Lots going on here... Putting some finishing touches on some original torn collages for sale this week at Merry Market. Remember to stop by Thursday 9-6 or Friday 9-2 if you are in Charlotte! Also finalizing backgrounds and designs for a line of colorful school supplies for a company I will tell you about soon. Had a photo shoot yesterday for the new website which should be up and running in the next few weeks. It looks GREAT! And thrilled that my son's sickness earlier this week turned out to be strep rather than the flu...so he was given an antibiotic and has bounced back beautifully! Praises! This also means that I am scooting to the mountains on a girl weekend with my wonderful prayer group, The Divine Divas. Cannot wait! I am in desperate need of physical and spiritual renewal and cannot think of a better PEAK weekend in Blowing Rock to enjoy rest and relaxation with my precious friends.
RAIN...we have had L-O-T-S. of it and I feel like a kid who wants to stomp my feet and sing "Rain, rain go away, Come again another day!" Rain is wonderful ...don't get me wrong...there are days I love it and I know it's great for the earth and so on and so on. Maybe it's the fact that I do not have a garage and having to get 4 kids in and out of the car in the rain multiple times a day is just not my favorite activity, maybe it's because I loaded and unloaded all of the products for tomorrow's event in the rain today (whew!), maybe it's because my hair looks like I have been splashed by a city bus driving through a large puddle, maybe it's because my kids are getting a bit stir crazy not being able to play outside and the afternoon activities have turned into Halloween dress ups and pretend Trick or Treating to each other's rooms (too many kids running through the house with wigs and scary masks will make you want the rain to go away), or maybe it's just because sunshine makes me HAPPY!
Speaking of rain, I was speaking to a few friends today (separately) who are dealing with difficult, very difficult situations...husband lost his job, marriage problems, sick children, family members with cancer, surgery, etc. All of the women dealing with these things are strong, faithful Christian women. I know they will be fine because they trust and believe that God works all things together for good. It struck me that the difference in a believer and a non-believer dealing with these valleys is this: the believer KNOWS for certain that God WILL allow good to come from the sad and painful situations. These women are amazing...all of them. They are dealing with terrible news with amazing grace and obedience. They are living examples of Hebrews 11:1 "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see." Watch this video and listen to the words to hear a new perspective on "rain."
I can only hope that in my own valleys I would have such faith and be so thankful for the "rain."
xoxo,
C
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