For everything there is a season...

"There is a time for everything and a Season for every activity under heaven. " Ecclesiastes 3:1

This scripture is a hard one to swallow. When you read the entire passage is goes on to list activities including death and life, war and peace, and tearing and mending. It also says that for all of our striving, we as humans can do nothing to change this pattern. I am struggling with the words right now to describe my week and explain why this scripture has impacted me. It began with an email from a co worker that a friend had lost her 5 month old to a heart condition. That started me to thinking about the frailty of life and how blessed I am to have healthy children. The week rocked on and culminated in yet another reminder that life is frail and that bad things happen to good people. I won't detail that matter to protect the privacy of a close friend and family member. Needless to say, this week has been daunting. I have found myslef searching for some comfort in God's word. Hoping to have the right words to say at the right time.

Thankfully the passage continues and gives hope and a sense of purpose to the daily grinding a tearing down that the world offers us. My saving grace is verse 11: "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of Men." I take great comfort in knowing that what ever comes my way God is using it to make his plan beautiful and that I can count on eternity with Him.

A Snowy Day

It is snowing in Texas which is not normal. I keep gazing wistfully out the window and thinking about how fun it would be to play in it with the kids. :(

It has literally snowed all day. What a blessing!

Salt of the Earth

"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt loses it's saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything..." Matthew 5:13

When I began toying with the idea of a blog, I knew it would have to be a reflection of me, so I started with some soul searching. What did I want others to see? What do I really have to say that is of consequence? It finally occurred to me that what ever I said I would want people to take with a grain of salt in all senses of the phrase. Let my words be a flavor. Take whatever is good and wise and use it, but if it is not then throw it out. :)

I intend to post my musings good or bad on Parenting, Faith, Teaching, Marriage, and Life in general. Enjoy and don't hesitate to let me know what you think because I will take it with a grain of salt... :)