April 27, 2018

Below is a post from 3 years ago. I was on day 10 of 12 days of “face-down” time following eye surgery - and it was getting a little tedious. I was ready to move on! I was so glad that we were just about finished with all cancer/eye issues and I could get back to MY life, not this crazy one!!  🙂 Fast forward 3 years; life does not look at ALL like I thought it would by now. And that is a good thing in so many ways!! 

At times it is challenging, but I wouldn’t trade the lessons I have learned and continue to learn, the reliance on God and His plans, and the peace and JOY that He gives as I learn to give Him control and trust Him for the outcome. I am so blessed with incredible family and friends. God does have the perfect plan for our lives. 🙂

“I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the LORD; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope. When you call me and come and pray to me, I will listen to you.” Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11-12‬ ‭CEB‬‬

APRIL 27, 2015

This IS the Plan??

Tony Boyd and I were talking today about how it's sometimes good that we don't know what the future holds - that it would have been overwhelming if we had known ahead of time what these last six months would bring. 

As we were talking, I was thinking about what I would have been doing and working on, if all these medical things hadn't happened - if I hadn't had all this DOWN time.  🙂 As I was thinking, it was as if God was saying to me, "This IS my plan. There is nothing more important for you to do than what you've been doing." 

WHAT?? Even though I've talked about how this isn't a surprise to God, and that He would be glorified through this journey, I don't know that I have ever considered that this was God's PLAN for this part of my life. But when I look at it from that perspective - that this is what my purpose is right now, to give Him glory and to point people to Him during the unexpected detour, I felt a huge relief. He has allowed us time to get to know Him on a deeper level, and He has provided everything we have needed. 

It is all about perspective - and I will continue to CHOOSE JOY!!