A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

Guess seeing Fiddler on the Roof at the PAC has stayed with me.


I am thankful today for the forever family I have within the body of Christ.  Thankful we can celebrate through worship the gift of eternal life.  Thankful we can celebrate in different ways but always together focused on the one God.


I am thankful for the forever family at Park Plaza and its leadership who today blessed the body with the announcement of Francisco becoming a full-time evangelist in July.  Thankful that I will have Francisco in the office full-time to spur me (and everyone within earshot) to touch lives.  To quote Francisco about the world outside our walls (figurative and literal) "They haven't got a chance.


I am thankful for Francisco's unabashed love for the Lord that he will walk the streets in Los Angeles and exchange pamphlets about Jesus with the women handing out pamphlets about sex.  (their pamphlets go in the trash!)  Francisco is fearless because he knows he is saved and he has good news.  Lord inspire me!


I am thankful today to have been in the presence of a beautiful Christian woman who has faced so much trial and held her dignity.  She faced the biggest challenge when the wedding of her child took place at the family ranch of the man who abandoned her and their children.  What a challenge.  She looked Satan in the eye and as she said, "I danced in the enemy's camp."  She knew she was not alone.  God was beside her, giving her peace.  Lord may I have that kind of courage.


I am thankful today for my children.  They are unique and precious.  As much fun as it was to watch them grow up, it is more fun to watch them live out their paths in life.  What a blessing they are to me.  Lord help me show and tell them how much they mean to my life.


I am thankful today for the significant others in the lives of my grandchildren.  Ours is a crazy patchwork of relationships with varying strengths of bonds.  But we make it work and for that Lord, I am thankful.  My desires alone would not make this happen.  You are in the middle of this.


I am thankful today for my mother who has blessed me by showing me the way through life not only in the ups but graciously living the downs.  She is beautiful.  The only drawback is she does not know how beautiful she is.  How I wish I could convey her beauty and her impact on all of us.


I am thankful today for my best friend, my husband.  For he has made my role of mother one of ease.  I never stressed about juggling work outside the home with work inside.  His diligent work ethic made my life a blessed one.  Now as we walk hand-in-hand toward those days (waaaaay off in the distance) of aging, we find ourselves more and more in love and in step with each other.  What a blessing.  What a joy.


I am thankful for my Lord.  That I know I don't show often enough nor deep enough.  Lord may this writing effort focus more and more on You.  I once was lost, but now I'm found.  Thank you.