Nehemiah 8:10 says Do not grieve, for the JOY of the Lord is your strength.
Psalms 43:4 Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my JOY and my delight.
I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God
Psalms 96:12 let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for JOY.
Proverbs 10:1 A wise son brings Joy to His father
Isaiah 35:10 and the ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting JOY will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
John 15:11 I have told you this so that my JOY may be in you and that your JOY may be complete.
James 1:2 Consider it pure JOY, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kind..
I Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen him, you love Him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious JOY.
The Word of God talks so much about JOY
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say REJOICE!
I wonder sometimes " where is my JOY"? Do I have the kind of joy in my heart that the Bible talks about?? Am I rejoicing in the Lord..?? Jesus tells me to...we are to have JOY in our hearts...have a JOYFUL heart...
I will tell you when my heart is not joyous...when I am harboring sin..talking negative about someone.. not being obedient to the Holy Spirit when He lays on my heart something that I need to do and don't...we are to lift others up...this is what the Bible says to encourage our brothers and sisters in Christ...
No doubt about it today's life is hard, there are so many things that are happening..but not everything that is going on is bad we just need to look around us and see the brightness that God puts in our life...
This last week here are some of mine..not in any particular order
Celebrating the Resurrection of my Savior
Being able to fix Easter dinner for my children...
Getting hugs from each and everyone of my kiddos big and small
Health
Job
Being able to skype with my granddaughter in Chicago
Sitting and talking with a dear friend today
Sharing another birthday lunch with a dear co-worker of mine
Now listening to my hubby play his guitar and singing
The love of my family that surrounds me...
The Love of God that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on Him shall have everlasting life...
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Roots
I have worked at Rama going on 33 yrs this coming July.
Many, Many things have changed in those 33 years including me.
When I started there Chad was not even in school yet, just getting ready to start pre-school. It is so hard to imagine I have been in one place that long. I started out working with Evi and her and I became life long friends. We worked together for 28 years she was from Germany and I learned a lot of things from her. When she retired 6 years ago I missed her so...others have came and others have left..but there is still one there that has been with me for 19 years and another one for 10 yrs.
Talk comes up every now and again about Everett and I moving to McPherson since after all the kiddos and grand kiddos are all there...12 miles away...if we were all in Wichita or KC 12 miles would be nothing but since our drive takes us out in the country 12 miles seems like everything sometimes..it really isn't..
Today Sarah called and said " a tragedy has happened the little white cottage across the street from them has a 4-sale sign up and we didn't buy it...they have wanted us to buy it ever since they knew it was coming up for sale...
Now then, I have lived in my home here in Ridge since 1971....done a lot of work to it, raised all my kiddos here...grandkids have memories here...I was born and raised here...our oldest Granddaughter got married in our back yard...
Let's see.....39 years in the same house....Everett was at his job 38 years...I have been at mine 33 years and we have been married 46 years
Now does anyone get the picture...I don't like change...very well...
It almost makes me shiver to think of going through all my stuff and packing it and moving it...even though I know that one day I probably will...I can't stay here forever....
Many, Many things have changed in those 33 years including me.
When I started there Chad was not even in school yet, just getting ready to start pre-school. It is so hard to imagine I have been in one place that long. I started out working with Evi and her and I became life long friends. We worked together for 28 years she was from Germany and I learned a lot of things from her. When she retired 6 years ago I missed her so...others have came and others have left..but there is still one there that has been with me for 19 years and another one for 10 yrs.
Talk comes up every now and again about Everett and I moving to McPherson since after all the kiddos and grand kiddos are all there...12 miles away...if we were all in Wichita or KC 12 miles would be nothing but since our drive takes us out in the country 12 miles seems like everything sometimes..it really isn't..
Today Sarah called and said " a tragedy has happened the little white cottage across the street from them has a 4-sale sign up and we didn't buy it...they have wanted us to buy it ever since they knew it was coming up for sale...
Now then, I have lived in my home here in Ridge since 1971....done a lot of work to it, raised all my kiddos here...grandkids have memories here...I was born and raised here...our oldest Granddaughter got married in our back yard...
Let's see.....39 years in the same house....Everett was at his job 38 years...I have been at mine 33 years and we have been married 46 years
Now does anyone get the picture...I don't like change...very well...
It almost makes me shiver to think of going through all my stuff and packing it and moving it...even though I know that one day I probably will...I can't stay here forever....
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