have made a huge impact on my life and have been such an inspiration to me. This has been a place of regular weekly worship for me but I continue to feel I need to be also worshiping with others outside of this group. When I am able I attend the Main Post Chapel for Sunday services. I love that my son can go with me and attend Sunday School and he too can learn about the Lord. One Sunday I...

The Lord moves people in and out of our lives at specific times. He orchestrates everything so perfectly that we each move on to our next purposes at the perfect time. As a military family we see these people move in our lives fairly often. Recently a dear friend of mine, Tracy, moved from Fort Lewis to her new home. This was one of the hardest good byes I've had to say. I can't put into words the impact she had on my life while she was here. God truly used her to speak to and encourage me. Through a time of struggle she was the voice of the Lord in my life. Before she left she gave me a plant. Now those of you who know me know that I am HORRIBLE with plants. I've never been able to keep them alive whether it's because of over watering, under watering, not enough sun or whatever. I've never been able to find that perfect balance of caring for a plant. When Tracy gave me the flower I was just hoping I could enjoy it while it lasted. I am excited to report that not on...

For our anniversary my husband brought me two dozen pink roses. During the week he received six red roses from his company and was asked to give them to someone that supports him no matter what. I added those roses with the others. After a week the roses are drooping and I was thinking it's about time to empty the vase. I was sitting on our couch and looked up at the vase and I saw this one red rose standing tall and still looking very pretty. It made me think of Psalm 37: "Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away." (v. 1-2) "In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty." (v. 19) I invite each of you to read Psalm 37 if you've never done so. Please leave your thoughts. I just wanted to share. In Him, Jami