True Blessings

"I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:3

This past Saturday, April 24, 2010, I met with a friend who gave me this passage after we had spoken of all that has gone on in my life for the past couple of years. He reminded me that even when we are in the darkest places, God has treasures stored up for those who are obedient to Him. And through our suffering, there is hope, and blessing when we trust in the Almighty.

That same afternoon was the day I decided I would give this blogsite deal a try! It was challenging as I contemplated the name for my site. What did I want the title to reveal to those who logged in, and at the same time, express a little about who I am and what's important to me?

While in light of eternity, our homes are only temporary, I am blessed to have a safe, cozy place of respite. I thank God for providing me with my home, and though it does get lonely at times, I know that I am truly never alone. My best friend, my Abba, is here with me. He never wearies of spending time with me, I can talk to Him about anything, anytime, and He always listens. I feel His presence and experience His peace every night knowing He stays awake all night watching over me and my loved ones.

He has blessed me with godly neighbors and new acquaintances that I have a feeling will become lifetime friends. And my most faithful friends have never left my side. They call me weekly just to say "Hi", they pray for me and make time for me even with their busy, family schedules. I am truly blessed.

So, today, I was wondering....knowing that it should be coming up soon...when it will be a year that I closed on this place I call home now, and guess what??! It was April 24, 2009. Our God is amazing! And he has a great sense of humor and what I love best is when He does things like that!! There's not a minute in my day, or a day on my calendar He's not mindful of!!

Thank you, Jesus, for giving Your life for mine. I don't deserve Your mercy, I don't deserve Your grace, yet You love me inspite. My hope and my faith is in You, dear Lord. I love You<3 Thank You for all the many blessings you shower on me each and every day...

Cousins!!

The internet can be such an amazing tool!! I have just reconnected with my cousins from Montana who I have seen or spoken to since I was a senior in high school! I will not mention how many years that has been! Suffice it to say, it's been a while!!

I'm thinking we need to have a real reunion someday soon!! I vote for somewhere warm!! Perhaps...Phoenix in November??? Auntie Me?!! Let's figure this out everyone!! I have a hidden agenda! lol

And Mom, time to start sifting through the boxes of old pics so I can post "the cousins" on here!!! Woo! Hoo! Good times!

Thank You, Father, for family, friends, and for bringing us together again!
Love, Laurie

I love looking at my friends blogs!! They keep me updated on your lives and help me to know how to pray for each of you! Others give me inspiration and hope, while still others give me a good dose of laughter for the day!!

So I thought it would be fun to create one myself! I don't really have an agenda of what to write about, but I am praying the Lord will lead me as I enter into this new realm of technology which I'm sure will become abundantly clear to all of you that I am pretty clueless about! Thankfully, my son, Tyler, will be home from college soon and will be able to navigate me through, and show me how to make this a very interesting and fun place to visit!

In the meantime, I'll ask you to be patient as I try and figure out how all this works!! Hey! I figured out how to post a pic! So that's encouraging!!!


Have a blessed Lord's Day!!
Laurie